Tim Ransom
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.
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Credits
- 2024 · Matlock as Orlando
- 2022 · Blonde as Rudy
- 2021 · Law & Order: Organized Crime as Stanwood
- 2020 · Perry Mason as Fenton Bostwick
- 2019 · The Mandela Effect as Pastor Isaac
- 2018 · Narcos: Mexico as Dunn
- 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 · The Handmaid's Tale as Whitford
- 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
- 2004 · Desperate Housewives as Tommy
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Linus Newell
- 2001 · The Learning Curve as Steven
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Jack Kittridge
- 1999 · Snowden's Christmas as (voice)
- 1999 · Third Watch as Michael Kenney
- 1999 · Third Watch as Mr. Kenny
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Bartender
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Logan Coldwell
- 1997 · The Practice as Public Defender Kent Clark
- 1996 · Courage Under Fire as Boylar
- 1996 · Nash Bridges as Frankie Dwyer
- 1995 · Outbreak as Tommy Hull
- 1994 · Earth 2 as Whalen
- 1994 · A Time to Heal as
- 1993 · Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back as Madden
- 1993 · The X-Files as Ethan Minette (uncredited)
- 1993 · Vanished Without a Trace as Fred Woods
- 1993 · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Jack
- 1991 · A Woman Named Jackie as Robert Kennedy
- 1991 · Fever as Zeke
- 1991 · Son of the Morning Star as Tom Custer
- 1991 · The Last to Go as Toby
- 1990 · Law & Order as Defense Attorney Andrew Maynard
- 1990 · Law & Order as Detective Andy Sullivan
- 1990 · Vital Signs as Bobby Hayes
- 1989 · Love and Other Sorrows as Joel
- 1988 · The Dressmaker as Wesley
- 1985 · Desperately Seeking Susan as Bellhop
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Brett Dillon
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as George Parkins