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Tim Roth
Actor, Producer, Director
Born May 14, 1961 (61 years)
Often mistaken for an American because of his skill at imitating accents, actor Tim Roth was born Timothy Simon Roth on May 14, 1961 in Lambeth, London, England. His mother, Ann, was a teacher and landscape painter. His father, Ernie, was a journalist who had changed the family name from "Smith" to "Roth"; Ernie was born in Brooklyn, New York, to an immigrant family of Irish ancestry.
Tim grew up in Dulwich, a middle-class area in the south of London. He demonstrated his talent for picking up accents at an early age when he attended school in Brixton, where he faced persecution from classmates for his comfortable background and quickly perfected a cockney accent to blend in. He attended Camberwell Art College and studied sculpture before he dropped out and pursued acting.
Roth has continued to enjoy a mix of art house and mainstream work, including everything from the lead role in Francis Ford Coppola's esoteric Youth Without Youth (2007) to becoming "The Abomination" in the special effects-heavy blockbuster The Incredible Hulk (2008). Roth took his first major American television role when he signed on to the Fox-TV series Lie to Me (2009)
Filmography
| 2022 | There Are No Saints · as Carl Abrahams |
| 2022 | She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (TV Series) · as Emil Blonsky / Abomination |
| 2022 | Resurrection · as David |
| 2021 | Bergman Island · as Tony |
| 2021 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings · as Emil Blonsky / Abomination (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2021 | The Misfits · as Schultz |
| 2021 | Sundown · as Neil Bennett |
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood · as (Cut) |
| 2019 | The Song of Names · as Martin |
| 2019 | Luce · as Peter Edgar |
| 2018 | The Con is On · as Peter Fox |
| 2018 | The Padre · as Padre |
| 2017 | 1 Mile to You · as Jarhead |
| 2017 | Tin Star (TV Series) · as Jim Worth / Jack Devlin |
| 2016 | Reg · as Reg Keys |
| 2016 | Rillington Place (TV Series) · as John Christie |
| 2015 | The Hateful Eight · as Oswaldo Mobray |
| 2015 | Hardcore Henry · as Henry's Father |
| 2015 | Mr. Right · as Hopper / Reynolds |
| 2015 | Chronic · as David |
| 2015 | 600 Miles · as Hank Harris |
| 2014 | Grace of Monaco · as Prince Rainier III |
| 2014 | United Passions · as Sepp Blatter |
| 2014 | Selma · as Gov. George Wallace |
| 2014 | October Gale · as Tom |
| 2014 | Klondike (2014) (TV Series) · as The Count |
| 2013 | Möbius · as Ivan Rostovsky |
| 2012 | Broken · as Archie |
| 2012 | Arbitrage · as Det. Michael Bryer |
| 2012 | The Liability · as Roy |
| 2010 | Pete Smalls Is Dead · as Pete Smalls |
| 2009 | Sea Wolf · as Death Larsen |
| 2009 | Lie to Me (TV Series) · as Cal Lightman |
| 2009 | Sea Wolf (TV Series) · as Death Larsen |
| 2009 | Skellig: The Owl Man · as Skellig |
| 2009 | Lie to Me: In Character with Tim Roth · as actor |
| 2008 | The Incredible Hulk · as Emil Blonsky / Abomination |
| 2007 | Youth Without Youth · as Dominic Matei |
| 2007 | Funny Games · as George Farber |
| 2006 | Even Money · as Victor |
| 2006 | Tsunami: The Aftermath (TV Series) · as Nick Fraser |
| 2006 | The Henry Rollins Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2005 | Don't Come Knocking · as Sutter |
| 2005 | The Last Sign · as Jeremy Macfarlane |
| 2005 | Dark Water · as Jeff Platzer |
| 2004 | Silver City · as Mitch Paine |
| 2004 | Battle of the Brave · as William Pitt |
| 2004 | The Beautiful Country · as Captain Oh |
| 2003 | To Kill a King · as Oliver Cromwell |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2003 | Virgin Territory · as Gerbino |
| 2002 | Emmett's Mark · as John Harrett / Frank Dwyer |
| 2001 | Planet of the Apes · as General Thade |
| 2001 | The Musketeer · as Febre the Man in Black |
| 2001 | Invincible · as Herschel Steinschneider / Erik Jan Hanussen |
| 2001 | Robot Chicken (TV Series) · as Doctor Who |
| 2000 | The Million Dollar Hotel · as Izzy Goldkiss (uncredited) |
| 2000 | Vatel · as Marquis de Lauzun |
| 2000 | Bread and Roses · as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 2000 | Lucky Numbers · as Gig |
| 1998 | The Legend of 1900 · as Danny Boodmann T.D. Lemon Nineteen Hundred '1900' |
| 1997 | Gridlock'd · as Alexander 'Stretch' Rawland |
| 1997 | Deceiver · as James Walter Wayland |
| 1997 | Hoodlum · as Dutch Schultz |
| 1996 | Everyone Says I Love You · as Charles Ferry |
| 1996 | No Way Home · as Joey |
| 1995 | Four Rooms · as Ted the Bellhop |
| 1995 | Rob Roy · as Archibald Cunningham |
| 1994 | Pulp Fiction · as Ringo ("Pumpkin") |
| 1994 | Captives · as Philip Chaney |
| 1994 | Little Odessa · as Joshua Shapira |
| 1993 | Heart of Darkness · as Marlow |
| 1993 | Bodies, Rest & Motion · as Nick |
| 1993 | The Perfect Husband · as Milan |
| 1993 | Murder in the Heartland (TV Series) · as Charles Starkweather |
| 1992 | Reservoir Dogs · as Mr. Orange / Freddy Newandyke |
| 1992 | Backsliding · as Tom Whitton |
| 1991 | Jumpin' at the Boneyard · as Manny |
| 1990 | Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead · as Guildenstern |
| 1990 | Vincent & Theo · as Vincent Van Gogh |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks (TV Series) · as Gary "Hutch" Hutchens |
| 1989 | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover · as Mitchel |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1988 | A World Apart · as Harold |
| 1988 | To Kill A Priest · as Feliks |
| 1988 | Twice Upon a Time · as actor |
| 1988 | The Play on One (TV Series) · as Peter Pike |
| 1985 | Murder with Mirrors · as Edgar Lawson |
| 1985 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Nick Finchley |
| 1984 | The Hit · as Myron |
| 1984 | Return to Waterloo · as Boy Punk |
| 1983 | Meantime · as Colin |
| 1982 | Made in Britain · as Trevor |
| 1978 | The South Bank Show (TV Series) · as John Polidori |