Timothy Omundson
Omundson atGalaxyCon San Jose in 2024
Born	(1969-07-29)July 29, 1969 (age 55) St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Allison Cowley ​ (m. 1997)​
Children	2

Timothy Michael Omundson (born July 29, 1969) is an American actor. He is notable for hissupporting roles asSean Potter on theCBS television seriesJudging Amy,Eli on the syndicated seriesXena: Warrior Princess,Carlton Lassiter inPsych, King Richard on theABCmusicalcomedy seriesGalavant, andCain inThe CW'sSupernatural.

Omundson was born inSt. Joseph, Missouri, to a railroad worker father and teacher mother.^[1] After his family moved toBellevue, Washington, he started studying theater at the age of twelve at theSeattle 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 theAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts. For two years in a row, he was Washington State Debate Champion inDramatic 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 fromBellevue, Washington'sInterlake High School in 1987,^[3] Omundson went to theUniversity of Southern California where he graduated with aBachelor of Fine Arts in Theater. He won USC'sJack Nicholson Award andJames and Nony Doolittle Award for outstanding achievements in acting.^[4]

Omundson played a recurring role asEli on the syndicated seriesXena: Warrior Princess (1999-2000), and then appeared as Sean Potter on theCBS television seriesJudging Amy (2000-2005).

He also played a major character in the 2006 seriesPsych where he portrayed DetectiveCarlton Lassiter. This also includes three television movies based on the series produced by theUSA Network calledPsych: The Movie in 2017,Psych 2: Lassie Come Home in 2020, andPsych 3: This Is Gus which was released in November 2021.

In 2014 Omundson had a guest role on The CW'sSupernatural especially written for him, the role of the biblicalCain.^[2]

From 2015 to 2016, Omundson played King Richard on theABCmusical seriesGalavant.

Omundson voiced the character Aric Jorgan in the 2011MMORPGStar Wars: The Old Republic. Aric Jorgan is the first companion for the Republic Trooper class.

In 2023, Omundson appeared inPercy Jackson and the Olympians asHephaestus, 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 inLos Angeles, California with his wife, Allison, and their two daughters born 2002^[6] and 2004.^[7]

In late April 2017, Omundson 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 inPsych: The Movie and more substantial roles inPsych 2: Lassie Come Home andPsych 3: This Is Gus while he continued his recovery.^[10][11] He also began a recurring role inThis Is Us where he plays a recovered stroke survivor, Gregory.^[12]

• Timothy Omundson atIMDb
• Timothy Omundson onTwitter

• 1969 births
• Living people
• Male actors from St. Joseph, Missouri
• American male film actors
• American male television actors
• American male voice actors
• USC School of Dramatic Arts alumni
• 20th-century American male actors
• 21st-century American male actors

• Articles with short description
• Short description is different from Wikidata
• Use mdy dates from January 2021
• Articles with hCards