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Timothy Olyphant

Timothy Olyphant

Actor, also producer · Born May 20, 1968 (58) · Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Timothy David Olyphant (/ˈɒlɪfənt/ OL-ih-fənt; born May 20, 1968) is an American actor. He made his acting debut at an off-Broadway theatre in 1995 in The Monogamist, won the Theatre World Award for his performance, and then originated David Sedaris' The Santaland Diaries in 1996. He then branched out to film; in the early years of his career, he was often cast in supporting villainous roles, most notably in Scream 2 (1997), Go (1999), Gone in 60 Seconds and The Broken Hearts Club (2000), A Man Apart (2003), and The Girl Next Door (2004). He came to a broader audience through his portrayal of Sheriff Seth Bullock in HBO's western Deadwood (2004–2006), later reprising the role in Deadwood: The Movie (2019). He had starring roles in films such as Catch and Release (2006), Hitman (2007), A Perfect Getaway (2009), and The Crazies (2010), and he played the main antagonist, Thomas Gabriel, in Live Free or Die Hard (2007). Olyphant was a recurring guest star in season two of the FX legal thriller Damages (2009). From 2010 to 2015, Olyphant starred as Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens in FX's modern-day Kentucky southern gothic Justified, a performance for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2011. Since the end of Justified, Olyphant has starred in films such as Mother's Day (2016), Snowden (2016), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), and Amsterdam (2022). He has also had notable guest appearances in numerous television sitcoms, including The Office (2010), The Mindy Project (2013), and The Grinder (2015–2016), for which he won a Critics' Choice Award. He also starred in the Netflix comedy series Santa Clarita Diet (2017–2019). In 2020, he played himself in a brief cameo, parodying his Justified character, in the NBC award-winning show The Good Place. In the same year, he guest-starred in season 10 of Curb Your Enthusiasm, as well as in the fourth season of Fargo and the second season of The Mandalorian in the episode "Chapter 9: The Marshal" as Cobb Vanth, a role he later reprised in The Book of Boba Fett. In 2025, he starred in a main role in the FX series Alien: Earth. Description above from the Wikipedia article Timothy Olyphant, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
May 20, 1968 (58)
From
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
77 on MovieCove · 85 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 7% in 30 days

What are Timothy Olyphant's films like?

Across their 46 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Morality
21%
Self
19%
Survival
13%
Power
8%
Society
8%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 36 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 15 · Serious 10 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 19 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 10 · Intense 19

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 9

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 7

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 16 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 10

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

29 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 8 of 29 analyzed roles.

Shadow
8 of 29
Hero
8 of 29
Ally
4 of 29
Threshold guardian
4 of 29
Trickster
2 of 29
Mentor
2 of 29
Shapeshifter
1 of 29
Show the 29 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
30
Melancholic
16
Thrilling
11
Absurd
8
Warm
8
Other
50

How their films linger

Bittersweet22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet23
  • Ambiguous9
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Timothy Olyphant's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 61 of their 77 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Timothy Olyphant's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

85 credits, 77 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Adventures of Cliff Booth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Jim Stacy

  • Lucky(2026)

    Show 7 episodes · as John Armstrong

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • The Five Star Weekend(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jack

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: an Almost History of America(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Wyatt Earp

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Mating Season(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dylan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Over Your Dead Body(2026)

    as Pete

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Alien: Earth(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Kirsh

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Stick(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as Clark Ross

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Havoc(2025)

    as Vincent

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • #1 Happy Family USA(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dan Daniels (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Justified: City Primeval(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Raylan Givens

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Full Circle(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Derek Browne

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Daisy Jones & The Six(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Rod Reyes

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Amsterdam(2022)

    as Taron Milfax

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Book of Boba Fett(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Cobb Vanth

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • National Champions(2021)

    as Elliott Schmidt

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons: A Serious Flanders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Sheriff Flanders (voice)

  • The Starling(2021)

    as Travis Delp

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Great North(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Wade (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Mandalorian(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Cobb Vanth

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Wood Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Glen Wood (voice)

  • Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood(2019)

    as Jim Stacy

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Deadwood: The Movie(2019)

    Executive Producer · as Seth Bullock

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Missing Link(2019)

    as Willard Stenk (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Dark Was the Night(2018)

    as Steven Lang

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Santa Clarita Diet(2017)

    Show 30 episodes · Executive Producer · as Joel Hammond

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Good Place(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Timothy Olyphant

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Snowden(2016)

    as CIA Agent Geneva

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Mother's Day(2016)

    as Henry

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Grinder(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Timothy Olyphant / Rake Grinder

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • This Is Where I Leave You(2014)

    as Horry Callen

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Fargo(2014)

    Show 7 episodes · as Dick "Deafy" Wickware

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Rick and Morty(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Coop (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Dealin' with Idiots(2013)

    as Max's Dad

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Wild West(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Mindy Project(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Graham

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Elektra Luxx(2010)

    as Dellwood Butterworth

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Rango(2011)

    as Spirit of the West (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • I Am Number Four(2011)

    as Henri Smith

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Bubble Guppies(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Spotty Cackles (voice)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Justified(2010)

    Show 78 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Executive Producer · Producer · as Raylan Givens

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Crazies(2010)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The League(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Wesley

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Archer(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Lucas Troy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • A Perfect Getaway(2009)

    as Nick

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • High Life(2009)

    as Dick

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Stop-Loss(2008)

    as Lieutenant Colonel Boot Miller

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Hitman(2007)

    as Agent 47

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Samantha Who?(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Winston Funk

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Meet Bill(2007)

    as Chip Johnson

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Damages(2007)

    Show 14 episodes · as Wes Krulik

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Live Free or Die Hard(2007)

    as Thomas Gabriel

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Catch and Release(2006)

    as Fritz Messing

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • My Name Is Earl(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Billy Reed

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Office(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Danny Cordray

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Nowell (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Spooks & Creeps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Brian ("Doppelganger")

  • The Girl Next Door(2004)

    as Kelly

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Deadwood(2004)

    Show 36 episodes · as Seth Bullock

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • A Man Apart(2003)

    as Hollywood Jack

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Dreamcatcher(2003)

    as Pete

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Safety of Objects(2001)

    as Randy

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Shadow Realm(2002)

    as Eli West

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Coastlines(2002)

    as Sonny Mann

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Rock Star(2001)

    as Rob Malcolm

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Doppelganger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Brian

  • Head Over Heels(2001)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Mickey

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Gone in 60 Seconds(2000)

    as Detective Drycoff

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Beyond Suspicion(2000)

    as Roy Mason

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy(2000)

    as Dennis

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • No Vacancy(1999)

    as Luke

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Go(1999)

    as Todd Gaines

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Advice from a Caterpillar(1999)

    as Brat

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • When Trumpets Fade(1998)

    as Lt. Lukas

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Sex and the City(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Ellen Foster(1997)

    as Roy Hobbs

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Scream 2(1997)

    as Mickey

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • A Life Less Ordinary(1997)

    as Hiker

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • 1999(1997)

    as Hooks

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Scooby

  • The First Wives Club(1996)

    as Brett Artounian

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • High Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 32 episodes · as Brett Farraday

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sheriff Flanders (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Roy Hobbs

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 85 titles, 84 of them dated from 1951 to 2026; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood (2019)

$394M worldwide

Highest rated

Justified (2010)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19512026

Peak 2008 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 22 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 2 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting85 of 85: 81 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thProducing4 of 85: 0 only producing, 4 with another role

85 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s12 · acting2000s29 · acting2010s23 · 23 acting · 3 crew2020s18 · 18 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 13% of 38 roles
960106111621

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

7 major nominations and no wins, 2007–2024.

  1. 2024
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Drama Series
  2. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
  3. 2020
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures
  4. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Television Movie
  5. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
  6. 2007
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Timothy Olyphant's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 44; across their 36 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Midcredits score across 77 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up23
  • 50th to 74th26
  • 25th to 49th21
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

35 of their 77 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser35
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

#1 Happy Family USA (2025)

81st percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Fargo (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 96% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 36 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Timothy Olyphant's work okay for kids?

Across up to 35 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore30 titles21–90 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity35 titles17–61 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity31 titles40–88 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs29 titles22–85 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense28 titles15–82 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Timothy Olyphant work with?

People who share at least 2 of Timothy Olyphant's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joseph Gordon-Levitt shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers