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Timothy Olyphant

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  • Producer
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Timothy Olyphant at an event for 300 (2006)
IMDb throws it back to the 1970s with the cast of "Daisy Jones & The Six," featuring Riley Keough, Sam Claflin, Timothy Olyphant, Suki Waterhouse, Camila Morrone, Josh Whitehouse, Sebastian Chacon, Nabiyah Be, and Tom Wright. The stars reveal their favorite real-life bands from the '70s, the off-screen bonding experiences that brought them together, and the musical "band camp" that prepared them to play rock stars!
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From Timothy Olyphant's first screen appearances, such as his two-minute bit in The First Wives Club (1996), to "Nicko", whose presence at times dwarfed the island in A Perfect Getaway (2009), he has been a force to be reckoned with.

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. 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. He has managed to keep his personal life out of the tabloids. He obviously has his priorities straight, as this is no easy task in Hollywood.

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 sci-if thriller, in which Tim provided the adult mentorship, taking a back seat to the teen cast.
BornMay 20, 1968
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  • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
    • 4 wins & 39 nominations total

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Timothy Olyphant in Justified: City Primeval
Timothy Olyphant in Justified: City Primeval
Conan O'Brien and Timothy Olyphant in Timothy Olyphant (2020)
Conan O'Brien and Timothy Olyphant in Timothy Olyphant (2020)
Timothy Olyphant in Timothy Olyphant (2020)
Leonardo DiCaprio and Timothy Olyphant in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
Conan O'Brien and Timothy Olyphant in Timothy Olyphant (2019)
Timothy Olyphant in Timothy Olyphant (2019)
Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant in Santa Clarita Diet (2017)
Timothy Olyphant in Santa Clarita Diet (2017)
Brad Dourif, Powers Boothe, Paula Malcomson, Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, Molly Parker, and Robin Weigert in Deadwood (2004)
Conan O'Brien and Timothy Olyphant in Conan (2010)

Known for

Timothy Olyphant in Justified (2010)
Justified
8.6
TV Series
  • Raylan Givens
Go (1999)
Go
7.2
  • Todd Gaines
  • 1999
Milla Jovovich, Steve Zahn, Marley Shelton, Timothy Olyphant, Kiele Sanchez, and Chris Hemsworth in A Perfect Getaway (2009)
A Perfect Getaway
6.5
  • Nick
  • 2009
Anthony Sellers in The Crazies (2010)
The Crazies
6.5
  • David
  • 2010

Credits

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Actor

  • Havoc
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Full Circle
    • Derek
    • Post-production
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2023
  • Justified: City Primeval
    • Raylan Givens (rumored)
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
  • Daisy Jones & The Six (2023)
    Daisy Jones & The Six
    • Rod Reyes
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2023
  • Tino Insana, Jelani Imani, Jacob Bertrand, Brianna Gentilella, and Teddy Walsh in Bubble Guppies (2011)
    Bubble Guppies
    • Spotty Cackles (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Christian Bale, John David Washington, and Margot Robbie in Amsterdam (2022)
    Amsterdam
    • Taron Milfax
    • 2022
  • Will Forte, Nick Offerman, Paul Rust, Jenny Slate, Dulcé Sloan, and Aparna Nancherla in The Great North (2021)
    The Great North
    • Wade (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Ming-Na Wen and Temuera Morrison in The Book of Boba Fett (2021)
    The Book of Boba Fett
    • Cobb Vanth
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • National Champions (2021)
    National Champions
    • Elliott Schmidt
    • 2021
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    • Sheriff Flanders (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Melissa McCarthy in The Starling (2021)
    The Starling
    • Travis Delp
    • 2021
  • Justin Roiland in Rick and Morty (2013)
    Rick and Morty
    • Coop (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • American Dad! (2005)
    American Dad!
    • Nowell (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Fargo (2014)
    Fargo
    • Dick 'Deafy' Wickware
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Pedro Pascal and Brendan Wayne in The Mandalorian (2019)
    The Mandalorian
    • Cobb Vanth
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    • Mickey
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Ted Danson, Kristen Bell, Marc Evan Jackson, William Jackson Harper, Manny Jacinto, Jameela Jamil, and D'Arcy Carden in The Good Place (2016)
    The Good Place
    • 'Timothy Olyphant'
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Deadwood: The Movie (2019)
    Deadwood: The Movie
    • Seth Bullock
    • TV Movie
    • 2019

Producer

  • Justified: City Primeval
    • executive producer
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
  • Deadwood: The Movie (2019)
    Deadwood: The Movie
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2019
  • Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant in Santa Clarita Diet (2017)
    Santa Clarita Diet
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2019
  • Timothy Olyphant in Justified (2010)
    Justified
    • co-executive producer
    • producer
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2015
  • Justified: Sneak Peek
    • co-executive producer
    • Short
    • 2013

Soundtrack

  • Jimmy Fallon in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
    • performer: "Gonna Fly Now" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2016

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Riley Keough & "Daisy Jones & The Six" Castmates Share Their Favorite '70s Bands
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Riley Keough & "Daisy Jones & The Six" Castmates Share Their Favorite '70s Bands
"There's Somebody Outside" from The Crazies
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"There's Somebody Outside" from The Crazies
"Car Wash" from The Crazies
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"Car Wash" from The Crazies
"Big Plane" from The Crazies
Clip 0:56
"Big Plane" from The Crazies
"Is He Dead?" from The Crazies
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"Is He Dead?" from The Crazies
Lawman
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Lawman
Catch and Release
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Catch and Release
Catch and Release
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Catch and Release
Catch and Release
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Catch and Release
The Crazies
Interview 0:45
The Crazies
The Crazies
Interview 0:36
The Crazies
The Crazies
Interview 0:38
The Crazies

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Tim Olyphant
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • May 20, 1968
    • Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
  • Spouse
    • Alexis Knief1991 - present (3 children)
  • Children
      Grace Olyphant
  • Parents
      Katherine Lyon Olyphant (Gideon)
  • Relatives
      Andy Olyphant(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Acted in Playwrights Horizon's production of "The Monogamist," for which he won the Theatre World Award for Outstanding Debut Performance.
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Interviews
    • 8 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Before he got work as an actor, he started his career performing stand-up comedy in New York City and Boston, where Dave Attell, Louis C.K., Sarah Silverman, Jay Mohr and Dave Chappelle were other new comedians on the scene.
  • Quotes
    Istanbul was unbelievable! What a city! I could go back there again and again. That was a fascinating place. It was a very foreign experience. But yeah, that is one of the perks of the job. You get to go places that you'd never imagine and see a part of the world you hadn't considered before. It was great. (On filming portions of Hitman (2007) in Istanbul).
  • Trademarks
      Unusual posture
  • Nickname
    • Olyphantastic

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