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Timothy Olyphant_

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

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Born Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Birthday
57
Age
33
Credits
Actor
Known For
4.0
Popularity
30 yrs
Career
Updated Feb 20, 2026

Details

Known For
Actor
Occupations
Character actor, Voice actor, Television producer, Actor
Birthday
(Monday)
Birthplace
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Nationality
Citizenship
United States
Languages
English
Parents
John Vernon Bevan Olyphant
Residences
Westwood
Education
Fred C. Beyer High School, USC Roski School of Fine Arts and Design, William Esper Studio
Zodiac Sign
♉ Taurus
Chinese Zodiac
猴 Monkey
Name Origin
English < Ancient Greek (Τῑμόθεος)
Popularity
Tier A -- 144,025 Wikipedia views/month

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Birthday twin
Shares a birthday (May 20) with Cher
Cher →
Screen debut
First screen credit at age 28
Year context
Born in 1968 -- Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy assassinated; Lyndon B. Johnson was US president
Year 1968 →
Career
Career spanning 30 years (1996-2026)
Zodiac
Born in the Year of the Monkey

DROPTHE GOOD_

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Human Impact
1
Innovation
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Giving
0
Sustainability
75
Cultural Uplift
67
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AWARDS (1)

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Theatre World Award
1996
WON

Biography

Timothy David Olyphant (/ˈɒlɪfənt/ OL-ih-fənt; born May 20, 1968) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur and 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. 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 s

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Timothy Olyphant was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
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Timothy Olyphant has 33 credits in our database. Notable titles include The Trip (2026), Lucky (2026), The Adventures of Cliff Booth (2026), Alien: Earth (2025), Havoc (2025).
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