Portrait of Tim Ransom

Tim Ransom

Acting

Biography

Tim Ransom, born Timothy Ransom Wilson on April 19, 1963, in Binghamton, New York, is a seasoned American actor, producer, and theater artist with over 35 years in entertainment. After high school, he relocated to New York City, interning at the Ensemble Studio Theater and co-founding the influential Naked Angels theater company with figures like Jon Robin Baitz and Lili Taylor, later serving as its Artistic Director from 2001 to 2005. Known for iconic roles such as the mutant Jack on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1997-1998), villain Frankie Dwyer on Nash Bridges, and Robert F. Kennedy in A Woman Named Jackie, his film work spans Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Outbreak (1995), LBJ (2016), and The Mandela Effect (2019). Recent credits include Station 19 (2024), The Rookie (2022), Narcos: Mexico, The Handmaid's Tale, and Perry Mason (2020), alongside dozens of guest spots on shows like Scandal, The X-Files, and Law & Order: Organized Crime.

Born: April 19, 1963

Place of Birth: Binghamton, New York, USA

Known For

Filmography

2024
Matlock

as Orlando

2022
Blonde

as Rudy

2020
Perry Mason

as Fenton Bostwick

2019
The Mandela Effect

as Pastor Isaac

2018
2018
The Rookie

as Creighton Mitchell

2018
Station 19

as Charles

2017
LBJ

as Larry O'Brien

2017
Battle of the Sexes

as Jerry Perenchio

2017
2016
Preacher

as Mr. Murphy

2015
Togetherness

as Tyler

2013
Masters of Sex

as Dr. Rish

2013
Hostages

as Dr. Hank Evans

2012
Perception

as Dr. Robert Mills

2012
Scandal

as Jeremy Winslow

2011
Win Win

as Stuart Thatcher

2009
Castle

as Max Renfro

2006
Brothers and Sisters

as Human Resources Representative

2006
Conviction

as Attorney

2005
Bones

as Robert Carlson

2002
Without a Trace

as Linus Newell

2001
2001
1999
1999
Third Watch

as Michael Kenney

1999
Third Watch

as Mr. Kenny

1997
The Practice

as Public Defender Kent Clark

1996
1996
Nash Bridges

as Frankie Dwyer

1995
Outbreak

as Tommy Hull

1994
Earth 2

as Whalen

1993
The X-Files

as Ethan Minette (uncredited)

1993
1991
A Woman Named Jackie

as Robert Kennedy

1991
Fever

as Zeke

1991
1991
1990
Law & Order

as Defense Attorney Andrew Maynard

1990
Law & Order

as Detective Andy Sullivan

1990
Vital Signs

as Bobby Hayes

1988
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Brett Dillon

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as George Parkins