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Tobin Bell

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Director
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000352
Tobin Bell
A devastated father receives recordings from a mysterious stranger that allow him to communicate with his recently deceased daughter.
Play trailer1:33
ReBroken (2023)
44 Videos
64 Photos
Tobin Bell is an American actor with a career in film, television and theater spanning three decades. He was born in Queens, New York and raised in Weymouth, Mass. His mother is the British actress Eileen Bell. He is perhaps best known for his role as the iconic villain "Jigsaw" in the Saw film series...for which he received MTV Award nominations in 2007 & 2009. He's a graduate of Boston University and has a Masters Degree in Education from Montclair State University. He studied acting with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse and Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio in New York. He is a lifetime member of The Actors Studio and a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
BornAugust 7, 1942
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BornAugust 7, 1942
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000352
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 7 nominations

Photos64

Tobin Bell and Betsy Russell at an event for Saw IV (2007)
Tobin Bell in The Flash (2014)
Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith in Saw III (2006)
Tobin Bell
Tobin Bell in Dark House (2014)
Tobin Bell in Phantom Halo (2014)
Tobin Bell in Let Us In (2021)
Tobin Bell in Let Us In (2021)
Tobin Bell in Let Us In (2021)
Tobin Bell in Deep Red (1994)
Tobin Bell, Lisa Collins, and Lindsey Haun in Deep Red (1994)
Tobin Bell in The Sandman (2017)

Known for

Saw (2004)
Saw
7.6
  • Jigsaw
  • 2004
Willem Dafoe and Gene Hackman in Mississippi Burning (1988)
Mississippi Burning
7.8
  • Agent Stokes
  • 1988
The Firm (1993)
The Firm
6.8
  • The Nordic Man
  • 1993
Manson Family Vacation (2015)
Manson Family Vacation
5.8
  • Blackbird
  • 2015

Credits

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Actor

  • Saw X
    • John Kramer, Jigsaw
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Game of Power
    • Pete Delaney
    • Pre-production
    • 2023
  • The Rogue
    • VP Williamson
    • Pre-production
  • Mouth to Mouth
    • Pre-production
  • Liberty
    • General Volker
    • Pre-production
  • Awaken
    • Cooper Mason
    • Completed
  • Clown Motel
    • Post-production
  • The Bunker
    • Mr. Riley
    • Post-production
  • Cello
    • Post-production
  • Ghostkiller
    • Special Agent Lee Tarkington, 1862 Herbert Tarkington
    • In Development
  • Tobin Bell, Scott Hamm Duenas, Kipp Tribble, Alison Haislip, and Nija Okoro in ReBroken (2023)
    ReBroken
    • Von
    • 2023
  • Sleep No More (2022)
    Sleep No More
    • Smashmouth
    • 2022
  • Danny Trejo, Tobin Bell, and Malu Trevejo in Wolf Mountain (2022)
    Wolf Mountain
    • Dr. Avery
    • 2022
  • Peyton List in Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman (2021)
    Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman
    • Lewis Fell
    • 2021
  • Makenzie Moss and O'Neill Monahan in Let Us In (2021)
    Let Us In
    • Frederick Munch
    • 2021
  • Lucas Till in MacGyver (2016)
    MacGyver
    • Leland
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Tobin Bell and Jason Mac in A Father's Legacy (2020)
    A Father's Legacy
    • Billy Ford
    • 2020
  • Lin Shaye, Tobin Bell, Chester Rushing, and Brooklyn Anne Miller in The Call (2020)
    The Call
    • Edward Cranston
    • 2020
  • Gates of Darkness (2019)
    Gates of Darkness
    • Monsignor Canell
    • 2019
  • Creepshow (2019)
    Creepshow
    • Chief (segment "Gray Matter")
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Ice Cream in the Cupboard (2019)
    Ice Cream in the Cupboard
    • Pop
    • 2019
  • Ben Lawson and Fiona Gubelmann in The Way We Weren't (2019)
    The Way We Weren't
    • Jerry
    • 2019
  • 61: Highway to Hell (2017)
    61: Highway to Hell
    • The Devil
    • 2017
  • My Pretty Pony (2017)
    My Pretty Pony
    • George Banning
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Tobin Bell in Jigsaw (2017)
    Jigsaw
    • Jigsaw
    • John Kramer
    • 2017

Producer

  • Awaken
    • co-producer
    • Completed
  • Ghostkiller
    • producer
    • In Development
  • Ben Lawson and Fiona Gubelmann in The Way We Weren't (2019)
    The Way We Weren't
    • producer
    • 2019
  • My Pretty Pony (2017)
    My Pretty Pony
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Unbelief (2015)
    Unbelief
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Dark House (2014)
    Dark House
    • co-producer
    • 2014
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Videos45

All About Horror in 2023
Clip 5:36
All About Horror in 2023
Saw V
Clip 1:02
Saw V
Saw V
Clip 0:38
Saw V
Saw V
Clip 1:02
Saw V
Tobin Bell -- 20th Anniversary Interview
Interview 3:04
Tobin Bell -- 20th Anniversary Interview
Saw VI
Interview 0:49
Saw VI
Saw VI
Interview 0:41
Saw VI
Saw VI
Interview 0:38
Saw VI
Saw VI
Interview 0:30
Saw VI
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:33
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:56
Official Trailer
Trailer
Trailer 1:47
Trailer

Personal details

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  • Official sites
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  • Alternative name
    • Joseph Tobin
  • Height
    • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
  • Born
    • August 7, 1942
    • Queens, New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Elizabeth Warren1993 - 2018 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Parents
    • Eileen Bell
  • Other works
    2007: Appears in YouTube video called "Project Phin: Clean My Ride, Flex My Fuel" with Ben Affleck to lobby Congress.
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    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

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  • Gender / Gender identity
    • Male

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Donated two vials of his own blood to be mixed with red ink for 1000 posters to help promote Saw III (2006). All proceeds went to the American Red Cross.
  • Quotes
    There are different ways of approaching roles.  Some people get involved in the emotional aspects of characters.
  • Trademarks
      Low, raspy voice

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