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Often mistaken for an American because of his skill at imitating accents, actor Tim Roth was born Timothy Simon Smith in London, England on May 14, 1961 to mother Ann, a teacher and landscape painter, and father Ernie, an American born journalist who changed the family name to "Roth". Tim grew up in Dulwich... See full bio »

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2014 Klondike (TV mini-series) (pre-production)
The Count
 
2014 A Fall from Grace (pre-production)
Detective Michael Tabb
 
2014 The Jesuit (post-production)
 
2013 Grace of Monaco (post-production)
Prince Rainier III
 
2013 Möbius
Ivan Rostovsky
 
2012 The Liability
Roy
 
2012/IV Broken
Archie
 
2012 Arbitrage
Det. Michael Bryer
 
2009-2011 Lie to Me (TV series)
Dr. Cal Lightman
– Killer App (2011) … Dr. Cal Lightman
– Gone (2011) … Dr. Cal Lightman
– Saved (2011) … Dr. Cal Lightman
– Funhouse (2011) … Dr. Cal Lightman
– Rebound (2011) … Dr. Cal Lightman
See all 48 episodes »
 
2010 Pete Smalls Is Dead
Pete Smalls
 
2010 Brostitute (video short)
 
2009 King Conqueror
King Pedro II of Aragon
 
2009 Sea Wolf (TV mini-series)
Death Larsen
– Episode #1.2 (2009) … Death Larsen
– Episode #1.1 (2009) … Death Larsen
 
2009 Skellig: The Owl Man (TV movie)
Skellig
 
2008 The Incredible Hulk (Video Game)
Emil Blonsky (voice)
 
2008 The Incredible Hulk
Emil Blonsky
 
2007 Virgin Territory
Gerbino
 
2007 Funny Games
George
 
2007 Youth Without Youth
Dominic
 
2006 Tsunami: The Aftermath (TV movie)
Nick Fraser
 
2006/I Even Money
Victor
 
2005 Dark Water
Jeff Platzer
 
2005 Don't Come Knocking
Sutter
 
2005 The Last Sign
Jeremy Macfarlane
 
2004 Battle of the Brave
William Pitt
 
2004 Silver City
Mitch Paine
 
2004 Late Night Shorts (TV short)
Presenter
 
2004 With It (short)
"Chicken Louis" Farnatelli
 
2004 The Beautiful Country
Captain Oh
 
2003 To Kill a King
Oliver Cromwell
 
2003 Whatever We Do (short)
Joe
 
2002 Emmett's Mark
John Harrett/Frank Dwyer
 
2001 The Musketeer
Febre the Man in Black
 
2001 Invincible
Herschel Steinschneider / Erik Jan Hanussen
 
2001 Planet of the Apes
Thade
 
2000 Lucky Numbers
Gig
 
2000 Vatel
Marquis de Lauzun
 
2000 The Million Dollar Hotel
Izzy Goldkiss (uncredited)
 
1998 The Legend of 1900
Danny Boodmann T.D. Lemon Nineteen Hundred '1900'
 
1998 Animals with the Tollkeeper
Henry
 
1997 Deceiver
Wayland
 
1997 Hoodlum
Dutch Schultz
 
1997 Gridlock'd
Alexander 'Stretch' Rawland
 
1996 Everyone Says I Love You
Charles Ferry
 
1996 No Way Home
Joey
 
1996 Mocking the Cosmos (short)
Myrodemnon/Myron
 
1995 Four Rooms
Ted the Bellhop
 
1995 Rob Roy
Cunningham
 
1994 Captives
Philip Chaney
 
1994 Little Odessa
Joshua Shapira
 
1994 Pulp Fiction
Pumpkin / Ringo
 
1993 Heart of Darkness (TV movie)
Marlow
 
1993 El marido perfecto
Milan
 
1993 Murder in the Heartland (TV movie)
Charles Starkweather
 
1993 Bodies, Rest & Motion
Nick
 
1992 Backsliding
Tom Whitton
 
1992 Great Performances (TV series)
Nick Finchley
– Common Pursuit (1992) … Nick Finchley
 
1992 Reservoir Dogs
Mr. Orange - Freddy Newandyke
 
1992 Jumpin' at the Boneyard
Manny
 
1991 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Jack Craig
– Easel Kill Ya (1991) … Jack Craig
 
1990 Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Guildenstern
 
1990 The Play on One (TV series)
Peter Pike
– Yellowbacks (1990) … Peter Pike
 
1990 Farendj
Anton
 
1990 Vincent & Theo
Vincent Van Gogh
 
1989 The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Mitchel
 
1989 Theatre Night (TV series)
Curly Delafield
– Knuckle (1989) … Curly Delafield
 
1989 A Fine Romance (TV series)
The Jaguar
– The Day of the Third Wrong Thin Woman Who Knew All Too Much About Eve (1989) … The Jaguar
 
1988 Coppers (TV movie)
 
1988 To Kill a Priest
Feliks
 
1988 Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (TV mini-series documentary)
Franz Kafka / Joseph K.
– Franz Kafka's 'The Trial' (1988) … Franz Kafka / Joseph K.
 
1988 Twice Upon a Time
 
1987 A World Apart
Harold
 
1987 Metamorphosis (TV movie)
Gregor Samsa
 
1986 King of the Ghetto (TV series)
Matthew Long
– Episode #1.4 (1986) … Matthew Long
– Episode #1.3 (1986) … Matthew Long
– Episode #1.2 (1986) … Matthew Long
– Episode #1.1 (1986) … Matthew Long
 
1985 TV Eye (TV series)
Mehmet Ali Agca
– Paid to Kill the Pope? (1985) … Mehmet Ali Agca
 
1985 Murder with Mirrors (TV movie)
Edgar Lawson
 
1984 Return to Waterloo
Boy Punk
 
1984 The Hit
Myron
 
1984 Driving Ambition (TV series)
Baz
– A Little Differential Problem (1984) … Baz
 
1984 Meantime (TV movie)
Colin
 
1983 Not Necessarily the News (TV series)
Gay Man
– Road Trip (1983) … Gay Man
 
1982 Made in Britain (TV movie)
Trevor
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2010-2011 Lie to Me (TV series) (producer - 13 episodes)
– Killer App (2011) (producer)
– Gone (2011) (producer)
– Saved (2011) (producer)
– Funhouse (2011) (producer)
– Rebound (2011) (producer)
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Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1999 The War Zone
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1998 The Legend of 1900 (performer: "Silent Night, Holy Night" 1818 - uncredited)
 
1996 Everyone Says I Love You (performer: "If I Had You" 1929, "I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me" 1926)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2010 A Backyard Story (grateful acknowledgment)
 
2006 Paris, je t'aime (thanks)
 
2000 Bread and Roses (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (54 titles)
2013 The Jonathan Ross Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.7 (2013) … Himself
 
2012 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 May 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 The Secret Policeman's Ball (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 These Amazing Shadows (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
2011 Kingdom Come (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 IMDb's 20th Anniversary Star of the Day (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Tim Roth (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Chelsea Lately (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #4.83 (2010) … Himself - Guest
 
2009 Monty Python: Almost the Truth - Lawyers Cut (TV series)
Himself
– Lust for Glory! (2009) … Himself
– The Much Funnier Second Episode (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2008-2009 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 April 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 21 January 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 3 November 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2005-2009 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode #7.12 (2009) … Himself - Guest
– Episode #6.86 (2008) … Himself
– Episode #4.67 (2005) … Himself
 
2008 The Incredible Hulk: Creating Hulk Comic Books (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Incredible Hulk: An Incredible Evolution (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Incredible Hulk: Scene Explorer (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Incredible Hulk: Hulking Out in Harlem (documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Incredible Hulk: Becoming the Hulk (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Incredible Hulk: Hulking Out on Campus (documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Incredible Hulk: Hulking Out in the Bottling Plant (documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Incredible Hulk: The Hulk That Wasn't There (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Incredible Hulk: Becoming the Abomination (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Making of 'The Incredible Hulk' (video short)
Himself
 
2001-2008 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Incredible Hulk (2008) … Himself
– The Making of 'Planet of the Apes' (2001) … Himself
 
2007 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 December 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Coda: Thirty Years Later (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Shootout (TV series)
Himself
– Tim Roth/Roger Daltrey (2007) … Himself
 
2007 British Film Forever (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Hardship, Humour and Heroes: The Story of British Realism (2007) … Himself
 
2006 Cannes, la alfombra roja (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Corazón de... (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 May 2006 (2006) … Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 Dark Water: Extraordinary Ensemble (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 July 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Banned (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
2003 From Hollywood to Borehamwood (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Making of 'Planet of the Apes' (TV documentary short)
Himself - 'Thade' (also archive footage)
 
2001 Troldspejlet (TV series)
Himself - Actor / Thade
– Troldspejlet special: Tilbage til Abernes planet (2001) … Himself - Actor/Thade (also archive footage)
 
2001 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 August 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #9.131 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 July 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Planet of the Apes: Rule the Planet (TV documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2001 We Know Where You Live (TV movie)
Himself
 
2001 The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (TV special)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2000 Tim Roth: Made in Britain (short)
Himself
 
2000 Alan Clarke: His Own Man (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Bread and Roses
Himself - Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1999 Film-Fest DVD: Issue 1 - Sundance (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Where Music Meets Film: Live from Sundance (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Good Stuff (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
– Episode dated 27 May 1997 (1997) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1996 The 68th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1996 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1996 The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
1995 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 April 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1995 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 April 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1995 Violence and the Censors (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 The Word (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.7 (1992) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (11 titles)
2010 Comedy Lab (TV series)
 
2009 Lie to Me Season 1: The Truth About 'Lie to Me' (video short)
Dr. Cal Lightman
 
2006 Cannes 2006: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2005 Film as Fine Art (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 'Pulp Fiction' on a Dime: A 10th Anniversary Retrospect (TV documentary short)
 
2004 The N Word (documentary)
 
2003 Tupac: Resurrection (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Pulp Fiction: The Facts (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1995 Empire of the Censors (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Who Do You Think You're Fooling? (documentary short)
Mr. Orange/Chow
 

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Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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[on how his relationship with Quentin Tarantino came to be] Well, he came to me. He'd seen Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead and Vincent & Theo, which are films he really liked. My agent sent me the script, and wrote a little note saying I should look at the role of Pink or Blonde. And I read it and I said "No... See more »

Trivia:

Two sons, with Butler, Timothy (b. 1995) and Cormac (b. 1996) See more »

Trademark:

Often plays Dutch or Jewish characters (as in 'Vincent & Theo', 'Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead', 'Little Odessa', 'The Million Dollar Hotel' and 'Invincible') See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus