Timothy Olyphant’s Apple TV Series Is Officially Back, Doubling Down on an Exciting Character Detail
Olyphant’s long history of roles
Olyphant’s early screen work included villains in Scream 2 and Go. After playing Detective Drycoff in Gone in 60 Seconds, he took on law-enforcement roles in projects such as Deadwood, Fargo and Justified, where he played Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens.
He has also frequently appeared in television comedies, including The Simpsons, Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Office. Stick brought two sides of his career together by giving him a comedic villain to play.
Clark Ross returns to Stick
The series follows former golf pro Pryce Cahill, played by Owen Wilson, as he tries to rebuild his life while helping young golfer Santi Wheeler, played by Peter Dager. In the first season, Olyphant’s Clark Ross was a wealthy steakhouse owner and golf academy head, and a rival who tested Pryce’s efforts to change.
Ross and Pryce were once playing partners, but their relationship soured. Ross’s comments helped derail Pryce’s professional career years earlier, so his season 2 challenge for Pryce to return to the pro tour carries personal weight.
A busy year for Olyphant
Olyphant also plays the imprisoned father of the title character in Apple TV’s crime thriller Lucky. He stars in Peacock’s The Five-Star Weekend, an adaptation of an Elin Hilderbrand novel, alongside Jennifer Garner, Regina Hall, D’Arcy Carden and Gemma Chan.
He is set to play James Stacy in The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, directed by David Fincher. The film follows Quentin Tarantino’s 2019 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Brad Pitt, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Elizabeth Debicki, Scott Caan and Carla Gugino are also set to appear; Leonardo DiCaprio will not return.
Key points
- Timothy Olyphant returns as rival Clark Ross in Stick season 2.
- Ross challenges Pryce Cahill to rejoin the professional golf tour.
- Ross’s past comments helped derail Pryce’s pro career.
- Olyphant’s 2026 projects include Lucky, The Five-Star Weekend and a Cliff Booth sequel.