Tim Russ
Timothy Darrell Russ is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and musician. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok on , Frank on Samantha Who?, and Principal Franklin, a recurring character on the Nickelodeon live-action teen sitcom iCarly.
Life and career
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 owned many dogs.''Star Trek'' and other roles
In 1985, Russ appeared in the Twilight Zone episode "Kentucky Rye" as "Officer #2."Russ made a brief appearance in the comedy movie Spaceballs as the trooper who shouts "We ain't found shit!" while "combing" the desert with an afro comb.
Russ has been extensively 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, a character seen from the Caretaker |first, January 1995 episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Russ screen-tested, in 1987, for the role of Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation before gaining the role of Tuvok. Russ went into Voyager as a dedicated Trekkie with an extensive knowledge of Vulcan lore and has played the following roles in the Star Trek universe :
- Devor, a mercenary hijacking the Enterprise-D disguised as a service engineer in the "Starship Mine" episode of The Next Generation
- T'Kar, a Klingon in the Deep Space Nine episode "Invasive Procedures |Invasive Procedures"
- A human tactical Lieutenant on the USS Enterprise-B in the film Star Trek Generations.
- The Mirror Universe counterpart of his Voyager character, Tuvok, who was a member of the Terran Resistance in the Deep Space Nine episode "Through the Looking Glass |Through the Looking Glass".
Russ's character's name D.C. Montana in The Highwayman was a reference to Trek writer D. C. Fontana.
In 1990, he appeared in an episode of Freddy's Nightmares.
Russ directed and co-starred in , and in both 2013 and 2014 reprised his role as the voice of Tuvok in the MMO Star Trek Online.
Later work
Russ appeared as Frank, a sarcastic doorman in Christina Applegate's ABC comedy, Samantha Who? from 2007 to 2009, and appeared for seven 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 cyber bullying.
Music
Russ has been a musician for over 40 years, and a singer for at least 35.- Only a Dream in Rio
- Tim Russ
- Kushangaza
- Brave New World
- 2nd Thoughts
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1986 | Crossroads | Robert Johnson | |
| 1986 | Fire with Fire | Jerry Washington | |
| 1987 | Spaceballs | Trooper | |
| 1987 | ' | Jesse | |
| 1988 | Bird | Harris | |
| 1988 | Pulse | Policeman | |
| 1991 | Eve of Destruction | Carter | |
| 1992 | Night Eyes 2 | Jesse Younger | |
| 1992 | Mr. Saturday Night | Assistant director | |
| 1994 | Dead Connection | Det. Chuck Roland | |
| 1994 | 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 | |
| 2006 | Unbeatable Harold | Diner Manager | |
| 2007 | Live Free or Die Hard | Agent Summers | |
| 2008 | InAlienable | News Anchor | |
| 2011 | Rampart | Command Staff Member #1 | |
| 2014 | Alongside Night | General Jack Guerdon | |
| 2014 | Asteroid vs. Earth | Captain Rogers | |
| 2014 | Greyscale | Gavin Calhoun | |
| 2015 | ' | Tuvok | Also director |
| 2018 | 5th Passenger | Commander Franklin | |
| 2018 | A Fairy's Game | Warlock | |
| 2018 | Junkie | Martin Green | |
| 2018 | Karma | Frank Hudson | |
| 2018 | Dick Dickster | Sammy Davas Jr | |
| 2019 | Vitals | The Surgeon | |
| TBA | The Midnight Sky | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | Hill Street Blues | Paramedic | Episode: "Passage to Libya" |
| 1985 | Hill Street Blues | Burton | Episode: "The Virgin and the Turkey" |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | Officer #2 | Episode: "Kentucky Rye" |
| 1986 | Amazing Stories | Security Guard #1 | Episode: "You Gotta Believe Me" |
| 1986 | Heart of the City | Collins | Episode: "When Push Comes to Shove" |
| 1987 | Hill Street Blues | Ben Childers | Episode: "Days of Swine and Roses" |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | Pete | Episode: "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" |
| 1987 | Starman | Tyrone Washington | Episode: "The System" |
| 1987 | Timestalkers | Sergeant Filton | TV film |
| 1987 | The Twilight Zone | Archer | Episode: "Voices in the Earth" |
| 1987 | thirtysomething | Salesman | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1987 | 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" |
| 1988 | ' | Marcellus | TV film |
| 1989 | Alien Nation | Ronald Ketnes | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1989 | Beauty and the Beast | Lt. Eric Parker | Episode: "Sticks and Stones" |
| 1989 | The People Next Door | Answering Machine Guy | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Cop Rock | Juror | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Family Matters | Jeff | Episode: "Sitting Pretty" |
| 1990 | Freddy's Nightmares | Dr. Henry Picard | Episode: "Dust to Dust" |
| 1990 | Mancuso, FBI | Rashad | Episode: "Conspiracy" |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Eugene | Episodes: "Someday Your Prince Will Be in Effect Pt. 1 and Pt. 2" |
| 1991 | Lifestories | K.C. | Episode: "Darryl Tevis" |
| 1991 | Dead Silence | Dep. Ryan | TV film |
| 1992 | Tequila and Bonetti | Link | Episode: "The Rose Cadillac" |
| 1992 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Agent Collins | Episode: "Those Were the Days" |
| 1993 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Victor | Episode: "Seoul Shake" |
| 1993 | Living Single | Officer Taylor | Episode: "Burglar in the House" |
| 1993 | Murphy Brown | Secret Service Officer | Episode: "The Egg & I" |
| 1993 | ' | Devor | Episode: "Starship Mine" |
| 1993 | ' | T'Kar | Episode: "Invasive Procedures |Invasive Procedures" |
| 1993 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | Joe Briggs | TV film |
| 1994 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Victor | Episode: "Wedding Bell Blues" |
| 1994 | Melrose Place | Roger Chambers | Episode: "It's a Bad World After All" |
| 1994 | SeaQuest DSV | Martin Clemens, A.K.A. "Mycroft" | Episode: "Photon Bullet" |
| 1995–2001 | ' | Lt. Commander Tuvok | 170 episodes |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Mirror Tuvok | Episode: "Through the Looking Glass |Through the Looking Glass" |
| 2002 | Any Day Now | Juror | Episode: "The Real Thing" |
| 2005 | ER | Dr. Medford | Episode: "Alone in a Crowd" |
| 2005 | Unfabulous | Officer Jones | Episode: "The Job" |
| 2006 | NCIS | Jerry Kemper | Episode: "Jeopardy" |
| 2006 | General Hospital | Dr. Trent | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Twenty Good Years | Marty | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Hannah Montana | Dr. Meyer | Episode: "I Am Hannah, Hear Me Croak" |
| 2007 | 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" |
| 2009 | Trust Me | Gordon Benedict | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | ' | Leonard Sterling | Episode: "Meltdown" |
| 2010 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Vicar | Episode: "Ben There, Done That" |
| 2011 | Good Luck Charlie | Dr. Meyers | Episode: "L.A.R.P. in the Park" |
| 2011 | Suits | Robert Geller | Episode: "Identity Crisis" |
| 2011 | 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" |
| 2013 | Castle | Dr. Malcolm Wickfield | Episode: "Time Will Tell" |
| 2013 | Guys with Kids | Specialist | Episode: "Rare Breed" |
| 2013 | Lab Rats | Special Agent Gordon | Episode: "Parallel Universe" |
| 2015 | The Night Shift | Bossman | Episode: "Recovery" |
| 2015 | ' | General Gottlieb | TV film |
| 2017 | The Good Doctor | Patient Chuck | Episode: "Oliver" |
| 2018 | Criminal Minds | Agent Lawrence | Episode: "Surprise de minuit" |
| 2018 | 9-1-1 | Marriage Counsellor | Episode: "Let Go" |
| 2018 | ' | Felix | Episode: "Ties That Bind" |
| 2018 | Superior Donuts | Professor Mills | Episode: "Grades of Wrath" |
| 2018 | Supergirl | Councilman Jul-Us | Episode: "Dark Side of The Moon" |
| 2019 | Black Monday | Walter Darcy | Episode: "339" |
| 2019 | PEN15 | Mr. Wyzell | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | The Orville | Dr. Sherman | Episode: "Lasting Impressions" |
| 2019 | NASA's Unexplained Files | Himself, Astronomer | Episode: "Did Aliens Nuke Mars?" |
| 2019 | Swamp Thing | Dr. Chowodury | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | ' | David Chambers | Episode: "Red Dawn" |
| 2019 | How to Get Away with Murder | Judge Kofi Bonaparte | Episode: "I Want to Be Free" |
| 2020 | The Resident | Tyrone Griffiths | Episode: "Last Shot" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Spider-Man | Hobie Brown/Prowler | Episode: "The Prowler" |
| 2010–2011 | Sym-Bionic Titan | Solomon | 9 episodes |
| 2014 | Regular Show | Sergeant / Helicopter Pilot | Episode: "Portable Toilet" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | ' | Lt Cdr Tuvok | |
| 2003 | ' | Lt Cdr Tuvok | |
| 2005 | ' | Various | |
| 2006 | ' | Bandero | |
| 2009 | Stormrise | Donovan | |
| 2009 | ' | Black Panther | |
| 2009 | ' | Zathrian | |
| 2012 | The Secret World | Harrison Blake | |
| 2013 | ' | Additional voices | English dub |
| 2013–2014 | Star Trek Online | Tuvok | |
| 2014 | The Elder Scrolls Online | Blademaster Qariar | |
| 2015 | Fallout 4 | Lancer Captain Kells | |
| 2016 | ' | Birdman | |
| 2016 | Mafia III | Additional voices | |
| 2017 | ' | Gunslinger Joe | |
| 2020 | The Last of Us Part II | Additional Voices |
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1998 | East of Hope Street | Credited with Nate Thomas |
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1998 | East of Hope Street | Credited with Nate Thomas |
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1998 | ' | Episode: "Living Witness" |
| 2007 | ' | Fan production |
| 2007 | Plugged | Short film satirizing advertising |
| 2014 | ' | Fan production |