Tim Roth

Acting

Tim Roth

Born May 14, 1961London, England, UK144 credits

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

Filmography

Seven Snipers
2026Seven Snipers
as The DragonMovie
260 days
2025260 days
as MarijanMovie
Tornado
2025Tornado
as SugarmanMovie
Poison
2024Poison
as LucasMovie
Classified
2024Classified
as Kevin AnglerMovie
Punch
2022Punch
as StanMovie
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
2022She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
as Emil Blonsky / AbominationTV
Resurrection
2022Resurrection
as DavidMovie
There Are No Saints
2022There Are No Saints
as Carl AbrahamsMovie
Sundown
2022Sundown
as Neil BennettMovie
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
as Emil Blonsky / Abomination (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Bergman Island
2021Bergman Island
as TonyMovie
The Misfits
2021The Misfits
as SchultzMovie
The Song of Names
2019The Song of Names
as Martin SimmondsMovie
Luce
2019Luce
as Peter EdgarMovie
The Padre
2018The Padre
as PadreMovie
The Con Is On
2018The Con Is On
as Peter FoxMovie
Tin Star
2017Tin Star
as Jim Worth / Jack DevlinTV
1 Mile To You
20171 Mile To You
as JarheadMovie
Rillington Place
2016Rillington Place
as John ChristieTV
Reg
2016Reg
as Reg KeysMovie
Mr. Right
2016Mr. Right
as Hopper / ReynoldsMovie
The Hateful Eight
2015The Hateful Eight
as Oswaldo MobrayMovie
600 Miles
2015600 Miles
as Hank HarrisMovie
Chronic
2015Chronic
as DavidMovie
Hardcore Henry
2015Hardcore Henry
as Henry's FatherMovie
Selma
2014Selma
as Gov. George WallaceMovie
October Gale
2014October Gale
as TomMovie
United Passions
2014United Passions
as Sepp BlatterMovie
Grace of Monaco
2014Grace of Monaco
as Prince Rainier IIIMovie
Finding Vivian Maier
2014Finding Vivian Maier
as Himself - ActorMovie
Klondike
2014Klondike
as The CountTV
A Fuller Life
2013A Fuller Life
as Self - Reader (segment "D-Day - an Invitation to Hell")Movie
Möbius
2013Möbius
as Ivan RostovskyMovie
Arbitrage
2012Arbitrage
as Det. Michael BryerMovie
Broken
2012Broken
as ArchieMovie
Kingdom Come
2012Kingdom Come
as SelfMovie
Pete Smalls Is Dead
2010Pete Smalls Is Dead
as Pete SmallsMovie
Caught in the Crossfire
2010Caught in the Crossfire
Executive ProducerMovie
Sea Wolf
2009Sea Wolf
as Death LarsenMovie
Sea Wolf
2009Sea Wolf
as Death LarsenTV
Skellig
2009Skellig
as SkelligMovie
Lie to Me
2009Lie to Me
as Cal LightmanTV
The Incredible Hulk
2008The Incredible Hulk
as Emil BlonskyMovie
Funny Games
2008Funny Games
as GeorgeMovie
Virgin Territory
2007Virgin Territory
as GerbinoMovie
Youth Without Youth
2007Youth Without Youth
as Dominic MateiMovie
Even Money
2007Even Money
as VictorMovie
Dark Water
2005Dark Water
as Jeff PlatzerMovie
The Last Sign
2005The Last Sign
as Jeremy MacfarlaneMovie
Battle of the Brave
2004Battle of the Brave
as William PittMovie
Silver City
2004Silver City
as Mitch PaineMovie
The Beautiful Country
2004The Beautiful Country
as Captain OhMovie
To Kill a King
2003To Kill a King
as Oliver CromwellMovie
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
2002Pulp Fiction: The Facts
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Killing Emmett Young
2002Killing Emmett Young
as John Harrett / Frank DwyerMovie
Invincible
2001Invincible
as Herschel Steinschneider / Erik Jan HanussenMovie
The Musketeer
2001The Musketeer
as Febre the Man in BlackMovie
Bread and Roses
2000Bread and Roses
as Party Guest (uncredited)Movie
Vatel
2000Vatel
as Marquis de LauzunMovie
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000The Million Dollar Hotel
as Izzy Goldkiss (uncredited)Movie
Made in Britain
2000Made in Britain
as HimselfMovie
The War Zone
1999The War Zone
DirectorMovie
The Legend of 1900
1998The Legend of 1900
as Danny Boodmann T.D. Lemon Nineteen Hundred '1900'Movie
Deceiver
1997Deceiver
as James Walter WaylandMovie
Hoodlum
1997Hoodlum
as Dutch SchultzMovie
Gridlock'd
1997Gridlock'd
as StretchMovie
No Way Home
1997No Way Home
as JoeyMovie
Everyone Says I Love You
1996Everyone Says I Love You
as Charles FerryMovie
Four Rooms
1995Four Rooms
as Ted the BellhopMovie
Rob Roy
1995Rob Roy
as Archibald CunninghamMovie
Little Odessa
1994Little Odessa
as Joshua ShapiraMovie
Pulp Fiction
1994Pulp Fiction
as PumpkinMovie
Captives
1994Captives
as Philip ChaneyMovie
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
1994Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
as Mr. Orange (archive footage)Movie
Heart of Darkness
1993Heart of Darkness
as MarlowMovie
Murder in the Heartland
1993Murder in the Heartland
as Charles StarkweatherTV
Reservoir Dogs
1992Reservoir Dogs
as Mr. Orange / Freddy NewandykeMovie
Backsliding
1992Backsliding
as Tom WhittonMovie
Vincent & Theo
1990Vincent & Theo
as Vincent Van GoghMovie
Yellowbacks
1990Yellowbacks
as Peter PikeMovie
Vincent & Theo
1990Vincent & Theo
as Vincent Van GoghTV
Twin Peaks
1990Twin Peaks
as Gary "Hutch" HutchensTV
Farendj
1990Farendj
as AntonMovie
Coppers
1988Coppers
as GrahamMovie
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
1988Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
as Franz Kafka / Josef KMovie
To Kill a Priest
1988To Kill a Priest
as FeliksMovie
A World Apart
1988A World Apart
as HaroldMovie
The Play on One
1988The Play on One
as Peter PikeTV
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Franz Kafka / Joseph K.TV
Metamorphosis
1987Metamorphosis
as Gregor SamsaMovie
King of the Ghetto
1986King of the Ghetto
as Matthew LongMovie
King of the Ghetto
1986King of the Ghetto
as Matthew LongTV
Urban Jungle
1985Urban Jungle
as Tristan HanleyMovie
Murder with Mirrors
1985Murder with Mirrors
as Edgar LawsonMovie
Screen Two
1985Screen Two
as Nick FinchleyTV
Return to Waterloo
1984Return to Waterloo
as Boy PunkMovie
The Hit
1984The Hit
as MyronMovie
Meantime
1983Meantime
as ColinMovie
Made in Britain
1983Made in Britain
as TrevorMovie
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
as Self - NomineeTV
A Fall from Grace
A Fall from Grace
as Detective Michael TabbMovie
K
Kissinger Takes Paris
as Henry KissingerMovie
Fish
Fish
as Fish OsborneMovie