Acting · Binghamton, New York, USA · Born April 19, 1963
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.
TVMatlock
2024
as Orlando
MovieBlonde
2022
as Rudy
TVLaw & Order: Organized Crime
2021
as Stanwood
TVPerry Mason
2020
as Fenton Bostwick
MovieThe Mandela Effect
2019
as Pastor Isaac
TVNarcos: Mexico
2018
as Dunn
TVThe Rookie
2018
as Creighton Mitchell
TVStation 19
2018
as Charles
MovieLBJ
2017
as Larry O'Brien
MovieBattle of the Sexes
2017
as Jerry Perenchio
TVThe Handmaid's Tale
2017
as Whitford
TVPreacher
2016
as Mr. Murphy
TVTogetherness
2015
as Tyler
TVMasters of Sex
2013
as Dr. Rish
TVHostages
2013
as Dr. Hank Evans
TVPerception
2012
as Dr. Robert Mills
TVScandal
2012
as Jeremy Winslow
MovieWin Win
2011
as Stuart Thatcher
TVCastle
2009
as Max Renfro
TVBrothers and Sisters
2006
as Human Resources Representative
TVConviction
2006
as Attorney
TVBones
2005
as Robert Carlson
TVDesperate Housewives
2004
as Tommy
TVWithout a Trace
2002
as Linus Newell
MovieThe Learning Curve
2001
as Steven
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Jack Kittridge
MovieSnowden's Christmas
1999
as (voice)
TVThird Watch
1999
as Michael Kenney
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Bartender
TVThe Practice
1997
as Public Defender Kent Clark
MovieCourage Under Fire
1996
as Boylar
TVNash Bridges
1996
as Frankie Dwyer
MovieOutbreak
1995
as Tommy Hull
TVSigns and Wonders
1995
as Scut
MovieFever
1994
as Zeke
TVEarth 2
1994
as Whalen
MovieA Time to Heal
1994
MovieBroken Promises: Taking Emily Back
1993
as Madden
TVThe X-Files
1993
as Ethan Minette (uncredited)
MovieVanished Without a Trace
1993
as Fred Woods
TVStar Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Jack
TVA Woman Named Jackie
1991
as Robert Kennedy
TVSon of the Morning Star
1991
as Tom Custer
MovieThe Last to Go
1991
as Toby
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Defense Attorney Andrew Maynard
MovieVital Signs
1990
as Bobby Hayes
MovieLove and Other Sorrows
1989
as Joel
MovieThe Dressmaker
1988
as Wesley
MovieDesperately Seeking Susan
1985
as Bellhop
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Brett Dillon
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Virgil Thomas
