Timothy Olyphant is an American TV and movie actor. Winner of the Sputnik and Young Hollywood awards. He gained the greatest popularity thanks to the main role in the film "Hitman".
Biography
On May 21, 1968, the future actor Timothy David Olyphant was born on the Hawaiian Islands. He was born in the city of Honolulu, but the family did not stay on the paradise islands for long. In search of a stable and good income, the family was forced to leave the islands and move to California. During his school years, Timothy became seriously interested in sports, he tried himself in everything, but settled on water sports. Olyphant quickly progressed and even began to take the first regional awards, but the future actor decidedly refused his sports career due to chance.
In high school, Timothy found himself at one of the theater club rehearsals, where he was brought by a girl he was dating. The stage and the actions on it had such a strong influence on Oliphant that he dropped everything and plunged headlong into the theatrical art. After leaving school, the gifted guy had already decided on his future and firmly decided to become an actor. After moving to New York, Timothy joined the William Esper acting school, where he honed his skills. The first fruits of success were not long in coming, for his brilliant work in the play "Monogamist" the actor received the prestigious theater award "The World of Theater".
Olyphant felt constrained on stage, limited opportunities, and decided to try himself in the cinema. Despite the success in the theater, things went much worse in Los Angeles. Working in the cinema was significantly different from the theater, and it was not given to the ambitious actor right away. At first, he grabbed every opportunity and role. Officially, Olyphant's film debut can be considered a cameo in the film "77 Sunset Strip". Then the actor was entrusted with an episode in the television series "Mr. and Mrs. Smith".
Over time, the proposals became more and more, but the really big and complex work was not trusted to the young actor. Real success and world fame came to Timothy only in 2007. This year the actor received several serious offers at once: a role in the super-blockbuster "Die Hard 4.0", 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 a farmed killer and gained worldwide fame. For a long time, his name was associated with the "silent killer" among moviegoers. After a resounding success, the actor again went into the shadows and appeared only in episodes. But in 2017, the famous Netflix film company launched a black comedy series, The Santa Clarita Diet, in which Timothy plays the main role. In addition to working in theater and cinema, the famous actor also participated in the voice acting of cartoon characters.
Personal life
Timothy is married with three children, loves to spend leisure time with his family and pay attention to each child. But he prefers not to advertise his private life.
