Portrait of Tim Russ

Tim Russ

Acting

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 Russ had many dogs.

Born: June 22, 1956

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., USA

Filmography

2025
Unconventional

as Collin Charles

2024
The Star City Murders

as Captain Royce Aikman

2024
ted

as ER Doctor

2023
2023
2022
Classified

as Director Branch

2022
Nightshade

as Captain Burns

2021
The Slayer Chronicles - Volume 1

as News Reporter (voice)

2021
4400

as Elijah Landry

2021
iCarly

as Principal Franklin

2021
Them

as The Custodian

2020
The Midnight Sky

as Mason Mosley

2020
2020
Unbelievable!!!!!

as Unreal Robert Schmitt

2020
Star Trek: Picard

as Captain Tuvok

2019
Ghost in the Gun

as Ghost in the Gun

2019
Swamp Thing

as Marais Doctor

2019
Swamp Thing

as Dr. Chowodury

2019
Vitals

as The Surgeon

2019
Junkie

as Martin Green

2019
2019
Black Monday

as Walter

2018
They Want Dick Dickster

as Sammy Davas Jr

2018
Karma

as Frank Hudson

2018
A Fairy's Game

as Warlock (voice)

2018
5th Passenger

as Franklin

2018
Her Side of the Bed

as Charles Harwell

2018
The Resident

as Tyrone Griffiths

2018
9-1-1

as Marriage Counselor

2017
2017
The Orville

as Dr. Sherman

2017
Sun, Sand & Romance

as Gus Van Houtten

2017
2016
Six Gun Savior

as Ezekiel Roake

2015
Supergirl

as Jul-Us

2015
Star Trek: Renegades

as Cmdr. Kovok

2015
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!

as General Gottleib

2014
2014
NCIS: New Orleans

as Felix Hill

2014
Asteroid vs Earth

as Captain Rogers

2014
Alongside Night

as General Jack Guerdon

2013
2012
Guys with Kids

as Specialist

2012
Gibby

as Principal Ted Franklin

2012
The Soul Man

as Devon

2012
Lab Rats

as Agent Gordon / Parallel Agent Gordon

2011
Suits

as Robert Geller

2010
Regular Show

as Sergeant / Helicopter Pilot (voice)

2010
Good Luck Charlie

as Dr. Meyer

2009
Castle

as Malcolm Wickfield

2009
Trust Me

as Gordon Benedict

2008
The Secret Life of the American Teenager

as Fast Eddie / Judge Cooper

2007
2007
iCarly

as Ted Franklin

2007
iCarly

as Ted Franklin (archive footage)

2007
iCarly

as Ted Franklin (voice)

2007
Live Free or Die Hard

as Agent Chuck Summer

2006
The Oh in Ohio

as Douglas

2006
Hannah Montana

as Dr. Meyer

2006
Unbeatable Harold

as Diner Manager

2005
Criminal Minds

as Agent Lawrence

2003
Roddenberry on Patrol

as Red-Shirt Bandit

2003
NCIS

as Jerry Kemper

2003
NCIS

as Dr. Erik Harper

2002
Without a Trace

as Phil Hansen

2002
CSI: Miami

as Leonard Sterling

1995
1994
Spider-Man

as Hobie Brown / Prowler (voice)

1994
1994
ER

as Dr. Medford

1994
Bitter Vengeance

as Lt. James

1994
Dead Connection

as Det. Chuck Roland

1993
seaQuest DSV

as Martin Clemens

1993
Living Single

as Officer Taylor

1992
Melrose Place

as Roger Chambers

1991
1991
Night Eyes II

as Jesse Younger

1991
Dead Silence

as Dep. Ryan

1991
1990
Cop Rock

as Juror

1989
1989
Alien Nation

as Ronald Ketnes

1988
Roots: The Gift

as Marcellus

1988
Freddy's Nightmares

as Dr. Henry Picard

1988
Pulse

as Policeman

1987
The Highwayman

as D.C. Montana

1987
Spaceballs

as Trooper

1987
21 Jump Street

as Ray Davies

1987
Timestalkers

as Sgt. Filton

1986
1986
1986
Casebusters

as Dixon

1986
1986
Crossroads

as Robert Johnson

1985
Amazing Stories

as Security guard

1985
The Twilight Zone

as Archer (segment "Kentucky Rye")

1985
The Twilight Zone

as Archer (segment "Voices in the Earth")

1984
Hunter

as Sam

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Vampire Slayer

as News Reporter (voice)