Acting credits
116
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Tobin Bell
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 82Series: 34Crew credits: 5
TMDB ID: 2144
IMDb ID: nm0068551
Known for: Acting
Born: August 7, 1942
Age: 84
Place of birth: Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1979 - 2024
Years active: 46
Average TMDB rating: 6.48
Wikidata: Q310190
Also known as
Joseph H. Tobin, Jr. • Joseph Henry Tobin Jr.
Other jobs
Producer (2)Co-Producer (1)Executive Producer (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
Joseph Henry Tobin Jr. (born August 7, 1942), known professionally as Tobin Bell, is an American actor and producer. He has appeared in a number of television shows and films, but is most recognized for his role as John Kramer / Jigsaw in the Saw films franchise, which has earned him five award nominations and two wins. An American film and television character actor. After years of work doing stand-ins and background work on films, he got his first major acting job in Mississippi Burning (1988) and went on to star in made-for-television films and guest star in television shows throughout the 1990s. Bell is best known as the villain John "Jigsaw" Kramer of the Saw film series. He provided his voice in two video games based on the films, Saw and its sequel, Saw II: Flesh & Blood, in which he also provided his likeness.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Tobin Bell.
The Bunker
as Father
2024 Movie
Altered Reality
as Cooper Mason
2024 Movie
The Curse of the Clown Motel
as Mr. Wilson
2023 Movie
Saw X
as John Kramer
2023 Movie
The Cello
as Vincent
2023 Movie
ReBroken
as Von
2023 Movie
Sleep No More
as Smashmouth
2022 Movie
Wolf Mountain
as Dr Avery
2022 Movie
Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman
as Lewis Fell
2021 Movie
Let Us In
as Mr. Munch
2021 Movie
A Father's Legacy
as Billy Ford
2021 Movie
The Call
as Edward Cranston
2020 Movie
Gates of Darkness
as Monsignor Canell
2019 Movie
Ice Cream in the Cupboard
as Pop
2019 Movie
Devil Music
2019 Movie
The Way We Weren't
as Jerry
2019 Movie
Belzebuth
as Padre Vasilio Canetti
2019 Movie
12 Feet Deep
as McGradey
2018 Movie
My Pretty Pony
as George Banning
2017 Movie
Jigsaw
as Jigsaw / John Kramer
2017 Movie
The Sandman
as Valentine
2017 Movie
Rainbow Time
as Peter
2016 Movie
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
as Self
2015 Movie
Manson Family Vacation
as Blackbird
2015 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Tobin Bell.
Creepshow
as Chief Connors • 1 eps
2019 Series
Eli Roth's History of Horror
as Self • 1 eps
2018 Series
MacGyver
as Leland • 2 eps
2016 Series
The Flash
as Doctor Alchemy / Savitar (voice) (uncredited) • 3 eps
2014 Series
Skin Wars
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
2014 Series
The Kill Point
3 eps
2007 Series
Criminal Minds
as Malachi Lee • 1 eps
2005 Series
Revelations
as Nathan Volk • 6 eps
2005 Series
24
as Peter Kingsley • 4 eps
2001 Series
Alias
as Karl Dreyer • 2 eps
2001 Series
The Guardian
as Mr. Pierce • 1 eps
2001 Series
Harsh Realm
1 eps
1999 Series
The West Wing
as Colonel Whitcomb • 1 eps
1999 Series
Once and Again
1 eps
1999 Series
The Sopranos
as Major Zwingli • 1 eps
1999 Series
Charmed
as Orin • 1 eps
1998 Series
Stargate SG-1
as Omoc • 1 eps
1997 Series
La Femme Nikita
as Perry Bauer • 1 eps
1997 Series
The Pretender
as Mr. White • 1 eps
1996 Series
Murder One
1 eps
1995 Series
ER
as Hospital Administrator • 1 eps
1994 Series
Chicago Hope
as Luther Evans • 1 eps
1994 Series
NYPD Blue
as Jerry • 1 eps
1993 Series
The X-Files
as Ashman / Darryl Weaver • 1 eps
1993 Series