Person
Tim Ransom
Acting · Born 1963-04-19 · Binghamton, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Bartender
The Rookie
Creighton Mitchell
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Andrew Maynard
Bones
Robert Carlson
Desperate Housewives
Tommy
Castle
Max Renfro
The X-Files
Ethan Minette (uncredited)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Jack Kittridge
The Handmaid's Tale
Whitford
Murder, She Wrote
Brett Dillon
Filmography
- 2024MatlockOrlando
- 2022BlondeRudy
- 2021Law & Order: Organized CrimeStanwood
- 2020Perry MasonFenton Bostwick
- 2019The Mandela EffectPastor Isaac
- 2018Narcos: MexicoDunn
- 2018The RookieCreighton Mitchell
- 2018Station 19Charles
- 2017LBJLarry O'Brien
- 2017Battle of the SexesJerry Perenchio
- 2017The Handmaid's TaleWhitford
- 2016PreacherMr. Murphy
- 2015TogethernessTyler
- 2013Masters of SexDr. Rish
- 2013HostagesDr. Hank Evans
- 2012PerceptionDr. Robert Mills
- 2012ScandalJeremy Winslow
- 2011Win WinStuart Thatcher
- 2009CastleMax Renfro
- 2006Brothers and SistersHuman Resources Representative
- 2006ConvictionAttorney
- 2005BonesRobert Carlson
- 2004Desperate HousewivesTommy
- 2002Without a TraceLinus Newell
- 2001The Learning CurveSteven
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentJack Kittridge
- 1999Snowden's Christmas(voice)
- 1999Third WatchMichael Kenney
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitBartender
- 1997The PracticePublic Defender Kent Clark
- 1996Courage Under FireBoylar
- 1996Nash BridgesFrankie Dwyer
- 1995OutbreakTommy Hull
- 1995Signs and WondersScut
- 1994FeverZeke
- 1994Earth 2Whalen
- 1994A Time to Heal
- 1993Broken Promises: Taking Emily BackMadden
- 1993The X-FilesEthan Minette (uncredited)
- 1993Vanished Without a TraceFred Woods
- 1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineJack
- 1991A Woman Named JackieRobert Kennedy
- 1991Son of the Morning StarTom Custer
- 1991The Last to GoToby
- 1990Law & OrderDefense Attorney Andrew Maynard
- 1990Vital SignsBobby Hayes
- 1989Love and Other SorrowsJoel
- 1988The DressmakerWesley
- 1985Desperately Seeking SusanBellhop
- 1984Murder, She WroteBrett Dillon
- 1982American PlayhouseVirgil Thomas
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