Tim Russ

Acting

Tim Russ

Born June 22, 1956Washington, D.C., USA135 credits

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

Unconventional
4.0

Unconventional

TV

2025

To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager

To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager

Movie

2024

The Star City Murders
3.3

The Star City Murders

Movie

2024

ted
7.9

ted

TV

2024

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
7.7

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event

Movie

2023

Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
6.7

Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham

Movie

2023

Filmography

Unconventional
2025Unconventionalas Collin CharlesTV
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
2024To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyageras SelfMovie
The Star City Murders
2024The Star City Murdersas Captain Royce AikmanMovie
ted
2024tedas ER DoctorTV
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
2023Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Eventas Captain TuvokMovie
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
2023Batman: The Doom That Came to Gothamas Lucius Fox (voice)Movie
Poker Face
2023Poker Faceas MaxTV
The Rookie: Feds
2022The Rookie: Fedsas MelTV
Classified
2022Classifiedas Director BranchMovie
The Shuttlepod Show
2022The Shuttlepod Showas SelfTV
Nightshade
2022Nightshadeas Captain BurnsMovie
Star Trek Renegades OMINARA
2021Star Trek Renegades OMINARADirectorMovie
Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion
2021Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunionas Uncle LeonMovie
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
2021The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trekas SelfTV
The Slayer Chronicles - Volume 1
2021The Slayer Chronicles - Volume 1as News Reporter (voice)Movie
4400
20214400as Elijah LandryTV
iCarly
2021iCarlyas Principal FranklinTV
Them
2021Themas The CustodianTV
The Midnight Sky
2020The Midnight Skyas Mason MosleyMovie
Star Trek Day
2020Star Trek Dayas SelfTV
Unbelievable!!!!!
2020Unbelievable!!!!!as Unreal Robert SchmittMovie
Star Trek: Picard
2020Star Trek: Picardas Captain TuvokTV
Ghost in the Gun
2019Ghost in the Gunas Ghost in the GunMovie
Vitals
2019Vitalsas The SurgeonMovie
Swamp Thing
2019Swamp Thingas Marais DoctorTV
The Circuit
2019The CircuitMovie
Junkie
2019Junkieas Martin GreenMovie
The Ready Room
2019The Ready Roomas SelfTV
Black Monday
2019Black Mondayas WalterTV
They Want Dick Dickster
2018They Want Dick Dicksteras Sammy Davas JrMovie
Karma
2018Karmaas Frank HudsonMovie
A Fairy's Game
2018A Fairy's Gameas Warlock (voice)Movie
5th Passenger
20185th Passengeras FranklinMovie
Her Side of the Bed
2018Her Side of the Bedas Charles HarwellMovie
The Resident
2018The Residentas Tyrone GriffithsTV
9-1-1
20189-1-1as Marriage CounselorTV
The Good Doctor
2017The Good Doctoras ChuckTV
The Orville
2017The Orvilleas Dr. ShermanTV
Sun, Sand & Romance
2017Sun, Sand & Romanceas Gus Van HouttenMovie
Renegades: The Requiem: Part 1
2017Renegades: The Requiem: Part 1DirectorMovie
Blade Of Honor
2017Blade Of Honoras YuniMovie
50 Years of Star Trek
201650 Years of Star Trekas SelfMovie
Six Gun Savior
2016Six Gun Savioras Ezekiel RoakeMovie
Supergirl
2015Supergirlas Jul-UsTV
Star Trek: Renegades
2015Star Trek: Renegadesas Cmdr. KovokMovie
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
2015Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!as General GottleibMovie
How to Get Away with Murder
2014How to Get Away with Murderas Kofi BonaparteTV
NCIS: New Orleans
2014NCIS: New Orleansas Felix HillTV
Asteroid vs Earth
2014Asteroid vs Earthas Captain RogersMovie
Alongside Night
2014Alongside Nightas General Jack GuerdonMovie
Social Nightmare
2013Social Nightmareas AjetiMovie
Guys with Kids
2012Guys with Kidsas SpecialistTV
Gibby
2012Gibbyas Principal Ted FranklinMovie
The Soul Man
2012The Soul Manas DevonTV
Lab Rats
2012Lab Ratsas Agent Gordon / Parallel Agent GordonTV
A Night at the Silent Movie Theater
2012A Night at the Silent Movie TheaterDirectorMovie
American Horror Story
2011American Horror Storyas DavidTV
Suits
2011Suitsas Robert GellerTV
The Captains of The Final Frontier
2010The Captains of The Final Frontieras SelfMovie
Regular Show
2010Regular Showas Sergeant / Helicopter Pilot (voice)TV
Good Luck Charlie
2010Good Luck Charlieas Dr. MeyerTV
Castle
2009Castleas Malcolm WickfieldTV
Trust Me
2009Trust Meas Gordon BenedictTV
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008The Secret Life of the American Teenageras Fast Eddie / Judge CooperTV
InAlienable
2008InAlienableas News AnchorMovie
Star Trek: Of Gods and Men
2007Star Trek: Of Gods and Menas TuvokMovie
Samantha Who?
2007Samantha Who?as FrankTV
iCarly
2007iCarlyas Ted FranklinTV
Plugged
2007PluggedDirectorMovie
Live Free or Die Hard
2007Live Free or Die Hardas Agent Chuck SummerMovie
Twenty Good Years
2006Twenty Good Yearsas MartyTV
The Oh in Ohio
2006The Oh in Ohioas DouglasMovie
Hannah Montana
2006Hannah Montanaas Dr. MeyerTV
Unbeatable Harold
2006Unbeatable Haroldas Diner ManagerMovie
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
2005The Cabinet of Dr. Caligarias Town ClerkMovie
Criminal Minds
2005Criminal Mindsas Agent LawrenceTV
Star Trek's Favorite Moments
2004Star Trek's Favorite Momentsas HimselfMovie
Roddenberry on Patrol
2003Roddenberry on Patrolas Red-Shirt BanditMovie
NCIS
2003NCISas Jerry KemperTV
Without a Trace
2002Without a Traceas Phil HansenTV
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miamias Leonard SterlingTV
Star Trek: Voyager - Dark Frontier
1999Star Trek: Voyager - Dark Frontieras TuvokMovie
East of Hope Street
1998East of Hope Streetas CaseyMovie
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyondas SelfMovie
E! Inside Star Trek: Voyager
1995E! Inside Star Trek: Voyageras HimselfMovie
Star Trek: Voyager
1995Star Trek: Voyageras TuvokTV
Launch of Star Trek: Voyager
1995Launch of Star Trek: Voyageras HimselfMovie
Star Trek: Voyager - Inside the New Adventure
1995Star Trek: Voyager - Inside the New Adventureas SelfMovie
Spider-Man
1994Spider-Manas Hobie Brown / Prowler (voice)TV
Star Trek: Generations
1994Star Trek: Generationsas LieutenantMovie
ER
1994ERas Dr. MedfordTV
Bitter Vengeance
1994Bitter Vengeanceas Lt. JamesMovie
Dead Connection
1994Dead Connectionas Det. Chuck RolandMovie
seaQuest DSV
1993seaQuest DSVas Martin ClemensTV
Living Single
1993Living Singleas Officer TaylorTV
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1993Journey to the Center of the Earthas Joe BriggsMovie
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nineas T'KarTV
Mr. Saturday Night
1992Mr. Saturday Nightas A.D.Movie
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992Hangin' with Mr. Cooperas VictorTV
Melrose Place
1992Melrose Placeas Roger ChambersTV
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
1992The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!as selfMovie
The Heroes of Desert Storm
1991The Heroes of Desert Stormas Julian CrumesMovie
Night Eyes II
1991Night Eyes IIas Jesse YoungerMovie
Dead Silence
1991Dead Silenceas Dep. RyanMovie
Eve of Destruction
1991Eve of Destructionas CarterMovie
Cop Rock
1990Cop Rockas JurorTV
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airas EugeneTV
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989Mancuso, F.B.I.TV
Family Matters
1989Family Mattersas JeffTV
Alien Nation
1989Alien NationTV
The People Next Door
1989The People Next Dooras Answering Machine GuyTV
Roots: The Gift
1988Roots: The Giftas MarcellusMovie
P
1988Police StoryTV
Police Story: Cop Killer
1988Police Story: Cop KillerMovie
Freddy's Nightmares
1988Freddy's Nightmaresas Dr. Henry PicardTV
Who Gets the Friends?
1988Who Gets the Friends?Movie
Pulse
1988Pulseas PolicemanMovie
thirtysomething
1987thirtysomethingTV
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987Star Trek: The Next Generationas DevorTV
Jake and the Fatman
1987Jake and the FatmanTV
Beauty and the Beast
1987Beauty and the BeastTV
The Highwayman
1987The Highwaymanas D.C. MontanaTV
Spaceballs
1987Spaceballsas TrooperMovie
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
1987Death Wish 4: The Crackdownas JesseMovie
21 Jump Street
198721 Jump Streetas Ray DaviesTV
Timestalkers
1987Timestalkersas Sgt. FiltonMovie
T
1986ThrobTV
Heart of the City
1986Heart of the Cityas CollinsTV
Casebusters
1986Casebustersas DixonMovie
Fire with Fire
1986Fire with Fireas JerryMovie
Crossroads
1986Crossroadsas Robert JohnsonMovie
Amazing Stories
1985Amazing Storiesas Security guardTV
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight Zoneas Archer (segment "Kentucky Rye")TV
Hunter
1984Hunteras SamTV
Vampire Slayer
—Vampire Slayeras News Reporter (voice)Movie