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Actor

Tim Roth

Acting

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Acting credits

138

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

4.1

Moderate attention

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Movies: 118Series: 24Crew credits: 6

TMDB ID: 3129

IMDb ID: nm0000619

Known for: Acting

Born: May 14, 1961

Age: 65

Place of birth: London, England, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1944 - 2026

Years active: 83

Average TMDB rating: 6.26

Wikidata: Q203804

Also known as

Timothy Simon Roth

Other jobs

Executive Producer (3)Thanks (2)Director (1)

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).

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Series

Series

Series credits linked with Tim Roth.

Series poster for Last King of the Cross (2023)

as Ezra Shipman • 10 eps

Last King of the Cross

2023 Series
Series poster for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)

as Emil Blonsky / Abomination • 4 eps

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

2022 Series
Series poster for The Hateful Eight (2019)

as Oswaldo Mobray • 4 eps

The Hateful Eight

2019 Series
Series poster for Tin Star (2017)

as Jim Worth / Jack Devlin • 25 eps

Tin Star

2017 Series
Series poster for Rillington Place (2016)

as John Christie • 3 eps

Rillington Place

2016 Series
Series poster for Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)

as Self - Guest • 1 eps

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 Series
Series poster for Klondike (2014)

as The Count • 3 eps

Klondike

2014 Series
Series poster for The Jonathan Ross Show (2011)

as Self - Guest • 1 eps

The Jonathan Ross Show

2011 Series
Series poster for Sea Wolf (2009)

as Death Larsen • 2 eps

Sea Wolf

2009 Series
Series poster for Lie to Me (2009)

as Cal Lightman • 48 eps

Lie to Me

2009 Series
Series poster for Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006)

as Nick Fraser • 2 eps

Tsunami: The Aftermath

2006 Series
Series poster for The Henry Rollins Show (2006)

1 eps

The Henry Rollins Show

2006 Series
Series poster for Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)

as Self - Guest • 3 eps

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 Series
Series poster for The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1999)

as Self - Guest • 1 eps

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

1999 Series
Series poster for Murder in the Heartland (1993)

as Charles Starkweather • 2 eps

Murder in the Heartland

1993 Series
Series poster for Vincent & Theo (1990)

as Vincent Van Gogh • 4 eps

Vincent & Theo

1990 Series
Series poster for Twin Peaks (1990)

as Gary "Hutch" Hutchens • 5 eps

Twin Peaks

1990 Series
Series poster for Tales from the Crypt (1989)

as Jack Craig • 1 eps

Tales from the Crypt

1989 Series
Series poster for The Play on One (1988)

as Peter Pike • 1 eps

The Play on One

1988 Series
Series poster for The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (1988)

as Franz Kafka / Joseph K. • 1 eps

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

1988 Series
Series poster for King of the Ghetto (1986)

as Matthew Long • 4 eps

King of the Ghetto

1986 Series
Series poster for Screen Two (1985)

as Nick Finchley • 1 eps

Screen Two

1985 Series
Series poster for Tales Out of School (1983)

as Trevor • 1 eps

Tales Out of School

1983 Series
Series poster for Golden Globe Awards (1944)

as Self - Nominee • 1 eps

Golden Globe Awards

1944 Series