Tim Roth
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).
50Credits20 TV · 30 films
1983–2026Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedTales Out of School
7.2 Average ratingacross 48 titles
Top TV shows 20best Tim Roth shows
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Tales Out of SchoolTrevor · 1 ep · 1983 - 2
Twin PeaksGary "Hutch" Hutchens · 5 eps · 1990 - 3
The Hateful EightOswaldo Mobray · 4 eps · 2019 - 4
The Modern World: Ten Great WritersFranz Kafka / Joseph K. · 1 ep · 1988 - 5Driving AmbitionBaz · 1 ep · 1984
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Tales from the CryptJack Craig · 1 ep · 1989 - 7
Lie to MeCal Lightman · 48 eps · 2009 - 8
Murder in the HeartlandCharles Starkweather · 2 eps · 1993 - 9
Rillington PlaceJohn Christie · 3 eps · 2016 - 10
Screen TwoNick Finchley · 1 ep · 1985 - 11
KlondikeThe Count · 3 eps · 2014 - 12
Tin StarJim Worth / Jack Devlin · 25 eps · 2017 - 13
Last King of the CrossEzra Shipman · 10 eps · 2023 - 14
Tsunami: The AftermathNick Fraser · 2 eps · 2006 - 15
She-Hulk: Attorney at LawEmil Blonsky / Abomination · 4 eps · 2022 - 16
Vincent & TheoVincent Van Gogh · 4 eps · 1990 - 17
The Play on OnePeter Pike · 1 ep · 1988 - 18
Sea WolfDeath Larsen · 2 eps · 2009 - 19
King of the GhettoMatthew Long · 4 eps · 1986 - 20Summer SeasonTristan Hanley · 1 ep · 1985
Top movies 30best Tim Roth movies
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BackslidingTom Whitton · 1992 - 2
Pulp FictionPumpkin · 1994 · Thriller - 3
The Legend of 1900Danny Boodmann T.D. Lemon Nineteen Hundred '1900' · 1998 - 4
Reservoir DogsMr. Orange / Freddy Newandyke · 1992 · Crime - 5
YellowbacksPeter Pike · 1990 - 6
King of the GhettoMatthew Long · 1986 - 7
Brostitute2010 - 8
The Hateful EightOswaldo Mobray · 2015 · Drama - 9
Animals with the TollkeeperHenry · 1998 - 10
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsEmil Blonsky / Abomination (voice) (uncredited) · 2021 - 11
MetamorphosisGregor Samsa · 1987 - 12
Once Upon a Time... in HollywoodThanks · 2019 - 13
SelmaGov. George Wallace · 2014 - 14
260 daysMarijan · 2025 - 15
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her LoverMitchel · 1989 - 16
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal ManJohn Beckett · 2026 - 17
Made in BritainTrevor · 1983 - 18
CoppersGraham · 1988 - 19
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadGuildenstern · 1991 - 20
BrokenArchie · 2012 - 21
Return to WaterlooBoy Punk · 1984 - 22
The War ZoneDirector · 1999 - 23
MeantimeColin · 1983 - 24
Rob RoyArchibald Cunningham · 1995 - 25
The Song of NamesMartin Simmonds · 2019 - 26
Gridlock'dStretch · 1997 - 27
Funny GamesGeorge · 2008 - 28
The Incredible HulkEmil Blonsky · 2008 · Science Fiction - 29
Four RoomsTed the Bellhop · 1995 · Comedy - 30
Planet of the ApesThade · 2001 · Thriller
