‘Alien: Earth’ Isn’t the First Time Timothy Olyphant Was a Scene Stealer on a Noah Hawley FX Show

Noah Hawleyhas added new life to a classic science fiction franchise withAlien: Earth, an FX series that examines previously unexplored aspects of the iconic saga created by Ridley Scott in 1979. Although Hawley has assembled an impressive cast to populate the series, Timothy Olyphant has been a standout with his performance as Kirsh, a synthetic scientist for the Prodigy Corporation. His quirky mannerisms are the perfect fit for the tone of Alien: Earth, but Olyphant had worked with Hawley before.