Tim Russ
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 22 June 1956 · Washington, D.C., USA
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.
Known for
Directing 10
- 2026Vampire Slayer · director
- 2021Star Trek Renegades OMINARA · director
- 2021The Slayer Chronicles - Volume 1 · director
- 2019Junkie · director
- 2017Renegades: The Requiem: Part 1 · director
- 2015Star Trek: Renegades · director
- 2012A Night at the Silent Movie Theater · director
- 2007Star Trek: Of Gods and Men · director
- 2007Plugged · director
- 2003Roddenberry on Patrol · director
Production 3
- 2026Vampire Slayer · producer
- 2003Roddenberry on Patrol · producer
- 1998East of Hope Street · producer
Acting 72
- 2026Vampire Slayer as News Reporter (voice)
- 2025One Big Happy Family as Lawrence
- 2024To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager as Self
- 2024Surge of Power: Where There's Smoke as Mortrigard
- 2024The Star City Murders as Captain Royce Aikman
- 2023Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event as Captain Tuvok
- 2023Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham as Lucius Fox (voice)
- 2022Classified as Director Branch
- 2022Nightshade as Captain Burns
- 2021Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion as Uncle Leon
- 2021The Slayer Chronicles - Volume 1 as News Reporter (voice)
- 2020The Midnight Sky as Mason Mosley
- 2020Unbelievable!!!!! as Unreal Robert Schmitt
- 2019Ghost in the Gun as Ghost in the Gun
- 2019Vitals as The Surgeon
- 2019The Circuit
- 2019Junkie as Martin Green
- 2018They Want Dick Dickster as Sammy Davas Jr
- 2018Karma as Frank Hudson
- 2018A Fairy's Game as Warlock (voice)
- 20185th Passenger as Franklin
- 2018Her Side of the Bed as Charles Harwell
- 2017Sun, Sand & Romance as Gus Van Houtten
- 2017Blade Of Honor as Yuni
- 201650 Years of Star Trek as Self
- 2016Six Gun Savior as Ezekiel Roake
- 2015Star Trek: Renegades as Cmdr. Kovok
- 2015Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! as General Gottleib
- 2014Asteroid vs Earth as Captain Rogers
- 2014Alongside Night as General Jack Guerdon
- 2013Social Nightmare as Ajeti
- 2012Gibby as Principal Ted Franklin
- 2010The Captains of The Final Frontier as Self
- 2008InAlienable as News Anchor
- 2007Star Trek: Of Gods and Men as Tuvok
- 2007Live Free or Die Hard as Agent Chuck Summer
- 2006The Oh in Ohio as Douglas
- 2006Unbeatable Harold as Diner Manager
- 2005The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari as Town Clerk
- 2004Star Trek's Favorite Moments as Self
- 2003Roddenberry on Patrol as Red-Shirt Bandit
- 2003NCIS as Dr. Erik Harper · 2 episodes
- 2000Star Trek: Voyager - Scorpion as Tuvok
- 2000Star Trek: Voyager - Future's End as Tuvok
- 1999Star Trek: Voyager - Dark Frontier as Tuvok
- 1998East of Hope Street as Casey
- 1996Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond as Self
- 1996Star Trek: Voyager - Basics as Tuvok
- 1995E! Inside Star Trek: Voyager as Himself
- 1995Launch of Star Trek: Voyager as Himself
- 1995Star Trek: Voyager - Inside the New Adventure as Self
- 1994Star Trek: Generations as Lieutenant
- 1994Bitter Vengeance as Lt. James
- 1994Dead Connection
- 1993Journey to the Center of the Earth as Joe Briggs
- 1992Mr. Saturday Night as A.D.
- 1992The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live! as self
- 1991The Heroes of Desert Storm as Julian Crumes
- 1991Night Eyes II as Jesse Younger
- 1991Dead Silence as Dep. Ryan
- 1991Eve of Destruction as Carter
- 1989Alien Nation as Ronald Ketnes
- 1988Roots: The Gift as Marcellus
- 1988Police Story: Cop Killer
- 1988Who Gets the Friends?
- 1988Pulse as Policeman
- 1987Spaceballs as Trooper
- 1987Death Wish 4: The Crackdown as Jesse
- 1987Timestalkers as Sgt. Filton
- 1986Casebusters as Dixon
- 1986Fire with Fire as Jerry
- 1986Crossroads as Robert Johnson
Writing 2
- 2007Plugged · writer
- 1998East of Hope Street · writer