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Timothy Olyphant
Timothy Olyphant, July 2007
Born	Timothy David Olyphant May 20, 1968 (1968-05-20) (age 41) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1996–present
Spouse(s)	Alexis Knief (1991-present) 3 children

Timothy David Olyphant (born May 20, 1968) is an American actor. His notable roles include the television drama series Deadwood, Damages, Justified and the blockbusters films Scream 2, Catch and Release, Live Free or Die Hard/Die Hard 4.0, and Hitman.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links

Early life

Olyphant was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and raised in California. He attended Fred C. Beyer High School in Modesto, California.¹² He was a competitive swimmer in high school and at the University of Southern California in L.A., where he studied fine art and theater; he was a finalist at the U.S. National Swimming Championships in the 200 Individual Medley. He left the university before completing his degree, moved to New York City and attended William Esper's acting program.²

Career

Olyphant began acting onstage, and received the Theatre World Award for Outstanding Debut Performance for his performance as "Tim Hapgood" in The Monogamist. Olyphant subsequently appeared in SantaLand Diaries and Plunge on stage. He made his film debut in 1996's The First Wives Club. He followed the role up with parts in the films Scream 2 (1997), Go (1999), The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000) and Gone in 60 Seconds (2000). During this time, Olyphant also guest starred in an episode of Sex and the City.

Olyphant played the lead role of Sheriff Seth Bullock on HBO's Deadwood from March 2004 until the series' end. Olyphant considered it to be one of his first leading roles as a "complicated" and "complex" character.³ Prior to that he had roles in Rock Star (2001) and Dreamcatcher (2003). He played a porn film producer in The Girl Next Door in 2004 alongside Emile Hirsch and Elisha Cuthbert.

In January 2007, Olyphant appeared in the comedy Catch and Release, playing the love interest of Jennifer Garner's character; Olyphant was cast in the role over several other known actors, including Matthew Fox.⁴ He next appeared in Live Free or Die Hard, as the villain, a cyber-terrorist and in Hitman, as the title character. His 2008 roles include Stop-Loss, about the Iraq War, playing a Lieutenant Colonel, Meet Bill, a comedy co-starring Aaron Eckhart and Jessica Alba, and a voice-acting role in Turok (2008) as Cowboy.

Olyphant served as the sports reporter for Joe Escalante's morning show on LA radio station Indie 103.1, every Monday through Friday, until the channel's demise in January 2009.

In 2008, he appeared on a recurring basis on ABC's comedy series, Samantha Who?, starring as Samantha's ex-boyfriend. In June 2008 he joined the cast of FX's show Damages, starring Glenn Close. As a result, his part in Samantha Who? was recast and filled by Billy Zane.⁵

In 2009, he starred with Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich in the paranoia-inspiring thriller A Perfect Getaway as an Iraq war veteran and possible serial killer of honeymooners on the Hawaii islands. In late November 2008, it was announced that he had officially signed on for the lead role of the town sheriff in the 2010 film The Crazies.

In spring of 2010, he will play the lead role of Rayland Givens in the FX series Justified. His character is a 21st century US Marshal who, for his questionable tactics, is banished to the part of Kentucky he was born and raised in. Givens wears a Stetson and somewhat acts in the manner of an old west sheriff. It is based on a character created by Elmore Leonard in the novels "Pronto", "Riding the Rap", and "Fire in the Hole". The pilot episode will be an adaptation of the latter.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1996	The First Wives Club	Brett Artounian
1997	A Life Less Ordinary	Hiker
	Scream 2	Mickey Altieri
1998	1999 (Girls and Boys)	Hooks
	Sex and the City	Sam
1999	No Vacancy	Luke
	Go	Todd Gaines
	Advice from a Caterpillar	Brat
2000	Gone in 60 Seconds	Det. Drycoff
	The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy	Dennis
2001	Head Over Heels	Michael
	Auggie Rose	Roy Mason
	Rock Star	Rob Malcolm - Guitarist, Blood Pollution
	Doppelganger	Brian
2002	Coastlines	Sonny Mann
2003	The Safety of Objects	Randy
	Dreamcatcher	Pete Moore
	A Man Apart	Hollywood Jack
2004	The Girl Next Door	Kelly
2004-2006	Deadwood	Sheriff Seth Bullock
2006	My Name Is Earl	Billy Reed - season 1 - Dads Car
2007	Catch and Release	Fritz
	Live Free or Die Hard	Thomas Gabriel	(also known as Die Hard 4.0)
	Hitman	Agent 47
2008	Stop-Loss	Lt. Col. Boot Miller
	Meet Bill	Chip
2009	Damages	Wes Krulik
	A Perfect Getaway	Nick	Nominated — Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
	High Life	Dick
2010	The Crazies	David Dutton
	Justified	Rayland Givens
	Elektra Luxx	TBA	post-production
	Hitman 2	Agent 47	being scripted

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Timothy Olyphant

• Timothy Olyphant at the Internet Movie Database
• TimOlyphant.net - Updated Daily
• Timothy Olyphant Online

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NAME	Olyphant, Timothy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Olyphant, Timothy David
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor
DATE OF BIRTH	1968-5-20
PLACE OF BIRTH	Honolulu, Hawaii
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH