Rick D. Wasserman

Rick D. Wasserman
Born	Rick Darrin Wasserman
Other names	Rick Wasserman
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1994–present

Rick Darrin Wasserman is an American voice, stage and television actor from Michigan who voiced in several animated projects and video games including Batman: Arkham City, The Last of Us, BioShock 2, Saints Row The Third, Lollipop Chainsaw, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Planet Hulk and Call of Duty. He is married to Tamara Ann Hogan.^[1]

Early life and career

He graduated from Temple University with a BA in Theatre in 1995 and later from the University of Missouri with a MFA in Acting in 1998.

Known for his distinctive deep voice, his best known voice over roles include Thor and other characters on The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Clayface in Batman: Arkham City, Nicholai Ginovaef in Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City and the Hulk in Planet Hulk.

Wasserman has had a prolific career on stage since the late 1990s.^[2] In 2000, he played Irving Berlin in The Wilma Theater's production of The Tin Pan Alley Rag. In addition to critical acclaim, he also received a nomination for The John Barrymore Award for his performance.^[3]

Filmography

Theatre

• Babes in Arms – Steve Edwards
• Brighton Beach Memoirs – Stan
• Complete Female Stage Beauty – Thomas Betterton
• Hamlet – Marcellus, Lucianus
• Happy End – Bill Cracker
• Henry IV, Part 1 – Hotspur
• Henry VIII – The Duke of Orleans
• Last Night of Ballyhoo – Joe Farcus, Peachy Weil
• Letters from Cuba – Enrique
• Lie of the Mind – Frankie
• Little Shop of Horrors – Seymour
• Love's Labor Lost – Costard
• Measure for Measure – Pompey
• Philadelphia, Here I Come! – Private Gar
• Richard III – Richard III
• Say Goodnight – George Burns
• The Baby Dance
• The Beaux' Stratagem – Archer
• The Last Days of Judas Iscariot – Freud, Matthew and Thomas
• The Lion King – Scar, Timon, Pumbaa, Zazu
• The Sunshine Boys
• The Tin Pan Alley Rag – Irving Berlin

Live-action

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	24	Alex Hewitt	2 Episodes
2008	Swingtown	Harry Reems	Episode: "Go Your Own Way"
2009	House	Vince Pearson	Episode: "Epic Fail"
2011	Supah Ninjas	Nicholias Spaski, Checkmate	2 Episodes
2012	Burn Notice	Wes Foster	Episode: "Split Decision"
2021	The Flash	Godspeed Drone (voice)	3 episodes
2022	Danger Force	Gas Clown (voice)	2 episodes

Voice acting

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Planet Hulk[4][5]	Hulk	Direct-to-video
2010	Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore[4][5]	Rocky
2016	Norm of the North[4][6]	Henchman #3
2016	Justice League vs. Teen Titans[4][7][8]	Weather Wizard, Solomon Grundy, Atomic Skull	Direct-to-video
2016	Batman: The Killing Joke[4][9][10]	Sal Maroni
2017	Transformers: The Last Knight	Knight of Iacon	Uncredited
2018	Constantine: City of Demons – The Movie	Mictlantecuhtli
2022	Green Lantern: Beware My Power	Sinestro	Direct-to-Video[11][12]
2024	Watchmen Chapter 1	The Comedian, Male Citizen #1, Photographer #2
2024	Watchmen Chapter 2	The Comedian

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Black Panther	Radioactive Man / Igor Stancheck, Soldier #1, Soldier #2, Citizen #2, Military Intel	5 Episodes[4]
2010–2012	The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes	Thor, Absorbing Man, Surtur, Ymir, Damocles, Chrell, Frost Giant #1, S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent #2, A.I.M. Drone #1	38 Episodes[4][5]
2011	Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated	Lord Infernacus, Boo the Cat	Episode: "Mystery Solvers Club State Finals"
2012	Hero Factory (TV series)	Voltix	Episode: "Breakout" Parts 1 & 2
2016	Avengers Assemble	Techno / Fixer	3 Episodes[4]
2018	The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants	Additional Voices (Uncredited)
2019	Fast & Furious Spy Racers	Additional Voices
2022	Werewolf by Night	Narrator	Television special

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Batman: Arkham Asylum	Young Jim Gordon, Gotham Cop, Henchman #1	[4]
	Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2	Grim Reaper, Shocker
	Dreamkiller	Devourer, Institute Boss, Taxi Driver
	Brütal Legend	Bouncers, Organists, Druids, Warfathers	[4]
2010	BioShock 2	Brute Splicers	[4]
	StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty	Amon, Hybrid	[4]
2011	Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds	Thor
	Dragon Age II	Arishok
	Marvel Super Hero Squad Online	Fin Fang Foom
	Thor: God of Thunder	Surtur	[4]
	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	Air Raid	[4]
	Batman: Arkham City	Clayface
	Saints Row: The Third	Eddie "Killbane" Pryor	[4]
	Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3	Thor
2012	Armored Core V	Zodiac No. 5, Zodiac No. 11, AC Pilot	[13]
	Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City	Nicholai Ginovaef	English Dub[4]
	Diablo 3	Imperius - Archangel of Valor	[4]
	Lollipop Chainsaw	Lewis Legend	[4]
	Spec Ops: The Line	Elite Soldiers, Damned Scavenger	[4]
	Call of Duty: Black Ops II	S.E.A.L. Announcer	[4]
2013	Anarchy Reigns	Big Bull	English Dub[4]
	Marvel Heroes	Thor, Bullseye, Cloak, Wizard	[4]
	The Last of Us	Additional Voices
	Batman: Arkham Origins	Penguin Thugs, Black Mask Thugs
2014	Diablo III: Reaper of Souls	Imperius	[4]
2015	Evolve	Additional Voices	[14]
	Lego Jurassic World	Additional Voices
	Batman: Arkham Knight	Black Mask Thugs	[15]
	Call of Duty: Black Ops III	Krystof "Firebreak" Hejek	[16]
	StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void	Amon	[4]
2016	XCOM 2	Soldier (Male)
	Masquerada: Songs and Shadows	Kalden Azrus	Credited as Rick Wasserman
	Mafia III	Additional Voices	Credited as Rick Wasserman
	Titanfall 2	Scorch	[4]
2018	Call of Duty: Black Ops 4	Rush Announcer, Zombies Tutorial
	Artifact	The Brass Herald
2019	Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order	Thor	[4]
2022	Marvel's Midnight Suns	Crossbones	[4]

• Gears of War 3 – Michael Barrick
• The Bureau: XCOM Declassified – Origin
• Warcraft series - Sargeras

Rides/Attractions

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Marvel Super Heroes 4D	Thor	[4]
2015	Justice League: Battle for Metropolis	Henchman #1, Henchman #2	[4]

References

1. "Malibuplayhouse.org". Malibuplayhouse.org. July 20, 2024.
2. "Resume from rickwasserman.com" (PDF).
3. "Theatre's Philadelphia 2000 Nominees and Recipients".
4. "Rick D Wasserman (visual voices guide)". Retrieved December 17, 2015. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
5. "Rick Wasserman". DPN Talent. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
6. Norm of the North (film). 2016.
7. Justice League vs. Teen Titans (film). 2016.
8. Mercedes Milligan (April 12, 2016). "Clip: 'Justice League vs. Teen Titans' Out Now". Animation Magazine. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
9. "Batman: The Killing Joke on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
10. Batman: The Killing Joke (film). 2016.
11. "Green Lantern: Beware My Power (2022)". www.behindthevoiceactors.com.
12. "Watchmen Chapter I: Exclusive Trailer, Voice Cast, Boxart and Release Date". 10 July 2024.
13. "Armored Core V – PS3 Manual". Bandai Namco Entertainment. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2015.
14. Sledgehammer Games. Evolve. Activision. Scene: Credits, 10:54 in, Voice Over Performers.
15. Rocksteady Studios. Batman: Arkham Knight. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Credits, 13:05 in, Voiceover & Mocap Talent.
16. Treyarch. Call of Duty: Black Ops III. Scene: Closing credits, 4:43 in Voice Actors.

External links

• The Official Rick D. Wasserman Website
• Rick D. Wasserman at IMDb