 Flynn Rider ( born Eugene Fitzherbert ) is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Animation Studios ' 50th animated feature film Tangled , and its short film Tangled Ever After . The character is voiced by American actor Zachary Levi , who decided to audition for the role upon learning that he would also be providing the character 's singing voice . Levi 's duet with singer and co @-@ star Mandy Moore , " I See the Light " , would go on to become the actor 's first professionally recorded song and musical debut . 
