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'''Timothy Darrell Russ''' {{born|22|June|1956}}, better known as '''Tim Russ''', is an actor who has portrayed different characters in various ''[[Star Trek]]'' television series and [[Star Trek films|movies]]; however, he is best known for his portrayal of [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Tuvok]] on ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''. He also directed the ''Voyager'' episode {{e|Living Witness}}.
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'''Tim Russ''' {{born|22|June|1956}} is an actor who has portrayed different characters in various ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[Star Trek series|television series]] and [[Star Trek films|movies]]; however, he is best known for his portrayal of [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Tuvok]] on {{s|VOY}}. He also directed the ''Voyager'' [[VOY Season 4|fourth season]] episode {{e|Living Witness}}.
   
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Along with [[Jonathan Frakes]], he is one of the only ''Star Trek'' actors to have appeared on-screen with four out of the five ''Trek'' series captains. (Frakes did appear in {{film|7}} with [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] actor [[William Shatner]], but he did not share any scenes with him. Russ, on the other hand, ''did'' share scenes with Shatner in this movie.)
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Along with [[Jonathan Frakes]], Russ is one of the only ''Star Trek'' actors to have appeared on-screen with four ''Star Trek'' series captains. (Frakes did appear in {{film|7}} with [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] actor [[William Shatner]], but he did not share any scenes with him. Russ, on the other hand, ''did'' share scenes with Shatner in that movie.)
   
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One of his favorite movies is {{film|2}}. One of his favorite actors is the late [[William Marshall]], who appeared on ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' episode {{e|The Ultimate Computer}} as [[Doctor]] [[Richard Daystrom]].
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One of Russ' favorite movies is {{film|2}}. One of his favorite actors is the late [[William Marshall]], who appeared on the {{s|TOS}} episode {{e|The Ultimate Computer}} as [[Doctor]] [[Richard Daystrom]]. {{incite}} Russ once cited his favorite TOS episodes as {{e|Assignment: Earth}}, {{e|All Our Yesterdays}}, and {{e|Balance of Terror}}. ({{STC|101|53}})
   
 
== Early life and career ==
  
== Early life and career ==
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Born in Washington, DC, Russ spent his childhood in a number of different places, as his father was a United States Air Force officer. He wound up graduating from high school in Turkey, earning his diploma from Rome Academy in New York, and receiving a BS in Theater Arts from St. Edward's University in Texas. He then received a full scholarship from Illinois State University, where he continued studying the theater.
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Born in Washington, DC, Russ spent his childhood in a number of different places, as his father was a United States Air Force officer. He wound up graduating from high school in Turkey, earning his diploma from Rome Academy in New York, and receiving a BS in Theater Arts from St. Edward's University in Texas. He then received a full scholarship from Illinois State University, where he continued studying the theater. During his early life, Tim Russ owned many dogs.
   
 
Russ began acting full time in 1985. In October of that year, he appeared in episodes of ''The Twilight Zone'' and ''Hunter'' (the latter of which he acted alongside [[Bruce Davison]], [[Gary Graham]], and [[Tony Plana]]). The following year, he made his feature film debut, playing Robert Johnson in the musical drama ''Crossroads''. He followed this with another film that same year: the romantic drama ''Fire with Fire'', starring [[Virginia Madsen]].
  
Russ began acting full time in 1985. In October of that year, he appeared in episodes of ''The Twilight Zone'' and ''Hunter'' (the latter of which he acted alongside [[Bruce Davison]], [[Gary Graham]], and [[Tony Plana]]). The following year, he made his feature film debut, playing Robert Johnson in the musical drama ''Crossroads''. He followed this with another film that same year: the romantic drama ''Fire with Fire'', starring [[Virginia Madsen]].
   
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In {{y|1987}}, Tim Russ auditioned for the role of [[Geordi La Forge]] on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', but the part was given to [[LeVar Burton]]. However, he did win the role of D.C. Montana in the TV movie pilot for an action series called ''The Highwayman'' that same year. The series was subsequently picked up and debuted in 1988, with Russ as a regular cast member. However, the series only lasted nine episodes before being canceled.
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In {{y|1987}}, Tim Russ [[Performers considered for TNG roles#Tim Russ|auditioned for the role]] of [[Geordi La Forge]] on {{s|TNG}}, but the part was given to [[LeVar Burton]]. However, he did win the role of D.C. Montana in the TV movie pilot for an action series called ''The Highwayman'' that same year. The series was subsequently picked up and debuted in 1988, with Russ as a regular cast member. However, the series only lasted nine episodes before being canceled.
   
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[[File:Tim Russ, Spaceballs.jpg|thumb|left|"''We ain't found shit!''" - Russ as an angry trooper in ''Spaceballs'']]
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[[File:Tim Russ, Spaceballs.jpg|thumb|left|"''We ain't found shit!''" &ndash; Russ as an angry trooper in ''Spaceballs'']]
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In the meantime, Russ continued to make guest appearances on such TV shows as ''Hill Street Blues'' (with [[Anne Haney]] and [[James B. Sikking]]), ''Jake and the Fatman'' (with his future ''Voyager'' co-star, [[Dwight Schultz]]), ''Beauty and the Beast'' (with [[Ron Perlman]] and [[Warren Munson]]), and ''Alien Nation'', starring Gary Graham and [[Eric Pierpoint]].
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In the meantime, Russ continued to make guest appearances on such TV shows as ''Hill Street Blues'' (with [[Anne Haney]] and [[James B. Sikking]]), ''Jake and the Fatman'' (with his future ''Voyager'' co-star, [[Dwight Schultz]]), {{wt|Beauty and the Beast (film)|Beauty and the Beast}} (with [[Ron Perlman]] and [[Warren Munson]]), and {{wt|Alien Nation (TV series)|Alien Nation}}, starring Gary Graham and [[Eric Pierpoint]].
   
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Russ made a memorable, though brief, appearance in the popular science fiction spoof ''[[Star Trek parodies (film)#Spaceballs|Spaceballs]]''. In the movie, Russ plays a trooper who is assigned to literally comb a desert using an over-sized comb. When asked if he had found anything, Russ' frustrated trooper proclaims, "''We ain't found shit!''" [[Dey Young]] also made an appearance in ''Spaceballs'' as a waitress.
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Russ made a memorable, though brief, appearance in the popular science fiction spoof {{wt|Spaceballs}}. In the movie, Russ plays a trooper who is assigned to literally comb a desert using an over-sized comb. When asked if he had found anything, Russ' frustrated trooper proclaims, "''We ain't found shit!''" [[Dey Young]] also made an appearance in ''Spaceballs'' as a waitress.
   
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In addition, Russ appeared in the 1987 action film ''Death Wish 4: The Crackdown'' ([[Marina Sirtis]] had appeared in ''Death Wish 3''), the 1988 sci-fi/horror film ''Pulse'', starring [[Cliff DeYoung]], and the 1988 drama ''Bird'', which featured [[Bill Cobbs]], [[Hamilton Camp]], and [[Tony Todd]]. Also in 1988, Russ co-starred with [[James Sloyan]] and [[Leigh Taylor-Young]] in the telefilm ''Who Gets the Friends?'' and was one of several ''Star Trek'' performers to appear in the TV special ''Roots: The Gift''. His co-stars in this latter film included [[Avery Brooks]] (later to star as [[Benjamin Sisko]] on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''), LeVar Burton, and [[Kate Mulgrew]] (who, of course, went on to co-star with Russ on ''Star Trek: Voyager'').
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In addition, Russ appeared in the 1987 action film ''Death Wish 4: The Crackdown'' ([[Marina Sirtis]] had appeared in ''Death Wish 3''), the 1988 sci-fi/horror film ''Pulse'', starring [[Cliff DeYoung]], and the 1988 drama ''Bird'', which featured [[Bill Cobbs]], [[Hamilton Camp]], and [[Tony Todd]]. Also in 1988, Russ co-starred with [[James Sloyan]] and [[Leigh Taylor-Young]] in the telefilm ''Who Gets the Friends?'' and was one of several ''Star Trek'' performers to appear in the TV special ''Roots: The Gift''. His co-stars in this latter film included [[Avery Brooks]] (later to star as [[Benjamin Sisko]] on {{s|DS9}}), LeVar Burton, and [[Kate Mulgrew]] (later to co-star with Russ on ''Voyager'').
   
 
== 1990s ==
  
== 1990s ==
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Russ' work in the early 1990s included the TV movies ''The Heroes of Desert Storm'' (with [[Glenn Morshower]]), ''Journey to the Center of the Earth'' (with [[F. Murray Abraham]] and [[Carel Struycken]]), and ''Bitter Vengeance'' (co-starring Virginia Madsen and [[Bruce Greenwood]]); the films ''Eve of Destruction'', ''Mr. Saturday Night'' and ''Dead Connection''; and guest appearances on ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' (including one episode which guest-starred [[Kenneth Tigar]]) and episodes of the short-lived ''Cop Rock'' (starring [[Ronny Cox]]) and ''Tequila and Bonetti'' (starring [[Charles Rocket]]). He also guest-starred in an episode of ''Melrose Place'' with [[Casey Biggs]]. He later appeared an episode of the short-lived television show ''seaQuest DSV'', where he played a noteworthy computer hacker named Martin Clemens, who was nicknamed "Mycroft".
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Russ' work in the early 1990s included the TV movies ''The Heroes of Desert Storm'' (with [[Glenn Morshower]]), ''Journey to the Center of the Earth'' (with [[F. Murray Abraham]] and [[Carel Struycken]]), and ''Bitter Vengeance'' (co-starring Virginia Madsen and [[Bruce Greenwood]]); the films ''Eve of Destruction'', ''Mr. Saturday Night'' and ''Dead Connection''; and guest appearances on ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' (a Christmas two-parter, including one episode which guest-starred [[Kenneth Tigar]]), ''Murphy Brown'' (as a Secret Service agent who keeps Murphy from approaching the Easter egg hunt on the White House lawn) and episodes of the short-lived ''Cop Rock'' (starring [[Ronny Cox]]) and ''Tequila and Bonetti'' (starring [[Charles Rocket]]). He also guest-starred in an episode of ''Melrose Place'' with [[Casey Biggs]]. He later appeared in an episode of the short-lived television show ''seaQuest DSV'', where he played a noteworthy computer hacker named Martin Clemens, who was nicknamed "Mycroft" (clearly after the brother of [[Sherlock Holmes]]).
   
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In 1993, he was cast in his first ''Star Trek'' role, playing [[Devor]] in the ''Next Generation'' episode {{e|Starship Mine}}. He followed this with the role of [[T'Kar]] on ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' later that same year. These roles (and his appearance in the film ''Star Trek Generations'') ultimately won him the role of Tuvok on ''Star Trek: Voyager'', which debuted in January of {{y|1995}}. He played the role for the next seven years.
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In 1993, he was cast in his first ''Star Trek'' role, playing [[Devor]] in the ''Next Generation'' episode {{e|Starship Mine}}. He followed this with the role of [[T'Kar]] on ''Deep Space Nine'' later that same year. These roles (and his appearance in the film ''Star Trek Generations'') ultimately won him the role of Tuvok on ''Voyager'', which debuted in January of {{y|1995}}. He played the role for the next seven years.
   
 
After his ''Trek'' directing debut with the episode {{e|Living Witness}}, Russ was prepared to direct another episode in [[VOY Season 6|season six]] but was not chosen to do so. He also said that he worked with four and a half ''Trek'' captains, namely [[William Shatner]], [[Patrick Stewart]], [[Avery Brooks]], [[Kate Mulgrew]], and [[Genevieve Bujold]] and that the crew produced a blooper tape of the [[VOY Season 1|first season]] which was not published. (''Trekworld, June {{y|1999}}'')
  
After his ''Trek'' directing debut with the episode {{e|Living Witness}}, Russ was prepared to direct another episode in [[VOY Season 6|season six]] but was not chosen to do so. He also said that he worked with four and a half ''Trek'' captains, namely [[William Shatner]], [[Patrick Stewart]], [[Avery Brooks]], [[Kate Mulgrew]], and [[Genevieve Bujold]] and that the crew produced a blooper tape of the [[VOY Season 1|first season]] which was not published. (''Trekworld, June {{y|1999}}'')
   
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Several costumes worn by Russ were later sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay including his [[Ilari]] undercover uniform from the [[VOY Season 3|third season]] episode {{e|Warlord}}. {{stala|8136}}
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Although ''Voyager'' took up most of Russ' time, he nonetheless had the chance to co-write, direct, and star in the 1998 independent drama film ''East of Hope Street''. He also voiced the character of Hobie Brown, aka The Prowler, for an episode of the animated ''Spider-Man'' series based on the characters appearing in [[Marvel Comics]].
  
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Although ''Voyager'' took up most of Russ' time, he nonetheless had the chance to co-write, direct, and star in the 1998 independent drama film ''East of Hope Street''. He also voiced the character of Hobie Brown, aka the Prowler, for an episode of the animated ''Spider-Man'' series based on the characters appearing in [[Marvel Comics]].
   
 
== After ''Voyager'' ==
  
== After ''Voyager'' ==
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Since ''Voyager''{{'}}s end in {{y|2001}}, Russ has focused on directing as well as his singing career. In 2001, he released his second album through independent distribution, ''Kushangaza'', featuring the song "[[Kushangaza]]". This song could also be seen in the hidden music video on disc 7 of the ''Star Trek: Voyager'' season 2 DVD.
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Since ''Voyager''{{'}}s end in {{y|2001}}, Russ has focused on directing as well as his singing career. In 2001, he released his second album through independent distribution, ''Kushangaza'', featuring the song "[[Kushangaza]]". This song could also be seen (and heard) in a hidden music video on disc 7 of the ''Star Trek: Voyager'' season 2 DVD.
   
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In 2003, Russ directed the short film ''Roddenberry on Patrol'', a comedic look at [[Gene Roddenberry]]'s search to create ''Star Trek''. He assigned a number of other ''Trek'' to appear in the film, including TOS stars [[Nichelle Nichols]], [[Walter Koenig]], and [[George Takei]] (who narrated) and ''Voyager'' co-stars [[Robert Beltran]], [[Ethan Phillips]], and [[Robert Picardo]]. Featured as Montgomery Scott was actor Bart Shattuck. Russ himself also appeared in the film.
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In 2003, Russ directed the short film ''Roddenberry on Patrol'', a comedic look at [[Gene Roddenberry]]'s search to create ''Star Trek''. He signed a number of other ''Trek'' alumni to appear in the film, including TOS stars [[Nichelle Nichols]], [[Walter Koenig]], and [[George Takei]] (who narrated) and ''Voyager'' co-stars [[Robert Beltran]], [[Ethan Phillips]], and [[Robert Picardo]]. Featured as Montgomery Scott was actor Bart Shattuck. Russ himself also appeared in the film.
   
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In 2005, he appeared in an episode of ''ER'', along with [[Mädchen Amick]] and [[Leland Orser]], and the following year he appeared with ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' star [[Connor Trinneer]] in an episode of ''NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service'' called "Jeopardy". He also had roles in the films ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (2005, co-starring [[Richard Herd]] and [[Time Winters]]) and ''The OH in Ohio'' (2006). In addition, he had a recurring role on the short-lived [[NBC]] TV series ''Twenty Good Years'' and on the soap opera ''General Hospital''. Most recently, he made a brief appearance as an agent on ''Without a Trace'', starring [[Enrique Murciano]] and played a throat doctor in an episode of the Disney Channel show ''Hannah Montana'' entitled "I Am Hannah, Hear Me Croak".
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In 2005, he appeared in an episode of {{wt|ER (TV series)|ER}}, along with [[Mädchen Amick]] and [[Leland Orser]], and the following year he appeared with {{s|ENT}} star [[Connor Trinneer]] in an episode of {{wt|NCIS}} called "Jeopardy". He also had roles in the films ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (2005, co-starring [[Richard Herd]] and [[Time Winters]]) and ''The OH in Ohio'' (2006). In addition, he had a recurring role on the short-lived [[NBC]] TV series ''Twenty Good Years'' and on the soap opera ''General Hospital''. Most recently, he made a brief appearance as an agent on ''Without a Trace'', starring [[Enrique Murciano]] and played a throat doctor in an episode of the Disney Channel show ''Hannah Montana'' entitled "I Am Hannah, Hear Me Croak".
   
 
Russ directed and starred in the internet-release-only mini-series ''[[w:c:stexpanded:Star Trek: Of Gods and Men|Star Trek: Of Gods and Men]]'', complete with a ''Star Trek''-related cast, including Nichols, Koenig, [[Grace Lee Whitney]], [[Alan Ruck]], [[Garrett Wang]], [[Chase Masterson]], [[J.G. Hertzler]], [[Gary Graham]], and [[Crystal Allen]].
  
Russ directed and starred in the internet-release-only mini-series ''[[w:c:stexpanded:Star Trek: Of Gods and Men|Star Trek: Of Gods and Men]]'', complete with a ''Star Trek''-related cast, including Nichols, Koenig, [[Grace Lee Whitney]], [[Alan Ruck]], [[Garrett Wang]], [[Chase Masterson]], [[J.G. Hertzler]], [[Gary Graham]], and [[Crystal Allen]].
   
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Russ can be seen in the fourth ''Die Hard'' film, ''Live Free or Die Hard''. He also starred as Frank the doorman on the ABC comedy series ''Samantha Who?'', which was produced and sometimes directed by Russ' ''Voyager'' castmate [[Robert Duncan McNeill]] (a satire of the show in the May 2008 issue of ''{{w|Mad Magazine|MAD}}'' magazine showed Russ' character with Vulcan ears and a Starfleet combadge on his jacket). In addition, Russ has an ongoing role as Principal Franklin on the Nickelodeon series ''iCarly''.
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Russ can be seen in the fourth ''Die Hard'' film, ''Live Free or Die Hard''. He also starred as Frank the doorman on the ABC comedy series ''Samantha Who?'', which was produced and sometimes directed by Russ' ''Voyager'' castmate [[Robert Duncan McNeill]] (a satire of the show in the May 2008 issue of {{wt|Mad Magazine|MAD}} magazine showed Russ' character with Vulcan ears and a Starfleet combadge on his jacket).
   
 
In 2009, Russ voiced Zathrian, an elf, in the Bioware game ''Dragon Age: Origins'' (with [[Kate Mulgrew]] and [[S.A. Templeman]]). Russ once again worked with {{e|Darkling}} guest star [[David Lee Smith]] on ''CSI: Miami'' in the 6th episode "Meltdown", playing a character in law enforcement, just like Smith's Rick Stetler.
  
In 2009, Russ voiced Zathrian, an elf, in the Bioware game ''Dragon Age: Origins'' (with [[Kate Mulgrew]] and [[S.A. Templeman]]). Russ once again worked with {{e|Darkling}} guest star [[David Lee Smith]] on ''CSI: Miami'' in the 6th episode "Meltdown", playing a character in law enforcement, just like Smith's Rick Stetler.
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Russ recently co-starred with Robert Picardo in a web series pilot for Funny or Die called ''[http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/eeb6f78374/chad-and-the-alien-toupee Chad and the Alien Toupee]''.
  
Russ recently co-starred with Robert Picardo in a web series pilot for Funny or Die called ''[http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/eeb6f78374/chad-and-the-alien-toupee Chad and the Alien Toupee]''.
   
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From 2007 to 2012, Russ appeared as a recurring character in Nickelodeon's ''{{w|iCarly}}''. He plays Ted Franklin, the principal at Ridgeway school, which the main characters attend.
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From 2007 to 2012, Russ appeared as a recurring character in Nickelodeon's {{wt|iCarly}}. He plays Ted Franklin, the principal at Ridgeway school, which the main characters attend.
   
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As of 2013, Russ is working on reprising his role as Tuvok in unofficial sequel web series, along with [[Walter Koenig]] who is to reprise his role as [[Pavel Chekov]]. The proposed series is set well after ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' and involves the Vulcan joining a reformed [[Section 31]] in order to save the [[Federation]] from a new threat.
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In 2013, Russ was working on reprising his role as Tuvok in ''Star Trek: Renegades'', a pilot episode for a possible web series, along with [[Walter Koenig]] who was to reprise his role as [[Pavel Chekov]] and [[Manu Intiraymi]] as [[Icheb]]. The proposed series was set well after ''Voyager'' and involved the Vulcan joining a reformed [[Section 31]] in order to save the [[Federation]] from a new threat.
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Afterwards, Russ announced his participation in the new episode "A Step Between Stars" of the {{video game}} ''[[Star Trek Online]]'' in which he'd also reprise his role as Admiral Tuvok. {{trekcore|s=blog|2014/01/tuvok-returns-as-tim-russ-joins-star-trek-online/}}. He returned for the game's Season 9 update, including the episode "Surface Tension" and returned in the game's second expansion "Delta Rising" alongside fellow ''Voyager'' alum [[Garrett Wang]].
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In 2015, he voiced Lancer-Captain Kells in {{wt|Fallout 4}} with [[Alan Oppenheimer]], [[Dwight Schultz]] and [[Robert Picardo]].
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In 2018, Russ guest-starred in The CW hit DC TV series ''Supergirl'', as a Kryptonian Argo City councilmen, Jul-Us.
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In 2019, Russ became one of many ''Star Trek'' franchise actors to appear on {{wt|The Orville}} (alongside main cast members [[Seth MacFarlane]], [[Penny Johnson]], and [[Scott Grimes]]), appearing as Dr. Sherman in the episode "Lasting Impressions."
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In 2020, Russ had a cameo role in ''The Midnight Sky'', which also featured [[Ethan Peck]]. He also did voice work for the ''Shadowlands'' expansion of the MMORPG ''World of Warcraft'' by Blizzard Entertainment, as the character Thenios.
   
 
== ''Star Trek'' appearances ==
  
== ''Star Trek'' appearances ==
 
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File:Devor.jpg|[[Devor]]<br>{{TNG|Starship Mine}}
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File:Devor.jpg|[[Devor]]<br />{{TNG|Starship Mine}}
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File:Tkar.jpg|[[T'Kar]]<br>{{DS9|Invasive Procedures}}
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File:T'Kar.jpg|[[T'Kar]]<br />{{DS9|Invasive Procedures}}
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File:Enterprise-B lieutenant.jpg|[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B) personnel#Lieutenant|''Enterprise''-B lieutenant]]<br>{{film|7}}
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File:Enterprise-B lieutenant.jpg|[[USS Enterprise-B lieutenant 001|''Enterprise''-B lieutenant]]<br />{{film|7}}
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File:Tuvok possessed by the Komar.jpg|The [[Komar]] (possessing Tuvok)<br>{{VOY|Cathexis}}
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File:Tuvok possessed by the Komar.jpg|The [[Komar]] (possessing Tuvok)<br />{{VOY|Cathexis}}
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File:Tuvok hologram2371.jpg|Tuvok ([[hologram]])<br>{{VOY|Projections}}
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File:Tuvok (mirror).jpg|[[Tuvok (mirror)]]<br />{{DS9|Through the Looking Glass}}
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File:Tuvok (mirror).jpg|[[Tuvok (mirror)]]<br>{{DS9|Through the Looking Glass}}
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File:Tuvok hologram2371.jpg|Tuvok ([[hologram]])<br />{{VOY|Projections}}
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File:Tuvok hologram2373.jpg|Tuvok ([[hologram]])<br>{{VOY|Worst Case Scenario}}
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File:Tuvok illusion 2373.jpg|Tuvok (illusion)<br />{{VOY|Coda}}
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File:Tuvok french resistance.jpg|[[French Resistance]] member<br>{{VOY|The Killing Game|The Killing Game, Part II}}
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File:Tuvok hologram, 2373.jpg|Tuvok ([[hologram]])<br />{{VOY|Worst Case Scenario}}
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File:Evil tuvok.jpg|Tuvok ([[Kyrian]] recreation)<br>{{VOY|Living Witness}}
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File:Tuvok French resistance.jpg|[[French Resistance]] member<br />{{VOY|The Killing Game|The Killing Game, Part II}}
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File:Tuvok biomimetic_copy.jpg|[[Biomimetic lifeform]] (imitating Tuvok)<br>{{VOY|Course: Oblivion}}
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File:Tuvok, Kyrian hologram.jpg|Tuvok ([[Kyrian]] recreation)<br />{{VOY|Living Witness}}
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File:Tuvok illusion 2375.jpg|Tuvok (illusion)<br>{{VOY|The Fight}}
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File:Tuvok illusion 2374.jpg|Tuvok (illusion)<br />{{VOY|One}}
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File:Tuvok illusion 2376.jpg|Tuvok (illusion)<br>{{VOY|Barge of the Dead}}
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File:Tuvok biomimetic_copy.jpg|[[Biomimetic lifeform|Biomimetic]] [[Doppelgänger#The Silver Blood|copy of Tuvok]]<br />{{VOY|Course: Oblivion}}
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File:Tuvok daydream hologram 2376.jpg|Tuvok (hologram)<br>{{VOY|Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy}}
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File:Tuvok illusion, 2375.jpg|Tuvok (illusion)<br />{{VOY|The Fight}}
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File:Tuvok hologram2376.jpg|Tuvok ([[hologram]])<br>{{VOY|Pathfinder}}
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File:Tuvok illusion 2376.jpg|Tuvok (illusion)<br />{{VOY|Barge of the Dead}}
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File:Tuvok hologram, 2378.jpg|Tuvok ([[hologram]])<br>{{VOY|Human Error}}
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File:Tuvok daydream hologram 2376.jpg|Tuvok (hologram)<br />{{VOY|Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy}}
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File:Tulak.jpg|[[Tulak]] ([[hologram]])<br>{{VOY|Author, Author}}
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File:Tuvok hologram2376.jpg|Tuvok ([[hologram]])<br />{{VOY|Pathfinder}}
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File:Tuvok hologram, 2378.jpg|Tuvok ([[hologram]])<br />{{VOY|Human Error}}
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File:Tulak.jpg|[[Tulak]] ([[hologram]])<br />{{VOY|Author, Author}}
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File:Tuvok (Changeling).png|[[Tuvok (Changeling)]]<br />{{PIC|Dominion}}
 
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* ''[[Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force]]''
  
* ''[[Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force]]''
 
* ''[[Star Trek: Elite Force II]]''
  
* ''[[Star Trek: Elite Force II]]''
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* ''[[Star Trek Online]]''
   
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=== Writing credits ===
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* [[Malibu DS9]]:
  
* [[Malibu DS9]]:
 
** #29: "[[Sole Asylum, Part One]]" (co-plotting "Enemies & Allies, part one" story with [[Mark Paniccia]])
  
** #29: "[[Sole Asylum, Part One]]" (co-plotting "Enemies & Allies, part one" story with [[Mark Paniccia]])
 
** #30: "[[Sole Asylum, Part Two]]" (co-plotting "Enemies & Allies, part two" story with [[Mark Paniccia]])
  
** #30: "[[Sole Asylum, Part Two]]" (co-plotting "Enemies & Allies, part two" story with [[Mark Paniccia]])
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== ''Star Trek'' interviews ==
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* ''[[E! Inside Star Trek: Voyager]]'' ({{y|1995}})
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* ''[[Launch of Star Trek: Voyager]]'' (1995)
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* ''[[Star Trek: Voyager - Inside the New Adventure]]'' (1995)
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* [[VOY Season 1 DVD]] special feature ''[[Cast Reflections: Season One]]'', interviewed on {{d|20|March|2001}}
   
 
{{VOY regular cast}}
  
{{VOY regular cast}}
   
 
== External links ==
  
== External links ==
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Tim Russ (born 22 June 1956; age 67) is an actor who has portrayed different characters in various Star Trek television series and movies; however, he is best known for his portrayal of Lieutenant Commander Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager. He also directed the Voyager fourth season episode "Living Witness".

Along with Jonathan Frakes, Russ is one of the only Star Trek actors to have appeared on-screen with four Star Trek series captains. (Frakes did appear in Star Trek Generations with Kirk actor William Shatner, but he did not share any scenes with him. Russ, on the other hand, did share scenes with Shatner in that movie.)

One of Russ' favorite movies is Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. One of his favorite actors is the late William Marshall, who appeared on the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Ultimate Computer" as Doctor Richard Daystrom. (citation needed • edit) Russ once cited his favorite TOS episodes as "Assignment: Earth", "All Our Yesterdays", and "Balance of Terror". (Star Trek: Communicator issue 101, p. 53)

Early life and career

Born in Washington, DC, Russ spent his childhood in a number of different places, as his father was a United States Air Force officer. He wound up graduating from high school in Turkey, earning his diploma from Rome Academy in New York, and receiving a BS in Theater Arts from St. Edward's University in Texas. He then received a full scholarship from Illinois State University, where he continued studying the theater. During his early life, Tim Russ owned many dogs.

Russ began acting full time in 1985. In October of that year, he appeared in episodes of The Twilight Zone and Hunter (the latter of which he acted alongside Bruce Davison, Gary Graham, and Tony Plana). The following year, he made his feature film debut, playing Robert Johnson in the musical drama Crossroads. He followed this with another film that same year: the romantic drama Fire with Fire, starring Virginia Madsen.

In 1987, Tim Russ auditioned for the role of Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation, but the part was given to LeVar Burton. However, he did win the role of D.C. Montana in the TV movie pilot for an action series called The Highwayman that same year. The series was subsequently picked up and debuted in 1988, with Russ as a regular cast member. However, the series only lasted nine episodes before being canceled.

Tim Russ, Spaceballs

"We ain't found shit!" – Russ as an angry trooper in Spaceballs

In the meantime, Russ continued to make guest appearances on such TV shows as Hill Street Blues (with Anne Haney and James B. Sikking), Jake and the Fatman (with his future Voyager co-star, Dwight Schultz), Beauty and the Beast (with Ron Perlman and Warren Munson), and Alien Nation, starring Gary Graham and Eric Pierpoint.

Russ made a memorable, though brief, appearance in the popular science fiction spoof Spaceballs. In the movie, Russ plays a trooper who is assigned to literally comb a desert using an over-sized comb. When asked if he had found anything, Russ' frustrated trooper proclaims, "We ain't found shit!" Dey Young also made an appearance in Spaceballs as a waitress.

In addition, Russ appeared in the 1987 action film Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (Marina Sirtis had appeared in Death Wish 3), the 1988 sci-fi/horror film Pulse, starring Cliff DeYoung, and the 1988 drama Bird, which featured Bill Cobbs, Hamilton Camp, and Tony Todd. Also in 1988, Russ co-starred with James Sloyan and Leigh Taylor-Young in the telefilm Who Gets the Friends? and was one of several Star Trek performers to appear in the TV special Roots: The Gift. His co-stars in this latter film included Avery Brooks (later to star as Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), LeVar Burton, and Kate Mulgrew (later to co-star with Russ on Voyager).

1990s

Russ' work in the early 1990s included the TV movies The Heroes of Desert Storm (with Glenn Morshower), Journey to the Center of the Earth (with F. Murray Abraham and Carel Struycken), and Bitter Vengeance (co-starring Virginia Madsen and Bruce Greenwood); the films Eve of Destruction, Mr. Saturday Night and Dead Connection; and guest appearances on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (a Christmas two-parter, including one episode which guest-starred Kenneth Tigar), Murphy Brown (as a Secret Service agent who keeps Murphy from approaching the Easter egg hunt on the White House lawn) and episodes of the short-lived Cop Rock (starring Ronny Cox) and Tequila and Bonetti (starring Charles Rocket). He also guest-starred in an episode of Melrose Place with Casey Biggs. He later appeared in an episode of the short-lived television show seaQuest DSV, where he played a noteworthy computer hacker named Martin Clemens, who was nicknamed "Mycroft" (clearly after the brother of Sherlock Holmes).

In 1993, he was cast in his first Star Trek role, playing Devor in the Next Generation episode "Starship Mine". He followed this with the role of T'Kar on Deep Space Nine later that same year. These roles (and his appearance in the film Star Trek Generations) ultimately won him the role of Tuvok on Voyager, which debuted in January of 1995. He played the role for the next seven years.

After his Trek directing debut with the episode "Living Witness", Russ was prepared to direct another episode in season six but was not chosen to do so. He also said that he worked with four and a half Trek captains, namely William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, and Genevieve Bujold and that the crew produced a blooper tape of the first season which was not published. (Trekworld, June 1999)

Several costumes worn by Russ were later sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay including his Ilari undercover uniform from the third season episode "Warlord". [1]

Although Voyager took up most of Russ' time, he nonetheless had the chance to co-write, direct, and star in the 1998 independent drama film East of Hope Street. He also voiced the character of Hobie Brown, aka the Prowler, for an episode of the animated Spider-Man series based on the characters appearing in Marvel Comics.

After Voyager

Since Voyager's end in 2001, Russ has focused on directing as well as his singing career. In 2001, he released his second album through independent distribution, Kushangaza, featuring the song "Kushangaza". This song could also be seen (and heard) in a hidden music video on disc 7 of the Star Trek: Voyager season 2 DVD.

In 2003, Russ directed the short film Roddenberry on Patrol, a comedic look at Gene Roddenberry's search to create Star Trek. He signed a number of other Trek alumni to appear in the film, including TOS stars Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, and George Takei (who narrated) and Voyager co-stars Robert Beltran, Ethan Phillips, and Robert Picardo. Featured as Montgomery Scott was actor Bart Shattuck. Russ himself also appeared in the film.

In 2005, he appeared in an episode of ER, along with Mädchen Amick and Leland Orser, and the following year he appeared with Star Trek: Enterprise star Connor Trinneer in an episode of NCIS called "Jeopardy". He also had roles in the films The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2005, co-starring Richard Herd and Time Winters) and The OH in Ohio (2006). In addition, he had a recurring role on the short-lived NBC TV series Twenty Good Years and on the soap opera General Hospital. Most recently, he made a brief appearance as an agent on Without a Trace, starring Enrique Murciano and played a throat doctor in an episode of the Disney Channel show Hannah Montana entitled "I Am Hannah, Hear Me Croak".

Russ directed and starred in the internet-release-only mini-series Star Trek: Of Gods and Men, complete with a Star Trek-related cast, including Nichols, Koenig, Grace Lee Whitney, Alan Ruck, Garrett Wang, Chase Masterson, J.G. Hertzler, Gary Graham, and Crystal Allen.

Russ can be seen in the fourth Die Hard film, Live Free or Die Hard. He also starred as Frank the doorman on the ABC comedy series Samantha Who?, which was produced and sometimes directed by Russ' Voyager castmate Robert Duncan McNeill (a satire of the show in the May 2008 issue of MAD magazine showed Russ' character with Vulcan ears and a Starfleet combadge on his jacket).

In 2009, Russ voiced Zathrian, an elf, in the Bioware game Dragon Age: Origins (with Kate Mulgrew and S.A. Templeman). Russ once again worked with "Darkling" guest star David Lee Smith on CSI: Miami in the 6th episode "Meltdown", playing a character in law enforcement, just like Smith's Rick Stetler.

Russ recently co-starred with Robert Picardo in a web series pilot for Funny or Die called Chad and the Alien Toupee.

From 2007 to 2012, Russ appeared as a recurring character in Nickelodeon's iCarly. He plays Ted Franklin, the principal at Ridgeway school, which the main characters attend.

In 2013, Russ was working on reprising his role as Tuvok in Star Trek: Renegades, a pilot episode for a possible web series, along with Walter Koenig who was to reprise his role as Pavel Chekov and Manu Intiraymi as Icheb. The proposed series was set well after Voyager and involved the Vulcan joining a reformed Section 31 in order to save the Federation from a new threat.

Afterwards, Russ announced his participation in the new episode "A Step Between Stars" of the video game Star Trek Online in which he'd also reprise his role as Admiral Tuvok. [2]. He returned for the game's Season 9 update, including the episode "Surface Tension" and returned in the game's second expansion "Delta Rising" alongside fellow Voyager alum Garrett Wang.

In 2015, he voiced Lancer-Captain Kells in Fallout 4 with Alan Oppenheimer, Dwight Schultz and Robert Picardo.

In 2018, Russ guest-starred in The CW hit DC TV series Supergirl, as a Kryptonian Argo City councilmen, Jul-Us.

In 2019, Russ became one of many Star Trek franchise actors to appear on The Orville (alongside main cast members Seth MacFarlane, Penny Johnson, and Scott Grimes), appearing as Dr. Sherman in the episode "Lasting Impressions."

In 2020, Russ had a cameo role in The Midnight Sky, which also featured Ethan Peck. He also did voice work for the Shadowlands expansion of the MMORPG World of Warcraft by Blizzard Entertainment, as the character Thenios.

Star Trek appearances

Voice acting credits

Writing credits

Star Trek interviews

Star Trek: Voyager regular cast
Robert Beltran • Roxann Dawson • Jennifer Lien • Robert Duncan McNeill • Kate Mulgrew • Ethan Phillips • Robert Picardo • Tim Russ • Jeri Ryan • Garrett Wang

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