Tim Ransom
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Bartender
1999
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Logan Coldwell
1999
Series
The Rookie
Creighton Mitchell
2018
Series
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Andrew Maynard
1990
Series
Law & Order
Detective Andy Sullivan
1990
Series
Bones
Robert Carlson
2005
Series
Desperate Housewives
Tommy
2004
Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Jack Kittridge
2001
Series
The X-Files
Ethan Minette (uncredited)
1993
Series
Castle
Max Renfro
2009
Series
The Handmaid's Tale
Whitford
2017
Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Jack
1993
Series
Without a Trace
Linus Newell
2002
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Brett Dillon
1984
Series
Murder, She Wrote
George Parkins
1984
Series
Scandal
Jeremy Winslow
2012
Series
The Practice
Public Defender Kent Clark
1997
Series
Third Watch
Michael Kenney
1999
Series
Third Watch
Mr. Kenny
1999
Series
Station 19
Charles
2018
Series
American Playhouse
Virgil Thomas
1982
Series
American Playhouse
Joel
1982
Series
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Stanwood
2021
Series
Nash Bridges
Frankie Dwyer
1996
Series
Brothers and Sisters
Human Resources Representative
2006
Series
Matlock
Orlando
2024
Series
Narcos: Mexico
Dunn
2018
Series
Masters of Sex
Dr. Rish
2013
Series
Preacher
Mr. Murphy
2016
Series
Perception
Dr. Robert Mills
2012
Series
Perry Mason
Fenton Bostwick
2020
Series
Conviction
Attorney
2006
Film
Outbreak
Tommy Hull
1995
Series
Togetherness
Tyler
2015
Film
Blonde
Rudy
2022
Series
Earth 2
Whalen
1994
Film
Courage Under Fire
Boylar
1996
Film
Desperately Seeking Susan
Bellhop
1985
Film
Battle of the Sexes
Jerry Perenchio
2017
Series
Hostages
Dr. Hank Evans
2013
Film
LBJ
Larry O'Brien
2017
Series
A Woman Named Jackie
Robert Kennedy
1991
Film
Win Win
Stuart Thatcher
2011
Film
The Mandela Effect
Pastor Isaac
2019
Series
Son of the Morning Star
Tom Custer
1991
Series
Signs and Wonders
Scut
1995
Film
Vital Signs
Bobby Hayes
1990
Film
Fever
Zeke
1991
Film
Vanished Without a Trace
Fred Woods
1993
Film
Snowden's Christmas
(voice)
1999
Film
The Last to Go
Toby
1991
Film
A Time to Heal
1994
Film
Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back
Madden
1993
Film
The Dressmaker
Wesley
1988
Film
Love and Other Sorrows
Joel
1989
Film
The Learning Curve
Steven
2001