Biography
Timothy David Olyphant (born May 20, 1968) is an American actor. He made his acting debut in an off-Broadway theater in 1995, in The Monogamist, and won the Theatre World Award for his performance, and 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 (1999), A Man Apart (2003), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), and The Girl Next Door (2004). ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Havoc
2025
as Vincent
When a drug heist swerves lethally out of control, a jaded cop fights his way through a corrupt city's criminal underworld to save a politician's son.

Amsterdam
2022
as Taron Milfax
In the 1930s, three friends—a doctor, a nurse, and an attorney—witness a murder, become suspects themselves and uncover one of the most outrageous plo...

National Champions
2021
as Elliott Schmidt
A star quarterback ignites a players’ strike hours before the biggest game of the year in order to fight for fair compensation, equality, and respect ...

The Starling
2021
as Travis Delp
A woman adjusting to life after a loss contends with a feisty bird that's taken over her garden — and a husband who's struggling to find a way forward...

A Love Letter To Making Movies
2020
as self
Quentin Tarantino, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and the filmmakers showcase the artistry that went into creating this story of an endur...

The Wood Brothers
2019
as Glen Wood (voice)
The story of brothers Glen and Leonard Wood, who formed The Wood Brothers - the oldest active team in NASCAR.

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
as Jim Stacy
Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a co...

Deadwood: The Movie
2019
as Seth Bullock
Follow the 10-year reunion of the Deadwood camp to celebrate South Dakota's statehood. Former rivalries are reignited, alliances are tested and old wo...

Deadwood: The Movie
2019
Executive Producer
Follow the 10-year reunion of the Deadwood camp to celebrate South Dakota's statehood. Former rivalries are reignited, alliances are tested and old wo...

Missing Link
2019
as Willard Stenk (voice)
The charismatic Sir Lionel Frost considers himself to be the world's foremost investigator of myths and monsters. Trouble is, none of his small-minded...

Dark Was the Night
2018
as Steven Lang
In the aftermath of tragedy, a woman and her teenage son must forge into uncharted territory in order to move on with their lives.

Snowden
2016
as CIA Agent Geneva
CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.

Mother's Day
2016
as Henry
Sandy is a stressed-out, single mom who learns that her ex-husband is marrying a younger woman. Her friend Jesse's parents don't know that she has a f...

This Is Where I Leave You
2014
as Horry Callen
When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay ther...

Dealin' with Idiots
2013
as Max's Dad
Faced with the absurd competitiveness surrounding his son's youth league baseball team, Max Morris, a famous comedian, decides to get to know the colo...

Elektra Luxx
2011
as Dellwood Butterworth
A favor for a woman from her past throws the life of a pregnant, retired porn star into chaos.

Rango
2011
as Spirit of the West (voice)
When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt, the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stand...

I Am Number Four
2011
as Henri Smith
A teenage fugitive with an incredible secret races to stay one step ahead of the mysterious forces seeking destroy him in this sci-fi action thriller....

The Crazies
2010
as David
Four friends find themselves trapped in their small hometown after they discover their friends and neighbors going quickly and horrifically insane.

A Perfect Getaway
2009
as Nick
For their honeymoon, newlyweds Cliff and Cydney head to the tropical islands of Hawaii. While journeying through the paradisaical countryside the coup...

High Life
2009
as Dick
It's 1983, and hopeless junkie Dick gets an unwelcome visit from the past - his seriously sleazy former cellmate, Bug, to be precise. Bug requires a c...

Stop-Loss
2008
as Lieutenant Colonel Boot Miller
A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return t...

Hitman
2007
as Agent 47
A genetically engineered assassin with deadly aim, known only as "Agent 47" eliminates strategic targets for a top-secret organization. But when he's ...

Meet Bill
2007
as Chip Johnson
A mild-mannered bank executive mentors a teenage con artist and tries to make a career change as a doughnut merchant.

Live Free or Die Hard
2007
as Thomas Gabriel
John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists i...

Catch and Release
2006
as Fritz Messing
For a grieving fiancée, learning to love again requires the help of her late love's three best friends.
Spooks & Creeps
2004
as Brian ("Doppelganger")
This compendium of six horror shorts starring Matthew Glave, Alice Cooper, Ewan McGregor and Rebecca Gayheart serves up a ghoulish cinematic buffet. T...

The Girl Next Door
2004
as Kelly
Exceptionally ambitious high schooler Matthew has aspirations for a career in politics when he falls in love with his gorgeous 19-year-old neighbor, D...

A Man Apart
2003
as Hollywood Jack
When Vetter's wife is killed in a botched hit organized by Diablo, he seeks revenge against those responsible. But in the process, Vetter and Hicks ha...

Dreamcatcher
2003
as Pete Moore
Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they're o...

The Safety of Objects
2002
as Randy
In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring ...

Shadow Realm
2002
as Eli West
Shadow Realm is a compilation of two episodes planned for the short-lived Fox Network television series Night Visions. Each episode contained two stor...

Coastlines
2002
as Sonny Mann
An ex-con returns to his Florida hometown after three years and becomes involved with the wife of his best friend, the local sheriff.

Rock Star
2001
as Rob Malcolm
A wannabe rock star who fronts a Pennsylvania-based tribute band is devastated when his bandmates kick him out of the group he founded. Things begin t...

Doppelganger
2001
as Brian
A young man's troublesome dreams lead his girlfriend to make a bizarre discovery in this quirky short film. Brian is an advertising exec who reveals t...

Head Over Heels
2001
as Michael
Ordinary single girl Amanda Pierce unexpectedly finds herself sharing an awesome Manhattan apartment with four sexy supermodels. Determined to bring A...

Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000
as Detective Drycoff
Upon learning that he has to come out of retirement to steal 50 cars in one night to save his brother Kip's life, former car thief Randall "Memphis" R...

Auggie Rose
2000
as Roy Mason
An insurance salesman's humdrum existence takes a turn when a stranger, ex-con Auggie Rose, unexpectedly dies in his arms. Assuming the identity of th...

The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
2000
as Dennis
A close-knit group of gay friends share the emotional roller coster of life, relationships, the death of friends, new beginnings, jealousy, fatherhood...

No Vacancy
1999
as Luke
In a surreal motel in Los Angeles, the life of several sordid characters intertwine.

Go
1999
as Todd Gaines
A supermarket clerk decides to step in for an absent drug dealer, setting off an explosive, comedic chain of events.

Advice From a Caterpillar
1999
as Brat
When it comes to romance, Missy's attitude has always been whatever. After all, her artistic career is flourishing, her spacious New York City loft is...

Ellen Foster
1998
as Roy Hobbs
After her mother's death, a young girl is separated from her abusive father and is sent between her various friends and relatives, always longing to f...

When Trumpets Fade
1998
as Lt. Lukas
In WWII Western Germany, Private David Manning reluctantly leaves behind a mortally wounded fellow soldier and searches for survivors from his platoon...

Scream 2
1997
as Mickey Altieri
Two years after the first series of murders, as Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life, someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string ...

A Life Less Ordinary
1997
as Hiker
A couple of angels, O'Reilly and Jackson, are sent to Earth to make sure that their next supervised love-connection succeeds. They follow Celine, a sp...

1999
1997
as Hooks
On New Year's Eve 1999, as a group of neurotic characters gather at a Greenwich Village apartment, everyone struggles to come to terms with their iden...

The First Wives Club
1996
as Brett Artounian
After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, three mid-life Manhattanites have been dumped for a newer, curvier model. But the tr...

Beef
N/A
as Brian Gill
Follows a small town fast food manager (Thomas Mann) who gets in way over his head with the brutal local crime syndicate (Timothy Olyphant) after losi...
Over Your Dead Body
N/A
A dysfunctional couple head to a remote cabin to “reconnect”, but each has secret intentions to kill the other.