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My Take
Tim Russ is the kind of actor whose work I've quietly absorbed across decades without always knowing his name. To me he's inseparable from Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager, a role demanding total control and stillness, which is impressive given how versatile his actual resume is. He's not just an actor; he's a director, screenwriter, musician, and even an amateur astronomer, which I find genuinely charming. That range, plus recurring TV work from Samantha Who? to iCarly, paints a picture of someone who simply kept working and kept curious. I admire performers who treat the craft as one piece of a fuller, restless life.
Overview
Timothy Darrell Russ (born June 22, 1956) is an American actor, musician, screenwriter, director and amateur astronomer. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager; Robert Johnson in Crossroads (1986); Casey in East of Hope Street (1998); Frank on Samantha Who?; Principal Franklin on the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly; D. C.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tim Russ
- Name (Japanese)
- ティム・ラス
- Reading
- てぃむ・らす
- Born
- June 22, 1956 (age 69)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Monkey
- Origin
- Washington, D.C., United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / actor / film director / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Illinois State University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.timrusswebpage.net
- Xhttps://x.com/timruss2
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.