Timothy Olyphant

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Timothy Olyphant (2011)

Timothy David Olyphant (born May 20, 1968 in Honolulu , Hawaii ) is an American actor .

Life

Olyphant was born in Honolulu . His parents moved with him to Modesto, California when he was two years old . His father worked in a winery . He began swimming at the age of six and was a finalist in the 1986 USA Swimming Short Course National Championships in the 200 meter swimming pool . He attended Fred C. Beyer High School in Modesto .

Olyphant then swam for the University of Southern California in Los Angeles , where he studied art . He took an Acting Elective from UC Irvine to get the required score for his degree. Olyphant then decided to study acting in New York City , where he graduated with a Masters.

Olyphant lives in Westwood (Los Angeles) with his wife Alexis Knief and their three children . The couple has been married since 1991.

Career

Olyphant made his feature film debut in 1996 in The Devils Club in a minor role alongside Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton . In Better Life Unusual , he stood next to Ewan McGregor and Cameron Diaz in front of the camera and then got the role of the cynical film student Mickey in the horror film Scream 2 .

He received a role in the 1998 HBO TV film The Sound of War about the filming of the events of the Battle of Huertgen Forest in 1944. He then played a lover of Carrie Bradshaw ( Sarah Jessica Parker ) in the US television series Sex and the City . As drug dealer Todd Gaines in the film Go by director Doug Liman , he can be seen at the side of Katie Holmes , Scott Wolf and Sarah Polley , with John August making his debut as a screenwriter. This was followed by roles in Advice from a Caterpillar (1999), No Vacancy (1999), The Broken Hearts Club - A Romantic Comedy (2000) and Just 60 Seconds .

From March 2004, Olyphant played the lead role of Sheriff Seth Bullock in the series Deadwood on HBO . This is considered to be his breakthrough as an established performer. This was preceded by roles in the movies Rock Star and Dreamcatcher . In addition to the series Deadwood , he played a porn film producer in the film The Girl Next Door , with the actors Emile Hirsch and Elisha Cuthbert can also be seen.

In January 2007, Olyphant made an appearance in the comedy Love and Let , in which he played Jennifer Garner's lover . He prevailed against several actors who also wanted the role, such as Matthew Fox . Olyphant played for the first time next to Jennifer Garner, with whom he had studied acting in New York. His next role was as a terrorist in the fourth part of the Die Hard series. He then played the role of Agent 47 in the computer game adaptation Hitman - Everyone dies alone , for this role Olyphant shaved a bald head.

In the comedy Meet Bill , he plays a television presenter alongside Jessica Alba and Aaron Eckhart . In the film Stop-Loss , which is about the Iraq war , he embodies a Lieutenant Colonel . Working alongside Glenn Close on the FX series Damages , his role in the television series Samantha Who? reassigned to Billy Zane . In 2009 he starred as an Iraq veteran with Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich in the thriller A Perfect Getaway .

In the movie The Crazies - Fear thy neighbor , who came to theaters in 2010, Timothy Olyphant plays the main role of the town sheriff. From 2010 to 2015 he can be seen in the series Justified in the lead role of the US marshal Raylan Givens . For this role, Olyphant received an Emmy nomination in 2011 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

In the action thriller I'm Number Four by director DJ Caruso , Olyphant played the role of the guard Henri , who protects the alien John Smith aka Number Four , played by Alex Pettyfer , but dies in the course of the film. In the same year he voiced his voice in the computer-animated comedy Rango , the Spirit of the West .

From 2017 to 2019, Olyphant starred in the role of Joel Hammond in Santa Clarita Diet . He was also executive producer on the series, as did Drew Barrymore . In 2019 he had a role in the drama Once Upon a Time in Hollywood , set in the 1960s during the Manson Family . Olyphant plays the actor James Stacy and at the same time the film set colleague of Leonardo DiCaprio's character Rick Dalton.

Filmography (selection)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c John Patterson: Timothy Olyphant: a law unto himself . In: The Guardian , April 29, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010. 
  2. ^ Frankie Garland: Olyphant Moves up to the big time . In: Modesto Bee , March 26, 1986. Retrieved June 7, 2010. 
  3. ↑ Lisa Millegan: Olyphant back with a badge . In: Modesto Bee , March 17, 2010. Archived from the original on May 1, 2010 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved June 6, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.modbee.com 
  4. ↑ Timothy Olyphant . 
  5. ↑ Shuib Taib: Saddle up and ride! , New Straits Times. February 5, 2007.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.nst.com.my  
  6. ↑ Stephen Schaefer: Olyphant goes from Wild West to wild at heart . In: Boston Herald , January 23, 2007. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved January 24, 2007. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / theedge.bostonherald.com 
  7. ^ "Sam Who" Recast Scoop: Zane In, Olyphant Out Entertainment Weekly, December 19, 2008

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personal data
SURNAME Olyphant, Timothy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Olyphant, Timothy David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH May 20, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Honolulu , Hawaii