(On filming portions of. You fall head over heels in love with beautiful strangers, and then six months later you only vaguely remember their names. Timothy is married to his college sweetheart, Alexis Knief, and, together, they raise three children, one son and two daughters in California. It's not to say there isn't a lot of crap on TV, but we aren't shortchanging the American public. [84][85] Olyphant starred opposite Josh Brolin as an ex-con who returns to his Florida hometown to collect a $200,000 debt. It's an old-fashioned movie hero performance in which much of the emotional action is internal and articulated with great subtlety. [253][254][255] He is a fan of the Los Angeles Clippers[140][250] and the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Dodgers game in 2013. Phyllis Huffman cast him in the role but he did not have an opportunity to meet the show's producer, Clint Eastwood, who quit days before filming began. Timothy's other ancestry is mostly English, along with German, Scottish, Dutch, and Irish. [29] In 1990, he planned to finish his degree and apply for a master's degree in fine arts and half-heartedly considered a career in commercial art. Timothy David Olyphant (/lfnt/ OL-ih-fnt;[1] born May 20, 1968)[2] is an American actor. Has three children with his wife Alexis: a daughter Grace (born 1999), a son named Henry (born 2001) and a daughter named Vivian (born 2003). Timothy was classmates with actor Jeremy Renner during their high school years, in Modesto, Ca. Timothy Olyphant guest-starred onThe Officeas the suave leading salesman at a competing paper company. He may not be as quick with a quip as Downey, but it isn't difficult to imagine him as the rakishly charming Avenger. [163][164] Also in 2009, he appeared in 11 episodes of the FX legal thriller Damages, as a morally ambiguous love interest for Rose Byrne's character. "[74] Olyphant played a detective in the successful action film Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) and joked in an interview about the challenges of playing "second fiddle to a car";[48][75] his performance reminded the Washington Post's Stephen Hunter of a young Bill Paxton. He made his acting debut in an off-Broadway theater in 1995, in The Monogamist, and won the Theatre World Award for his performance, and then originated David Sedaris ' The Santaland Diaries in 1996. [238] The long-awaited follow-up to the television series began production in October 2018. In the episode in question, "You've Changed, Man," the fate of the universe literally rests on keeping the Judge's attention long enough for the humans to pitch their plan to save humanity. [207][208] The character was a parody of Clint Eastwood's Man with No Name[209] and Olyphant was cast after director Gore Verbinski overheard him speaking on television: "I just sort of doubled back and looked through the door and was like, "That's our guy" Timothy has such a great quality to his voice. According to Sony producer Neal H. Moritz, "The studio said, 'If you can get Timothy Olyphant to play that role we will greenlight the movie.'" "We left it in because I thought it was funny.". [8][37][64] Janet Maslin of The New York Times noted that the role was "played with offbeat flair"[65][66] while Todd McCarthy of Variety described it as a "deftly etched" performance. In the season seven episode "The Sting," Dwight and Jim show up for a sales appointment, only to see Danny Cordray, Olyphant's character, is already there to pitch to the same client. Marshal Will Kane in High Noon, a classic western from 1952, and in the episode "Truth and Consequences," one character references Givens' posture in the course of a threat: "How about I put a little hitch in that Gary Cooper walk?". Timothy Olyphant's natural gift for playing sheriff types has led to memorable runs onDeadwoodandJustified, and although he's certainly branched out into a variety of non-western roles in the years since, he clearly isn't finished playing guys who make a living enforcing the law. More than 25 years after he played "Scooby" in the pilot episode of the failed TV . While television seems to be his mainstay, his film career is busy as well. "[186] Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe said: "It's hard to imagine any other actor in the part, as Olyphant milks Raylan's smooth, laconic cowboy style for as much wry humor as he can. Co-Creator Donald Todd - TheFutonCritic.com", "Timothy Olyphant's oeuvre: Sure-footed, fearless and righteous", "Timothy Olyphant weathers cold for his art", "Toronto Film Critics Pick The Best of 2009 (and it's a tie! [175] Olyphant was initially drawn to "the ease and the charm and the sort of old-fashionedness" of the character[153] but has said he does not consider him a "good guy. [21][22] He swam competitively throughout his childhood and was a finalist at the 1986 Nationals, in the 200m Individual Medley. "[230] David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter felt the role "seems tailor-made for his laid-back swagger and sly humor Olyphant's natural charm ensures that Strings' unapologetic self-absorption remains more human than monstrous. He also comes from a talented family: His older brother Andy is an A&R executive in the music industry, and his younger brother Matt was the lead singer of the band Fetish. If they don't want to film it, that's up to them.". Me talking about the way I walk sounds moronic. "[75] Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle described the character of Kelly as "a leering, magnetic, frightening, glad-handing, easily-amused, hyper-sensitive, utterly deceitful, maddeningly likable wild man. Vanth protects the townspeople with the aid of some familiar-looking armor that helped set up a satisfying twist late in the episode but that wasn't the only nod to the past in "The Marshal." The film went on to be a massive success with eight sequels to date. He's a fine actor, and his portrayal of Bullock is frequently very, very good. "[225] He won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series. He starred in the short film Doppelganger (2001)[82] and appeared in an episode of the Sci-Fi Channel horror series Night Visions (2002). "[176] Yost has said of his producer credit: "Often on shows that really doesn't mean much. Television's favorite cowboy might seem like a wholesome guy, in contrast to some of the hardened, morally ambiguous characters he often plays. Timothy Olyphant is no stranger to playing cowboys and sheriffs so this role suited him perfectly. [162] He returned to the stage for one night to appear in Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays, benefiting the Human Rights Campaign. Olyphant declined the role, which went to Vin Diesel. "[144] Nick Schager of Slant Magazine was disappointed to see the actor "reduced to glowering and posing with pistols"[145] while Manohla Dargis of The New York Times felt he was "strangely, at times ridiculously, miscast. [152][169] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian was impressed by the "saturnine screen presence of Timothy Olyphant that formidable actor who deserves a lead role to match his potential. 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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. [115] Alan Sepinwall of HitFix found his performance "fierce and commanding"[116] while Jeremy Egner of The New York Times said that he showed "a capacity for explosive, nuanced performance barely suggested by earlier roles. From 2010 to 2015, Olyphant starred as Deputy U.S. He has managed to keep his personal life out of the tabloids. | When he first studied fine arts and throughout his youth, though, he was embarrassed to be interested in acting, until he read Stanislavski and Meisner. Why did I do that?" 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Timothy Olyphant has always had a finer sensibility when he discovered that you could major in fine arts, he's said that it felt like a steal: He could get a degree in something he already. Timothy is married to his college sweetheart, Alexis Knief, and, together, they raise three children, one son and two daughters in California. And I've had so much more fun because then you're pleasantly surprised by the opposite, as opposed to being terribly disappointed and shit out of luck. "That was very important to me.". Meanwhile, Liam Evans helps melt the ice between two dancing partners whose feelings for each other are more than just work-related. [16][18][19], Olyphant attended Modesto's Fred C. Beyer High School. 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The revelation came in a recent interview with renowned comedian Ellen DeGeneres. Cobb is the Marshal of Mos Pelgo and is one of many examples of Star Wars going full Western. You get to go places that you'd never imagine and see a part of the world you hadn't considered before. [15][16] The surname Olyphant is of Scottish origin. [173][174], Olyphant starred in FX's modern-day western series, Justified, as Deputy U.S. [3][35] He completed a two-year acting program at New York's William Esper Studio and began auditioning for roles. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Fans were worried if the Cobb Vanth actor from The Mandalorian might be sick. [91][92][93] The film was poorly reviewed, with David Rooney of Variety remarking: "Only Lee and Olyphant come close to hitting the right note of tongue-in-cheek humor that might have made all this palatable. 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