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Timothy Olyphant
Timothy David Olyphant is an American actor. He made his acting debut in an off-Broadway theater in 1995 in The Monogamist, winning the Theatre World Award for his performance. Olyphant 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 (1…
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Born 20 May 1968 · Q309835
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2026· 7 entries
“almost has done more for me since we wrapped than while it was on. I continue to draw from it, to steal from it. I”
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Public attention spiked: 20,408 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.1× the usual 6,569, with 0 article edits. Coverage that week: “Alien: Earth Star Timothy Olyphant Filming Season 2, Talks Eyebrows” (Bleeding Cool).
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Bleeding Cool: Alien: Earth Star Timothy Olyphant Filming Season 2, Talks Eyebrows
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TheWrap: Timothy Olyphant Thought David Fincher’s Many Takes Were an ‘Unnecessary’ Power Move Before ‘Cliff Booth’ Partnership
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Public attention spiked: 29,761 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.5× the usual 6,569, with 0 article edits.
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Olyphant co-starred in the Apple TV limited series, Lucky, based on the novel of the same name by Marissa Stapley
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2025· 2 entries
People: Timothy Olyphant Almost Turned Down His Levi's Ad with Beyoncé — Then His Daughter Said She'd 'Never Speak to Him' Again
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Starred in the FX series Alien: Earth
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2024· 1 entry
PolitiFact rated the claim “Photo shows actor Timothy Olyphant holding a shirt that says “I love Trump because he pisses off all the people I can’t stand.”” Pants on Fire.
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2022· 1 entry
Reprised the role in the first season of The Mandalorian spinoff series The Book of Boba Fett
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2020· 2 entries
Played himself in a brief cameo, parodying his Justified character, in the NBC award-winning show The Good Place
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Olyphant joined the Star Wars franchise when he appeared as Cobb Vanth in the second season of the Disney+ space Western The Mandalorian
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2018· 2 entries
Reflected on passing on the role of Toretto in The Fast and the Furious, thinking it would be "stupid" and would bomb at the box office
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Olyphant was cast as a voice actor for the stop-motion animated film Missing Link, which was released in April 2019
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2017· 1 entry
It was reported that Olyphant would play an FBI agent in the film Driven, though he ultimately did not appear in the film
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2015· 1 entry
And premiered at the 2018 Galway Film Fleadh
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2014· 1 entry
Olyphant starred with Tina Fey in the ensemble comedy-drama This Is Where I Leave You
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2013· 2 entries
Appeared as Jeff Garlin's father in the independent comedy Dealin' with Idiots and took part in a one-off LACMA Live Read of the black comedy Raising Arizona (1987); he played Nicolas Cage's character while Amy Poehle
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Appeared as a love interest on the Fox comedy The Mindy Project
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2012· 1 entry
Played a character billed as White Sushi Chef in an episode of the FX sitcom The League (2012) and voiced a character in an episode of the FX animated series Archer
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2011· 3 entries
When asked by The Hollywood Reporter what was the most absurd project he had ever been pitched, he replied, "I've passed on absurd projects and they have become enormous, enormous hits spawning numerous sequels, and I'm
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And the show were often perceived to have been "snubbed" by Emmy voters
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Voiced a character called Sergeant First Class "Grinch" in the video game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
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2010· 1 entry
Starred as the town sheriff in the horror film The Crazies
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2009· 1 entry
Appeared in 11 episodes of the FX legal thriller Damages, as a morally ambiguous love interest for Rose Byrne's character
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2008· 1 entry
Had a supporting role as a lieutenant colonel in the Iraq War drama Stop-Loss, played a pompous newscaster in the little-seen comedy Meet Bill, voiced the character Cowboy in the video game Turok and made a guest appe
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2007· 1 entry
Olyphant starred in the romantic comedy Catch and Release
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2006· 1 entry
Made a guest appearance in an episode of the NBC comedy My Name Is Earl
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2003· 1 entry
Appeared in the independent ensemble drama The Safety of Objects
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2002· 1 entry
While Catch and Release was filmed in 2005
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1998· 1 entry
For a guest starring role in an episode of the HBO sitcom Sex and the City, playing a love interest for Carrie Bradshaw
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1997· 1 entry
Olyphant made a guest appearance as Officer Brett Farraday in three episodes of the ABC police drama High Incident and returned to New York's Playwrights Horizons to play a supporting role in Plunge
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1996· 1 entry
Awarded Theatre World Award (1996).
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1995· 1 entry
In The Monogamist, winning the Theatre World Award for his performance
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1990· 1 entry
Planned to finish his degree and apply for a master's degree in fine arts and half-heartedly considered a career in commercial art
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1968· 1 entry
Born 1968-05-20.
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