Tim Russ

Timothy Darrell Russ (born June 22, 1956) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and musician. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager, Robert Johnson in Crossroads (1986),and East of Hope Street (1998), Frank on Samantha Who?, Principal Franklin, a recurring character on the Nickelodeon live-action teen sitcom iCarly, and D.C. Montana on The Highwaymen (1987-1988). He is also an amateur astronomer.

Tim Russ
Russ at the Paradise City Comic Con, December 2016
Born	Timothy Darrell Russ June 22, 1956 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Occupation	Actor, musician, screenwriter, voice actor, producer, director, singer
Years active	1985–present
Children	1

Life and career

Russ was born in Washington, D.C. to a state government employee mother and a U.S. Air Force officer father.[1] He spent part of his childhood in Turkey. He also went to Rome Free Academy Highschool.[2] During his early life, Tim Russ owned many dogs.[1]

Star Trek and other roles

In 1985, Russ appeared in the Twilight Zone (1985) 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.[3][4]

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 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[5] 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 (1993)
• T'Kar, a Klingon in the Deep Space Nine episode "Invasive Procedures" (1993)
• A human tactical Lieutenant on the USS Enterprise-B in the film Star Trek Generations (1994).
• The Mirror Universe counterpart of his Voyager character, Tuvok, who was a member of the Terran Resistance in the Deep Space Nine (1995) episode "Through the Looking Glass".

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 computer games Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force and Star Trek: Elite Force II. Russ is also 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.

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 MMO Star Trek Online.[8]

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.[9]

He also played Captain Kells in the 2015 Bethesda Game Studios video game Fallout 4.

Music

Russ has been a musician for over 40 years, and a singer for at least 35.[10]

• Only a Dream in Rio (1998)
• Tim Russ (2000)
• Kushangaza (2001)
• Brave New World (2003)
• 2nd Thoughts (2007)

Filmography

Tim Russ film work

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Crossroads	Robert Johnson
1986	Fire with Fire	Jerry Washington
1987	Spaceballs	Trooper
1987	Death Wish 4: The Crackdown	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	Detective 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[11]
2014	Greyscale	Gavin Calhoun
2015	Star Trek: Renegades	Tuvok	Also director
2018	5th Passenger	Commander Franklin
2018	A Fairy's Game	Warlock (voice)
2018	Junkie	Martin Green
2018	Karma	Frank Hudson
2018	Dick Dickster	Sammy Davas Jr.
2019	Vitals	The Surgeon
2020	The Midnight Sky	Mason Mosley

Tim Russ television work

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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"
1986	Heart of the City	Collins	Episode: "When Push Comes to Shove"
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	Roots: The Gift	Marcellus the slave doorman	TV film
1989	Alien Nation	Ronald Ketnes	Episode: "Pilot"
1989	Beauty and the Beast	Lieutenant 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, 1992	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Eugene / Agent Collins	Episodes: "Someday Your Prince Will Be in Effect Pt. 1 and Pt. 2" and "Those Were the Days"
1991	Lifestories	K.C.	Episode: "Darryl Tevis"
1991	Dead Silence	Deputy Ryan	TV film
1992	Tequila and Bonetti	'Link'	Episode: "The Rose Cadillac"
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	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Devor	Episode: "Starship Mine"
1993, 1995	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	T'Kar / Mirror Universe Tuvok	Episode: "Invasive Procedures" and "Through the Looking Glass"
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 'Mycroft' Clemens	Episode: "Photon Bullet"
1995–2001	Star Trek: Voyager	Lieutenant Commander Tuvok	170 episodes
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	CSI: Miami	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	Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!	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	NCIS: New Orleans	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	American Horror Story: 1984	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"

Tim Russ television voice acting work

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"

Tim Russ video game work

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force	Lieutenant Commander Tuvok
2003	Star Trek: Elite Force II	Lieutenant Commander Tuvok
2005	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Various
2006	Lost Planet: Extreme Condition	Bandero
2009	Stormrise	Donovan
2009	Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2	Black Panther
2009	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
2014	The Elder Scrolls Online	Blademaster Qariar
2015	Fallout 4	Lancer Captain Kells
2016	Mirror's Edge: Catalyst	Birdman
2016	Mafia III	Additional voices
2017	Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus	Gunslinger Joe
2020	The Last of Us Part II	Additional Voices
2020	World of Warcraft: Shadowlands	Thenios

Tim Russ production work

Year	Title	Notes
1998	East of Hope Street	Credited with Nate Thomas

Tim Russ writing work

Year	Title	Notes
1998	East of Hope Street	Credited with Nate Thomas

Tim Russ directing work

Year	Title	Notes
1998	Star Trek: Voyager	Episode: "Living Witness"
2007	Star Trek: Of Gods and Men	Fan production
2007	Plugged	Short film satirizing advertising (in final edits)
2014	Star Trek: Renegades	Fan production

References

1. "Tim Russ Biography (1956-)". filmreference.com.
2. "Knight Time Interview w Tim Russ".
3. "Clip of "combing the desert", from the movie "Spaceballs"".
4. "IMDB page with cast listing of the movie "Spaceballs"".
5. "Set Report: iF Magazine Boldly Goes To Vulcan For Star Trek: Of Gods And Men" Archived February 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
6. Administrator. "Star Trek: Of Gods and Men".
7. Englund, Robert; Bergman, Sandahl; Brestoff, Richard; Dow, Tony (1990-02-25). "Dust to Dust".
8. "Star Trek producers and Voyager actor Tim Russ discuss Renegades". Film Industry Network. November 17, 2012.
9. "National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Pacific Southwest Chapter 2014 Emmy Recipients List" (PDF). Retrieved June 26, 2014.
10. "Tim Russ – Star Trek: Voyager's Tuvok". Retrieved April 4, 2015.
11. Movie Credits

External links

• Official Website
• Tim Russ at IMDb
• Tim Russ at Behind The Voice Actors
• Tim Russ at AllMovie
• Tim Russ Interviewed at BlankmanInc
• Tim Russ interviewed on Krypton Radio's The Event Horizon