Tim Roth

Born: 1961-05-14 in London, England, UK

Known For: Acting

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).

Filmography

2026

Seven Snipers as The Dragon
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man as John Beckett

2025

Tornado as Sugarman
260 days as Marijan

2024

Classified as Kevin Angler
Poison as Lucas

2023

Last King of the Cross as Ezra Shipman

2022

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law as Emil Blonsky / Abomination
Sundown as Neil Bennett
There Are No Saints as Carl Abrahams
Resurrection as David
Punch as Stan
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law as Self

2021

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings as Emil Blonsky / Abomination (voice) (uncredited)
The Misfits as Schultz
Bergman Island as Tony

2019

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood ... (Thanks)
The Hateful Eight as Oswaldo Mobray
QT8: The First Eight as Self
The Song of Names as Martin Simmonds
Luce as Peter Edgar

2018

The Con Is On as Peter Fox
The Padre as Padre

2017

Tin Star as Jim Worth / Jack Devlin
1 Mile To You as Jarhead

2016

Mr. Right as Hopper / Reynolds
Rillington Place as John Christie
Reg as Reg Keys

2015

The Hateful Eight as Oswaldo Mobray
Hardcore Henry as Henry's Father
From Afar ... (Thanks)
600 Miles as Hank Harris
Chronic as David

2014

Klondike as The Count
Selma as Gov. George Wallace
United Passions as Sepp Blatter
Grace of Monaco as Prince Rainier III
Finding Vivian Maier as Self - Actor
October Gale as Tom
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima as Self

2013

A Fuller Life as Self - Reader (segment "D-Day - an Invitation to Hell")
Möbius as Ivan Rostovsky
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking as Self

2012

Broken as Archie
Arbitrage as Det. Michael Bryer
Kingdom Come as Self
The Liability as Roy
The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self

2011

The Jonathan Ross Show as Self - Guest
These Amazing Shadows as Self

2010

Pete Smalls Is Dead as Pete Smalls
Caught in the Crossfire ... (Executive Producer)
Brostitute

2009

Lie to Me as Cal Lightman
Sea Wolf as Death Larsen
Sea Wolf as Death Larsen
Skellig as Skellig

2005

Dark Water as Jeff Platzer
The Last Sign as Jeremy Macfarlane
Don't Come Knocking as Sutter

2004

Battle of the Brave as William Pitt
Silver City as Mitch Paine
The Beautiful Country as Captain Oh

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
To Kill a King as Oliver Cromwell
Whatever We Do as Joe

2002

Killing Emmett Young as John Harrett / Frank Dwyer
Pulp Fiction: The Facts as Self (archive footage)

2001

Planet of the Apes as Thade
The Musketeer as Febre the Man in Black
Invincible as Herschel Steinschneider / Erik Jan Hanussen

2000

Lucky Numbers as Gig
The Million Dollar Hotel as Izzy Goldkiss (uncredited)
Vatel as Marquis de Lauzun
Bread and Roses as Party Guest (uncredited)
Alan Clarke: His Own Man as Self
Made in Britain as Self

1999

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
The War Zone ... (Director)

1998

The Legend of 1900 as Danny Boodmann T.D. Lemon Nineteen Hundred '1900'
Animals with the Tollkeeper as Henry

1997

Hoodlum as Dutch Schultz
Gridlock'd as Stretch
Deceiver as James Walter Wayland
No Way Home as Joey

1996

Everyone Says I Love You as Charles Ferry

1995

Four Rooms as Ted the Bellhop
Rob Roy as Archibald Cunningham

1994

Pulp Fiction as Pumpkin
Little Odessa as Joshua Shapira
Captives as Philip Chaney
Who Do You Think You're Fooling? as Mr. Orange (archive footage)

1993

Murder in the Heartland as Charles Starkweather
Heart of Darkness as Marlow
Bodies, Rest & Motion as Nick
The Perfect Husband as Milan

1992

Reservoir Dogs as Mr. Orange / Freddy Newandyke
Common Pursuit
Backsliding as Tom Whitton

1991

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead as Guildenstern
Jumpin' at the Boneyard as Manny

1990

Twin Peaks as Gary "Hutch" Hutchens
Vincent & Theo as Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent & Theo as Vincent Van Gogh
Farendj as Anton
Yellowbacks as Peter Pike

1989

Tales from the Crypt as Jack Craig
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover as Mitchel

1988

The Play on One as Peter Pike
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers as Franz Kafka / Joseph K.
A World Apart as Harold
To Kill a Priest as Feliks
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial' as Franz Kafka / Josef K
Coppers as Graham

1987

Metamorphosis as Gregor Samsa

1986

King of the Ghetto as Matthew Long
King of the Ghetto as Matthew Long

1985

Screen Two as Nick Finchley
Summer Season as Tristan Hanley
Murder with Mirrors as Edgar Lawson
Urban Jungle as Tristan Hanley

1984

The Hit as Myron
Driving Ambition as Baz
Return to Waterloo as Boy Punk
Driving Ambition as Baz

1983

Tales Out of School as Trevor
Made in Britain as Trevor
Meantime as Colin

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee