Tim Roth
Timothy Simon Roth (born May 14, 1961) is an English actor and producer. He began acting on films and television series in the 1980s. He was among a group of prominent British actors of the era, the "Brit Pack". He made his television debut in Made in Britain (1982), and theatrical film debut in The Hit (1984), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer. Since then, he gained more attention for his roles in films, including The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, (1989), Vincent & Theo (1990), and Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990). Roth collaborated with Quentin Tarantino on several films, such as Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Four Rooms (1995), and The Hateful Eight (2015). For his performance in Rob Roy (1995), Roth won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Roth made his directorial debut with the film The War Zone (1999). He played Cal Lightman in the Fox series Lie to Me (2009–2011) and Jim Worth / Jack Devlin in the Sky Atlantic series Tin Star (2017–2020). Roth also portrayed Emil Blonsky / Abomination in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film The Incredible Hulk (2008), reprising the role in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) and the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022).
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Tornado as Sugarman
- 2024 · Classified as Kevin Angler
- 2023 · Last King of the Cross as Ezra Shipman
- 2022 · She-Hulk: Attorney at Law as Emil Blonsky / Abomination
- 2021 · Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings as Emil Blonsky / Abomination (voice) (uncredited)
- 2021 · The Misfits as Schultz
- 2019 · The Song of Names as Martin Simmonds
- 2017 · Tin Star as Jim Worth / Jack Devlin
- 2016 · Mr. Right as Hopper / Reynolds
- 2015 · The Hateful Eight as Oswaldo Mobray
- 2015 · Hardcore Henry as Henry's Father
- 2014 · Selma as Gov. George Wallace
- 2012 · Arbitrage as Det. Michael Bryer
- 2009 · Lie to Me as Cal Lightman
- 2008 · The Incredible Hulk as Emil Blonsky
- 2008 · Funny Games as George
- 2007 · Virgin Territory as Gerbino
- 2006 · The Henry Rollins Show as
- 2005 · Dark Water as Jeff Platzer
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2001 · Planet of the Apes as Thade
- 1999 · The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
- 1998 · The Legend of 1900 as Danny Boodmann T.D. Lemon Nineteen Hundred '1900'
- 1995 · Four Rooms as Ted the Bellhop
- 1995 · Rob Roy as Archibald Cunningham
- 1994 · Pulp Fiction as Pumpkin
- 1992 · Reservoir Dogs as Mr. Orange / Freddy Newandyke
- 1990 · Twin Peaks as Gary "Hutch" Hutchens
- 1989 · The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover as Mitchel
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Jack Craig
- 1988 · The Play on One as Peter Pike
- 1985 · Screen Two as Nick Finchley
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- Future · The Immortal Man: A Peaky Blinders Film as
- 2024 · Poison as Lucas
- 2022 · Punch as Stan
- 2022 · Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law as Self
- 2022 · Resurrection as David
- 2022 · There Are No Saints as Carl Abrahams
- 2022 · Sundown as Neil Bennett
- 2021 · Bergman Island as Tony
- 2020 · A Fall from Grace as Detective Michael Tabb
- 2019 · QT8: The First Eight as Self
- 2019 · Luce as Peter Edgar
- 2018 · The Padre as Padre
- 2018 · The Con Is On as Peter Fox
- 2017 · 1 Mile To You as Jarhead
- 2016 · Rillington Place as John Christie
- 2016 · Reg as Reg Keys
- 2015 · 600 Miles as Hank Harris
- 2015 · Chronic as David
- 2014 · Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima as Self
- 2014 · October Gale as Tom
- 2014 · United Passions as Sepp Blatter
- 2014 · Grace of Monaco as Prince Rainier III
- 2014 · Finding Vivian Maier as Himself - Actor
- 2014 · Klondike as The Count
- 2013 · A Fuller Life as Self - Reader (segment "D-Day - an Invitation to Hell")
- 2013 · Möbius as Ivan Rostovsky
- 2013 · Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking as Self
- 2012 · The Liability as Roy
- 2012 · Broken as Archie
- 2012 · Kingdom Come as Self
- 2012 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- 2011 · These Amazing Shadows as Self
- 2010 · Pete Smalls Is Dead as Pete Smalls
- 2010 · Brostitute as
- 2009 · Sea Wolf as Death Larsen
- 2009 · Sea Wolf as Death Larsen
- 2009 · Skellig as Skellig
- 2007 · Coda: Thirty Years Later as Self
- 2007 · Youth Without Youth as Dominic Matei
- 2007 · Even Money as Victor
- 2006 · Tsunami: The Aftermath as Nick Fraser
- 2005 · Don't Come Knocking as Sutter
- 2005 · The Last Sign as Jeremy Macfarlane
- 2004 · Battle of the Brave as William Pitt
- 2004 · Silver City as Mitch Paine
- 2004 · The Beautiful Country as Captain Oh
- 2003 · To Kill a King as Oliver Cromwell
- 2003 · Whatever We Do as Joe
- 2002 · Killing Emmett Young as John Harrett / Frank Dwyer
- 2001 · Invincible as Herschel Steinschneider / Erik Jan Hanussen
- 2001 · The Musketeer as Febre the Man in Black
- 2000 · Lucky Numbers as Gig
- 2000 · Alan Clarke: His Own Man as Self
- 2000 · Bread and Roses as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 2000 · Vatel as Marquis de Lauzun
- 2000 · The Million Dollar Hotel as Izzy Goldkiss (uncredited)
- 2000 · Made in Britain as Himself
- 1998 · Animals with the Tollkeeper as Henry
- 1997 · Deceiver as James Walter Wayland
- 1997 · Hoodlum as Dutch Schultz
- 1997 · Gridlock'd as Alexander 'Stretch' Rawland
- 1997 · No Way Home as Joey
- 1996 · Everyone Says I Love You as Charles Ferry
- 1994 · Little Odessa as Joshua Shapira
- 1994 · Captives as Philip Chaney
- 1994 · Who Do You Think You're Fooling? as Mr. Orange (archive footage)
- 1993 · Heart of Darkness as Marlow
- 1993 · The Perfect Husband as Milan
- 1993 · Murder in the Heartland as Charles Starkweather
- 1993 · Bodies, Rest & Motion as Nick
- 1992 · Common Pursuit as
- 1992 · Backsliding as Tom Whitton
- 1991 · Jumpin' at the Boneyard as Manny
- 1991 · Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead as Guildenstern
- 1990 · Vincent & Theo as Vincent Van Gogh
- 1990 · Yellowbacks as Peter Pike
- 1990 · Vincent & Theo as Vincent Van Gogh
- 1990 · Farendj as Anton
- 1988 · Coppers as Graham
- 1984 · Return to Waterloo as Boy Punk
- Future · 260 Days as Marijan
- 1988 · Franz Kafka's 'The Trial' as Franz Kafka / Josef K
- 1988 · To Kill a Priest as Feliks
- 1988 · A World Apart as Harold
- 1988 · The Modern World: Ten Great Writers as Franz Kafka / Joseph K.
- 1987 · Metamorphosis as Gregor Samsa
- 1986 · King of the Ghetto as Matthew Long
- Future · Recovery as
- Future · Kissinger Takes Paris as Henry Kissinger
- Future · Driving Ambition as Baz
- 1986 · King of the Ghetto as Matthew Long
- 1985 · Murder with Mirrors as Edgar Lawson
- 1984 · The Hit as Myron
- 1984 · Driving Ambition as Baz
- 1983 · Meantime as Colin
- 1983 · Tales Out of School as Trevor
- 1982 · Made in Britain as Trevor
- Future · Seven Snipers as The Dragon