Tim Russ

ActorDirectorWriterProducer Jun 22 (age 69) Washington, D.C., USA 1984–2025 (41 year career)

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Biography

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 Rus…

Known For

Film

Live Free or Die Hard

Agent Chuck Summer

Film

Spaceballs

Trooper

Film

Star Trek: Voyager

Tuvok

Film

Star Trek: Generations

Lieutenant

Film

Crossroads

Robert Johnson

Film

The Midnight Sky

Mason Mosley

Film

Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham

Lucius Fox (voice)

Film

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

Jesse

Filmography

Acting (130)

Movies (65)

To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager

2024

as Self

The Star City Murders

2024

as Captain Royce Aikman

3.3

Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham

2023

as Lucius Fox (voice)

6.7

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event

as Captain Tuvok

Classified

as Director Branch

Nightshade

as Captain Burns

Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion

2021

as Uncle Leon

4.7

The Slayer Chronicles - Volume 1

2021

as News Reporter (voice)

The Midnight Sky

as Mason Mosley

Unbelievable!!!!!

as Unreal Robert Schmitt

Junkie

as Martin Green

Ghost in the Gun

as Ghost in the Gun

Vitals

as The Surgeon

The Circuit

A Fairy's Game

as Warlock (voice)

Karma

as Frank Hudson

They Want Dick Dickster

as Sammy Davas Jr

Her Side of the Bed

as Charles Harwell

5th Passenger

as Franklin

Blade Of Honor

as Yuni

Sun, Sand & Romance

as Gus Van Houtten

50 Years of Star Trek

as Self

Six Gun Savior

as Ezekiel Roake

Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!

as General Gottleib

Star Trek: Renegades

as Cmdr. Kovok

Alongside Night

as General Jack Guerdon

Asteroid vs Earth

as Captain Rogers

Social Nightmare

as Ajeti

Gibby

as Principal Ted Franklin

10.0

The Captains of The Final Frontier

as Self

InAlienable

as News Anchor

Live Free or Die Hard

2007

as Agent Chuck Summer

6.6

Star Trek: Of Gods and Men

as Tuvok

Unbeatable Harold

as Diner Manager

The Oh in Ohio

as Douglas

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

2005

as Town Clerk

6.2

Star Trek's Favorite Moments

2004

as Himself

4.0

Roddenberry on Patrol

2003

as Red-Shirt Bandit

Star Trek: Voyager - Dark Frontier

1999

as Tuvok

6.4

East of Hope Street

1998

as Casey

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

1996

as Self

5.8

Star Trek: Voyager - Inside the New Adventure

1995

as Self

1.0

E! Inside Star Trek: Voyager

1995

as Himself

1.0

Launch of Star Trek: Voyager

1995

as Himself

1.0

Star Trek: Generations

as Lieutenant

Dead Connection

as Det. Chuck Roland

Bitter Vengeance

as Lt. James

Journey to the Center of the Earth

as Joe Briggs

Mr. Saturday Night

as A.D.

The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!

1992

as self

Eve of Destruction

as Carter

Night Eyes II

as Jesse Younger

Dead Silence

as Dep. Ryan

The Heroes of Desert Storm

as Julian Crumes

Pulse

as Policeman

Roots: The Gift

as Marcellus

Who Gets the Friends?

1988

4.0

Police Story: Cop Killer

Spaceballs

as Trooper

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

as Jesse

Timestalkers

as Sgt. Filton

Casebusters

as Dixon

Crossroads

as Robert Johnson

Fire with Fire

as Jerry

Vampire Slayer

as News Reporter (voice)

Television (65)

Unconventional

as Collin Charles

ted

as ER Doctor

Poker Face

as Max

The Rookie: Feds

as Mel

The Shuttlepod Show

as Self

Them

as The Custodian

iCarly

as Principal Franklin

7.6

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

as Self

4400

as Elijah Landry

Star Trek: Picard

as Captain Tuvok

Star Trek Day

as Self

Black Monday

as Walter

Swamp Thing

as Marais Doctor

The Ready Room

as Self

9-1-1

as Marriage Counselor

The Resident

as Tyrone Griffiths

The Good Doctor

as Chuck

The Orville

as Dr. Sherman

Supergirl

as Jul-Us

NCIS: New Orleans

as Felix Hill

How to Get Away with Murder

2014

as Kofi Bonaparte

7.8

Lab Rats

2012

as Agent Gordon / Parallel Agent Gordon

The Soul Man

as Devon

Guys with Kids

as Specialist

Suits

as Robert Geller

American Horror Story

2011

as David

8.1

Regular Show

2010

as Sergeant / Helicopter Pilot (voice)

Good Luck Charlie

as Dr. Meyer

Castle

as Malcolm Wickfield

Trust Me

as Gordon Benedict

The Secret Life of the American Teenager

2008

as Fast Eddie / Judge Cooper

iCarly

as Ted Franklin

Samantha Who?

as Frank

Hannah Montana

as Dr. Meyer

Twenty Good Years

as Marty

Criminal Minds

as Agent Lawrence

NCIS

as Jerry Kemper

Without a Trace

as Phil Hansen

CSI: Miami

as Leonard Sterling

Star Trek: Voyager

as Tuvok

as Dr. Medford

Spider-Man

as Hobie Brown / Prowler (voice)

8.3

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as T'Kar

Living Single

as Officer Taylor

seaQuest DSV

as Martin Clemens

Melrose Place

as Roger Chambers

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

1992

as Victor

6.6

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

as Eugene

Cop Rock

as Juror

Family Matters

as Jeff

Alien Nation

Mancuso, F.B.I.

The People Next Door

as Answering Machine Guy

5.0

Freddy's Nightmares

1988

as Dr. Henry Picard

7.2

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Devor

21 Jump Street

as Ray Davies

Jake and the Fatman

thirtysomething

The Highwayman

as D.C. Montana

Beauty and the Beast

Heart of the City

as Collins

Throb

Amazing Stories

as Security guard

The Twilight Zone

as Archer (segment "Kentucky Rye")

7.8

Hunter

1984

as Sam

7.1

Crew (16)

Movies (15)

Star Trek Renegades OMINARA

2021

Director

10.0

The Slayer Chronicles - Volume 1

Director

Junkie

Director

Renegades: The Requiem: Part 1

Director

Star Trek: Renegades

Director

A Night at the Silent Movie Theater

2012

Director

Plugged

2007

Director

Plugged

2007

Writer

Star Trek: Of Gods and Men

2007

Director

4.2

Roddenberry on Patrol

2003

Director

Roddenberry on Patrol

2003

Producer

East of Hope Street

1998

Producer

East of Hope Street

1998

Writer

Vampire Slayer

Director

Vampire Slayer

Producer

Television (1)

Star Trek: Voyager

1995

Director

7.8