Alan Tudyk’s ‘Resident Alien’ crash-lands onto Syfy
Alan Tudyk’s acting resume is peppered with sci-fi roles: “Firefly,” “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” “Doom Patrol,” “Con Man.”It’s safe to say however, that he’s never played an extraterrestrial who’s got a thing for “Law & Order.”Welcome to the world of “Resident Alien,” Syfy’s new dramedy series with Tudyk in the titular role.“I’m part of the sci-fi world but haven’t ever been on Syfy, the channel, before [in a series created for the network],” says Tudyk, 49. “I did a show I created independently with the help of sic-fi fans called ‘Con Man,’ about the [sci-fi] convention world — and a guy who’s on a show that was cancelled and his life has been going to these conventions.