Claim: Timothy Olyphant made his acting debut in theater.

Timothy David Olyphant -LRB- -LSB- ˈɔːlʌfɪnt -RSB- ; born May 20 , 1968 -RRB- is an American actor and producer . He made his acting debut in Off-Broadway theater in 1995 in The Monogamist , winning the Theatre World Award for his performance , and then originated David Sedaris ' The Santaland Diaries in 1996 . Following this he branched out to film ; in the early years of his career , he was often cast in supporting villainous roles , most notably in Scream 2 -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , Go -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , A Man Apart -LRB- 2003 -RRB- and The Girl Next Door -LRB- 2004 -RRB- . He came to the attention of a wider audience with his portrayal of Sheriff Seth Bullock in HBO 's western Deadwood -LRB- 2004 -- 2006 -RRB- . He then had starring roles in the romantic comedy Catch and Release -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , the action film Hitman -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , the thriller A Perfect Getaway -LRB- 2009 -RRB- and the horror film The Crazies -LRB- 2010 -RRB- . He was a villain in Live Free or Die Hard -LRB- 2007 -RRB- and was a recurring guest star in season two of the FX legal thriller Damages -LRB- 2009 -RRB- .   The best-known performance of Olyphant 's career to date has been as Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens in FX 's modern-day Kentucky western Justified -LRB- 2010 -- 2015 -RRB- . He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2011 . He later had guest appearances in numerous television sitcoms including The Office -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , The Mindy Project -LRB- 2013 -RRB- and The Grinder -LRB- 2015 -- 2016 -RRB- , for which he won a Critics Choice Award . Olyphant currently stars with Drew Barrymore in the Netflix comedy Santa Clarita Diet -LRB- 2017 -RRB- , and is also an executive producer on the show .