
Tim DeZarn
Known for Acting · 109 credits
- Born
- 1952-07-11 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Tim DeZam · Tim Dezarn · Tim de Zarn · Tim deZarn
Biography
Timothy Joseph DeZarn (born July 11, 1952, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American actor who has appeared in film and television. Alternately credited as deZarn, he is often cast in supporting roles in the horror, crime, and science fiction genres.
DeZarn's motion picture credits include Spider-Man (playing Mary Jane Watson's father), Fight Club, Live Free or Die Hard, The Cabin in the Woods, Untraceable, and Demon Knight.
DeZarn has appeared in several American television series, including Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, NYPD Blue, the various Star Trek TV franchises, Prime Suspect, Mad Men, The Forgotten, Lost, Criminal Minds, Weeds, Prison Break, Deadwood, The Shield, Cold Case, Quantum Leap, 7th Heaven, and Sons of Anarchy.
Tim DeZarn was born on July 11, 1952. DeZarn went to Archbishop McNicholas High School, a Catholic school in Anderson Township, Ohio. He did not pursue a professional acting career until he was 25 years old.
His first broadcast role was on the TV series The Equalizer in 1986. His first film role was in the 1989 action comedy Three Fugitives.
Known For
TV Shows (51)

Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Santa Claus

NCIS
2003
as David Runion

Criminal Minds
2005
as Paul Barter

The Mentalist
2008
as Arkin Shea

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Red Carlton

Shameless
2011
as Nana

S.W.A.T.
2017
as Brewster

Lost
2004
as Trevor

Castle
2009
as Bartender

Seinfeld
1989
as Salesman

Crossing Jordan
2001
as Police Chief

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Jim Mullins

9-1-1
2018
as Winslow

Monk
2002
as Max Barton

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Satler

Better Call Saul
2015
as Mr. Harkness

ER
1994
as Mr. Krawczyk

Sons of Anarchy
2008
as Nate Meineke

The Closer
2005
as Mr. Dobson

Mad Men
2007
as Jim Anderson

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Halb

Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Warden Yediq / Haliz

Cold Case
2003
as Ricky Stockvis

The Shield
2002
as Kevin

NCIS: New Orleans
2014
as Paul Hare

Weeds
2005
as Sergeant Holbrook

Landman
2024
as Perry Hardin

Quantum Leap
1989
as Stan

The Equalizer
1985
as Stoller

Justified
2010
as Detective Dempsey

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Sergeant Dixon

Longmire
2012

Nash Bridges
1996
as Martin Brown

Martial Law
1998
as Kurt Packard

Pacific Blue
1996
as Willoughby

Hunter
1984
as Hench

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Raymond Edmondson (segment "The Electric Chair")

Deadwood
2004
as Townsman

Viper
1994
as Johnson

7th Heaven
1996
as Pool Hall Manager

Shooter
2016
as Clerk

Truth Be Told
2019
as Kuvney

Life
2007
as Flint Garber

Murder One
1995
as Mr. Jenks

Marvel's Agent Carter
2015
as George

Raising the Bar
2008

Nowhere Man
1995
as Harry Corners

The Forgotten
2009
as Frank Sanders

The Magnificent Seven
1998
as Powderman

Brimstone
1998
as Tommy Fanaro

10-8: Officers on Duty
2003
as FBI Agent Lorenzo
Movies (58)

Spider-Man
2002
as Philip Watson

Fight Club
1999
as Federated Motor Co. - Inspector Bird

Wrong Turn
2021
as Nate Roades

Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000
as Shotgun Guy

The Cabin in the Woods
2012
as Mordecai

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018
as Mean-Eyed Card Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Live Free or Die Hard
2007
as Police Sergeant

The Call of the Wild
2020
as Hermit Fisherman

The Artist
2011
as Soldier

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
2006
as Slaughterhouse Supervisor

Untraceable
2008
as Herbert Miller

Pay It Forward
2000
as Liquid Man #2

Joshua Tree
1993
as Warehouse Cop #1

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995
as Homer

Ricochet
1991
as Skinhead (as Tim De Zarn)

Steel
1997
as Skinhead Leader

Three Fugitives
1989
as First Officer

Atlas Shrugged: Part III
2014
as Train Engineer

One Night at McCool's
2001
as Detective Ertagian

South Central
1992
as Buddha

K-11
2013
as Cowboy Williams

Too Young to Die
1990
as Patron

Extreme Justice
1993
as Eddie Payton
The Witness
1992

Ladykiller
1996
as Mackey

Under Surveillance
1991
as SWAT Trooper

Raging Angels
1995
as Banker

The Hatred
2017
as Sheriff

Precious Find
1996
as Freddie

Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy
1997
as Leonard Guini

Christmas Crime Story
2017
as Barrett Hill

Rage and Honor
1992
as Fast Eddie

Midnight Run Around
1994
as Farmer #1

The Preacher's Son
2017
as Congressman Dixon (as Tim De Zarn)

On the Line
1998
as Trevor Freed

Re-Cut
2010
as John Fowler / Sheriff Tate

The Killing Mind
1991
as Gordon Atherton

The Wolves of Savin Hill
2014
as Fitz

Useless Humans
2021
as Duke

The Visit
2001
as Guard Enheim

You're Doing Great
2024
as Angus

I Love You, Don't Touch Me!
1997
as Vagrant
Grave Matters
2004
as Chief Coveleski

The Lilac Thief
2019
as The Pastor

818
2018
as Jeffrey Maddison

Swedish Auto
2006
as Shelley

I Married a Monster
1998
as Deputy Pete

Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer
1997
as Mr. Jenks

Acts of Desperation
2018
as Maynard

Buckshot
2017
as Buckshot

Verbatim: Follow the Chicken
2015
as Plaintiff

In the Sunset of the Condemned
as Don 'The Marksman' Benbow

Halfway to Hell
2016
as Cliff

The Joes
2021
as Nazi

Project Dorothy
2024
as James

The Grimm Backward
2024
as Sheriff Rizzi

Every Night & Every Day
2022
as Randal

Used Body Parts
2016
as Gas Man
About Tim DeZarn
Timothy Joseph DeZarn (born July 11, 1952, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American actor who has appeared in film and television. Alternately credited as deZarn, he is often cast in supporting roles in the horror, crime, and science fiction genres. DeZarn's motion picture credits include Spider-Man (playing Mary Jane Watson's father), Fight Club, Live Free or Die Hard, The Cabin in the Woods, Untraceable, and Demon Knight. DeZarn has appeared in several American television series, including Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, NYPD Blue, the various Star Tr… With 109 credits spanning from 1984 to 2024, Tim DeZarn has appeared in 58 films and 51 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tim DeZarn Movies
- Spider-Man (2002) — as Philip Watson
- Fight Club (1999) — as Federated Motor Co. - Inspector Bird
- Wrong Turn (2021) — as Nate Roades
- Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) — as Shotgun Guy
- The Cabin in the Woods (2012) — as Mordecai
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