Tim Roth
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).
Known For

Seven Snipers

Golden Globe Awards

Twin Peaks

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Pulp Fiction

Lie to Me

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

Tales from the Crypt
All Movies (120)
- Seven Snipers2026 · as The Dragon
- Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man2026 · as John Beckett
- 260 days2025 · as Marijan
- Tornado2025 · as Sugarman
- Poison2024 · as Lucas
- Classified2024 · as Kevin Angler
- Punch2022 · as Stan
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law2022 · as Self
- Resurrection2022 · as David
- There Are No Saints2022 · as Carl Abrahams
- Sundown2022 · as Neil Bennett
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings2021 · as Emil Blonsky / Abomination (voice) (uncredited)
- Bergman Island2021 · as Tony
- The Misfits2021 · as Schultz
- The Song of Names2019 · as Martin Simmonds
- QT8: The First Eight2019 · as Self
- Luce2019 · as Peter Edgar
- The Padre2018 · as Padre
- The Con Is On2018 · as Peter Fox
- 1 Mile To You2017 · as Jarhead
- Reg2016 · as Reg Keys
- Mr. Right2016 · as Hopper / Reynolds
- The Hateful Eight2015 · as Oswaldo Mobray
- 600 Miles2015 · as Hank Harris
- Chronic2015 · as David
- Hardcore Henry2015 · as Henry's Father
- Selma2014 · as Gov. George Wallace
- Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima2014 · as Self
- October Gale2014 · as Tom
- United Passions2014 · as Sepp Blatter
- Grace of Monaco2014 · as Prince Rainier III
- Finding Vivian Maier2014 · as Self - Actor
- A Fuller Life2013 · as Self - Reader (segment "D-Day - an Invitation to Hell")
- Möbius2013 · as Ivan Rostovsky
- Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking2013 · as Self
- The Liability2012 · as Roy
- Arbitrage2012 · as Det. Michael Bryer
- Broken2012 · as Archie
- Kingdom Come2012 · as Self
- The Secret Policeman's Ball2012 · as Self
- These Amazing Shadows2011 · as Self
- Pete Smalls Is Dead2010 · as Pete Smalls
- Brostitute2010
- Sea Wolf2009 · as Death Larsen
- Skellig2009 · as Skellig
- The Making of 'the Incredible Hulk'2008 · as Self
- The Incredible Hulk2008 · as Emil Blonsky
- Funny Games2008 · as George
- Virgin Territory2007 · as Gerbino
- Coda: Thirty Years Later2007 · as Self
- Youth Without Youth2007 · as Dominic Matei
- Even Money2007 · as Victor
- Don't Come Knocking2005 · as Sutter
- Dark Water2005 · as Jeff Platzer
- The Last Sign2005 · as Jeremy Macfarlane
- Battle of the Brave2004 · as William Pitt
- Silver City2004 · as Mitch Paine
- The Beautiful Country2004 · as Captain Oh
- To Kill a King2003 · as Oliver Cromwell
- Whatever We Do2003 · as Joe
- Pulp Fiction: The Facts2002 · as Self (archive footage)
- Killing Emmett Young2002 · as John Harrett / Frank Dwyer
- Invincible2001 · as Herschel Steinschneider / Erik Jan Hanussen
- The Musketeer2001 · as Febre the Man in Black
- Planet of the Apes2001 · as Thade
- Lucky Numbers2000 · as Gig
- Alan Clarke: His Own Man2000 · as Self
- Bread and Roses2000 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Vatel2000 · as Marquis de Lauzun
- The Million Dollar Hotel2000 · as Izzy Goldkiss (uncredited)
- Made in Britain2000 · as Self
- The Legend of 19001998 · as Danny Boodmann T.D. Lemon Nineteen Hundred '1900'
- Animals with the Tollkeeper1998 · as Henry
- Deceiver1997 · as James Walter Wayland
- Hoodlum1997 · as Dutch Schultz
- Gridlock'd1997 · as Stretch
- No Way Home1997 · as Joey
- Everyone Says I Love You1996 · as Charles Ferry
- Four Rooms1995 · as Ted the Bellhop
- Rob Roy1995 · as Archibald Cunningham
- Little Odessa1994 · as Joshua Shapira
- Pulp Fiction1994 · as Pumpkin
- Captives1994 · as Philip Chaney
- Who Do You Think You're Fooling?1994 · as Mr. Orange (archive footage)
- Heart of Darkness1993 · as Marlow
- The Perfect Husband1993 · as Milan
- Bodies, Rest & Motion1993 · as Nick
- Common Pursuit1992
- Reservoir Dogs1992 · as Mr. Orange / Freddy Newandyke
- Backsliding1992 · as Tom Whitton
- Jumpin' at the Boneyard1991 · as Manny
- Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead1991 · as Guildenstern
- Vincent & Theo1990 · as Vincent Van Gogh
- Yellowbacks1990 · as Peter Pike
- Farendj1990 · as Anton
- The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover1989 · as Mitchel
- Coppers1988 · as Graham
- Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'1988 · as Franz Kafka / Josef K
- To Kill a Priest1988 · as Feliks
- A World Apart1988 · as Harold
- Metamorphosis1987 · as Gregor Samsa
- King of the Ghetto1986 · as Matthew Long
- Urban Jungle1985 · as Tristan Hanley
- Murder with Mirrors1985 · as Edgar Lawson
- Return to Waterloo1984 · as Boy Punk
- The Hit1984 · as Myron
- Driving Ambition1984 · as Baz
- Meantime1983 · as Colin
- Made in Britain1983 · as Trevor
- Recovery—
- A Fall from Grace— · as Detective Michael Tabb
- Kissinger Takes Paris— · as Henry Kissinger
- Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life— · as Self
- Fish— · as Fish Osborne
- Holy Molé—
- The Very Best People—
- A Colt Is My Passport—
- Me, You—
- Unknownia—
- Murdering Michael Malloy— · as Tony Marino
All TV Shows (26)
- Last King of the Cross2023 · as Ezra Shipman
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law2022 · as Emil Blonsky / Abomination
- The Hateful Eight2019 · as Oswaldo Mobray
- Tin Star2017 · as Jim Worth / Jack Devlin
- Rillington Place2016 · as John Christie
- Klondike2014 · as The Count
- The Jonathan Ross Show2011 · as Self - Guest
- Sea Wolf2009 · as Death Larsen
- Lie to Me2009 · as Cal Lightman
- Tsunami: The Aftermath2006 · as Nick Fraser
- The Henry Rollins Show2006
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn1999 · as Self - Guest
- Murder in the Heartland1993 · as Charles Starkweather
- Vincent & Theo1990 · as Vincent Van Gogh
- Twin Peaks1990 · as Gary "Hutch" Hutchens
- Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Jack Craig
- The Play on One1988 · as Peter Pike
- The Modern World: Ten Great Writers1988 · as Franz Kafka / Joseph K.
- King of the Ghetto1986 · as Matthew Long
- Summer Season1985 · as Tristan Hanley
- Screen Two1985 · as Nick Finchley
- Screen Two1985 · as Philip Chaney
- Driving Ambition1984 · as Baz
- Tales Out of School1983 · as Trevor
- Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee