Timothy Olyphant is an American actor in TV shows and films. Winner of the Sputnik and Young Hollywood awards. He gained the greatest popularity thanks to the main role in the film "Hitman".
Biography
May 21, 1968 in the Hawaiian Islands was born the future actor Timothy David Olyphant. He was born in the city of Honolulu, but the family did not stay long on the paradise islands. In search of a stable and good income, the family was forced to leave the islands and move to California. In school, Timothy was seriously interested in sports, he tried everything, but settled on water sports. Olyphant quickly progressed and even began to take the first regional awards, but the future actor resolutely refused from a sports career due to chance.
In high school, Timothy was at one of the rehearsals of the theater club, where he was brought by a girl whom he met. The scene and the actions on it had such a strong influence on Olyphant that he threw everything and immersed himself in theatrical art. After graduation, the gifted guy has already decided on his future and was determined to become an actor. After moving to New York, Timothy got a job at William Esper's acting school, where he honed his skills. The first fruits of success did not take long, for the brilliant work in the play "Monogamist" the actor received the prestigious theater award "The World of Theater".
Olyphant felt constrained on stage, limited in possibilities, and decided to try himself in the cinema. Despite successes in the theater, things went much worse in Los Angeles. Work in the cinema was significantly different from the theater, and was not immediately given to the ambitious actor. At first he grabbed at every opportunity and role. Officially, Olyphant's film debut can be considered an episodic role in the film "77 Sunset Strip." Next, the actor was entrusted with the episode in the television series "Mr. and Mrs. Smith."
Over time, there were more and more offers, but the young actor was not trusted in the really big and complicated work. True success and world fame came to Timothy only in 2007. This year, the actor received several serious offers at once: the role in the super blockbuster "Die Hard 4.0", the work in the comedy "Hello Bill!" and? finally, the main role in the film adaptation of the cult computer game "Hitman".
Timothy Olyphant coped brilliantly with the role of artificially raised killer Timothy and gained world fame. For a long time, his name among moviegoers was associated with the "silent killer." After a resounding success, the actor again went into the shadows and appeared only in episodes. But in 2017, the famous film company Netflix launched a black comedy series, The Santa Clarita Diet, in which Timothy plays a major role. In addition to working in the theater and cinema, the famous actor also participated in the voice acting of cartoon characters.
