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Tim Roth(I)

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Often mistaken for an American because of his skill at imitating accents, actor Tim Roth was born Timothy Simon Roth on May 14, 1961 in Lambeth, London, England. His mother, Ann, was a teacher and landscape painter. His father, Ernie, was a journalist who had changed the family name from "Smith" to "Roth"; Ernie was born in Brooklyn, New York, to an immigrant family of Irish ancestry.

Tim grew up in Dulwich, a middle-class area in the south of London. He demonstrated his talent for picking up accents at an early age when he attended school in Brixton, where he faced persecution from classmates for his comfortable background and quickly perfected a cockney accent to blend in. He attended Camberwell Art College and studied sculpture before he dropped out and pursued acting.

The blonde actor's first big break was the British TV movie Made in Britain (1982). Roth made a huge splash in that film as a young skinhead named Trevor. He next worked with director Mike Leigh on Meantime (1983), which he has counted among his favorite projects. He debuted on the big screen when he filled in for Joe Strummer in the Stephen Frears neo-noir The Hit (1984). Roth gained more attention for his turn as Vincent Van Gogh in Vincent & Theo (1990) and his work opposite Gary Oldman in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990).

He moved to Los Angeles in search of work and caught the eye of young director Quentin Tarantino. Tarantino had envisioned Roth as a possible Mr. Blonde or Mr. Pink in his heist flick Reservoir Dogs (1992), but Roth campaigned for the role of Mr. Orange instead, and ultimately won the part. It proved to be a huge breakthrough for Roth, as audiences found it difficult to forget his performance as a member of a group of jewelry store robbers who is slowly bleeding to death. Tarantino cast Roth again in the landmark film Pulp Fiction (1994). Roth and actress Amanda Plummer played a pair of robbers who hold up a restaurant. 1995 saw the third of Roth's collaborations with Tarantino, a surprisingly slapstick performance in the anthology film Four Rooms (1995). That same year Roth picked up an Academy Award nomination for his campy turn as a villain in the period piece Rob Roy (1995).

Continuing to take on disparate roles, Roth did his own singing (with an American accent to boot) in the lightweight Woody Allen musical Everyone Says I Love You (1996). He starred opposite Tupac Shakur in Shakur's last film, the twisted comedy Gridlock'd (1997). The pair received positive critical notices for their comic chemistry. Standing in contrast to the criminals and baddies that crowd his CV, Roth's work as the innocent, seafaring pianist in the Giuseppe Tornatore film The Legend of 1900 (1998) became something of a fan favorite. Grittier fare followed when Roth made his directorial debut with The War Zone (1999), a frank, critically acclaimed drama about a family torn apart by incest. He made his next high-profile appearance as an actor as General Thade, an evil simian in the Tim Burton remake of Planet of the Apes (2001). Roth was, of course, all but unrecognizable in his primate make-up.

Roth has continued to enjoy a mix of art house and mainstream work, including everything from the lead role in Francis Ford Coppola's esoteric Youth Without Youth (2007) to becoming "The Abomination" in the special effects-heavy blockbuster The Incredible Hulk (2008). Roth took his first major American television role when he signed on to the Fox-TV series Lie to Me (2009)
BornMay 14, 1961
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Tim Roth in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
Tim Roth and Clive Owen in The Song of Names (2019)
John Hurt, Tim Roth, Terence Stamp, and Laura del Sol in The Hit (1984)
John Hurt, Tim Roth, Terence Stamp, and Laura del Sol in The Hit (1984)
John Hurt, Tim Roth, and Laura del Sol in The Hit (1984)
Tim Roth in The Hit (1984)
John Hurt, Tim Roth, Terence Stamp, and Laura del Sol in The Hit (1984)
John Hurt, Tim Roth, and Laura del Sol in The Hit (1984)
John Hurt and Tim Roth in The Hit (1984)
John Hurt, Tim Roth, and Laura del Sol in The Hit (1984)
Tim Roth, Terence Stamp, Bill Hunter, and Laura del Sol in The Hit (1984)
John Hurt and Tim Roth in The Hit (1984)

Known for

Liam Neeson and Jessica Lange in Rob Roy (1995)
Rob Roy
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  • Cunningham
  • 1995
Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, Kurt Russell, Bruce Dern, Demián Bichir, and Walton Goggins in The Hateful Eight (2015)
The Hateful Eight
7.8
  • Oswaldo Mobray
  • 2015
Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp Fiction
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  • Pumpkin
  • 1994
Planet of the Apes (2001)
Planet of the Apes
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  • Thade
  • 2001

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  • Last King of the Cross
    • Post-production
  • Come Together
    • In Development
  • Poison
    • Post-production
  • Tatiana Maslany in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
    She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
  • Punch (2022)
    Punch
  • Ron Perlman, Tim Roth, Paz Vega, and José María Yazpik in There Are No Saints (2022)
    There Are No Saints
  • Rebecca Hall in Resurrection (2022)
    Resurrection
  • Sundown (2021)
    Sundown
  • Michelle Yeoh, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Meng'er Zhang, Simu Liu, Awkwafina, and Florian Munteanu in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
    • (uncredited)
  • Tim Roth and Vicky Krieps in Bergman Island (2021)
    Bergman Island
  • Pierce Brosnan, Nick Cannon, Jamie Chung, Mike Angelo, Hermione Corfield, and Rami Jaber in The Misfits (2021)
    The Misfits
  • Tin Star (2017)
    Tin Star
  • Tim Roth in The Song of Names (2019)
    The Song of Names
  • Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino, Quentin Tarantino, Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Damon Herriman, Timothy Olyphant, Harley Quinn Smith, Kansas Bowling, Madisen Beaty, Mike Moh, Josephine Valentina Clark, Sydney Sweeney, Michaela Sprague, Margot Robbie, Kayla Radomski, Ryan Ramirez, Margaret Qualley, and Julia Butters in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
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  • Tim Roth, Octavia Spencer, Naomi Watts, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. in Luce (2019)
    Luce
  • Nick Nolte and Tim Roth in The Padre (2018)
    The Padre
  • Uma Thurman, Tim Roth, Sofía Vergara, and Alice Eve in The Con is On (2018)
    The Con is On
  • Twin Peaks (2017)
    Twin Peaks

Producer

  • Sundown (2021)
    Sundown
  • Megan Purvis in Hilda (2019)
    Hilda
  • Emma Suárez, Joanna Larequi, and Ana Valeria Becerril in April's Daughter (2017)
    April's Daughter
  • Tim Roth and Michael Cristofer in Chronic (2015)
    Chronic
  • Tim Roth and Kristyan Ferrer in 600 Miles (2015)
    600 Miles
  • Tim Roth, Talulah Riley, and Jack O'Connell in The Liability (2012)
    The Liability
  • Tim Roth in Lie to Me (2009)
    Lie to Me

Director

  • Lara Belmont in The War Zone (1999)
    The War Zone
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25 Years After 'Pulp Fiction', Tarantino Delivers a 'Hollywood' Masterwork
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Naomi Watts and Tim Roth Reunite for Family Drama 'Luce'
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Naomi Watts and Tim Roth Reunite for Family Drama 'Luce'
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Mr. Right
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Personal details

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    • Paul Ekman Group
    • May 14, 1961
    • Dulwich, London, England, UK
    • January 25, 1993 - present (2 children)
    • Jack Roth
  • Other works
    Appeared in print advertisements for H&M clothing stores in fall of 2000.
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    • 17 Interviews
    • 6 Articles
    • 6 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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    Even with his reputation as an actor firmly established, Tim Roth still tends bar from time to time.
  • Quotes
    I have a bad time between jobs because I'm always convinced I'll never work again. I think it may be an English thing, this fear of unemployment.
    • Often works with European and American auteur directors.
    • Lie to Me
      (2009)
      $250,000 /episode (2009-10)

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