My Take
Timothy Olyphant is one of those actors who somehow makes every genre he touches feel like it was invented specifically for him. Born in Honolulu and trained on the New York stage — he won a Theatre World Award for his very first off-Broadway role in 1995 — he spent years as Hollywood's go-to smirking villain in films like Scream 2 and Die Hard 4.0, before landing the role that truly defined him: Marshal Raylan Givens in Justified. That show was a masterclass in laconic cool, and Olyphant wore that cowboy hat like he was born in it. Then he turned around and played an equally funny, equally dangerous DEA agent in Santa Clarita Diet. The guy has range, charisma to spare, and an effortless ability to be the most watchable person in any scene he's in — criminally underrated on the awards circuit, but beloved by everyone who actually watches television.
Overview
Timothy David Olyphant ( OL-ih-fənt; born May 20, 1968) is an American actor. He made his acting debut in an off-Broadway theater in 1995 in The Monogamist, winning the Theatre World Award for his performance. Olyphant then originated David Sedaris' The Santaland Diaries in 1996. He then branched out to film.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Timothy Olyphant
- Name (Japanese)
- ティモシー・オリファント
- Reading
- てぃもしー・おりふぁんと
- Born
- May 20, 1968 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Monkey
- Origin
- Honolulu, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / actor / swimmer / character actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Fred C. Beyer High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1996 Theatre World Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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.