JUSTIFIED
TIMOTHY OLYPHANT Interview “U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens”
JUSTIFIED Wednesday nights at 10 PM EST on FX
February 13, 2011
By Lena Lamoray
JUSTIFIED FX RELEASE: Developed by Graham Yost (Boomtown, Speed) and starring Timothy Olyphant (Damages, Deadwood), Justified is based on the works of crime novelist Elmore Leonard, including Leonard’s short story Fire in the Hole. Fresh off the epic gun battle that concluded season one, season two of Justified finds Bo Crowder dead, and the Crowder criminal grip on Harlan County broken. Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Olyphant) must now face off against the criminal organizations that are moving to fill the void, and finds himself entangled once again with the mercurial Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins). The series co-stars Nick Searcy (CSI) as Givens’ longtime friend and boss ‘Chief Deputy Art Mullen;’ Jacob Pitts (21) as ‘Deputy Marshal Tim Gutterson;’ Erica Tazel (Life) as ‘Deputy Marshal Rachel Brooks;’ Joelle Carter (CSI: Miami) as ‘Ava Crowder;’ Boyd Crowder’s sister-in-law; and Natalie Zea (Hung) as Raylan’s ex-wife ‘Winona Hawkins.’ Walton Goggins (The Shield) also stars as ‘Boyd Crowder.’ Yost (Boomtown, The Pacific, Band of Brothers) wrote the pilot and serves as Executive Producer/Writer on the series. Leonard (Cuba Libre, Rum Punch, Get Shorty) is also an Executive Producer on the series along with Fred Golan (Boomtown, Raines), Sarah Timberman (Kidnapped), Carl Beverly (Kidnapped) and Michael Dinner (Karen Sisco), who directed the pilot episode. Justified is produced by Sony Pictures Television and FX Productions.
TIMOTHY OLYPHANT took the time to chat with us about JUSTIFIED and his role as U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens. Timothy embodies Raylan and if I didn’t know for certain that it wasn’t, it sure seems like the role was written just for him. He does such an amazing job. Timothy is so witty and he just says exactly what he is thinking and you have to respect him for that. He is very opinionated and that is a sensational quality that makes him very intriguing and a rarity in ass kissing Hollywood. He should have his own chat show and trust me you would really want to tune in. Not only is he brilliant but he is handsome, as well. Timothy has been featured in “Damages”, “The Office”, “The Crazies”, “Hitman”, “Live Free or Die Hard” and “Deadwood” to name just a few of his films and shows. Don’t miss Timothy every week in JUSTIFIED only on FX.
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