Tobin Bell
Joseph Henry Tobin Jr. (born August 7, 1942), known professionally as Tobin Bell, is an American actor and producer. He has appeared in a number of television shows and films, but is most recognized for his role as John Kramer / Jigsaw in the Saw films franchise, which has earned him five award nominations and two wins.
An American film and television character actor. After years of work doing stand-ins and background work on films, he got his first major acting job in Mississippi Burning (1988) and went on to star in made-for-television films and guest star in television shows throughout the 1990s. Bell is best known as the villain John "Jigsaw" Kramer of the Saw film series. He provided his voice in two video games based on the films, Saw and its sequel, Saw II: Flesh & Blood, in which he also provided his likeness.
An American film and television character actor. After years of work doing stand-ins and background work on films, he got his first major acting job in Mississippi Burning (1988) and went on to star in made-for-television films and guest star in television shows throughout the 1990s. Bell is best known as the villain John "Jigsaw" Kramer of the Saw film series. He provided his voice in two video games based on the films, Saw and its sequel, Saw II: Flesh & Blood, in which he also provided his likeness.
Known for
![Saw XI](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4YdAlOYfgkSzo1lrHhk6lBFV2PJ.jpg)
Saw XI
![Game of Power](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kVPJmXcmf8f9SNK11Bad3TAoCXf.jpg)
Game of Power
![The Bunker](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cvT1btNgSDPtLjp7JHyRIl5Fp1N.jpg)
The Bunker
![Altered Reality](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5SWMAhFwRYS3VbGwIv1j2DySYMG.jpg)
Altered Reality
![Clown Motel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6gOO4ot0iJDCWbDaksGOmfqMJbd.jpg)
Clown Motel
![Saw X](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aQPeznSu7XDTrrdCtT5eLiu52Yu.jpg)
Saw X
![The Cello](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bsBZZKa70pGsP5iqWmMQaWg9lBa.jpg)
The Cello
![ReBroken](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fRzhUijVlR4M545TsBRy99yZil9.jpg)
ReBroken
![Sleep No More](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3PD2MtN1tR1IlSJtHFrABZgpesc.jpg)
Sleep No More
![Wolf Mountain](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gRBsjarhPCNv0budtWKEKT5eNjw.jpg)
Wolf Mountain
![Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9g1ZUcVDEOTsS9U1ifRMCgSVoH6.jpg)
Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman
![Let Us In](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/caZSuBX9UjN3nAc1f67isPjysB7.jpg)
Let Us In
![A Father's Legacy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vVH01Dm84Nam5q15tIdIaA3LcYi.jpg)
A Father's Legacy
![The Call](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iKmykghTmvQj6zum79TsdUL5mPF.jpg)
The Call
![Gates of Darkness](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ayE2LJJgI0oXJ6z0Nh16V6bVclK.jpg)
Gates of Darkness
![Creepshow](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fassm77VqtSDHv9x17eJ3DkGVml.jpg)
Creepshow
![Ice Cream in the Cupboard](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rb7Wv7rg7S9GFNhLuHpAGu18xzE.jpg)
Ice Cream in the Cupboard
![Devil Music](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/urMoJtWOeLSDHJ5VvBJ17eG7Bvv.jpg)
Devil Music
![The Way We Weren't](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/65hQc40FxKSpigISbC6ssUM0658.jpg)
The Way We Weren't
![Belzebuth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/em79Vu871uUVZEpBY6qkO5O6psP.jpg)
Belzebuth
![12 Feet Deep](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3B4MLYYr5WTjQiJMbA8fCFF8M4O.jpg)
12 Feet Deep
![Eli Roth's History of Horror](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/15ZXGHIk3nFBqCRCEKVHMO7oINI.jpg)
Eli Roth's History of Horror
![I Speak for the Dead: The Legacy of Jigsaw](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8dkyek3GcRWbkNhqNyIG3BRu1hL.jpg)
I Speak for the Dead: The Legacy of Jigsaw
![My Pretty Pony](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g4K9jBLArWmNenqp9uezkGRVAQy.jpg)
My Pretty Pony
![Jigsaw](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/swSFDqNIZwT4M9AQn5zQSXuZfTw.jpg)
Jigsaw
![The Sandman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iak7mWZNIoYYS6KI4bzcIKONX2w.jpg)
The Sandman
![MacGyver](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2zAogx9dmSAu2HYxbWzHe4ZaNY5.jpg)
MacGyver
![Rainbow Time](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xRlvr8nejfUa3DphrxNDBWTl55M.jpg)
Rainbow Time
![Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uYRHCj0KsJkVKJkeWNt7qig7aPp.jpg)
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
![Manson Family Vacation](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zenlCYnD5Gg8YMXyGBFheEbM0F.jpg)
Manson Family Vacation
![Unbelief](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bHV6KdTOwrqA8UP2sGVfMJra290.jpg)
Unbelief
![Phantom Halo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hr9oFmxy3jAQwK1PkBwQI5tbOH0.jpg)
Phantom Halo
![Finders Keepers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5817pI8hFBXqChubTM3XlHmVzpf.jpg)
Finders Keepers
![The Flash](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yZevl2vHQgmosfwUdVNzviIfaWS.jpg)
The Flash
![Skin Wars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8cVSix8iAF2P8Mq0foYL6P4ioGK.jpg)
Skin Wars
![Dark House](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/higcYAgkTyfc9lSx9xfBYxB3iio.jpg)
Dark House
![Saw 3D](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oY7ZLUftMCTku7lQVrKdLS4skuv.jpg)
Saw 3D
![Saw VI](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cT7ufx1x6OKoi3bpUCWf2eV446G.jpg)
Saw VI
![Saw V](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cAVsTZTFGmPlZYhdgiRhu3GRLU3.jpg)
Saw V
![Boogeyman 3](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iOCBPiNeQ7tPuQDwxapNYuSLKT5.jpg)
Boogeyman 3
![Saw IV](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ku1QdCXOU4ckz3zxLLlis8MIJVm.jpg)
Saw IV
![Boogeyman 2](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zPtDUBYzbbTnTsLXIfoOHGg8Gux.jpg)
Boogeyman 2
![The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jqQfKmqR2qXjEjJ2F0cH5DbwIGv.jpg)
The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It
![The Kill Point](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lpCdvgqiH5ec4tDYgirDm2HCzm5.jpg)
The Kill Point
![Decoys 2: Alien Seduction](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/29ntxtmUwcA8RPVdEHStsaqrLGq.jpg)
Decoys 2: Alien Seduction
![Buried Alive](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nGjRzBdlSwUnv2zoxpChWyttIBo.jpg)
Buried Alive
![07 Spaceys](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7koSNa4fMTBCabwnikql3RKk5Tt.jpg)
07 Spaceys
![Saw III](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9pWlgGYoPb0QPOsQTjfDmwMdBc6.jpg)
Saw III
![Full Disclosure Report](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pwhAO4E0JkhaaGoALMe5F3F5cMX.jpg)
Full Disclosure Report
![Saw II](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AwfBNpkedYcXt9BjGEYZf5g2s37.jpg)
Saw II
![Hacking Away at Saw](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uROZO1bY97MLzuOrAKJD1ZiABp0.jpg)
Hacking Away at Saw
![Criminal Minds](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wLMQebhTApmn4F6Fzg6FovdwVvL.jpg)
Criminal Minds
![Saw](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/harQifr8kpIVqlLP41kTR058LZB.jpg)
Saw
![Black Mask 2: City of Masks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uc9rOZs8ybdZKQVi8zLwSiEP9kz.jpg)
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
![Power Play](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2P6o76bKtkDdyCYLvK9TyaLpD3W.jpg)
Power Play
![24](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iq6yrZ5LEDXf1ArCOYLq8PIUBpV.jpg)
24
![Alias](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/Dl3KIxWlSEvnXogNHxdXA4pbAk.jpg)
Alias
![Good Neighbor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eAIIGeOgW0hVtAxP9pi3evKqMy9.jpg)
Good Neighbor
![The Road to El Dorado](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yrx9uj1hnGKicNuMtiiAAo2alON.jpg)
The Road to El Dorado
![Harsh Realm](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9Kb5HajLx76MkcE7mmU0NzHLjVV.jpg)
Harsh Realm
![The West Wing](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yqDWr5NAE7m1IWrygYwLyEB6pN0.jpg)
The West Wing
![Once and Again](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8FVdrgWH2EwrYtQzXNsu0ax1TEk.jpg)
Once and Again
![The 4th Floor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4oYkJDmcSkXOuxmaBB0YPLHAOEc.jpg)
The 4th Floor
![The Sopranos](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rTc7ZXdroqjkKivFPvCPX0Ru7uw.jpg)
The Sopranos
![Brown's Requiem](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hhshoH9MZM9cB9lfArRtZ0mf9Gv.jpg)
Brown's Requiem
![Best of the Best 4: Without Warning](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8DZsEUG1dKIihJLoTroMp647xVI.jpg)
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
![Charmed](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/z4bPJ1BWU2EtV69NII2GVvsugQ2.jpg)
Charmed
![Overnight Delivery](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2EuuBbK6HPbCZsrpsZAIMx2EVr.jpg)
Overnight Delivery
![One Hot Summer Night](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/imNS0aKKSdYwBOlO3p4xW1EcKGK.jpg)
One Hot Summer Night
![Stargate SG-1](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dQjmI7XxI47v8IM2MUysHG0LuU2.jpg)
Stargate SG-1
![Cheyenne](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/abPCVrM2t05lVjpxQd3HSXect3F.jpg)
Cheyenne
![The Pretender](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/76q5tPOPQkQYIuZu2SG6viZcp2b.jpg)
The Pretender
![Unabomber: The True Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i2U3Kx51cnSrFVgCrYTXYPXooaE.jpg)
Unabomber: The True Story
![The Babysitter's Seduction](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jvyqO99xPHuKwqCfCXf0p2KBj7g.jpg)
The Babysitter's Seduction
![Serial Killer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8xOrT1s2Wd0Ssi15AGJHPpTe4PS.jpg)
Serial Killer
![Murder One](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8POnAqZ1W5ttbeWpEVosMxhTIo4.jpg)
Murder One
![The Quick and the Dead](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jhEmrXJpP6F3cqwyLjvgBgxxxFA.jpg)
The Quick and the Dead
![New Eden](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ju6gadJFQT2JwuzWYwu8B1ya6zM.jpg)
New Eden
![Mortal Fear](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1CbaxR9IHaAbGUL0O9Jz8NDQLVW.jpg)
Mortal Fear
![ER](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rAxd8H0zGH61RWMPVZiR9zT4Nqk.jpg)
ER
![Chicago Hope](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/x8ic33t4NurJul1oXmvKwKtWH28.jpg)
Chicago Hope
![Dead Man's Revenge](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oCCqseDgEVLcGpsoVT02AuO6KYT.jpg)
Dead Man's Revenge
![Deep Red](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kUFrS2V2yj5qxk4DqTVobDXbOlE.jpg)
Deep Red
![Malice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oQoe4eIzDjQSSqGvLgJFjXtEkNv.jpg)
Malice
![NYPD Blue](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hrdusQVSArJPRGnB5bHzd2ISP4V.jpg)
NYPD Blue
![The X-Files](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5BD0kiTGnDxONqdrsswTewnk6WH.jpg)
The X-Files
![In the Line of Fire](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3NvOFpmyECI3DNExYMtFIRcGMsu.jpg)
In the Line of Fire
![The Firm](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i9a4vbkzausnAzH07IOusX3ToTv.jpg)
The Firm
![Walker, Texas Ranger](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lldKpGEOlHJXMkb1pi7s7xCExmX.jpg)
Walker, Texas Ranger
![Boiling Point](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/81dDOnSj7sntDng0b7q39sqQQQI.jpg)
Boiling Point
![Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pRFPXLBDk21nFD71xJrSxFHhrwX.jpg)
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
![Ruby](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wEPTCmzKLnP9GArjWvYfI6TJTv6.jpg)
Ruby
![Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mHgcbBJ3oUy2wzAlKOxxi09YPtK.jpg)
Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride
![The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qEEY0Ue6yOZcFFNORSpMTAraOKx.jpg)
The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
![Broken Badges](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oILjWz31ziCxUQmFVhDDtO2e68t.jpg)
Broken Badges
![GoodFellas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aKuFiU82s5ISJpGZp7YkIr3kCUd.jpg)
GoodFellas
![False Identity](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tbroDWSb0awwFOaMjN2cTNiuuXi.jpg)
False Identity
![Loose Cannons](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ezzfFY9S8r4PkhXLqw9x7gAaStd.jpg)
Loose Cannons
![Perfect Witness](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4um0oxAAS4EqRv6YNfcjVYAIaRL.jpg)
Perfect Witness
![An Innocent Man](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fDgR7vq3fqtlo2w2wPN3pNXyDm5.jpg)
An Innocent Man
![Nasty Boys](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uthQDKFE9uOM86Cv1X8w20tFWgz.jpg)
Nasty Boys
![Alien Nation](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mSnZFa4Yv3dFCMdcyJXjlq0lj4c.jpg)
Alien Nation
![Seinfeld](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aCw8ONfyz3AhngVQa1E2Ss4KSUQ.jpg)
Seinfeld
![Mississippi Burning](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/otzHnhXba5XsE6Gozl3Gzks0z8L.jpg)
Mississippi Burning
![Jake and the Fatman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3WBkepiTwgemGDZadyJTV5SmS4l.jpg)
Jake and the Fatman
![The Equalizer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q21Ggcd3eFMboo4TN0rh2ibuNjE.jpg)
The Equalizer
![Svengali](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7mKb3LYS5xkQaEqZ4wS4OgC5gUf.jpg)
Svengali
![Tootsie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/x9cBsqf64j8e5a8PwThT3I6sHFK.jpg)
Tootsie
![Sophie's Choice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rZDPbPTFwuKgr5b9jixGFNYkGYt.jpg)
Sophie's Choice
![Tales of Ordinary Madness](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u25lX32OnripAR3oBlylP3bQoKY.jpg)
Tales of Ordinary Madness
![Manhattan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/k4eT3EvfxW1L9Wmt04UqJqCvCR6.jpg)
Manhattan