| Timothy Omundson | |
| Birth Date: | 29 July 1969 |
| Birth Place: | St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1992–present |
| Children: | 2 |
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 , Carlton Lassiter in Psych, King Richard on the musical series Galavant, and Cain in Supernatural.
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.
With his father, Omundson spent a month traveling in Germany and Austria when he was 13 years old, 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]
Omundson played a recurring role as Eli on the syndicated series (1999-2000), and then appeared as Sean Potter on the CBS television series Judging Amy (2000-2005).
He also played a major character in the 2006 series Psych where he portrayed Detective Carlton Lassiter. This also includes three television movies based on the series produced by the USA Network called in 2017, in 2020, and which was released in November 2021.
In 2014 Omundson had a guest role on The CW's Supernatural especially written for him, the role of the biblical Cain.[2]
From 2015 to 2016, Omundson played King Richard on the musical series Galavant.
Omundson voices the character Aric Jorgan in the 2011 MMORPG . Aric Jorgan is the first companion for the Republic Trooper class.
In 2023, Omundson appeared in Percy Jackson and the Olympians as Hephaestus, the Greek God of Forges and blacksmiths. Like Omundson, the character Hephaestus suffers from a disability and uses a cane to walk.[5]
Omundson lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife, Allison, and their two daughters born 2002[6] and 2004.[7] In late April 2017 he suffered a major stroke.[8] Among other issues, the stroke was reported to have impacted his walking ability, which he relearned.[9] Despite his physical issues, Omundson was able to reprise his role as Carlton Lassiter with a small part in and more substantial roles in and while he continued his recovery.[10] [11] He also began a recurring role in This Is Us where he plays a recovered stroke survivor, Gregory.[12]
| 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 | |
| The Luck of the Irish | Seamus McTiernan | ||
| 2003 | Down with Love | R.J. | |
| 2005 | Hard Pill | Brad | |
| 2006 | IMF Agent | ||
| 2007 | Crazy | Paul Howard | Credited as Tim Omundson |
| 2011 | 25 Hill | Thomas Caldwell | |
| Lance Rainier | |||
| 2012 | That Guy... Who Was in That Thing | Himself | |
| 2017 | Woody Woodpecker | Lance Walters | [13] |
| Wild Honey | Martin | ||
| Carter & June | Spencer Rabbit | ||
| 2019 | Line of Duty | Nicolas Luke Forrester | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Seinfeld | Ricky Ross | Episode: "The Cheever Letters" |
| 1993 | seaQuest DSV | 4 episodes | |
| Married... with Children | Bartender | Episode: "No Ma'am" | |
| 1994 | Benjamin Strand | Episode: "Guardian Angel" | |
| The George Carlin Show | Bearded Man | Episode: "George Lifts the Holy Spirit" | |
| Days of Our Lives | Jerry | Episode: 7596 | |
| 1995 | Medicine Ball | Dr. Patrick Yates | Episode: "Wizard of Bras" |
| Strange Luck | Steve Medavoy | Episode: "Trial Period" | |
| 1996 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Craig Thompson | Episode: "The Space Flight Episode" |
| 1997 | Dark Skies | Episode: "Both Sides Now" | |
| Relativity | Therapist | Episode: "Karen and Her Sisters" | |
| Jenny | Griffin | Episode: "A Girl's Gotta Get Ready for Her Close-up" | |
| Fired Up | Scott | 4 episodes | |
| 1998 | Frasier | Director | Episode: "Good Grief" |
| Legacy | LLoyd Cobb | Episode: "Emma", "The Search Party" | |
| 1999 | Jack & Jill | Travis Cutler | 4 episodes |
| 1999–2000 | Recurring role, 6 episodes | ||
| 2000 | Early Edition | Antoine Gourmand | Episode: "The Play's the Thing" |
| V.I.P. | Chick Mars | Episode: "Lights, Camera, Val" | |
| Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye | Silvio | Television film | |
| 2001 | The Luck of the Irish | Seamus McTiernan | Television film |
| NYPD Blue | Seth Werna | Episode: "Peeping Tommy" | |
| 2003 | John Doe | P.J. Fox | Episode: "Tone Dead" |
| 2004 | Deadwood | Brom Garret | 4 episodes |
| Nip/Tuck | Jeremy Saddler | Episode: "Mrs. Grubman" | |
| 2000–2005 | Judging Amy | Sean Potter | Main role |
| 2005 | The O.C. | Deputy DA Chris Caldwell | Episode: "The Aftermath" |
| Ted Griffin | Episode: "Prey" | ||
| Criminal Minds | Phillip Dowd | Episode: "L.D.S.K." | |
| 2006 | 24 | Polakov | Episode: "Day 5: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m." |
| Producer | Episode: "I Like to Watch" | ||
| 2006–2014 | Psych | Main role | |
| 2007–2008 | Jericho | Phil Constantino | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2008 | Cold Case | Luke Ross | Episode: "Sabotage" |
| Boston Legal | Bill Withers | Episode: "Indecent Proposals" | |
| 2009 | Without a Trace | Adam Fisher | Episode: "Friends and Neighbors" |
| 2010 | The Deep End | Mr. Ollerman | Episode: Pilot |
| Human Target | Interrogator | Episodes: "Christopher Chance", "Ilsa Pucci" | |
| 2011 | The Booth at the End | Simon | Web series; main role (season 1) |
| 2012 | Warehouse 13 | Coach | Episode: "No Pain No Gain" |
| 2014–2015 | Supernatural | Episodes: "First Born", "The Executioner's Song" | |
| 2015–2016 | Galavant | King Richard | Main role |
| 2015 | Hot in Cleveland | Mark | Episode: "Family Affair" |
| Key and Peele | Harry Peters | Episode: "Key & Peele's Super Bowl Special" | |
| Robot Chicken | Nigel Thornberry | Episode: "Zeb and Kevin Erotic Hot Tub Canvas" | |
| 2017–2019 | American Housewife | Stan Lawton | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Lucifer | Earl "God" Johnson | Episode: "God Johnson" |
| Downward Dog | Eric | Episode: "The Full Package" | |
| Television film | |||
| 2018 | Fortune Rookie | Tim | Episode: "Nemesis"[14] |
| 2019–2020 | This Is Us | Gregory | 7 episodes |
| 2020 | Chief Carlton Lassiter | Television film | |
| 2021 | Chief Carlton Lassiter | Television film | |
| New Amsterdam | Kit Vale | Episode: "Laughter and Hope and a Sock in the Eye" | |
| 2024 | Percy Jackson and the Olympians | Hephaestus | Episode: "A God Buys Us Cheeseburgers" |
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Nathan Zachary | ||
| 2004 | Various | ||
| 2005 | Star Wars: Battlefront II | Various | |
| 2011 | Aric Jorgan[15] |