Timothy David "Tim" Olyphant was born on May 20, 1968 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is an American actor.

He appeared briefly in The First Wives Club, A Life Less Ordinary and TV's much acclaimed and little seen cop show High Incident.

Timothy starred in Gone in 60 Seconds with Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie and in The Broken Hearts Club with John Mahoney and Dean Cain. The latter film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Olyphant played a role in Rock Star, co-starring Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston but despite star power, the film bombed at the box office.

He also starred in adaptation of Stephen King's novel, Dreamcatcher (2003), The Girl Next Door (2004), in the comedy Catch and Release (2006), playing the love interest of Jennifer Garner,

He also appeared in Live Free or Die Hard (2007) opposite Bruce Willis. His next project is action Hitman (2007).

Filmography

• Hitman (2007)
• Stop Loss (2007)
• Meet Bill (2007)
• Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
• Catch and Release (2006)
• "Deadwood" (36 episodes, 2004-2006)
• "My Name Is Earl" (1 episode, 2006)
• The Girl Next Door (2004)
• A Man Apart (2003)
• Dreamcatcher (2003)
• "Night Visions" (1 episode, 2002)
• Shadow Realm (2002) (TV)
• Coastlines (2002)
• Rock Star (2001)
• The Safety of Objects (2001)
• Doppelganger (2001)
• Head Over Heels (2001)
• Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
• Auggie Rose (2000)
• The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000)
• No Vacancy (1999)
• Go (1999)
• Advice from a Caterpillar (1999)
• "Sex and the City" (1 episode, 1998)
• When Trumpets Fade (1998) (TV)
• 1999 (1998)
• Ellen Foster (1997) (TV)
• Scream 2 (1997)
• A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
• "High Incident" (3 episodes, 1997)
• The First Wives Club (1996)
• "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (1 episode, 1996)

Awards

• Theatre World Award "The Monogomist" 1996