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Tim Ransom

Acting

Born April 19, 1963 · Binghamton, New York, USA

Also known as Timothy R. Wilson · Timothy Ransom Wilson

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.

Filmography40 titles

A Woman Named Jackie

1991as Robert Kennedy

The Rookie

2018as Creighton Mitchell

The X-Files

1993as Ethan Minette (uncredited)

Station 19

2018as Charles

Bones

2005as Robert Carlson

The Handmaid's Tale

2017as Whitford

Vanished Without a Trace

1993as Fred Woods

Castle

2009as Max Renfro

Law & Order: Organized Crime

2021as Stanwood

Narcos: Mexico

2018as Dunn

Desperate Housewives

2004as Tommy

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Bartender

Third Watch

1999as Michael Kenney

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993as Jack

The Practice

1997as Public Defender Kent Clark

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001as Jack Kittridge

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Brett Dillon

Preacher

2016as Mr. Murphy

Without a Trace

2002as Linus Newell

Law & Order

1990as Defense Attorney Andrew Maynard

Perry Mason

2020as Fenton Bostwick

Perception

2012as Dr. Robert Mills

Scandal

2012as Jeremy Winslow

Matlock

2024as Orlando

Masters of Sex

2013as Dr. Rish

Brothers and Sisters

2006as Human Resources Representative

Battle of the Sexes

2017as Jerry Perenchio

Win Win

2011as Stuart Thatcher

Togetherness

2015as Tyler

Nash Bridges

1996as Frankie Dwyer

Outbreak

1995as Tommy Hull

Courage Under Fire

1996as Boylar

LBJ

2016as Larry O'Brien

The Mandela Effect

2019as Pastor Isaac

Desperately Seeking Susan

1985as Bellhop

Conviction

2006as Attorney

Blonde

2022as Rudy

Hostages

2013as Dr. Hank Evans

Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back

1993as Madden

The Learning Curve

2001as Steven