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Timothy Olyphant
  • Birth Name:
    Timothy David Olyphant
  • Common Name:
    Tim Olyphant
  • Nickname:
    Olafantastic
  • Date of Birth:
    May 20, 1968
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Gemini
  • Place of Birth:
    Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
  • Height:
    6' 0"
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Hair Color:
    Brown
  • Eye Color:
    Brown
  • Nationality:
    American
  • Religion:
    Christianity
  • Education:

    Fred C. Beyer High School, Modesto, California

    University of Southern California

Family

Timothy Olyphant
  • Brother:
    Andy Olyphant
  • Spouse:
    Alexis Knief - Present
  • Daughter:
    Grace Katherine Olyphant

Career

Timothy Olyphant
  • Profession:
    Actor
  • Claim to Fame:
    Deadwood

Awards

Timothy Olyphant
2000 : Young Hollywood Award, Best Bad Boy for: Go (1999)

Trivia

Timothy Olyphant
  • While he went to the University of Southern California, Timothy was on the swim team and reached the US National Finals in the 200 meter individual medley.
  • Timothy recently landed the role of "Agent 47" in the movie Hitman, based on the popular video game. (January 2007)
  • Before he was an actor, Timothy was a stand-up comedian.
  • Timothy currently does the morning sports news on Los Angeles radio station Indie 103.1. (January 2007)
  • Timothy was being considered for the leading role of Tony Stark in the 2008 movie Ironman. The role eventually went to Robert Downey Jr.
  • He was considered for the role of Tony Stark in Iron Man (2008).
  • Last name is pronounced "Ol-uh-fint".
  • Read Sports for Los Angeles radio station Indie 103.1 on its morning show until the departure of Joe Escalante in 2008.
  • While at the University of Southern California, he studied fine art and theater.

Quotes

Timothy Olyphant
  • "Who could not have liked The Shining? It's like one of the greatest films of all time. Another great one is Misery."
  • "People love to be scared. I guess it's a primal deal."
  • "Larry Kasdan has made some of my favorite movies of all time so just to be working with him was a pleasure. Now that I have, I not only respect his work but I just love and respect him as a person."
  • "It's changed throughout the years, but at one time I was a really big bubble gum ice cream fan. I'd spit the bubble gum pieces in a cup and then collect them."
  • "It's exceeded all my expectations--and my expectations were pretty high."
  • "As the saying goes, Bruce Jenner is a millionaire, and Mark Spitz is a dentist. It's the wrong sport."
  • "She's just a lovely person. She's a real pro. She knows everybody's name. She's on time. She's one of those people that, despite being a major star, she's one of the guys. And I really appreciate that a great deal because, for me, this was an opportunity to play a role I'd not played with a big star and she made me feel very relaxed and at home."
  • "The fact is, this job is always fun, always a good time, but it's not that often that you can be as proud of it as I am of this experience. We just had a great time making it too."
  • "Istanbul was unbelievable! What a city! I could go back there again and again. That was a fascinating place. It was a very foreign experience. But yeah, that is one of the perks of the job. You get to go places that you'd never imagine and see a part of the world you hadn't considered before. It was great. "
  • "My wife and I have lived everywhere from a little tiny beach town to New York and L.A. and we look back and realize, 'you know, we were always pretty happy' so you just create your own community. I've been really lucky that way."
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Biography

Timothy Olyphant
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 02, 2009

timothy olyphantTimothy David Olyphant is an American actor. Olyphant is known for his film roles, as well as for playing sheriff Seth Bullock on the series Deadwood, and as Agent 47 in Hitman. Timothy Olphant was born in Hawaii. He was raised in Southern California. 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. Olyphant has been married to Alexis Knief since 1991 and has three children.

Since March 2004, Olyphant has played the lead role of Sheriff Seth Bullock on HBO's Deadwood. Olyphant considered it to be one of his first leading roles as a "complicated" and "complex" character. More recently, he has had more prominent roles in Rock Star (2001) and the 2003 adaptation of Stephen King's novel, Dreamcatcher. He played pornography movie producer Kelly, alongside Emile Hirsch and Elisha Cuthbert, in The Girl Next Door (2004). He also had an uncredited role in Wedding Crashers. Olyphant's latest film role is 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. The film opened in January of 2007.

He also appeared in Live Free or Die Hard, as the villain, a cyber-terrorist, and will star in Stop-Loss, about the Iraq War, playing a Lieutenant Colonel; Bill, a comedy co-starring Aaron Eckhart and Jessica Alba; and as Agent 47 in Hitman, based on the popular video game franchise. Filming on Hitman began in March of 2007, in Europe. The movie was filmed in Bulgaria over a three month period. During this time he maintained the daily sports report, which he phoned into radio station KDLD Indie 103.1 FM. Olyphant serves as the sports reporter for Joe Escalante's morning show on LA radio station Indie 103.1, every Monday through Friday.

Filmography

Timothy Olyphant

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