Career
Alternately credited as Tim De Zarn, Tim DeZarn, Tim deZarn, and Tim Dezarn, de Zarn is often cast in supporting roles in the horror, crime, and science fiction genres. De Zarn"s motion picture credits include Spider-Manitoba (playing Mary Jane Watson"s father), Fight Club, Live Free or Die Hard, The Cabin in the Woods, Untraceable, and Demon Knight. De Zarn has appeared in several American television series, including Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman, New York City Police Department Blue, the various Star Trek television franchises, Prime Suspect, Mad Men, The Forgotten, Lost, Criminal Minds, Weeds, Prison Break, Deadwood, The Shield, Cold Case, Quantum Leap, and 7th Heaven.
DeZarn went to Archbishop McNicholas High School, a Catholic school in Anderson Township, Ohio.
He didn"t pursue a professional acting career until he was 25 years old. Acting career
De Zarn has been quoted as saying "the best part of acting is being something you"re not, so that"s why I play the bad guys. lieutenant"s just too much fun!" His first broadcast role was on the television series The Equalizer in 1986.
His first film role was in the 1989 action comedy Three Fugitives. De Zarn made several appearances as Army Sergeant Dixon on the television series Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman.
He played the recurring character George Putnam in season two of New York City Police Department Blue. De Zarn appeared in five episodes of Deadwood on Home Box Office. De Zarn appeared in Sons of Anarchy as Nate Meineke, the leader of a local state militia and terrorist group.
Meinike served in Vietnam alongside the character Piney Winston.
They plan to go into hiding in Mexico. However, the Sons of Anarchy kill them by bombing their hideout bunker, as they had brought heat onto SAMCRO with the shootings.