16 Facts About Tim Russ

Timothy Darrell Russ was born on June 22,1956 and is an American actor, musician, screenwriter, director and amateur astronomer.

Tim Russ appeared in The Rookie: Feds and reprised his role as Captain Tuvok on Season 3 of Star Trek: Picard.

Tim Russ attended his senior year of high school at Rome Free Academy, from which he graduated in 1974.

Tim Russ graduated from St Edward's University with a degree in theater arts.

Tim Russ additionally attended graduate school at Illinois State University where he was inducted into its Hall of Fame.

Tim Russ made a brief appearance in the comedy film Spaceballs as a trooper who "combs" the desert with a giant comb.

Tim Russ had a prominent role in the Charles Bronson film Death Wish 4.

Tim Russ has been involved in the Star Trek franchise as a voice and film actor, writer, director, and producer.

Tim Russ played several minor roles before landing the role as the main character Tuvok in Star Trek: Voyager.

Tim Russ screentested, in 1987, for the role of Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation before being cast as Tuvok.

Tim Russ went into Voyager as a dedicated Trekkie with an extensive knowledge of Vulcan lore, and has played the following roles in the Star Trek universe:.

Tim Russ is the director and one of the stars of the fan series Star Trek: Of Gods and Men, the first third of which was released in December 2007, with the remaining two-thirds released in 2008.

Tim Russ's character's name DC Montana in The Highwayman was a reference to Trek writer DC Fontana.

Tim Russ directed and co-starred in Star Trek: Renegades, and in both 2013 and 2014 reprised his role as the voice of Tuvok in the massively multiplayer online game Star Trek Online.

Tim Russ won an Emmy Award in 2014 for public service ads he did for the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office on intellectual property theft and cyberbullying.

Tim Russ played Captain Kells in the 2015 Bethesda Game Studios video game Fallout 4.