Editing Tim Russ (section)

==Career==
===Acting===
In 1985, Russ appeared in ''[[The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' episode "[[Kentucky Rye (The Twilight Zone)|Kentucky Rye]]" as Officer #2. He made a brief appearance in the comedy film ''[[Spaceballs]]'' as a trooper who "combs" the desert with a giant comb.<ref>{{cite web |title=Clip of 'combing the desert', from the movie 'Spaceballs' | date= July 15, 2012| via= YouTube| url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3iFJpGJiug}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0750913/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 | title=Tim Russ | website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref> Russ had a prominent role in the Charles Bronson film ''[[Death Wish 4]].''

Russ has been involved in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise as a voice and film actor, writer, director, and producer. He played several minor roles before landing the role as the main character [[Tuvok]] in ''Star Trek: Voyager''. Russ screentested, in 1987, for the role of [[Geordi La Forge]] on ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' before being cast as Tuvok. Russ went into ''Voyager'' as a dedicated [[Trekkie]] with an extensive knowledge of [[Vulcan (Star Trek)|Vulcan]] lore,<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=1726 | title= Set Report: iF Magazine Boldly Goes To Vulcan For Star Trek: Of Gods And Men| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090202091010/http://ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=1726 |archivedate= February 2, 2009| website= ifmagazine.com | publisher= | accessdate= }}</ref> and has played the following roles in the ''Star Trek'' universe:

* Devor, a mercenary aboard the ''Enterprise-D'' disguised as a service engineer in ''The Next Generation'' episode "[[Starship Mine]]" (1993)
* T'Kar, a [[Klingon]] in the ''Deep Space Nine'' episode "[[Invasive Procedures (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)|Invasive Procedures]]" (1993)
* A human tactical Lieutenant on the USS ''Enterprise-B'' in the film ''[[Star Trek Generations]]'' (1994).
* Tuvok's [[Mirror Universe]] counterpart in the ''Deep Space Nine'' episode "[[Through the Looking Glass (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)|Through the Looking Glass]]" (1995).
* A changeling impersonating Tuvok in ''Star Trek: Picard'' season 3.

In 1995, Russ co-wrote the story for the [[Malibu Comics]] ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' #29 and 30, with Mark Paniccia. Russ performed voice acting roles as Tuvok for the video games ''[[Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Elite Force II]]''. Russ is the director and one of the stars of the fan series ''[[Star Trek: Of Gods and Men]]'', the first third of which was released in December 2007, with the remaining two-thirds released in 2008.<ref>{{cite web| url= 
http://startrekofgodsandmen.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58&Itemid=173 |title=Star Trek: Of Gods and Men|last= Administrator}}</ref>

Russ's character's name D. C. Montana in ''[[The Highwayman (TV series)|The Highwayman]]'' was a reference to ''Trek'' writer [[D. C. Fontana]].{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}

In 1990, he appeared in an episode of ''[[Freddy's Nightmares]]''.<ref name="Englund">{{Cite news|last1= Englund|first1=Robert|title=Dust to Dust|date= 1990-02-25|last2=Bergman|last3=Brestoff|last4=Dow|first2=Sandahl|first3=Richard|first4=Tony}}{{full citation needed|date=April 2019}}</ref>

Russ directed and co-starred in ''[[Star Trek: Renegades]]'', and in both 2013 and 2014 reprised his role as the voice of Tuvok in the [[massively multiplayer online game]] ''[[Star Trek Online]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Star Trek producers and Voyager actor Tim Russ discuss Renegades| website= filmindustry.network |url= https://filmindustry.network/star-trek-producers-and-voyager-actor-tim-russ-discuss-renegades/18220 |publisher=Film Industry Network |date=November 17, 2012}}</ref>

===Later work===
[[File:Tim Russ (32382294283).jpg|thumb|Russ at the Paradise City Comic Con, December 2016]]
Russ appeared as Frank, a sarcastic doorman in the sitcom ''[[Samantha Who?]]'' from 2007 to 2009, and appeared for six seasons as Principal Ted Franklin in [[Nickelodeon]]'s show ''[[iCarly]]''. He also portrayed a doctor on an episode of ''[[Hannah Montana]]'', "[[I Am Hannah, Hear Me Croak]]."

Russ won an [[Emmy Award]] in 2014 for [[public service ad]]s he did for the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office on [[intellectual property]] theft and [[cyberbullying]].<ref>{{cite web|title=National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Pacific Southwest Chapter 2014 Emmy Recipients List| url= http://nataspsw.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2014-Recipient-List-for-Website.pdf| website= nataspsw.org| access-date= June 26, 2014}}</ref>

He played Captain Kells in the 2015 [[Bethesda Game Studios]] video game ''[[Fallout 4]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Fallout-4/Lancer-Captain-Kells/|title=LANCER CAPTAIN KELLS|publisher=Behind the Voice Actors|accessdate=April 26, 2021|archivedate=November 15, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115060900/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Fallout-4/Lancer-Captain-Kells/}}</ref>

===Music and astronomy===
Russ has been a lifelong musician and a singer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tim Russ – Star Trek: Voyager's Tuvok|url=http://www.successcircuit.com/interviews/tim-russ/|publisher=Success Circuit|access-date=April 4, 2015|archivedate=April 8, 2015|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408194420/http://www.successcircuit.com/interviews/tim-russ/}}</ref> In addition, Russ has been an avid amateur astronomer most of his adult life, and is a member of the [https://www.laas.org/ Los Angeles Astronomical Society].  In 2021 he was among a small group of citizen astronomers who assisted in detection of the asteroid [[617 Patroclus]] in preparation for [[NASA]]'s [[Lucy (spacecraft)|Lucy probe]].<ref name="Lucy">{{Cite news |last=Kochi |first=Sudiksha |date=2021-08-27 |title='Star Trek' star Tim Russ helps detect asteroid for NASA's upcoming mission |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/2021/08/27/star-trek-actor-tim-russ-helps-nasa-detect-asteroid/8204195002/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319050620/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/2021/08/27/star-trek-actor-tim-russ-helps-nasa-detect-asteroid/8204195002/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2024-01-27 |work=USA Today}}</ref> In February 2022, he stated that he owned a 10-inch Dobsonian telescope, an 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, and a Unistellar eVscope.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-02-01 |title=Tim Russ: Actor, Director, and Amateur Astronomer |language=en-US |work=Sky & Telescope |url=https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-resources/famous-astronomers/tim-russ-actor-director-amateur-astronomer/#:~:text=Tim%20Russ%20is%20best%20known,Tuvok%20on%20Star%20Trek:%20Voyager. |access-date=2023-02-20}}</ref>