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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)
Pumpkin
Planet of the Apes
(2001)
Thade
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
(2021)
Emil Blonsky / Abomination (voice) (uncredited)
Reservoir Dogs
(1992)
Mr. Orange / Freddy Newandyke
The Incredible Hulk
(2008)
Emil Blonsky / Abomination
The Misfits
(2021)
Schultz
Virgin Territory
(2007)
Gerbino
The Hateful Eight
(2015)
Oswaldo Mobray
Hardcore Henry
(2015)
Henry's Father
The Legend of 1900
(1998)
Danny Boodmann T.D. Lemon Nineteen Hundred '1900'
Four Rooms
(1995)
Ted the Bellhop
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
(1989)
Mitchel
Arbitrage
(2012)
Det. Michael Bryer
Dark Water
(2005)
Jeff Platzer
Mr. Right
(2016)
Hopper / Reynolds
Rob Roy
(1995)
Archibald Cunningham
Full Filmography
Acting
Made in Britain
(1982)
Trevor
Meantime
(1983)
Colin
The Hit
(1984)
Myron
Driving Ambition
(1984)
Baz
Return to Waterloo
(1984)
Boy Punk
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
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
(1988)
Franz Kafka / Josef K
Coppers
(1988)
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
(1989)
Mitchel
Farendj
(1990)
Anton
Yellowbacks
(1990)
Peter Pike
Vincent & Theo
(1990)
Vincent Van Gogh
Jumpin' at the Boneyard
(1991)
Manny
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
(1991)
Guildenstern
Common Pursuit
(1992)
Backsliding
(1992)
Tom Whitton
Reservoir Dogs
(1992)
Mr. Orange / Freddy Newandyke
The Perfect Husband
(1993)
Milan
Heart of Darkness
(1993)
Marlow
Bodies, Rest & Motion
(1993)
Nick
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
(1994)
Mr. Orange (archive footage)
Captives
(1994)
Philip Chaney
Little Odessa
(1994)
Joshua Shapira
Pulp Fiction
(1994)
Pumpkin
Rob Roy
(1995)
Archibald Cunningham
Four Rooms
(1995)
Ted the Bellhop
Everyone Says I Love You
(1996)
Charles Ferry
Deceiver
(1997)
James Walter Wayland
Gridlock'd
(1997)
Alexander 'Stretch' Rawland
No Way Home
(1997)
Joey
Hoodlum
(1997)
Dutch Schultz
The Legend of 1900
(1998)
Danny Boodmann T.D. Lemon Nineteen Hundred '1900'
Animals with the Tollkeeper
(1998)
Henry
The Million Dollar Hotel
(2000)
Izzy Goldkiss (uncredited)
Made in Britain
(2000)
Himself
Alan Clarke: His Own Man
(2000)
Himself
Vatel
(2000)
Marquis de Lauzun
Lucky Numbers
(2000)
Gig
Bread and Roses
(2000)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Invincible
(2001)
Herschel Steinschneider / Erik Jan Hanussen
The Musketeer
(2001)
Febre the Man in Black
Planet of the Apes
(2001)
Thade
Killing Emmett Young
(2002)
John Harrett / Frank Dwyer
To Kill a King
(2003)
Oliver Cromwell
Whatever We Do
(2003)
Joe
Battle of the Brave
(2004)
William Pitt
Silver City
(2004)
Mitch Paine
The Beautiful Country
(2004)
Captain Oh
The Last Sign
(2005)
Jeremy Macfarlane
Dark Water
(2005)
Jeff Platzer
Don't Come Knocking
(2005)
Sutter
Even Money
(2006)
Victor
Coda: Thirty Years Later
(2007)
Self
Youth Without Youth
(2007)
Dominic Matei
Virgin Territory
(2007)
Gerbino
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
The Secret Policeman's Ball
(2012)
Self
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
(2012)
Self
Kingdom Come
(2012)
Self
Broken
(2012)
Archie
The Liability
(2012)
Roy
Arbitrage
(2012)
Det. Michael Bryer
Möbius
(2013)
Ivan Rostovsky
A Fuller Life
(2013)
Self - Reader (segment "D-Day - an Invitation to Hell")
October Gale
(2014)
Tom
Selma
(2014)
Gov. George Wallace
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima
(2014)
Self
United Passions
(2014)
Sepp Blatter
Grace of Monaco
(2014)
Prince Rainier III
Finding Vivian Maier
(2014)
Himself - Actor
The Hateful Eight
(2015)
Oswaldo Mobray
Hardcore Henry
(2015)
Henry's Father
600 Miles
(2015)
Hank Harris
Chronic
(2015)
David
Mr. Right
(2016)
Hopper / Reynolds
Reg
(2016)
Reg Keys
1 Mile To You
(2017)
Jarhead
The Padre
(2018)
Padre
The Con Is On
(2018)
Peter Fox
QT8: The First Eight
(2019)
Self
The Song of Names
(2019)
Martin Simmonds
Luce
(2019)
Peter Edgar
Sundown
(2021)
Neil Bennett
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
(2021)
Emil Blonsky / Abomination (voice) (uncredited)
Bergman Island
(2021)
Tony
The Misfits
(2021)
Schultz
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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