Timothy Olyphant

Infobox actor


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caption = Timothy Olyphant, July 2007
birthname = Timothy David Olyphant
birthdate = birth date and age|1968|5|20
birthplace = Honolulu, Hawaii
spouse = Alexis Knief (1991 - present) 3 children

Timothy David Olyphant (born May 20 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the sheriff Seth Bullock on "Deadwood", the villain Thomas Gabriel in "Live Free or Die Hard" (also known as "Die Hard 4.0") and Agent 47 in the film adaptation of "Hitman". He has also had prominent roles in "Scream 2" and "The Girl Next Door".

Biography

Personal life

Olyphant was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, the son of Katherine Wright, and raised in California. Olyphant attended Fred C. Beyer High School in Modesto, California. [ [http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/timothy-olyphant/bio/176927 Timothy Olyphant Biography | TVGuide.com ] ] cite news | last =Stanch| first =Sheila| coauthors=| title =Timothy Olyphant Interview, Catch And Release| pages=| publisher =Movies Online| date =2007-01-25 | url =http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_11095.html| accessdate =2007-01-25 ] He was a U.S. National Finalist in the 200 Individual Medley and swam competitively at the University of Southern California in L.A., where he studied fine art and theater. After graduating, Olyphant moved to New York City, where he was acquainted with actress Jennifer Garner, and attended William Esper's acting program.

Career

He 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), "" (2000) and "Gone In Sixty Seconds" (2000). During this time, Olyphant also guest starred in an episode of "Sex and the City".

He 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.cite news | last =Taib| first =Shuib| coauthors=| title =Saddle up and ride!| pages=| publisher =New Straits Times| date =2007-02-05 | url =http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Monday/Features/20070204153937/Article/index_html| accessdate =2007-02-05 ] Prior to that he had roles in "Rock Star" (2001) and "Dreamcatcher" (2003). He played a porn film producer alongside Emile Hirsch and Elisha Cuthbert, in "The Girl Next Door" in 2004.

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.cite news | last =Schaefer| first =Stephen| coauthors=| title =Olyphant goes from Wild West to wild at heart| pages=| publisher =Boston Herald| date =2007-01-23 | url =http://theedge.bostonherald.com/movieNews/view.bg?articleid=178597| accessdate =2007-01-24] 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 serves as the sports reporter for Joe Escalante's morning show on LA radio station Indie 103.1, every Monday through Friday. According to www.TimOlyphant.net (November 2 2007), Olyphant has signed to appear on a recurring basis on ABC's comedy series, "Samantha Who", starring Christina Applegate.

In June 2008 it was reported that Olyphant was joining the cast of FX's show DAMAGES, starring Glenn Close.

Filmography

References

External links

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* [http://www.thenetworkband.com/timre.html TimOlyphant.net - Updated Daily]

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