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Tim Roth

Tim Roth

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Biography

Timothy Simon Roth (born May 14, 1961) is an English actor and director. He was among the prominent British actors known as the "Brit Pack". For his performance in Rob Roy (1995), Roth won a BAFTA Award and was nominated for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award.  After garnering attention in television productions Made in Britain (1982) and Meantime (1983), Roth was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer in his theatrical film debut The Hit (1984). He gained further recognition for his roles in films, including The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), Vincent & Theo and Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (both 1990). Roth has collaborated with Quentin Tarantino on several films, including Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Four Rooms (1995) and The Hateful Eight (2015). Other film credits include The Legend of 1900 (1998), Planet of the Apes (2001), Funny Games (2007), Selma (2014), Luce (2019), and Bergman Island (2021). Roth made his directorial debut with~ The War Zone (1999). He played Cal Lightman in the Fox series Lie to Me (2009–2011), Jim Worth / Jack Devlin in the Sky Atlantic series Tin Star (2017–2020), and Emil Blonsky / Abomination in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the films The Incredible Hulk (2008), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), and the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022).

Known For

Four Rooms

Four Rooms

1995

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

2001

Reservoir Dogs

Reservoir Dogs

1992

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

2021

Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

1994

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

2008

Don't Come Knocking

Don't Come Knocking

2005

The Legend of 1900

The Legend of 1900

1998

Lucky Numbers

Lucky Numbers

2000

Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness

1993

The Musketeer

The Musketeer

2001

Hoodlum

Hoodlum

1997

Murder with Mirrors

Murder with Mirrors

1985

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

1989

Rob Roy

Rob Roy

1995

Youth Without Youth

Youth Without Youth

2007

Made in Britain

Made in Britain

1983

Vatel

Vatel

2000

Funny Games

Funny Games

2008

Dark Water

Dark Water

2005

Everyone Says I Love You

Everyone Says I Love You

1996

Gridlock'd

Gridlock'd

1997

The Beautiful Country

The Beautiful Country

2004

A World Apart

A World Apart

1988

Deceiver

Deceiver

1997

Made in Britain

Made in Britain

2000

Arbitrage

Arbitrage

2012

Captives

Captives

1994

Resurrection

Resurrection

2022

Skellig

Skellig

2009

To Kill a Priest

To Kill a Priest

1988

Little Odessa

Little Odessa

1994

Bodies, Rest & Motion

Bodies, Rest & Motion

1993

Yellowbacks

Yellowbacks

1990

Invincible

Invincible

2001

To Kill a King

To Kill a King

2003

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991

These Amazing Shadows

These Amazing Shadows

2011

Even Money

Even Money

2007

Classified

Classified

2024

The Last Sign

The Last Sign

2005

The Hit

The Hit

1984

Coda: Thirty Years Later

Coda: Thirty Years Later

2007

Pete Smalls Is Dead

Pete Smalls Is Dead

2010

Vincent & Theo

Vincent & Theo

1990

Battle of the Brave

Battle of the Brave

2004

Meantime

Meantime

1983

No Way Home

No Way Home

1997

Punch

Punch

2022

Broken

Broken

2012

Whatever We Do

Whatever We Do

2003

Who Do You Think You're Fooling?

Who Do You Think You're Fooling?

1994

Sea Wolf

Sea Wolf

2009

Return to Waterloo

Return to Waterloo

1984

The Liability

The Liability

2012

Kingdom Come

Kingdom Come

2012

Farendj

Farendj

1990

Möbius

Möbius

2013

Animals with the Tollkeeper

Animals with the Tollkeeper

1998

Grace of Monaco

Grace of Monaco

2014

Jumpin' at the Boneyard

Jumpin' at the Boneyard

1991

Bread and Roses

Bread and Roses

2000

Poison

Poison

2024

There Are No Saints

There Are No Saints

2022

The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Secret Policeman's Ball

2012

United Passions

United Passions

2014

Coppers

Coppers

1988

Killing Emmett Young

Killing Emmett Young

2002

Selma

Selma

2014

October Gale

October Gale

2014

600 Miles

600 Miles

2015

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

2022

Tornado

Tornado

2025

Common Pursuit

Common Pursuit

1992

Mr. Right

Mr. Right

2016

Chronic

Chronic

2015

Driving Ambition

Driving Ambition

1984

1 Mile To You

1 Mile To You

2017

The Hateful Eight

The Hateful Eight

2015

King of the Ghetto

King of the Ghetto

1986

The Million Dollar Hotel

The Million Dollar Hotel

2000

Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis

1987

Hardcore Henry

Hardcore Henry

2015

Backsliding

Backsliding

1992

Reg

Reg

2016

Virgin Territory

Virgin Territory

2007

The Perfect Husband

The Perfect Husband

1993

Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima

Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima

2014

The Con Is On

The Con Is On

2018

Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'

Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'

1988

Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking

Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking

2013

Alan Clarke: His Own Man

Alan Clarke: His Own Man

2000

Finding Vivian Maier

Finding Vivian Maier

2014

Luce

Luce

2019

Brostitute

Brostitute

2010

The Padre

The Padre

2018

Silver City

Silver City

2004

The Song of Names

The Song of Names

2019

Bergman Island

Bergman Island

2021

Recovery

Recovery

A Fuller Life

A Fuller Life

2013

The Misfits

The Misfits

2021

QT8: The First Eight

QT8: The First Eight

2019

Sundown

Sundown

2022

260 days

260 days

2025

A Fall from Grace

A Fall from Grace

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

2026

Seven Snipers

Seven Snipers

2026

Kissinger Takes Paris

Kissinger Takes Paris

Pulp Fiction: The Facts

Pulp Fiction: The Facts

2002

Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life

Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life

Fish

Fish

Holy Molé

Holy Molé

The Very Best People

The Very Best People

Urban Jungle

Urban Jungle

1985

A Colt Is My Passport

A Colt Is My Passport

Me, You

Me, You

Unknownia

Unknownia

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

1989

The Henry Rollins Show

The Henry Rollins Show

2006

Lie to Me

Lie to Me

2009

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

1999

Sea Wolf

Sea Wolf

2009

Klondike

Klondike

2014

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

2022

Tsunami: The Aftermath

Tsunami: The Aftermath

2006

Murder in the Heartland

Murder in the Heartland

1993

Rillington Place

Rillington Place

2016

Tin Star

Tin Star

2017

King of the Ghetto

King of the Ghetto

1986

Vincent & Theo

Vincent & Theo

1990

Last King of the Cross

Last King of the Cross

2023

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

1990

The Play on One

The Play on One

1988

Screen Two

Screen Two

1985

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

1988

Driving Ambition

Driving Ambition

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Tales Out of School

Tales Out of School

1983

Tales from the Crypt - Uncut

Tales from the Crypt - Uncut

1992

The Jonathan Ross Show

The Jonathan Ross Show

2011