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Born | Timothy Darrell Russ June 22, 1956 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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Years active | 1985–present |
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Timothy Darrell Russ [1] (born June 22, 1956) is an American actor, musician, screenwriter, director and amateur astronomer. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager , Robert Johnson in Crossroads (1986), Casey in East of Hope Street (1998), Frank on Samantha Who? , Principal Franklin on the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly , and D. C. Montana on The Highwaymen (1987–1988). He appeared in The Rookie: Feds (2022) and reprised his role as Captain Tuvok on Season 3 of Star Trek: Picard .
Russ was born in Washington, D.C., on June 22, 1956, to a government employee mother and a U.S. Air Force officer father. [1] He spent part of his childhood in Turkey. He attended his senior year of high school at Rome Free Academy, from which he graduated in 1974. [2] He graduated from St. Edward's University with a degree in theater arts. He additionally attended graduate school at Illinois State University where he was inducted into its Hall of Fame.
In 1985, Russ appeared in The Twilight Zone episode "Kentucky Rye" as Officer #2. He made a brief appearance in the comedy film Spaceballs as a trooper who "combs" the desert with a giant comb. [3] [4] Russ had a prominent role in the Charles Bronson film Death Wish 4.
Russ has been involved in the Star Trek franchise as a voice and film actor, writer, director, and producer. He played several minor roles before landing the role as the main character Tuvok in Star Trek: Voyager. Russ screentested, in 1987, for the role of Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation before being cast as Tuvok. Russ went into Voyager as a dedicated Trekkie with an extensive knowledge of Vulcan lore, [5] and has played the following roles in the Star Trek universe:
In 1995, Russ co-wrote the story for the Malibu Comics Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #29 and 30, with Mark Paniccia. Russ performed voice acting roles as Tuvok for the video games Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force and Star Trek: Elite Force II . Russ is the director and one of the stars of the fan series Star Trek: Of Gods and Men , the first third of which was released in December 2007, with the remaining two-thirds released in 2008. [6]
Russ's character's name D. C. Montana in The Highwayman was a reference to Trek writer D. C. Fontana.[ citation needed ]
In 1990, he appeared in an episode of Freddy's Nightmares . [7]
Russ directed and co-starred in Star Trek: Renegades , and in both 2013 and 2014 reprised his role as the voice of Tuvok in the massively multiplayer online game Star Trek Online . [8]
Russ appeared as Frank, a sarcastic doorman in the sitcom Samantha Who? from 2007 to 2009, and appeared for six seasons as Principal Ted Franklin in Nickelodeon's show iCarly . He also portrayed a doctor on an episode of Hannah Montana , "I Am Hannah, Hear Me Croak."
Russ won an Emmy Award in 2014 for public service ads he did for the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office on intellectual property theft and cyberbullying. [9]
He played Captain Kells in the 2015 Bethesda Game Studios video game Fallout 4 . [10]
Russ has been a lifelong musician and a singer. [11] In addition, Russ has been an avid amateur astronomer most of his adult life, and is a member of the Los Angeles Astronomical Society. In 2021 he was among a small group of citizen astronomers who assisted in detection of the asteroid 617 Patroclus in preparation for NASA's Lucy probe. [12] In February 2022, he stated that he owned a 10-inch Dobsonian telescope, an 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, and a Unistellar eVscope. [13]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Crossroads | Robert Johnson | |
Fire with Fire | Jerry Washington | ||
1987 | Spaceballs | Desert-Combing Trooper | |
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown | Jesse | ||
1988 | Bird | Harris | |
Pulse | Policeman | ||
1991 | Eve of Destruction | Carter | |
1992 | Night Eyes 2 | Jesse Younger | |
Mr. Saturday Night | Assistant director | ||
1994 | Dead Connection | Detective Chuck Roland | |
Star Trek Generations | Enterprise-B Bridge Officer | ||
1998 | East of Hope Street | Casey | |
2005 | The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari | Town Clerk | |
2006 | The Oh in Ohio | Douglas | |
Unbeatable Harold | Diner Manager | ||
2007 | Live Free or Die Hard | Agent Summers | Die Hard 4.0 (outside North America) |
2008 | InAlienable | News Anchor | |
2011 | Rampart | Command Staff Member #1 | |
2014 | Alongside Night | General Jack Guerdon | |
Asteroid vs. Earth | Captain Rogers | ||
Greyscale | Gavin Calhoun | ||
2015 | Star Trek: Renegades | Tuvok | Also director [14] |
2018 | 5th Passenger | Commander Franklin | |
A Fairy's Game | Warlock | Voice | |
Junkie | Martin Green | ||
Karma | Frank Hudson | ||
Dick Dickster | Sammy Davas Jr. | ||
2019 | Vitals | The Surgeon | |
2020 | The Midnight Sky | Mason Mosley | [15] |
2023 | Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham | Lucius Fox | Voice [16] [17] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985, 1987 | Hill Street Blues | Paramedic / Burton / Ben Childers | 3 episodes |
1985 | The Twilight Zone | Officer #2 | Episode: "Kentucky Rye" |
1986 | Amazing Stories | Security Guard #1 | Episode: "You Gotta Believe Me" |
Heart of the City | Collins | Episode: "When Push Comes to Shove" | |
1987 | Jake and the Fatman | Pete | Episode: "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" |
Starman | Tyrone Washington | Episode: "The System" | |
Timestalkers | Sergeant Filton | TV film | |
The Twilight Zone | Archer | Episode: "Voices in the Earth" | |
Thirtysomething | Salesman | Episode: "Pilot" | |
Throb | Man #2 | Episode: "Whose Coup Is It Anyway?" | |
1987–1988 | The Highwayman | D.C. Montana | 9 episodes |
1988 | 21 Jump Street | Ray Davies | Episode: "Slippin' Into Darkness" |
Roots: The Gift | Marcellus the slave doorman | TV film | |
1989 | Alien Nation | Ronald Ketnes | Episode: "Pilot" |
Beauty and the Beast | Lieutenant Eric Parker | Episode: "Sticks and Stones" | |
The People Next Door | Answering Machine Guy | 2 episodes | |
1990 | Cop Rock | Juror | 2 episodes |
Family Matters | Jeff | Episode: "Sitting Pretty" | |
Freddy's Nightmares | Dr. Henry Picard | Episode: "Dust to Dust" | |
Mancuso, FBI | Malcolm Rashad | Episode: "Conspiracy" | |
1990, 1992 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Eugene / Agent Collins | 3 episodes |
1991 | Lifestories | K.C. | Episode: "Darryl Tevis" |
Dead Silence | Deputy Ryan | TV film | |
1992 | Tequila and Bonetti | 'Link' | Episode: "The Rose Cadillac" |
1993 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Victor | Episode: "Seoul Shake" |
Living Single | Officer Taylor | Episode: "Burglar in the House" | |
Murphy Brown | Secret Service Officer | Episode: "The Egg & I" | |
Star Trek: The Next Generation | Devor | Episode: "Starship Mine" | |
1993, 1995 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | T'Kar / Mirror Universe Tuvok | 2 episodes |
1993 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | Joe Briggs | TV film |
1994 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Victor | Episode: "Wedding Bell Blues" |
Melrose Place | Roger Chambers | Episode: "It's a Bad World After All" | |
SeaQuest DSV | Martin 'Mycroft' Clemens | Episode: "Photon Bullet" | |
1995–2001 | Star Trek: Voyager | Lieutenant Commander Tuvok | 172 episodes |
1997 | Spider-Man | Hobie Brown / Prowler (voice) | Episode: "The Prowler" [17] |
2002 | Any Day Now | Juror | Episode: "The Real Thing" |
2005 | ER | Dr. Medford | Episode: "Alone in a Crowd" |
Unfabulous | Officer Jones | Episode: "The Job" | |
2006 | NCIS | Jerry Kemper | Episode: "Jeopardy" |
General Hospital | Dr. Trent | 4 episodes | |
Twenty Good Years | Marty | 3 episodes | |
2007 | Hannah Montana | Dr. Meyer | Episode: "I Am Hannah, Hear Me Croak" |
Without a Trace | Phil Hansen | Episode: "Tail Spin" | |
2007–2012 | iCarly | Principal Ted Franklin | 11 episodes |
2007–2009 | Samantha Who? | Frank the Doorman | 35 episodes |
2009 | Lincoln Heights | Principal | Episode: "Lucky" |
Trust Me | Gordon Benedict | 2 episodes | |
2010 | CSI: Miami | Leonard Sterling | Episode: "Meltdown" |
The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Vicar | Episode: "Ben There, Done That" | |
2010–2011 | Sym-Bionic Titan | Solomon (voice) | 9 episodes [17] |
2011 | Good Luck Charlie | Dr. Meyers | Episode: "L.A.R.P. in the Park" |
Suits | Robert Geller | Episode: "Identity Crisis" | |
The Young and the Restless | Judge Morrison | Episodes 9,741 and 9,742 | |
2012 | The Soul Man | Devon | Episode: "How to Be a Church Lady" |
Gibby | Principal Ted Franklin | Unaired Pilot | |
2013 | Castle | Dr. Malcolm Wickfield | Episode: "Time Will Tell" |
Guys with Kids | Specialist | Episode: "Rare Breed" | |
Lab Rats | Special Agent Gordon | Episode: "Parallel Universe" | |
2014 | Regular Show | Sergeant, Helicopter Pilot (voice) | Episode: "Portable Toilet" [17] |
2015 | The Night Shift | Bossman | Episode: "Recovery" |
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! | General Gottlieb | TV film | |
2017 | The Good Doctor | Patient Chuck | Episode: "Oliver" |
2018 | Criminal Minds | Agent Lawrence | Episode: "To A Better Place" |
9-1-1 | Marriage Counsellor | Episode: "Let Go" | |
NCIS: New Orleans | Felix | Episode: "Ties That Bind" | |
Superior Donuts | Professor Mills | Episode: "Grades of Wrath" | |
Supergirl | Councilman Jul-Us | Episode: "Dark Side of The Moon" | |
2019 | Black Monday | Walter Darcy | Episode: "339" |
PEN15 | Mr. Wyzell | 2 episodes | |
The Orville | Dr. Sherman | Episode: "Lasting Impressions" | |
NASA's Unexplained Files | Himself, Astronomer | Episode: "Did Aliens Nuke Mars?" | |
Swamp Thing | Dr. Chowodury | 2 episodes | |
American Horror Story: 1984 | David Chambers | Episode: "Red Dawn" | |
How to Get Away with Murder | Judge Kofi Bonaparte | Episode: "I Want to Be Free" | |
2020 | The Resident | Tyrone Griffiths | Episode: "Last Shot" |
2021 | Them | The Custodian | 2 episodes |
4400 | Elijah Landry | Episode: “You Only Meant Well” | |
2021-2023 | iCarly | Principal Ted Franklin | 2 episodes |
2023 | Poker Face | Max | Episode: "The Orpheus Syndrome" |
Star Trek: Picard | Captain Tuvok | 2 episodes [18] | |
2024 | Ted | E.R Doctor | Episode: "He's Gotta Have It" |
NCIS | Dr. Erik Harper | Episode: "Heartless" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force | Lieutenant Commander Tuvok | |
2003 | Star Trek: Elite Force II | [17] | |
2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Various | |
2006 | Lost Planet: Extreme Condition | Bandero | [17] |
2009 | Stormrise | Donovan | |
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 | Black Panther | ||
Dragon Age: Origins | Zathrian | ||
2012 | The Secret World | Harrison Blake | |
2013 | Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII | Additional voices | English dub |
2013–2014 | Star Trek Online | Tuvok | [17] |
2014 | The Elder Scrolls Online | Blademaster Qariar | |
2015 | Fallout 4 | Lancer Captain Kells | [17] |
2016 | Mirror's Edge: Catalyst | Birdman | [17] |
Fallout 4: Far Harbor | Zealot Ware, Lancer Captain Kells | ||
Mafia III | Additional voices | ||
2017 | Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus | Gunslinger Joe | |
2020 | The Last of Us Part II | Additional Voices | |
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | Thenios | ||
2022 | Horizon Forbidden West | Jetakka | [17] |
2023 | Starfield | Dad, Guillaume Degarmo, Maurice Lyon | |
2024 | Lego Horizon Adventures | Sylens |
Year | Title | Notes |
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1998 | East of Hope Street | Credited with Nate Thomas |
Year | Title | Notes |
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1998 | East of Hope Street | Credited with Nate Thomas |
Year | Title | Notes |
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1998 | Star Trek: Voyager | Episode: "Living Witness" |
2007 | Star Trek: Of Gods and Men | Fan production |
Plugged | Short film satirizing advertising (in final edits) | |
2014 | Star Trek: Renegades | Fan production |
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