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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Fever
as Zeke
1991
Vital Signs
as Bobby Hayes
1990
Blonde
as Rudy
2022
Vanished Without a Trace
as Fred Woods
1993
Snowden's Christmas
as (voice)
1999
The Last to Go
as Toby
1991
Love and Other Sorrows
as Joel
1989
LBJ
as Larry O'Brien
2017
Courage Under Fire
as Boylar
1996
The Learning Curve
as Steven
2001
Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back
as Madden
1993
The Dressmaker
as Wesley
1988
Battle of the Sexes
as Jerry Perenchio
2017
Win Win
as Stuart Thatcher
2011
The Mandela Effect
as Pastor Isaac
2019
Desperately Seeking Susan
as Bellhop
1985
A Time to Heal
1994
Outbreak
as Tommy Hull
1995
TV Appearances
The X-Files
as Ethan Minette (uncredited)
1993
Perception
as Dr. Robert Mills
2012
Castle
as Max Renfro
2009
Bones
as Robert Carlson
2005
Brothers and Sisters
as Human Resources Representative
2006
Narcos: Mexico
as Dunn
2018
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Bartender
1999
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Stanwood
2021
The Handmaid's Tale
as Whitford
2017
Son of the Morning Star
as Tom Custer
1991
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Logan Coldwell
1999
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Andrew Maynard
1990