Timothy Darrell "Tim" Russ (born June 22, 1956, height 6' (1,83 m)) is an American actor, film director, screenwriter and musician. He is known for his roles as Lieutenant CommanderTuvok on Star Trek: Voyager, as Frank on Samantha Who?, and as Principal Franklin, a recurring character on the Nickelodeon live-action teen sitcom iCarly.
Russ was born in Washington, D.C. to a state government employee mother and a U.S. Air Force officer father. He spent part of his childhood in Turkey. During his early life, Tim Russ had many dogs.
Known For
Spaceballs
(1987)
Trooper
Live Free or Die Hard
(2007)
Agent Chuck Summer
Star Trek: Generations
(1994)
Lieutenant
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
(2023)
Lucius Fox (voice)
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
(2015)
General Gottleib
Crossroads
(1986)
Robert Johnson
The Midnight Sky
(2020)
Mason Mosley
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
(1987)
Jesse
Pulse
(1988)
Policeman
Fire with Fire
(1986)
Jerry
The Oh in Ohio
(2006)
Douglas
Mr. Saturday Night
(1992)
A.D.
5th Passenger
(2018)
Franklin
Timestalkers
(1987)
Sgt. Filton
Eve of Destruction
(1991)
Carter
Social Nightmare
(2013)
Ajeti
Full Filmography
Acting
Crossroads
(1986)
Robert Johnson
Casebusters
(1986)
Dixon
Fire with Fire
(1986)
Jerry
Timestalkers
(1987)
Sgt. Filton
Spaceballs
(1987)
Trooper
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
(1987)
Jesse
Roots: The Gift
(1988)
Marcellus
Who Gets the Friends?
(1988)
Police Story: Cop Killer
(1988)
Pulse
(1988)
Policeman
Alien Nation
(1989)
Ronald Ketnes
Dead Silence
(1991)
Dep. Ryan
Night Eyes II
(1991)
Jesse Younger
Eve of Destruction
(1991)
Carter
The Heroes of Desert Storm
(1991)
Mr. Saturday Night
(1992)
A.D.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
(1993)
Joe Briggs
Dead Connection
(1994)
Det. Chuck Roland
Star Trek: Generations
(1994)
Lieutenant
Bitter Vengeance
(1994)
Lt. James
Star Trek: Voyager - Inside the New Adventure
(1995)
Self
Launch of Star Trek: Voyager
(1995)
Himself
E! Inside Star Trek: Voyager
(1995)
Himself
East of Hope Street
(1998)
Casey
Star Trek: Voyager - Dark Frontier
(1999)
Tuvok
Roddenberry on Patrol
(2003)
Red-Shirt Bandit
Star Trek's Favorite Moments
(2004)
Himself
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
(2005)
Town Clerk
Unbeatable Harold
(2006)
Diner Manager
The Oh in Ohio
(2006)
Douglas
Live Free or Die Hard
(2007)
Agent Chuck Summer
Star Trek: Of Gods and Men
(2007)
Tuvok
The Captains of The Final Frontier
(2010)
Self
Gibby
(2012)
Principal Ted Franklin
Social Nightmare
(2013)
Ajeti
Asteroid vs Earth
(2014)
Captain Rogers
Alongside Night
(2014)
General Jack Guerdon
Star Trek: Renegades
(2015)
Tuvok / Commander Kovok
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
(2015)
General Gottleib
Six Gun Savior
(2016)
Ezekiel Roake
50 Years of Star Trek
(2016)
Self
Blade Of Honor
(2017)
Yuni
Sun, Sand & Romance
(2017)
Gus Van Houtten
They Want Dick Dickster
(2018)
Sammy Davas Jr
5th Passenger
(2018)
Franklin
Karma
(2018)
Frank Hudson
Her Side of the Bed
(2018)
Charles Harwell
A Fairy's Game
(2018)
Warlock (voice)
Vitals
(2019)
The Surgeon
Junkie
(2019)
Martin Green
The Circuit
(2019)
Ghost in the Gun
(2019)
Ghost in the Gun
Unbelievable!!!!!
(2020)
Unreal Robert Schmitt
The Midnight Sky
(2020)
Mason Mosley
Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion
(2021)
Uncle Leon
The Slayer Chronicles - Volume 1
(2021)
News Reporter (voice)
Nightshade
(2022)
Captain Burns
Classified
(2022)
Director Branch
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
(2023)
Lucius Fox (voice)
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
(2023)
Captain Tuvok
Production
Writing
Directing