Timothy David Olyphant (born May 20, 1968) is an American actor who portrayed Seth Bullock in HBO's Deadwood, and later reprised his role in Deadwood: The Movie. Timothy and Ian McShane (Al Swearengen) were also listed as Executive Producers for the latter.
Biography[]
Born in Hawaii, Timothy David Olyphant was raised in Modesto, California. He is the son of Katherine Lyon (Gideon) and John Vernon Bevan Olyphant, a college teacher who was also an executive at E & J Gallo Winery. He has an older brother, Andy, who is in A&R for Warner Bros. Records, and a younger brother, Matt Olyphant, who was the lead singer for the punk rock group, Fetish, and is also an artist. He is a descendant of the prominent Vanderbilt and Olyphant families of businesspeople, and his ancestry includes Russian Jewish (from a maternal great-grandfather), English, German, Scottish, Dutch, and Irish.[1]
Timothy quickly became Modesto's favorite son, competing as a pro swimmer and excelling at drawing. It was, by chance, that he enrolled in an acting course as an elective and decided to pursue an acting career. He took his family and headed to New York City, where he studied the craft and began auditioning for roles. From the beginning, he tried to choose diversified roles and take chances with every genre and always approached everything he did with commitment, humor and grace. Timothy is married to his college sweetheart, Alexis Knief, and, together, they raise three children, one son and two daughters in California.[1]
Highlights of Olyphant's career include his riveting portrayal of "Sheriff Seth Bullock" in HBO's hit drama, Deadwood (2004). He now personifies intensity as complex Kentucky Marshal, "Raylan Givens", in FX's Justified (2010). On the big screen, in 2010's The Crazies (2010), he had the chance to infuse his character with doubts, fears and humaneness in an inhumane situation. Mr. Olyphant proved he could carry a major movie on his talent, alone. He recently appeared in I Am Number Four (2011), a Steven Spielberg sci-if thriller, in which Tim provided the adult mentorship, taking a back seat to the teen cast.[1]
Credits[]
Season 1[]
- "Deadwood" Seth Bullock
- "Deep Water" Seth Bullock
- "Reconnoitering the Rim" Seth Bullock
- "Here Was a Man" Seth Bullock
- "The Trial of Jack McCall" Seth Bullock
- "Plague" Seth Bullock
- "Bullock Returns to the Camp" Seth Bullock
- "Suffer the Little Children" Seth Bullock
- "No Other Sons or Daughters" Seth Bullock
- "Mister Wu" Seth Bullock
- "Jewel's Boot Is Made for Walking" Seth Bullock
- "Sold Under Sin" Seth Bullock
Season 2[]
- "A Lie Agreed Upon: Part I" Seth Bullock
- "A Lie Agreed Upon: Part II" Seth Bullock
- "New Money" Seth Bullock
- "Requiem for a Gleet" Seth Bullock
- "Complications" Seth Bullock
- "Something Very Expensive" Seth Bullock
- "E.B. Was Left Out" Seth Bullock
- "Childish Things" Seth Bullock
- "Amalgamation and Capital" Seth Bullock
- "Advances, None Miraculous" Seth Bullock
- "The Whores Can Come" Seth Bullock
- "Boy-the-Earth-Talks-To" Seth Bullock
Season 3[]
- "Tell Your God to Ready for Blood" Seth Bullock
- "I Am Not the Fine Man You Take Me For" Seth Bullock
- "True Colors" Seth Bullock
- "Full Faith and Credit" Seth Bullock
- "A Two-Headed Beast" Seth Bullock
- "A Rich Find" Seth Bullock
- "Unauthorized Cinnamon" Seth Bullock
- "Leviathan Smiles" Seth Bullock
- "Amateur Night" Seth Bullock
- "A Constant Throb" Seth Bullock
- "The Catbird Seat" Seth Bullock
- "Tell Him Something Pretty" Seth Bullock
Movie[]
Filmography[]
| Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 77 Sunset Strip (TV Movie) | Kookie | 1995 |
| The First Wives Club | Brett Artounian | 1996 |
| A Life Less Ordinary | Hiker | 1997 |
| Scream 2 | Mickey | |
| Ellen Foster (TV Movie) | Roy Hobbs | |
| 1999 | Hooks | |
| When Trumpets Fade (TV Movie) | Lt. Lukas | 1998 |
| Go | Todd Gaines | 1999 |
| No Vacancy | Luke | |
| Advice from a Caterpillar | Brat | |
| The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy | Dennis | 2000 |
| Auggie Rose | Roy Mason | |
| Gone in 60 Seconds | Detective Drycoff | |
| Head Over Heels | Michael | 2001 |
| Rock Star | Rob Malcolm | |
| The Safety of Objects | Randy | |
| Coastlines | Sonny Mann | 2002 |
| Shadow Realm (TV Movie) | Eli West | |
| Dreamcatcher | Pete | 2003 |
| A Man Apart | Hollywood Jack | |
| The Girl Next Door | Kelly | 2004 |
| Catch and Release | Fritz | 2006 |
| Live Free or Die Hard | Thomas Gabriel | 2007 |
| Meet Bill | Chip Johnson | |
| Hitman | Agent 47 | |
| Stop-Loss | Lt. Col. Boot Miller | 2008 |
| High Life | Dick | 2009 |
| A Perfect Getaway | Nick | |
| The Crazies | David | 2010 |
| Elektra Luxx | Dellwood Butterworth | |
| I Am Number Four | Henri | 2011 |
| Rango | Spirit of the West (voice) | |
| Dealin' with Idiots | Max's Dad | 2013 |
| This Is Where I Leave You | Horry Callen | 2014 |
| Mother's Day | Henry | 2016 |
| Snowden | CIA Agent Geneva | |
| Dark Was the Night | Steven Lang | 2018 |
| Missing Link | Willard Stenk (voice) | 2019 |
| Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood | James Stacy | |
| Deadwood: The Movie (TV Movie) | Seth Bullock | |
| The Starling | Travis Delp | 2021 |
| National Champions | Elliott Schmidt | |
| Amsterdam | Taron Milfax | 2022 |
| Havoc | Vincent | 2025 |
| Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Scooby | 1996 |
| High Incident | Brett Farraday | 1997 |
| Sex and the City | Sam | 1998 |
| Night Visions | Eli | 2002 |
| Deadwood | Seth Bullock | 2004-2006 |
| My Name Is Earl | Billy Reed | 2006 |
| Samantha Who? | Winston Funk | 2008 |
| Damages | Wes Krulik | 2009-2010 |
| The Office | Danny Cordray | 2010 |
| The League | Wesley | 2012 |
| Archer | Lucas Troy (voice) | 2013 |
| The Mindy Project | Graham | |
| Justified | Raylan Givens | 2010-2015 |
| The Grinder | Himself | 2015-2016 |
| Santa Clarita Diet | Joel Hammond | 2017-2019 |
| The Good Place | Himself | 2020 |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Mickey | |
| The Mandalorian | Cobb Vanth | |
| Fargo | Dick 'Deafy' Wickware | |
| American Dad! | Nowell (voice) | 2021 |
| Rick and Morty | Coop (voice) | |
| The Simpsons | Sheriff Flanders (voice) | |
| The Book of Boba Fett | Cobb Vanth | 2022 |
| The Great North | Wade (voice) | |
| Bubble Guppies | Spotty Cackles (voice) | |
| Daisy Jones & The Six | Rod Reyes | 2023 |
| Full Circle | Derek Browne | |
| Justified: City Primeval | Raylan Givens | |
| Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Goldfin (voice) | 2024 |
| Terminator Zero | The Terminator (voice) | |
| Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai | Johnny Appleseed (voice) | 2025 |
| #1 Happy Family USA | Dan Daniels (voice) | |
| Stick | Clark Ross | |
| Alien: Earth | Kirsh |
| Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Turok | Cowboy (voice) | 2008 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | Grinch (voice) | 2011 |
| Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Doppelganger | Brian | 2001 |
