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Timothy Olyphant
Actor

Timothy Olyphant

20 May 1968Born
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Honolulu, Hawaii, USABirthplace

Biography

Timothy David Olyphant (/ˈɒlɪfənt/ OL-ih-fənt; born May 20, 1968) is an American actor. He made his acting debut at an off-Broadway theatre in 1995 in The Monogamist, won the Theatre World Award for his performance, and then originated David Sedaris' The Santaland Diaries in 1996.

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He then branched out to film; in the early years of his career, he was often cast in supporting villainous roles, most notably in Scream 2 (1997), Go (1999), Gone in 60 Seconds and The Broken Hearts Club (2000), A Man Apart (2003), and The Girl Next Door (2004).

He came to a broader audience through his portrayal of Sheriff Seth Bullock in HBO's western Deadwood (2004–2006), later reprising the role in Deadwood: The Movie (2019). He had starring roles in films such as Catch and Release (2006), Hitman (2007), A Perfect Getaway (2009), and The Crazies (2010), and he played the main antagonist, Thomas Gabriel, in Live Free or Die Hard (2007). Olyphant was a recurring guest star in season two of the FX legal thriller Damages (2009).

From 2010 to 2015, Olyphant starred as Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens in FX's modern-day Kentucky southern gothic Justified, a performance for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2011. Since the end of Justified, Olyphant has starred in films such as Mother's Day (2016), Snowden (2016), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), and Amsterdam (2022). He has also had notable guest appearances in numerous television sitcoms, including The Office (2010), The Mindy Project (2013), and The Grinder (2015–2016), for which he won a Critics' Choice Award. He also starred in the Netflix comedy series Santa Clarita Diet (2017–2019). In 2020, he played himself in a brief cameo, parodying his Justified character, in the NBC award-winning show The Good Place. In the same year, he guest-starred in season 10 of Curb Your Enthusiasm, as well as in the fourth season of Fargo and the second season of The Mandalorian in the episode "Chapter 9: The Marshal" as Cobb Vanth, a role he later reprised in The Book of Boba Fett. In 2025, he starred in a main role in the FX series Alien: Earth.

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 85 credits.

  1. 2026THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTHFilm: Jim Stacy
  2. 2026LEGO Star Wars: The MandalorianFilm: Cobb Vanth (voice)
  3. 2026LuckySeries: John Armstrong (7 episodes)
  4. 2026The Five Star WeekendSeries: Jack Finnigan (6 episodes)
  5. 2026Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of AmericaSeries: Wyatt Earp (1 episode)
  6. 2026Mating SeasonSeries: Dylan (voice) (3 episodes)
  7. 2026Over Your Dead BodyFilm: Pete
  8. 2025Alien: EarthSeries: Kirsh (8 episodes)
  9. 2025StickSeries: Clark Ross (5 episodes)
  10. 2025HavocFilm: Vincent
  11. 2025#1 Happy Family USASeries: Dan Daniels (voice) (4 episodes)
  12. 2023Justified: City PrimevalSeries: Raylan Givens (8 episodes)
  13. 2023Full CircleSeries: Derek Browne (6 episodes)
  14. 2023Daisy Jones & the SixSeries: Rod Reyes (10 episodes)
  15. 2022AmsterdamFilm: Taron Milfax
  16. 2021The Book of Boba FettSeries: Cobb Vanth (1 episode)
  17. 2021National ChampionsFilm: Elliott Schmidt
  18. 2021The StarlingFilm: Travis Delp
  19. 2021The Great NorthSeries: Wade (voice) (1 episode)
  20. 2019The MandalorianSeries: Cobb Vanth (1 episode)
  21. 2019The Wood BrothersFilm: Glen Wood (voice)
  22. 2019Once Upon a Time... in HollywoodFilm: Jim Stacy
  23. 2019Deadwood: The MovieFilm: Seth Bullock
  24. 2019Missing LinkFilm: Willard Stenk (voice)
  25. 2018Dark Was the NightFilm: Steven Lang
  26. 2017Santa Clarita DietSeries: Joel Hammond (30 episodes)
  27. 2016The Good PlaceSeries: Timothy Olyphant (1 episode)
  28. 2016SnowdenFilm: CIA Agent Geneva
  29. 2016Mother's DayFilm: Henry
  30. 2015The GrinderSeries: Timothy Olyphant / Rake Grinder (4 episodes)
  31. 2014This Is Where I Leave YouFilm: Horry Callen
  32. 2014FargoSeries: Dick "Deafy" Wickware (7 episodes)
  33. 2013Rick and MortySeries: Coop (voice) (1 episode)
  34. 2013Dealin' with IdiotsFilm: Max's Dad
  35. 2013The Wild WestSeries: Narrator (voice) (3 episodes)
  36. 2012The Mindy ProjectSeries: Graham (1 episode)
  37. 2011Elektra LuxxFilm: Dellwood Butterworth
  38. 2011RangoFilm: Spirit of the West (voice)
  39. 2011I Am Number FourFilm: Henri Smith
  40. 2011Bubble GuppiesSeries: Spotty Cackles (voice) (1 episode)
  41. 2010JustifiedSeries: Raylan Givens (78 episodes)
  42. 2010The CraziesFilm: David
  43. 2009The LeagueSeries: Wesley (1 episode)
  44. 2009ArcherSeries: Lucas Troy (voice) (1 episode)
  45. 2009A Perfect GetawayFilm: Nick
  46. 2009High LifeFilm: Dick
  47. 2008Stop-LossFilm: Lieutenant Colonel Boot Miller
  48. 2007HitmanFilm: Agent 47
  49. 2007Samantha Who?Series: Winston Funk (1 episode)
  50. 2007Meet BillFilm: Chip Johnson
  51. 2007DamagesSeries: Wes Krulik (14 episodes)
  52. 2007Live Free or Die HardFilm: Thomas Gabriel
  53. 2006Catch and ReleaseFilm: Fritz Messing
  54. 2005My Name Is EarlSeries: Billy Reed (1 episode)
  55. 2005The OfficeSeries: Danny Cordray (2 episodes)
  56. 2005American Dad!Series: Nowell (voice) (1 episode)
  57. 2004Spooks & CreepsFilm: Brian ("Doppelganger")
  58. 2004The Girl Next DoorFilm: Kelly
  59. 2004DeadwoodSeries: Seth Bullock (36 episodes)
  60. 2003A Man ApartFilm: Hollywood Jack
  61. 2003DreamcatcherFilm: Pete
  62. 2002The Safety of ObjectsFilm: Randy
  63. 2002Shadow RealmFilm: Eli West
  64. 2002CoastlinesFilm: Sonny Mann
  65. 2001Rock StarFilm: Rob Malcolm
  66. 2001DoppelgangerFilm: Brian
  67. 2001Head Over HeelsFilm: Michael
  68. 2000Curb Your EnthusiasmSeries: Mickey (1 episode)
  69. 2000Gone in Sixty SecondsFilm: Detective Drycoff
  70. 2000Auggie RoseFilm: Roy Mason
  71. 2000The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic ComedyFilm: Dennis
  72. 1999No VacancyFilm: Luke
  73. 1999GoFilm: Todd Gaines
  74. 1999Advice From a CaterpillarFilm: Brat
  75. 1998When Trumpets FadeFilm: Lt. Lukas
  76. 1998Sex and the CitySeries: Sam (1 episode)
  77. 1997Ellen FosterFilm: Roy Hobbs
  78. 1997Scream 2Film: Mickey
  79. 1997A Life Less OrdinaryFilm: Hiker
  80. 19971999Film: Hooks

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