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Timothy Olyphant
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Name
Timothy David Olyphant
Birthplace
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Birthdate
May 20, 1968 (1968-05-20) (age 55)
Character

Timothy Olyphant (born Timothy David Olyphant on May 20, 1968 (1968-05-20) (age 55) in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA) is an actor. He stars as Raylan Givens in Justified. He has been a member of the starring cast since the series pilot "Fire in the Hole." He is also a producer for the series.

Over eight years following the finale of the original Justified, Olyphant is returning for Justified: City Primeval, a limited series followup premiering July 18, 2023 on FX. He will be appearing alongside his daughter, Vivian Olyphant, who on the series will be portraying Raylan Givens's daughter Willa Givens, who was first introduced in the original series.

Biography[]

Born in Hawaii, Timothy was raised in Modesto, California. He is of Scottish descent. His mother is Katherine and his father is Bevan. He has an older brother, Andy Olyphant, who is in A&R for Warner Brother Records, and a younger brother, Matthew Olyphant, who was the lead singer for the punk rock group, Fetish, and is also an artist. Timothy quickly became Modesto, California's favorite son, competing nationally in swimming and excelling at drawing. It was by chance that he enrolled in an acting course as an elective at the University of Southern California and decided to pursue an acting career. After graduating from USC, he took his wife and headed to New York City, where he studied the craft and began auditioning for roles. From the beginning he tried to choose diversified roles and take chances with every genre and always approached everything he did with commitment, humor and grace.

Other than his role as Raylan Givens in Justified, Olyphant is also known for his roles as Mickey Altieri in Scream 2, Agent 47 in Hitman, Seth Bullock in the TV series Deadwood, Thomas Gabriel in Live Free or Die Hard, and Todd Gaines in Go.

Olyphant is also a producer for Justified and serves as an executive producer for the follow-up, Justified: City Primeval.

Olyphant was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Raylan Givens at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards hosted in 2011, but lost to Friday Night Lights star Kyle Chandler.

Credits[]

Star[]

Season one credits
Fire in the Hole Riverbrook Fixer Long in the Tooth The Lord of War and Thunder
The Collection Blind Spot Blowback Hatless The Hammer
Veterans Fathers and Sons Bulletville
Season two credits
The Moonshine War The Life Inside The I of the Storm For Blood or Money Cottonmouth
Blaze of Glory Save My Love The Spoil Brother's Keeper Debts and Accounts
Full Commitment Reckoning Bloody Harlan
Season three credits
The Gunfighter Cut Ties Harlan Roulette The Devil You Know Thick as Mud
When the Guns Come Out The Man Behind The Curtain Watching the Detectives Loose Ends Guy Walks Into a Bar
Measures Coalition Slaughterhouse
Season four credits
Hole in the Wall Where's Waldo? Truth and Consequences The Bird Has Flown Kin
Foot Chase Money Trap Outlaw The Hatchet Tour Get Drew
Decoy Peace of Mind Ghosts
Season five credits
A Murder of Crowes The Kids Aren't All Right Good Intentions Over the Mountain Shot All to Hell
Kill the Messenger Raw Deal Whistle Past the Graveyard Wrong Roads Weight
The Toll Starvation Restitution
Season six credits
Fate's Right Hand Cash Game Noblesse Oblige The Trash and the Snake Sounding
Alive Day The Hunt Dark as a Dungeon Burned Trust
Fugitive Number One Collateral The Promise

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