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Tim Roth

Born
May 14, 1961
Timothy Simon Roth (born 14 May 1961) is an English actor and producer. He began acting on films and television series in the 1980s. He was among a group of prominent British actors of the era, the "Brit Pack". He made his television debut in Made in Britain (1982), and theatrical film debut in The Hit (1984), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer. Since then, he gained more attention for his roles in films, including The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, (1989), Vincent & Theo (1990), and Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990). Roth collaborated with Quentin Tarantino on several films, such as Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Four Rooms (1995), and The Hateful Eight (2015). For his performance in Rob Roy (1995), Roth won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Roth made his directorial debut with the film The War Zone (1999). He played Cal Lightman in the Fox series Lie to Me (2009–2011) and Jim Worth / Jack Devlin in the Sky Atlantic series Tin Star (2017–2020). Roth also portrayed Emil Blonsky / Abomination in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film The Incredible Hulk (2008), reprising the role in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) and the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022).
British Academy Film Awards
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Known For
Pulp Fiction
(1994)
Ringo ("Pumpkin")
Planet of the Apes
(2001)
Thade
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
(2021)
Emil Blonsky / Abomination (voice) (uncredited)
Virgin Territory
(2007)
Gerbino
Reservoir Dogs
(1992)
Mr. Orange / Freddy Newandyke
The Incredible Hulk
(2008)
Emil Blonsky / Abomination
The Misfits
(2021)
Schultz
The Hateful Eight
(2015)
Oswaldo Mobray
Four Rooms
(1995)
Ted the Bellhop
Hardcore Henry
(2015)
Henry's Father
Arbitrage
(2012)
Det. Michael Bryer
Funny Games
(2008)
George Farber
Dark Water
(2005)
Jeff Platzer
Selma
(2014)
Gov. George Wallace
Mr. Right
(2016)
Hopper / Reynolds
Lucky Numbers
(2000)
Gig
Full Filmography
Acting
Made in Britain
(1982)
Trevor
Meantime
(1983)
Colin
The Hit
(1984)
Myron
Return to Waterloo
(1984)
Boy Punk
Driving Ambition
(1984)
Baz
Murder with Mirrors
(1985)
Edgar Lawson
King of the Ghetto
(1986)
Matthew Long
Metamorphosis
(1987)
Gregor Samsa
A World Apart
(1988)
Harold
To Kill a Priest
(1988)
Feliks
Coppers
(1988)
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
(1988)
Franz Kafka / Josef K
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
(1989)
Mitchel
Vincent & Theo
(1990)
Vincent Van Gogh
Farendj
(1990)
Anton
Yellowbacks
(1990)
Peter Pike
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
(1991)
Guildenstern
Jumpin' at the Boneyard
(1991)
Manny
Reservoir Dogs
(1992)
Mr. Orange / Freddy Newandyke
Common Pursuit
(1992)
Backsliding
(1992)
Tom Whitton
Heart of Darkness
(1993)
Marlow
Bodies, Rest & Motion
(1993)
Nick
The Perfect Husband
(1993)
Milan
Pulp Fiction
(1994)
Ringo ("Pumpkin")
Captives
(1994)
Philip Chaney
Little Odessa
(1994)
Joshua Shapira
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
(1994)
Mr. Orange (archive footage)
Four Rooms
(1995)
Ted the Bellhop
Rob Roy
(1995)
Archibald Cunningham
Everyone Says I Love You
(1996)
Charles Ferry
Hoodlum
(1997)
Dutch Schultz
Gridlock'd
(1997)
Alexander 'Stretch' Rawland
Deceiver
(1997)
James Walter Wayland
No Way Home
(1997)
Joey
The Legend of 1900
(1998)
Danny Boodmann T.D. Lemon Nineteen Hundred '1900'
Animals with the Tollkeeper
(1998)
Henry
Lucky Numbers
(2000)
Gig
Vatel
(2000)
Marquis de Lauzun
The Million Dollar Hotel
(2000)
Izzy Goldkiss (uncredited)
Alan Clarke: His Own Man
(2000)
Himself
Bread and Roses
(2000)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Made in Britain
(2000)
Himself
Planet of the Apes
(2001)
Thade
The Musketeer
(2001)
Febre the Man in Black
Invincible
(2001)
Herschel Steinschneider / Erik Jan Hanussen
Killing Emmett Young
(2002)
John Harrett / Frank Dwyer
To Kill a King
(2003)
Oliver Cromwell
Whatever We Do
(2003)
Joe
The Beautiful Country
(2004)
Captain Oh
Battle of the Brave
(2004)
William Pitt
Silver City
(2004)
Mitch Paine
Don't Come Knocking
(2005)
Sutter
Dark Water
(2005)
Jeff Platzer
The Last Sign
(2005)
Jeremy Macfarlane
Even Money
(2006)
Victor
Youth Without Youth
(2007)
Dominic Matei
Virgin Territory
(2007)
Gerbino
Coda: Thirty Years Later
(2007)
Self
Funny Games
(2008)
George Farber
The Incredible Hulk
(2008)
Emil Blonsky / Abomination
Skellig
(2009)
Skellig
Sea Wolf
(2009)
Death Larsen
Pete Smalls Is Dead
(2010)
Pete Smalls
Brostitute
(2010)
These Amazing Shadows
(2011)
Self
Arbitrage
(2012)
Det. Michael Bryer
Broken
(2012)
Archie
Kingdom Come
(2012)
Self
The Liability
(2012)
Roy
The Secret Policeman's Ball
(2012)
Self
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
(2012)
Self
Möbius
(2013)
Ivan Rostovsky
A Fuller Life
(2013)
Self - Reader (segment "D-Day - an Invitation to Hell")
Grace of Monaco
(2014)
Prince Rainier III
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima
(2014)
Self
United Passions
(2014)
Sepp Blatter
Selma
(2014)
Gov. George Wallace
October Gale
(2014)
Tom
Finding Vivian Maier
(2014)
Himself - Actor
600 Miles
(2015)
Hank Harris
Hardcore Henry
(2015)
Henry's Father
The Hateful Eight
(2015)
Oswaldo Mobray
Chronic
(2015)
David
Mr. Right
(2016)
Hopper / Reynolds
Reg
(2016)
Reg Keys
1 Mile To You
(2017)
Jarhead
The Con Is On
(2018)
Peter Fox
The Padre
(2018)
Padre
Luce
(2019)
Peter Edgar
The Song of Names
(2019)
Martin Simmonds
QT8: The First Eight
(2019)
Self
Bergman Island
(2021)
Tony
The Misfits
(2021)
Schultz
Sundown
(2021)
Neil Bennett
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
(2021)
Emil Blonsky / Abomination (voice) (uncredited)
There Are No Saints
(2022)
Carl Abrahams
Resurrection
(2022)
David
Punch
(2022)
Stan
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
(2022)
Self
Directing
Production
Crew
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