Timothy Omundson

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Timothy Omundson
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Omundson in June 2016.
Born (1969-07-29) July 29, 1969 (age 52)
St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present
Spouse(s)
Allison Cowley
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(m. 1997)​
Children2

Timothy Michael Omundson (born July 29, 1969) is an American actor. He is notable for his supporting roles as Sean Potter on the CBS television series Judging Amy, Eli on the syndicated series Xena: Warrior Princess, Carlton Lassiter in Psych, King Richard on the musical series Galavant, and Cain in Supernatural.

Early life and education[]

Omundson was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, to a railroad worker father and teacher mother.[1] After his family moved to Bellevue, Washington, he started studying theater at the age of twelve at the Seattle Children's Theater, and interned at various theaters during his high school years. With acting as his primary focus, he studied during the summer of his junior year in New York City at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. For two years in a row, he was Washington State Debate Champion in Dramatic Interpretation.

At the age of 13, Omundson spent a month traveling in Germany and Austria with his father, a time he views as one of the most formative months of his life.[2] After graduating from Bellevue, Washington's Interlake High School in 1987,[3] Omundson went to the University of Southern California where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater. He won USC's Jack Nicholson Award and James and Nony Doolittle Award for outstanding achievements in acting.[4]

Career[]

Omundson voices the character Aric Jorgan in the MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic. Aric Jorgan is the first companion for the Republic Trooper class. In 2014 Omundson had a guest role on The CW's Supernatural especially written for him, the role of the biblical Cain.[2] He also played a major character in the 2006 series Psych where he portrayed Detective Carlton Lassiter. This also includes two television movies based on the series produced by the USA Network called Psych: The Movie in 2017 and Psych 2: Lassie Come Home in 2020.

He is also notable for his supporting roles as Sean Potter on the CBS television series Judging Amy, Eli on the syndicated series Xena: Warrior Princess, and King Richard on the musical series Galavant.

Personal life[]

Omundson lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife, Allison, and their daughters, Lily (2002)[5] and Nora (2004).[6] In late April 2017 he suffered a major stroke.[7] Among other issues, the stroke was reported to have impacted his walking ability, which he relearned.[8] Despite his physical issues, Omundson was able to reprise his role as Carlton Lassiter with a small part in Psych: The Movie and a more substantial role in Psych 2: Lassie Come Home while he continued his recovery.[9][10] He also began a recurring role in This Is Us where he plays a recovered stroke survivor, Gregory.[11]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Dead of Night Club Manager
1997 The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson Nick Ferretti
Starship Troopers Psychic
2001 Swordfish Agent Thomas
2001 The Luck of the Irish Seamus McTiernan
2003 Down with Love R.J.
2005 Hard Pill Brad
2006 Mission: Impossible III IMF Agent
2007 Crazy Paul Howard Credited as Tim Omundson
2011 25 Million Dollar Hoax Thomas Caldwell
Voltron: The End Lance Rainier
2012 That Guy... Who Was in That Thing Himself
2017 Woody Woodpecker[12] Lance Walters
Wild Honey Martin
Carter & June Spencer Rabbit

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Seinfeld Ricky Ross "The Cheever Letters"
1993 seaQuest DSV Dr. Joshua Levin 4 episodes
1993 Married... with Children Bartender "No Ma'am"
1994 Diagnosis: Murder Benjamin Strand "Guardian Angel"
1994 The George Carlin Show Bearded Man "George Lifts the Holy Spirit"
1994 Days of Our Lives T. J.
1995 Medicine Ball Dr. Patrick Yates "Wizard of Bras"
1995 Strange Luck Steve Medavoy "Trial Period"
1996 Mr. & Mrs. Smith Craig Thompson "The Space Flight Episode"
1997 Dark Skies Jerry Rubin "Both Sides Now"
1997 Relativity Therapist "Karen and Her Sisters"
1997 Jenny Griffin "A Girl's Gotta Get Ready for Her Close-up"
1997 Fired Up Scott 4 episodes
1998 Frasier Director "Good Grief"
1998 Legacy LLoyd Cobb "Emma", "The Search Party"
1999 Jack & Jill Travis Cutler 4 episodes
1999–2000 Xena: Warrior Princess Eli 6 episodes
2000 Early Edition Antoine Gourmand "The Play's the Thing"
2000 V.I.P. Chick Mars "Lights, Camera, Val"
2000 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Silvio TV movie
2001 The Luck of the Irish Seamus McTiernen TV movie
2001 NYPD Blue Seth Werna "Peeping Tommy"
2003 John Doe P.J. Fox "Tone Dead"
2004 Deadwood Brom Garret 4 episodes
2004 Nip/Tuck Jeremy Saddler "Mrs. Grubman"
2000–2005 Judging Amy Sean Potter 89 episodes
2005 The O.C. Deputy DA Chris Caldwell "The Aftermath"
2005 CSI: Miami Ted Griffin "Prey"
2005 Criminal Minds Phillip Dowd "L.D.S.K."
2006 24 Polakov "Day 5: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m."
2006 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Producer "I Like to Watch"
2006–2014 Psych Carlton Lassiter Main role
2007–2008 Jericho Phil Constantino 7 episodes
2008 Cold Case Luke Ross "Sabotage"
2008 Boston Legal Guest Star "Indecent Proposals"
2009 Without a Trace Adam Fisher "Friends and Neighbors"
2010 The Deep End Mr. Ollerman "Pilot"
2010 Human Target Interrogator "Christopher Chance", "Ilsa Pucci"
2011 The Booth at the End Simon Web series
2012 Warehouse 13 Coach "No Pain No Gain"
2014–2015 Supernatural Cain "First Born", "The Executioner's Song"
2015–2016 Galavant King Richard 18 episodes
2015 Hot in Cleveland Mark "Family Affair"
2015 Key and Peele Harry Peters "Key & Peele's Super Bowl Special"
2015 Robot Chicken Nigel Thornberry "Zeb and Kevin Erotic Hot Tub Canvas"
2017–2019 American Housewife Stan Lawton 3 episodes
2017 Lucifer Earl "God" Johnson Episode: "God Johnson"
2017 Downward Dog Eric Episode: "The Full Package"
2017 Castlevania Additional voices 4 episodes
2017 Psych: The Movie Chief Carlton Lassiter TV movie
2018 Fortune Rookie[13] Tim Episode: "Nemesis"
2019–2020 This Is Us Gregory Recurring role; 4 episodes
2020 Psych 2: Lassie Come Home Chief Carlton Lassiter TV movie

Video games[]

Year Title Role
2003 Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge Nathan Zachary
2004 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords Various
2011 Star Wars: The Old Republic Aric Jorgan[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Timothy Omundson Biography (1969–)". FilmReference.com.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Oebel, Nicole; Wolff, Melanie (January 20, 2014). "Interview with Timothy Omundson". myFanbase. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  3. ^ Pollard, Lauren Ray (March 10, 1995). "Seattle, Watch Your 'Medicine' -- A Quirky New Medical Drama Puts The City In The TV Spotlight Again". The Seattle Times.
  4. ^ "Scholarships". USC School of Theatre. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012.
  5. ^ @Omundson (March 28, 2014). "Lassiter and I each have a Lily. Today mine turned 12" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "'25 Hill' actor is happy to return to familiar sights in Akron area". Akron Beacon Journal. April 9, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2018. Now they look around more, for themselves and their daughters, Lily, who just turned 8, and Nora, 51⁄2.
  7. ^ Omundson, Timothy. "What an extraordinary day:less than two years after I was kicked in the teeth by a Massive Stroke, I wrapped a film,#PsychTheMovie2". Instagram. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  8. ^ Vivinetto, Gina (April 30, 2020). "'This Is Us' actor Timothy Omundson celebrates 3rd anniversary of surviving stroke". Today. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  9. ^ @Omundson (May 18, 2017). "My Dear tweet-erers, As you may have heard, I have had a wee touch of a stroke. Thanks for all the ♥️ and well wishes" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ @Omundson (May 28, 2017). "4 weeks ago yesterday since I caught a wee touch of the stroke. Been knocking it out in rehab" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Vivinetto, Gina (April 30, 2020). "'This Is Us' actor Timothy Omundson celebrates 3rd anniversary of surviving stroke". Today. Retrieved September 13, 2020. Omundson's character, Gregory, is also a stroke survivor.
  12. ^ Amidi, Amid (July 14, 2016). "Universal is Making A Live-Action/CG Woody Woodpecker Feature—For Brazilians". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  13. ^ "About the Rookie". Fortune Rookie. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  14. ^ BioWare (December 20, 2011). Star Wars: The Old Republic. Electronic Arts, LucasArts. Scene: closing credits, 9:50 in, English Cast.

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