Timothy Olyphant
Biography
Timothy Olyphant is an American actor who started out on the New York stage, making his professional Off Broadway debut in The Monogamist in 1995, a performance that earned him a Theatre World Award, and originating The Santaland Diaries a year later. He moved into film, where he was often cast as villains in Scream 2 (1997), Go (1999) and The Girl Next Door (2004). A wider audience found him as Sheriff Seth Bullock in HBO's Deadwood from 2004 to 2006, a part he reprised in Deadwood: The Movie (2019), and he starred in Catch and Release (2006), Hitman (2007) and A Perfect Getaway (2009). From 2010 to 2015 he led Justified as Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, earning an Emmy nomination in 2011, and he returned to the role in Justified: City Primeval (2023). Later films include Snowden (2016), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) and Amsterdam (2022), and he headlined the Netflix comedy Santa Clarita Diet.
58years old
Turns 59 on May 20in 231 days
- Born Honolulu
- Star sign: TaurusLast day of the sign, on the Gemini cusp
- Also credited as Timothy David Olyphant
Movie Career
- Films
- 37
- Career span
- 29 years1997 to 2026
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A role that slipped away
Olyphant was offered the starring role of Dominic Toretto in the film that became The Fast and the Furious, but he turned it down and the part went to Vin Diesel.
First role
In 1995, Olyphant received the Theatre World Award for Outstanding Debut Performance after making his professional Off Broadway debut in Playwrights Horizons' production of The Monogamist.
Timothy Olyphant movies on Netflix
Over Your Dead Bodyas Pete
Havocas Vincent
Amsterdamas Taron Milfax
National Championsas Elliott Schmidt
The Starlingas Travis Delp
Deadwood: The Movieas Seth Bullock
Missing Linkas Willard Stenk (voice)
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywoodas Jim Stacy
Dark Was the Nightas Steven Lang
Mother's Dayas Henry
Snowdenas CIA Agent Geneva
This Is Where I Leave Youas Horry Callen
I Am Number Fouras Henri
Rangoas Spirit of the West (voice)
The Craziesas David
A Perfect Getawayas Nick
High Lifeas Dick
Stop-Lossas Lt. Col. Boot Miller
Hitmanas Agent 47
Live Free or Die Hardas Thomas Gabriel
Meet Billas Chip Johnson
Catch and Releaseas Fritz
The Girl Next Dooras Kelly
A Man Apartas Hollywood Jack
Dreamcatcheras Pete
Coastlinesas Sonny Mann
Head Over Heelsas Michael
Rock Staras Rob Malcolm, Blood Pollution Guitarist
The Safety of Objectsas Randy
Auggie Roseas Roy Mason
Gone in Sixty Secondsas Detective Drycoff
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedyas Dennis
Goas Todd Gaines
When Trumpets Fadeas Lt. Lukas
A Life Less Ordinaryas Hiker
Ellen Fosteras Roy Hobbs
Scream 2as Mickey
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
21 actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Nicolas Cage2 films together, 2000 to 2016
Nicolas Cage's page Snowden2016IMDb rating 7.3Olyphant as CIA Agent GenevaCage as Hank Forrester
Gone in Sixty Seconds2000IMDb rating 6.5Olyphant as Detective DrycoffCage as Memphis Raines
Juliette Lewis2 films together, 2006 to 2026
Juliette Lewis's page Over Your Dead Body2026IMDb rating 6.3Olyphant as PeteLewis as Allegra
Catch and Release2006IMDb rating 5.9Olyphant as FritzLewis as Maureen
Emile Hirsch2 films together, 2004 to 2019
Emile Hirsch's page Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood2019IMDb rating 7.6Olyphant as Jim StacyHirsch as Jay Sebring
The Girl Next Door2004IMDb rating 6.7Olyphant as KellyHirsch as Matthew Kidman
Joseph Gordon-Levitt2 films together, 2008 to 2016
Kevin Smith2 films together, 2006 to 2007
Kevin Smith's page Live Free or Die Hard2007IMDb rating 7.1Olyphant as Thomas GabrielSmith as Frederick 'Warlock' Kaludis
Catch and Release2006IMDb rating 5.9Olyphant as FritzSmith as Sam
Zoe Saldana2 films together, 2019 to 2022
Zoe Saldana's page Amsterdam2022IMDb rating 6.2Olyphant as Taron MilfaxSaldana as Irma St. Clair
Missing Link2019IMDb rating 6.7Olyphant as Willard StenkvoiceSaldana as Adelina Fortnightvoice
Also two films together15 more actors
- Jennifer AnistonMother's Day (2016) and Rock Star (2001)
- Delroy LindoGone in Sixty Seconds (2000) and A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
- James DuvalGone in Sixty Seconds (2000) and Go (1999)
- Jason SudeikisMother's Day (2016) and Meet Bill (2007)
- Max PerlichAmsterdam (2022) and Auggie Rose (2000)
- Zeljko IvanekLive Free or Die Hard (2007) and Ellen Foster (1997)
- Joe AndersonThe Crazies (2010) and High Life (2009)
- Jeffrey DonovanNational Champions (2021) and When Trumpets Fade (1998)
- Margot RobbieAmsterdam (2022) and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
- Damian LewisOnce Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) and Dreamcatcher (2003)
- Debra MonkThis Is Where I Leave You (2014) and Ellen Foster (1997)
- Robert PetersThe Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000) and Go (1999)
- J.E. FreemanAuggie Rose (2000) and Go (1999)
- Yorgo ConstantineLive Free or Die Hard (2007) and Catch and Release (2006)
- Bailee ReidDreamcatcher (2003) and Ellen Foster (1997)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Timothy Olyphant's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.2 billion
27 of the 37 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 37 films: 27 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 4 figure not found.
- 27Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 4Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 80% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$394M17.8% of the total
- 2$384M17.3% of the total
- 3$246M11.1% of the total
- 4$237M10.7% of the total
- 5$172M7.8% of the total
- 6$150M6.8% of the total
- 7$101M4.6% of the total
- 8$81M3.7% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 1996 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
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