Tim Roth
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
Twin Peaks
Gary "Hutch" Hutchens
1990
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Film
Pulp Fiction
Pumpkin
1994
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Film
The Incredible Hulk
Emil Blonsky
2008
Series
Lie to Me
Cal Lightman
2009
Film
Seven Snipers
The Dragon
2026
Film
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Emil Blonsky / Abomination (voice) (uncredited)
2021
Series
Tales from the Crypt
Jack Craig
1989
Film
Kingdom Come
Self
2012
Series
Screen Two
Nick Finchley
1985
Series
Screen Two
Philip Chaney
1985
Film
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
John Beckett
2026
Film
Reservoir Dogs
Mr. Orange / Freddy Newandyke
1992
Series
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Emil Blonsky / Abomination
2022
Film
The Hateful Eight
Oswaldo Mobray
2015
Series
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self - Guest
2011
Film
Virgin Territory
Gerbino
2007
Series
The Play on One
Peter Pike
1988
Film
Planet of the Apes
Thade
2001
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest
1999
Series
Tin Star
Jim Worth / Jack Devlin
2017
Film
The Legend of 1900
Danny Boodmann T.D. Lemon Nineteen Hundred '1900'
1998
Film
Funny Games
George
2008
Film
The Misfits
Schultz
2021
Film
Mr. Right
Hopper / Reynolds
2016
Film
Four Rooms
Ted the Bellhop
1995
Film
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Mitchel
1989
Film
Hardcore Henry
Henry's Father
2015
Film
Dark Water
Jeff Platzer
2005
Film
Rob Roy
Archibald Cunningham
1995
Series
Last King of the Cross
Ezra Shipman
2023
Series
Klondike
The Count
2014
Series
The Henry Rollins Show
2006
Film
Arbitrage
Det. Michael Bryer
2012
Film
Hoodlum
Dutch Schultz
1997
Series
Tsunami: The Aftermath
Nick Fraser
2006
Film
Selma
Gov. George Wallace
2014
Film
Everyone Says I Love You
Charles Ferry
1996
Series
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Franz Kafka / Joseph K.
1988
Film
Tornado
Sugarman
2025
Summer Season
Tristan Hanley
1985
Film
Youth Without Youth
Dominic Matei
2007
Film
Classified
Kevin Angler
2024
Film
The Con Is On
Peter Fox
2018
Film
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Guildenstern
1991
Film
Möbius
Ivan Rostovsky
2013
Film
The Musketeer
Febre the Man in Black
2001
Film
The Song of Names
Martin Simmonds
2019
Series
Rillington Place
John Christie
2016
Film
Gridlock'd
Stretch
1997
Series
The Hateful Eight
Oswaldo Mobray
2019
Film
Grace of Monaco
Prince Rainier III
2014
Film
The Million Dollar Hotel
Izzy Goldkiss (uncredited)
2000
Film
Murder with Mirrors
Edgar Lawson
1985
Film
Broken
Archie
2012
Film
Vatel
Marquis de Lauzun
2000
Film
Bergman Island
Tony
2021
Film
Invincible
Herschel Steinschneider / Erik Jan Hanussen
2001
Film
These Amazing Shadows
Self
2011
Film
Resurrection
David
2022
Film
Even Money
Victor
2007
Film
The Hit
Myron
1984
Film
Made in Britain
Trevor
1983
Film
Don't Come Knocking
Sutter
2005
Film
There Are No Saints
Carl Abrahams
2022
Film
The Padre
Padre
2018
Film
United Passions
Sepp Blatter
2014
Film
QT8: The First Eight
Self
2019
Film
Little Odessa
Joshua Shapira
1994
Film
Luce
Peter Edgar
2019
Film
Punch
Stan
2022
Film
Lucky Numbers
Gig
2000
Film
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
2012
Series
Sea Wolf
Death Larsen
2009
Film
The Liability
Roy
2012
Film
Poison
Lucas
2024
Film
Sundown
Neil Bennett
2022
Film
260 days
Marijan
2025
Series
Tales Out of School
Trevor
1983
Film
Finding Vivian Maier
Self - Actor
2014
Film
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Self
2022
Series
Murder in the Heartland
Charles Starkweather
1993
Film
Battle of the Brave
William Pitt
2004
Film
Skellig
Skellig
2009
Film
Deceiver
James Walter Wayland
1997
Driving Ambition
Baz
1984
Coda: Thirty Years Later
Self
2007
Film
Captives
Philip Chaney
1994
Film
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
Mr. Orange (archive footage)
1994
Film
To Kill a King
Oliver Cromwell
2003
Film
Meantime
Colin
1983
Film
The Beautiful Country
Captain Oh
2004
Film
Heart of Darkness
Marlow
1994
Film
Bread and Roses
Party Guest (uncredited)
2000
Film
A World Apart
Harold
1988
Film
Animals with the Tollkeeper
Henry
1998
Film
Chronic
David
2015
Film
Backsliding
Tom Whitton
1992
Film
Silver City
Mitch Paine
2004
Series
Vincent & Theo
Vincent Van Gogh
1990
Film
1 Mile To You
Jarhead
2017
Film
The Making of 'the Incredible Hulk'
Self
2008
Film
A Fuller Life
Self - Reader (segment "D-Day - an Invitation to Hell")
2013
Film
To Kill a Priest
Feliks
1988
Film
Common Pursuit
1992
Film
Farendj
Anton
1991
Film
No Way Home
Joey
1997
Film
600 Miles
Hank Harris
2015
Film
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Self
2013
Kissinger Takes Paris
Henry Kissinger
Film
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
Self (archive footage)
2002
Film
October Gale
Tom
2014
Film
Bodies, Rest & Motion
Nick
1993
Film
Jumpin' at the Boneyard
Manny
1991
Film
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima
Self
2014
Film
Whatever We Do
Joe
2003
Film
Pete Smalls Is Dead
Pete Smalls
2010
Film
Vincent & Theo
Vincent Van Gogh
1990
A Colt Is My Passport
Film
Killing Emmett Young
John Harrett / Frank Dwyer
2002
Film
The Perfect Husband
Milan
1993
Film
Recovery
Film
Alan Clarke: His Own Man
Self
2000
Film
Fish
Fish Osborne
Film
Sea Wolf
Death Larsen
2009
Series
King of the Ghetto
Matthew Long
1986
The Very Best People
Film
Reg
Reg Keys
2016
Film
The Last Sign
Jeremy Macfarlane
2005
Unknownia
Film
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
Franz Kafka / Josef K
1988
Film
Yellowbacks
Peter Pike
1990
Film
Return to Waterloo
Boy Punk
1984
Film
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
Self
Film
Metamorphosis
Gregor Samsa
1987
Murdering Michael Malloy
Tony Marino
Film
Me, You
Film
Holy Molé
Film
Coppers
Graham
1988
Film
Brostitute
2010
Film
Urban Jungle
Tristan Hanley
1985
Film
King of the Ghetto
Matthew Long
1986
Film
Driving Ambition
Baz
1984
Film
Made in Britain
Self
2000