Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 19, 1963
Place of Birth:
Binghamton, New York, USA
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Tim Ransom
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Blonde | Rudy |
| 2019 | The Mandela Effect | Pastor Isaac |
| 2017 | LBJ | Larry O'Brien |
| 2017 | Battle of the Sexes | Jerry Perenchio |
| 2011 | Win Win | Stuart Thatcher |
| 2001 | The Learning Curve | Steven |
| 1999 | Snowden's Christmas | (voice) |
| 1996 | Courage Under Fire | Boylar |
| 1995 | Outbreak | Tommy Hull |
| 1994 | A Time to Heal | |
| 1993 | Vanished Without a Trace | Fred Woods |
| 1993 | Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back | Madden |
| 1991 | Fever | Zeke |
| 1991 | The Last to Go | Toby |
| 1990 | Vital Signs | Bobby Hayes |
| 1989 | Love and Other Sorrows | Joel |
| 1988 | The Dressmaker | Wesley |
| 1985 | Desperately Seeking Susan | Bellhop |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Matlock | Orlando |
| 2021 | Law & Order: Organized Crime | Stanwood |
| 2020 | Perry Mason | Fenton Bostwick |
| 2018 | Narcos: Mexico | Dunn |
| 2018 | The Rookie | Creighton Mitchell |
| 2018 | Station 19 | Charles |
| 2017 | The Handmaid's Tale | Whitford |
| 2016 | Preacher | Mr. Murphy |
| 2015 | Togetherness | Tyler |
| 2013 | Masters of Sex | Dr. Rish |
| 2013 | Hostages | Dr. Hank Evans |
| 2012 | Perception | Dr. Robert Mills |
| 2012 | Scandal | Jeremy Winslow |
| 2009 | Castle | Max Renfro |
| 2006 | Brothers and Sisters | Human Resources Representative |
| 2006 | Conviction | Attorney |
| 2005 | Bones | Robert Carlson |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives | Tommy |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Linus Newell |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Jack Kittridge |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Bartender |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Logan Coldwell |
| 1999 | Third Watch | Michael Kenney |
| 1999 | Third Watch | Mr. Kenny |
| 1997 | The Practice | Public Defender Kent Clark |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges | Frankie Dwyer |
| 1994 | Earth 2 | Whalen |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Ethan Minette (uncredited) |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Jack |
| 1991 | Son of the Morning Star | Tom Custer |
| 1991 | A Woman Named Jackie | Robert Kennedy |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Defense Attorney Andrew Maynard |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Detective Andy Sullivan |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Brett Dillon |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | George Parkins |