Remember Timothy Olyphant's Role as Traveling Salesman Danny Cordray on The Office?
The Five Star Weekend star was involved in some of The Office Season 7's funniest moments.
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Key Takeaways
- Timothy Olyphant guest-starred in two Season 7 episodes of The Office as Danny Cordray, a talented salesman recruited by Michael Scott from a competing paper company.
- Danny Cordray quickly became a memorable character due to his charm, his past dating history with Pam Beesly, and comedic reactions from the Scranton office staff, including Michael Scott and Kelly Kapoor.
- Olyphant appeared in the episodes “The Sting” and “Costume Contest” in 2010, and his character later received the “Hottest in the Office” Dundie Award in the series canon.
Long before starring opposite Jennifer Garner in the Peacock Original series The Five Star Weekend, Timothy Olyphant had a brief, but unforgettable two-episode arc on The Office.
The star's performance in The Five Star Weekend as Jack Finnigan, a man who reignites a long-lost romance with Garner's Hollis Shaw shortly after the death of Hollis' husband, has had fans buzzing since the series made its Peacock premiere on July 9.
So if you're wondering why Olyphant looks like someone who's walked the halls of Dunder Mifflin, it's because the star memorably guest-starred in a few episodes of The Office back in 2010. Take a look back at his role, below.
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Who did Timothy Olyphant play in The Office?
Olyphant played Danny Cordray, a star paper salesman who originally worked for one of Dunder Mifflin's biggest competitors until Michael Scott (Steve Carell) convinced him to jump ship and work with Scranton's finest.
To say Olyphant's character made a big impact in Season 7 is an understatement. From the moment he stepped into his new, permanent traveling salesman role (after Michael realized that it's better to have Danny working for him instead of against him), Danny caught the attention of everyone in the office.
From Kelly Kapoor's (Mindy Kaling) NSFW compliment muttered under her breath as soon as she saw him to it quickly being revealed that he and Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) actually went on a few dates together years earlier, Danny certainly brought a unique dynamic and was involved in countless hilarious interactions.
Even Michael himself was caught off guard by, well, the mere existence of the character. "That's not a salesman, that's a male model," he memorably said about Danny before first meeting him.
When did Timothy Olyphant appear in The Office?
Olyphant guest-starred in two Season 7 episodes of The Office: "The Sting" (Episode 5) and "Costume Contest" (Episode 6).
The two Season 7 episodes originally aired on NBC on October 21 and 28, 2010, respectively. (And of course, all episodes of The Office are currently streaming on Peacock.)
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Ultimately, Olyphant exhibited the same kind of easygoing, natural, and believable chemistry when interacting with the entire cast of The Office as he displayed with Garner in The Five Star Weekend.
And while Olyphant's character didn't appear in any other episodes after the brief two-episode storyline, in canon, Danny Cordray was actually around for much longer. In the Season 7 episode "Michael's Last Dundies," Danny Cordray was awarded the final "Hottest in the Office" Dundie Award by Michael himself.
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How to watch Timothy Olyphant in The Five Star Weekend
All eight episodes of The Five Star Weekend, starring Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, and a can't-miss ensemble cast, are now streaming on Peacock.
