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name: "Tim de Zarn"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tim-dezarn"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 July 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-17T07:44:27.416703+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Tim de Zarn

Actor. Born 11 July 1952 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 July 1952, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- **Active:** 1999–2015
- **Also known as:** Tim DeZarn, Tim DeZam, Tim Dezarn, Tim deZarn
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 81 (1), 2000s 78 (1), 2010s 82 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 76 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 2, Action 1, Crime 1, Horror 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,127m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15288220, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0212498/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/956719

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Cabin in the Woods*](https://film.one/film/the-cabin-in-the-woods.md) (80)

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## Biography

Tim de Zarn is an American actor. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he attended Archbishop McNicholas High School and began his professional acting career at the age of 25. His first broadcast role was in the television series *The Equalizer* in 1986, and his first film role came in the 1989 comedy *Three Fugitives*.

De Zarn is frequently cast in supporting roles in horror, crime and science fiction. His film credits include *Fight Club* (1999), *Spider-Man* (2002), *Live Free or Die Hard* (2007) and *The Cabin in the Woods* (2012), in which he played Mordecai. Television appearances include episodes of *Lost*, *Deadwood*, *Sons of Anarchy*, *The Mentalist* and *Better Call Saul*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Better Call Saul* (2015), Fi1m 84, as Mr. Harkness — [page](https://film.one/tv/better-call-saul.md)
- *The Cabin in the Woods* (2012), Fi1m 80, as Mordecai — [page](https://film.one/film/the-cabin-in-the-woods.md)
- *The Artist* (2011), Fi1m 82, as Soldier — [page](https://film.one/film/the-artist.md)
- *Spider-Man* (2002), Fi1m 78, as Philip Watson — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man.md)
- *Fight Club* (1999), Fi1m 81, as Federated Motor Co. - Inspector Bird — [page](https://film.one/film/fight-club.md)

## Also known for

- *Live Free or Die Hard* (2007), Police Sergeant
- *Gone in Sixty Seconds* (2000), Shotgun Guy
- *The Mentalist* (2008), Arkin Shea
- *The Ballad of Buster Scruggs* (2018), Mean-Eyed Card Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), Paul Barter
- *The Call of the Wild* (2020), Hermit Fisherman
- *9-1-1* (2018), Winslow
- *NCIS* (2003), David Runion

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