Top 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsMost Popular Video GamesMost Popular Music VideosMost Popular Podcasts
    Release CalendarBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersSundance Film FestivalIndependent Spirit AwardsBlack History MonthSXSWSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Tim Robbins(I)

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Director
IMDbProStarmeter
Top 5,000226
Tim Robbins
Take a closer look at the various roles Tim Robbins has played throughout his acting career.
Play clip1:45
Tim Robbins: Movie & TV Moments
91 Videos
99+ Photos
Born in West Covina, California, but raised in New York City, Tim Robbins is the son of former The Highwaymen singer Gil Robbins and actress Mary Robbins (née Bledsoe). Robbins studied drama at UCLA, where he graduated with honors in 1981. That same year, he formed the Actors' Gang theater group, an experimental ensemble that expressed radical political observations through the European avant-garde form of theater. He started film work in television movies in 1983, but hit the big time in 1988 with his portrayal of dimwitted fastball pitcher "Nuke" Laloosh in Bull Durham (1988). Tall with baby-faced looks, he has the ability to play naive and obtuse (Cadillac Man (1990) and The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)) or slick and shrewd (The Player (1992) and Bob Roberts (1992)).
BornOctober 16, 1958
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
    • Resume
BornOctober 16, 1958
IMDbProStarmeter
Top 5,000226
  • View contact info at IMDbPro
  • Won 1 Oscar

Photos481

Tim Robbins in Top Gun (1986)
Tim Robbins in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Tim Robbins in A Perfect Day (2015)
Tim Robbins and Robbie Conal in Post No Bills (1991)
Tim Robbins in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Tim Robbins and Clancy Brown in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Diane Lane, Tim Robbins, and James Gandolfini in Cinema Verite (2011)
Tim Robbins in Tim Robbins (2019)
Tim Robbins in Tim Robbins (2019)
Tim Robbins, Michael Peña, and Rachel McAdams in The Lucky Ones (2007)
Ryan Phillippe and Tim Robbins in Antitrust (2001)
Tim Robbins and Holly Hunter in Here and Now (2018)

Known for

Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins, and Sean Penn in Mystic River (2003)
Mystic River
7.9
  • Dave Boyle
  • 2003
Tim Robbins in The Player (1992)
The Player
7.5
  • Griffin Mill
  • 1992
Howard the Duck (1986)
Howard the Duck
4.7
  • Phil Blumburtt
  • 1986
Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn in Dead Man Walking (1995)
Dead Man Walking
7.5
  • Producer(produced by)
  • 1995

Credits

Edit
IMDbPro

Actor

  • Wool
    • Post-production
  • Castle Rock (2018)
    Castle Rock
  • Mark Ruffalo in Dark Waters (2019)
    Dark Waters
  • VHYes (2019)
    VHYes
  • Tim Robbins, Holly Hunter, Sosie Bacon, Jerrika Hinton, Raymond Lee, and Daniel Zovatto in Here and Now (2018)
    Here and Now
  • Jon Hamm and Lois Smith in Marjorie Prime (2017)
    Marjorie Prime
  • Tim Robbins and Jack Black in The Brink (2015)
    The Brink
  • The Spoils Before Dying (2015)
    The Spoils Before Dying
  • A Perfect Day (2015)
    A Perfect Day
  • Kristen Wiig in Welcome to Me (2014)
    Welcome to Me
  • Val Kilmer, Tim Robbins, Tobey Maguire, Jessica Alba, Haley Joel Osment, Michael Sheen, Kristen Wiig, and Jelly Howie in The Spoils of Babylon (2014)
    The Spoils of Babylon
  • Jennifer Aniston, Tim Robbins, Yasiin Bey, Isla Fisher, Will Forte, and John Hawkes in Life of Crime (2013)
    Life of Crime
  • Back to 1942 (2012)
    Back to 1942
  • Tim Robbins, Gwyneth Paltrow, Pink, Mark Ruffalo, and Josh Gad in Thanks for Sharing (2012)
    Thanks for Sharing
  • Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein in Portlandia (2011)
    Portlandia
  • Tenacious D: To Be the Best (2012)
    Tenacious D: To Be the Best

Producer

  • VHYes (2019)
    VHYes
  • Ultimate Ultimate (2017)
    Ultimate Ultimate
  • Jon Hamm and Lois Smith in Marjorie Prime (2017)
    Marjorie Prime
  • Hot Winter: A Film by Dick Pierre (2017)
    Hot Winter: A Film by Dick Pierre
  • Tim Robbins and Jack Black in The Brink (2015)
    The Brink
  • Elena (2012)
    Elena
  • The Big Fix (2012)
    The Big Fix
  • Possible Side Effects (2008)
    Possible Side Effects
  • Embedded (2004)
    Embedded
  • The Spectre of Hope (2001)
    The Spectre of Hope
  • Cradle Will Rock (1999)
    Cradle Will Rock
  • Tim Robbins and Martin Scorsese in The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera (1996)
    The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera
  • Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn in Dead Man Walking (1995)
    Dead Man Walking
    • (produced by)

Director

  • 45 Seconds of Laughter (2019)
    45 Seconds of Laughter
  • Tim Robbins and Jack Black in The Brink (2015)
    The Brink
  • Treme (2010)
    Treme
  • Possible Side Effects (2008)
    Possible Side Effects
  • Embedded (2004)
    Embedded
  • Oliver Platt, Annabella Sciorra, Robert Loggia, and L. Scott Caldwell in Queens Supreme (2003)
    Queens Supreme
  • Bruce Springsteen in Bruce Springsteen: Murder Incorporated (1995)
    Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
    • (video Dead Man Walkin')
  • Cradle Will Rock (1999)
    Cradle Will Rock
  • Bruce Springsteen: Dead Man Walkin' (1996)
    Bruce Springsteen: Dead Man Walkin'
  • Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn in Dead Man Walking (1995)
    Dead Man Walking
    • (directed by)
  • Tim Robbins in Bob Roberts (1992)
    Bob Roberts
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    • (segment Bob Roberts)

Videos92

Tim Robbins: Movie & TV Moments
Clip 1:45
Tim Robbins: Movie & TV Moments
Thanks for Sharing
Clip 0:48
Thanks for Sharing
Thanks for Sharing
Clip 0:45
Thanks for Sharing
Thanks for Sharing
Clip 1:17
Thanks for Sharing
High Fidelity
Clip 0:53
High Fidelity
The Lucky Ones
Clip 0:34
The Lucky Ones
The Lucky Ones
Clip 0:46
The Lucky Ones
The Lucky Ones
Clip 1:45
The Lucky Ones
The Lucky Ones
Clip 1:00
The Lucky Ones
The Lucky Ones
Clip 0:30
The Lucky Ones
The Lucky Ones
Clip 0:49
The Lucky Ones
The Lucky Ones
Clip 0:59
The Lucky Ones

Personal details

Edit
  • Official sites
    • Facebook
    • Official Site
    • October 16, 1958
    • West Covina, California, USA
    • Gratiela BrancusiFebruary 1, 2017 - August 25, 2022 (divorced)
    • Jack Henry Robbins
    • Gil Robbins
    • David Robbins(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in "Slick Slack Griff Graff". Also in cast: Adam Simon.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 15 Interviews
    • 10 Articles
    • 4 Pictorials
    • 7 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

Edit
  • Trivia
    After the September 11 attacks, he tried to fly out of New York City to be with Susan Sarandon and their children in Hollywood. Upon finding out that all flights were grounded, he and a friend drove from New York City to Los Angeles in a 56-hour trip that began on the morning of September 12, 2001.
  • Quotes
    [on his screenwriting] I always write from an actor's perspective, which is writing dialogue that fits comfortably into one's mouth, as opposed to dialogue that is strained and defective.
    • Soft mellow voice

Related news

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb App
  • Get the IMDb App
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • IMDb Developer
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.