Timothy Olyphant (born Timothy David Olyphant on May 20, 1968 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.
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| 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 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 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 | ||