Timothy Omundson

Timothy Michael Omundson (born July 29, 1969) is an American actor perhaps most notable for his supporting roles as Sean Potter on the CBS television series Judging Amy, Eli on the syndicated series Xena: Warrior Princess, and as Carlton Lassiter in the hit USA Network series Psych. He also starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie The Luck of the Irish in 2001.

Life and career

Omundson was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, to a railroad worker father and teacher mother.^[1] After his family moved to Seattle, Washington, he started to study theater at the age of twelve at the Seattle 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 the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. For two years in a row, he was Washington State Debate Champion in Dramatic Interpretation.

After graduating from Interlake High School in 1987,^[2] Omundson moved to Los Angeles for college, where he graduated from the University of Southern California and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater. He won the Jack Nicholson Award and the James A. Doolittle Award for outstanding achievements in acting.

Omundson lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Allison and their daughters.

Omundson voices the character Aric Jorgan in the upcoming MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic. Aric Jorgan is one of the companions of the Republic Trooper class.

Filmography

Films

Television