Tim Russ

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-06-22 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Washington, D.C., USA

Tim Russ

Biography

Timothy Darrell "Tim" Russ (born June 22, 1956, height 6' (1,83 m)) is an American actor, film director, screenwriter and musician. He is known for his roles as Lieutenant CommanderTuvok 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.

Acting

2019

Ghost in the Gun

as Ghost in the Gun

2007

Live Free or Die Hard

as Agent Chuck Summer

1986

Crossroads

as Robert Johnson

2022

Nightshade

as Captain Burns

2003

Roddenberry on Patrol

as Red-Shirt Bandit

1987

Spaceballs

as Trooper

1989

Alien Nation

as Ronald Ketnes

1988

Roots: The Gift

as Marcellus

2022

Classified

as Director Branch

2013

2015

Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!

as General Gottleib

2012

Gibby

as Principal Ted Franklin

2014

Asteroid vs Earth

as Captain Rogers

1994

Dead Connection

as Det. Chuck Roland

1994

2014

Alongside Night

as General Jack Guerdon

2020

Unbelievable!!!!!

as Unreal Robert Schmitt

2018

They Want Dick Dickster

as Sammy Davas Jr

1988

Pulse

as Policeman

2023

2021

The Slayer Chronicles - Volume 1

as News Reporter (voice)

1986

Casebusters

as Dixon

2006

Unbeatable Harold

as Diner Manager

1991

Dead Silence

as Dep. Ryan

1991

Night Eyes II

as Jesse Younger

2016

Six Gun Savior

as Ezekiel Roake

1991

1991

2018

5th Passenger

as Franklin

2006

The Oh in Ohio

as Douglas

2018

Karma

as Frank Hudson

2018

Her Side of the Bed

as Charles Harwell

2019

Vitals

as The Surgeon

2018

A Fairy's Game

as Warlock (voice)

2017

2019

Junkie

as Martin Green

2017

Sun, Sand & Romance

as Gus Van Houtten

1987

Timestalkers

as Sgt. Filton

1994

Bitter Vengeance

as Lt. James

2020

The Midnight Sky

as Mason Mosley

1986

2024

The Star City Murders

as Captain Royce Aikman

Production

2007

Plugged

as Director

2007

Plugged

as Writer

2003

2003

1998

1998

2015

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