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Tim Russ

Actor, also director, producer and writer · Born June 22, 1956 (70) · Washington, D.C., USA

Timothy Darrell "Tim" Russ (born June 22, 1956) is an American actor, film director, screenwriter and musician. He is known for his roles as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager, as Frank on Samantha Who?, and as Principal Franklin, a recurring character on the Nickelodeon live-action teen sitcom iCarly. Russ was born in Washington, D.C. to a state government employee mother and a U.S. Air Force officer father. He spent part of his childhood in Turkey. During his early life, Tim Russ had many dogs.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 22, 1956 (70)
From
Washington, D.C., USA
Works as
Actor, also director, producer and writer
Titles
90 on MovieCove · 126 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 26Up 9% in 30 days

What are Tim Russ' films like?

Across their 33 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: 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
Self
26%
Morality
24%
Bonds
19%
Survival
19%
Society
9%
Ideas
3%
Identity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 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 7 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 20 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 13 · Intense 8

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

A split, not a type: Steady 15 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 2

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 19 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 8 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 8
Mentor
2 of 8
Threshold guardian
1 of 8
Herald
1 of 8
Shadow
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Warm
10
Hopeful
11
Thrilling
8
Melancholic
7
Other
25

How their films linger

Feel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet13
  • Ambiguous6

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 Tim Russ' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 67 of their 90 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tim Russ' 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

126 credits, 90 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • One Big Happy Family(2025)

    as Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Unconventional(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Collin Charles

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Surge of Power: Where There's Smoke(2024)

    as Mortrigard

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Star City Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Captain Royce Aikman

  • Ted(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as ER Doctor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Captain Tuvok

  • Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham(2023)

    as Lucius Fox (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Poker Face(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Max

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Rookie: Feds(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Mel

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Classified (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Director Branch

  • Nightshade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Captain Burns

  • Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion(2021)

    as Uncle Leon

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Vampire Slayer(2021)

    Director · as News Reporter (voice)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • 4400(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Elijah Landry

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • iCarly(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Principal Franklin

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Them(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as The Custodian

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Life on the Rocks(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Midnight Sky(2020)

    as Mason Mosley

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Unbelievable!!!!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Unreal Robert Schmitt

  • Star Trek: Picard(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Captain Tuvok

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Ghost in the Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Ghost in the Gun

  • Swamp Thing(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Chowodury · as Marais Doctor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Vitals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as The Surgeon

  • The Circuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Junkie(2018)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Martin Green

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Black Monday(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Walter

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Dick Dickster(2018)

    Producer · as Sammy Davas Jr

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Karma(2018)

    as Frank Hudson

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • A Fairy's Game(2018)

    as Warlock (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • 5th Passenger(2017)

    as Franklin

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Her Side of the Bed(2017)

    as Charles Harwell

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Resident(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Tyrone Griffiths

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • 9-1-1(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Marriage Counselor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Good Doctor(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Chuck

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Orville(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Sherman

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Sun, Sand & Romance(2017)

    as Gus Van Houtten

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Blade Of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Yuni

  • Six Gun Savior(2016)

    as Ezekiel Roake

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Supergirl(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Jul-Us

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Renegades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Creator · as Tuvok

  • Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!(2015)

    as General Gottleib

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • How to Get Away with Murder(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Kofi Bonaparte

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS: New Orleans(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Felix Hill

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Asteroid vs Earth(2014)

    as Captain Rogers

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Alongside Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as General Jack Guerdon

  • Social Nightmare(2013)

    as Ajeti

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Guys with Kids(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Specialist

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Gibby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Principal Ted Franklin

  • The Soul Man(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Devon

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Lab Rats(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Agent Gordon / Parallel Agent Gordon

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • A Night at the Silent Movie Theater(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • American Horror Story(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as David

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Suits(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Geller

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Regular Show(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Sergeant / Helicopter Pilot (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Good Luck Charlie(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Meyer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Sym-Bionic Titan(2010)

    Show as Solomon

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Malcolm Wickfield

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Trust Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Gordon Benedict

  • The Secret Life of the American Teenager(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Fast Eddie / Judge Cooper

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • InAlienable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as News Anchor

  • Samantha Who?(2007)

    Show 35 episodes · as Frank

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • iCarly(2007)

    Show 8 episodes · as Ted Franklin

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Plugged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

  • Live Free or Die Hard(2007)

    as Agent Chuck Summer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Twenty Good Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Marty

  • The Oh in Ohio(2006)

    as Douglas

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Hannah Montana(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Meyer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Unbeatable Harold(2006)

    as Diner Manager

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Town Clerk

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Agent Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Erik Harper · as Jerry Kemper

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Phil Hansen

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Leonard Sterling

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Voyager - Scorpion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Tuvok

  • Star Trek: Voyager - Future's End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Tuvok

  • Star Trek: Voyager - Dark Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Tuvok

  • East of Hope Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer · Writer · as Casey

  • Star Trek: Voyager - Basics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Tuvok

  • Star Trek: Voyager(1995)

    Show 169 episodes · Director · as Tuvok

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Spider-Man: The Animated Series(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Hobie Brown / Prowler (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Generations(1994)

    as Lieutenant

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Medford

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Bitter Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Lt. James

  • Dead Connection(1994)

    as Det. Chuck Roland

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • SeaQuest 2032(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Martin Clemens

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Living Single(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Officer Taylor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Journey to the Center of the Earth(1993)

    as Joe Briggs

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as T'Kar · as Tuvok

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Saturday Night(1992)

    as A.D.

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Hangin' with Mr. Cooper(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Victor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Melrose Place(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger Chambers

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • The Heroes of Desert Storm(1991)

    as Julian Crumes

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Night Eyes II(1991)

    as Jesse Younger

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Dead Silence(1991)

    as Dep. Ryan

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Eve of Destruction(1991)

    as Carter

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Cop Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · as Juror

  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air(1990)

    Show 3 episodes · as Eugene

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Mancuso, F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Family Matters(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeff

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Alien Nation(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The People Next Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Answering Machine Guy

  • Roots: The Gift(1988)

    as Marcellus

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Police Story: Cop Killer(1988)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Freddy's Nightmares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Henry Picard

  • Who Gets the Friends?(1988)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Pulse(1988)

    as Policeman

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • thirtysomething (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Devor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Jake and the Fatman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Beauty and the Beast(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Lieutenant Eric Parker

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Highwayman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 10 episodes · as D.C. Montana

  • Spaceballs(1987)

    as Trooper

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Death Wish 4: The Crackdown(1987)

    as Jesse

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • 21 Jump Street(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Ray Davies

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Timestalkers(1987)

    as Sgt. Filton

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Heart of the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Collins

  • Throb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Casebusters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Dixon

  • Fire with Fire(1986)

    as Jerry

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Crossroads(1986)

    as Robert Johnson

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Amazing Stories(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Security guard

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Archer (segment "Kentucky Rye") · as Archer (segment "Voices in the Earth")

  • Hunter(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Hill Street Blues(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Burton

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Vampire Slayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · as News Reporter (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 124 titles, 123 of them dated from 1981 to 2025; peak year 1986.

Biggest box office

Crossroads (1986)

$5.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Sym-Bionic Titan (2010)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

Film career

19812025

Peak 1986 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting122 of 124: 116 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thDirecting6 of 124: 1 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting2 of 124: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 124: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 124: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

124 titles, 7 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s28 · acting1990s22 · 22 acting · 2 crew2000s19 · 18 acting · 1 crew2010s35 · 34 acting · 3 crew2020s19 · 19 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 19 roles
869106

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.

How do Tim Russ' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 39; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 22nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 90 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up26
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th20
  • Below 25th25

Shape of the crowd

30 of their 90 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Universally Panned2
  • Loved with Detractors2
  • Divisive7
  • Cult Classic6
  • Crowd Pleaser29
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed30

Most divisive · actor

Surge of Power: Where There's Smoke (2024)

99th percentile spread · 59% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)

Midcredits 88th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 30. 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 Tim Russ' work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 2 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles29–67 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles13–53 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian 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 Tim Russ work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tim Russ' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ethan Phillips shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles