Timothy Olyphant might be chasing down the Crowder gang now as badass lawman Raylan Givens, but that role didn’t find him easily. Olyphant worked his way up through Hollywood, playing lots of dirtbags and hapless romantics over the years — in addition to honing his gunslinger chops on Deadwood, of course.
I guess you could say that Olyphant’s 46th birthday is a “justified” reason — no more puns, I promise — to look back at some of his earlier roles. Deadwood aside, here are 20 times you’ve probably seen real-life Raylan Givens and didn’t even realize it. It all started with a computer geek named “Scooby.”
1. Mr. & Mr. Smith, Scooby — 1996
“Pilot”
2. The First Wives Club, Brett Artounian — 1996
3. A Life Less Ordinary, Hiker — 1997
4. Scream 2, Mickey — 1997
5. Sex In The City, Sam — 1998
“Valley of the Twenty-Something Guys”
6. Go, Todd Gaines — 1999
7. No Vacancy, Luke — 1999
8. The Broken Hearts Club, Dennis — 2000
9. Auggie Rose, Roy Mason — 2000
10. Gone In 60 Seconds, Detective Drycoff — 2000
11. The Safety Of Objects, Randy — 2001
12. Rock Star, Rob Malcom — 2001
13. Night Visions, Eli — 2002
“Harmony”
14. Dreamcatcher, Pete Moore –2003
15. A Man Apart, Hollywood Jack — 2003
16. The Girl Next Door, Kelly — 2004
17. My Name Is Earl, Billy Reed — 2006
18. Hitman, Agent 47 — 2007
19. Samantha Who?, Winston Funk — 2009
“The Boss”
20. The Office, Danny Cordray — 2010
“Costume Contest” and “The Sting”
