Tim Ransom

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

The Rookie

Law & Order

Bones

Desperate Housewives

Castle

All Movies (18)

Blonde2022 · as Rudy
The Mandela Effect2019 · as Pastor Isaac
LBJ2017 · as Larry O'Brien
Battle of the Sexes2017 · as Jerry Perenchio
Win Win2011 · as Stuart Thatcher
The Learning Curve2001 · as Steven
Snowden's Christmas1999 · as (voice)
Courage Under Fire1996 · as Boylar
Outbreak1995 · as Tommy Hull
Fever1994 · as Zeke
A Time to Heal1994
Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back1993 · as Madden
Vanished Without a Trace1993 · as Fred Woods
The Last to Go1991 · as Toby
Vital Signs1990 · as Bobby Hayes
Love and Other Sorrows1989 · as Joel
The Dressmaker1988 · as Wesley
Desperately Seeking Susan1985 · as Bellhop

All TV Shows (36)

Matlock2024 · as Orlando
Law & Order: Organized Crime2021 · as Stanwood
Perry Mason2020 · as Fenton Bostwick
Narcos: Mexico2018 · as Dunn
The Rookie2018 · as Creighton Mitchell
Station 192018 · as Charles
The Handmaid's Tale2017 · as Whitford
Preacher2016 · as Mr. Murphy
Togetherness2015 · as Tyler
Masters of Sex2013 · as Dr. Rish
Hostages2013 · as Dr. Hank Evans
Perception2012 · as Dr. Robert Mills
Scandal2012 · as Jeremy Winslow
Castle2009 · as Max Renfro
Brothers and Sisters2006 · as Human Resources Representative
Conviction2006 · as Attorney
Bones2005 · as Robert Carlson
Desperate Housewives2004 · as Tommy
Without a Trace2002 · as Linus Newell
Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Jack Kittridge
Third Watch1999 · as Michael Kenney
Third Watch1999 · as Mr. Kenny
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Bartender
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Logan Coldwell
The Practice1997 · as Public Defender Kent Clark
Nash Bridges1996 · as Frankie Dwyer
Signs and Wonders1995 · as Scut
Earth 21994 · as Whalen
The X-Files1993 · as Ethan Minette (uncredited)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1993 · as Jack
A Woman Named Jackie1991 · as Robert Kennedy
Son of the Morning Star1991 · as Tom Custer
Law & Order1990 · as Defense Attorney Andrew Maynard
Law & Order1990 · as Detective Andy Sullivan
Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Brett Dillon
Murder, She Wrote1984 · as George Parkins