Tim Roth
Timothy Simon Roth (born May 14, 1961) is an English actor and producer. He began acting on films and television series in the 1980s. He was among a group of prominent British actors of the era, the "Brit Pack".
He made his television debut in Made in Britain (1982), and theatrical film debut in The Hit (1984), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer. Since then, he gained more attention for his roles in films, including The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, (1989), Vincent & Theo (1990), and Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990). Roth collaborated with Quentin Tarantino on several films, such as Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Four Rooms (1995), and The Hateful Eight (2015). For his performance in Rob Roy (1995), Roth won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Roth made his directorial debut with the film The War Zone (1999). He played Cal Lightman in the Fox series Lie to Me (2009–2011) and Jim Worth / Jack Devlin in the Sky Atlantic series Tin Star (2017–2020). Roth also portrayed Emil Blonsky / Abomination in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film The Incredible Hulk (2008), reprising the role in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) and the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022).
He made his television debut in Made in Britain (1982), and theatrical film debut in The Hit (1984), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer. Since then, he gained more attention for his roles in films, including The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, (1989), Vincent & Theo (1990), and Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990). Roth collaborated with Quentin Tarantino on several films, such as Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Four Rooms (1995), and The Hateful Eight (2015). For his performance in Rob Roy (1995), Roth won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Roth made his directorial debut with the film The War Zone (1999). He played Cal Lightman in the Fox series Lie to Me (2009–2011) and Jim Worth / Jack Devlin in the Sky Atlantic series Tin Star (2017–2020). Roth also portrayed Emil Blonsky / Abomination in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film The Incredible Hulk (2008), reprising the role in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) and the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022).
Known for
![Poison](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1xdHvyffYrRROr26B8tD6sQ4xJz.jpg)
Poison
![Last King of the Cross](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sA76PnIiz4EdsqsUUuDm1OPJYI7.jpg)
Last King of the Cross
![Punch](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9XaWauCRrSrchGbsxlI3QgCr76t.jpg)
Punch
![Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yhFN7yvskzm1Tsknkg46eQbQr9w.jpg)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
![She-Hulk: Attorney at Law](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hJfI6AGrmr4uSHRccfJuSsapvOb.jpg)
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
![Resurrection](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kfRr8Jm1gaEnLTXCIfHkSw8QW6t.jpg)
Resurrection
![There Are No Saints](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4qrJiGola6k04RA8YDG7Ac5UVlj.jpg)
There Are No Saints
![Sundown](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/afnvTSzJu2O0VBUHCXw6qLV8l4i.jpg)
Sundown
![Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1BIoJGKbXjdFDAqUEiA2VHqkK1Z.jpg)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
![Bergman Island](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q8bQfC7SbaTDVKywhCiNL3ZVSyy.jpg)
Bergman Island
![The Misfits](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dPOyYnCkRbWAEem85N3VFpQODf5.jpg)
The Misfits
![The Song of Names](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iIEZG0WD0sraPqo4al6oaU1vibJ.jpg)
The Song of Names
![QT8: The First Eight](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rGPwMYUeygsUAmo0NS8IPlhQEfH.jpg)
QT8: The First Eight
![Luce](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uxig1ZvVddzXVRYNOAQ6hKtea80.jpg)
Luce
![Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8j58iEBw9pOXFD2L0nt0ZXeHviB.jpg)
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
![The Padre](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zaj41iC7bRdouW2xnL9shBKR0kl.jpg)
The Padre
![The Con Is On](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d4ZzzFOokK356jf6L6vUp3RKNvM.jpg)
The Con Is On
![Tin Star](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lFHZBtugqDiLtjVP9GC3Ig5GfwU.jpg)
Tin Star
![1 Mile To You](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/by5sJxbg7HXdqSm05oYT54AsZTg.jpg)
1 Mile To You
![Rillington Place](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ctGXy23If7F5agJUu0kNG7bte6t.jpg)
Rillington Place
![Reg](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/t0NITPaGIFOyVqjrB3gIPMkD38v.jpg)
Reg
![Mr. Right](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yuive5iOJF72ANOetEypK5SpfRv.jpg)
Mr. Right
![From Afar](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iAJDa3lBKCB5YBE9QiXEFSnXNZl.jpg)
From Afar
![The Hateful Eight](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jIywvdPjia2t3eKYbjVTcwBQlG8.jpg)
The Hateful Eight
![600 Miles](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u7fUBYTaRIg6fjWiBqiDGwzToYH.jpg)
600 Miles
![Chronic](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wZKskeOrrftsVBVgVu4egXxxmdF.jpg)
Chronic
![Hardcore Henry](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ik1uZyiMSxF9HqrgRKUNfMCfr3z.jpg)
Hardcore Henry
![Selma](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wq4lhMc4BuOyQqe1ZGzhxLyy3Uk.jpg)
Selma
![Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nRMB4pbDiNluLkaWVUbJx80ymmZ.jpg)
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima
![October Gale](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1S1jh8GNQftHIuFnVRxTNfoXG19.jpg)
October Gale
![United Passions](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oQhVvz3N86DdHnYGsZ9Y2420II5.jpg)
United Passions
![Grace of Monaco](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/unJl7iN89fGxkItzHm4reTP87pi.jpg)
Grace of Monaco
![Finding Vivian Maier](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yaj9mpHNpns5j4ODP4352PgDWJM.jpg)
Finding Vivian Maier
![Klondike](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2GefrF8K5fqyiHoMF0M5Qh8LCi5.jpg)
Klondike
![A Fuller Life](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/efhfhYdwEKxaH7RfM892i6mjARp.jpg)
A Fuller Life
![Möbius](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8OA7xqy0mvq62DYVloqnRvmUkmM.jpg)
Möbius
![The Liability](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4TdsXzigS6xYYO9Qn8oOQrZqX1M.jpg)
The Liability
![Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/puLHiMjLnz3nrrslemC1P3p38MB.jpg)
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
![Arbitrage](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oVJF2KTmNB8ZFkp0aUSay7d0Opf.jpg)
Arbitrage
![Broken](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cNeDPyJdeV4Gzs3TcVthM8AJYHW.jpg)
Broken
![Kingdom Come](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/70a4d1m1EiGpltPmtiCWMt3l0zK.jpg)
Kingdom Come
![The Secret Policeman's Ball](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lPkXT3wwrVTI1x5avJDFdG7LQGS.jpg)
The Secret Policeman's Ball
![These Amazing Shadows](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jiby8Ilxlmbhv6elIf0qRMuaDdd.jpg)
These Amazing Shadows
![Pete Smalls Is Dead](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b9w3GcW84IKMYEeK2dfwNhKs9La.jpg)
Pete Smalls Is Dead
![Caught in the Crossfire](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2xiwGFYWbWZ8IbH8iLE3ctNjZCt.jpg)
Caught in the Crossfire
![Brostitute](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tnvQbiwwiQjsCT6LhOc1uzyqWcl.jpg)
Brostitute
![Sea Wolf](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/p2XBgD306O8kRji86ni30TgNDXa.jpg)
Sea Wolf
![Sea Wolf](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jF2Wblqac9TRdP39u1jUh0elxIp.jpg)
Sea Wolf
![Skellig](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dyJlxhY5WLcrlCm7Gjd2ztpCoay.jpg)
Skellig
![Lie to Me](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rrTeGVXHqppoTUydoWV6bCzZs1W.jpg)
Lie to Me
![The Incredible Hulk](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gKzYx79y0AQTL4UAk1cBQJ3nvrm.jpg)
The Incredible Hulk
![Funny Games](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2RGiR5yNmxXS8c4Qypmbqn0b63w.jpg)
Funny Games
![Virgin Territory](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bPdE1CbdP8Bf1NMg9PF4QkPR9oZ.jpg)
Virgin Territory
![Youth Without Youth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uwcT2WbSmIzthuQmZCD592MH33l.jpg)
Youth Without Youth
![Even Money](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/63SdrM8TZbAi4R1Ju7yiIqBmpY3.jpg)
Even Money
![Tsunami: The Aftermath](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xXrnDhkCah3J9g2AWD8lQGotI6A.jpg)
Tsunami: The Aftermath
![The Henry Rollins Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bjVov1HToo50U02FulGJE1QXzbT.jpg)
The Henry Rollins Show
![Don't Come Knocking](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sF9LWvw71gaGR46QtJIFGtLXhWc.jpg)
Don't Come Knocking
![Dark Water](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cm4M9xaBu78IjuAVNG4LCXdXsg.jpg)
Dark Water
![The Last Sign](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6RvP7t1Tq99bB9pD9mI3HqHA8ZN.jpg)
The Last Sign
![Battle of the Brave](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/p4IlppLWJdAr0V6XU1uUc7tKG6q.jpg)
Battle of the Brave
![Silver City](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9WNpjGCUTCC21fIcUpZ9lX0PJyU.jpg)
Silver City
![The Beautiful Country](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cyPJuYz3c8kL7FcjfJDoB2o5yVt.jpg)
The Beautiful Country
![To Kill a King](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ruWWU2gr0C9ZZCjxnjorHIEb8Cy.jpg)
To Kill a King
![Jimmy Kimmel Live!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6uKEYejjR88GwHgNq6NAQ30glTx.jpg)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
![Whatever We Do](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sGijjmFUHBtIh3McbO1Sf9eZiHN.jpg)
Whatever We Do
![Killing Emmett Young](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/z33ANbYqbxQWqQ4bsMFSl8dRIHl.jpg)
Killing Emmett Young
![Invincible](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vvNDQO2izNk6ytDxFtTr1BP5CxL.jpg)
Invincible
![The Musketeer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1UTpbZXldVJ0cV5fLWNOxU4Olab.jpg)
The Musketeer
![Planet of the Apes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2IZcJHsTugOdyg0Y8ejj4CM2X3a.jpg)
Planet of the Apes
![Lucky Numbers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/glmBnEtrmtMypPyg8DiwPZja3Vj.jpg)
Lucky Numbers
![Alan Clarke: His Own Man](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/z46qGDsed61BhSG808QFGIhtG0s.jpg)
Alan Clarke: His Own Man
![Bread and Roses](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jkvy3C4bOK0K8wZbPRL0kJL8ks0.jpg)
Bread and Roses
![Vatel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zku4Ik4awwKPOyC2WYZpNUZg7or.jpg)
Vatel
![The Million Dollar Hotel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iGRyPsZF0lfIL3IadmBdoAsYzyn.jpg)
The Million Dollar Hotel
![Made in Britain](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tHM2ep3xdgYA3fV5xvwbjbvJqat.jpg)
Made in Britain
![The War Zone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9kaSTeW12yEwEapZ6PnYUPz6GDX.jpg)
The War Zone
![The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2fABKyKKX6r4FUuCjd7qKmgNOID.jpg)
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
![The Legend of 1900](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4EKnIjT1IGGFyplaW11lTvXrzI0.jpg)
The Legend of 1900
![Animals with the Tollkeeper](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pPCwOD6dZ4ThXr7l3HrhnYOYaZh.jpg)
Animals with the Tollkeeper
![Deceiver](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1bxBZV0KsUolu7MddTXZ0Prac3Q.jpg)
Deceiver
![Hoodlum](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hZrwqVXLyxxsNJHVc6bJKSUDkXA.jpg)
Hoodlum
![Gridlock'd](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jlOL8fLsG0tGBtkj9qzHgqcHPVV.jpg)
Gridlock'd
![No Way Home](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eq4VgCeSs5gMP5QeyxpIYlUaVR4.jpg)
No Way Home
![Everyone Says I Love You](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cFOZ4bNbWtnIIboc43M86yhwPBX.jpg)
Everyone Says I Love You
![Four Rooms](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/75aHn1NOYXh4M7L5shoeQ6NGykP.jpg)
Four Rooms
![Rob Roy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4QuypgbNYmPECAAHnV3QY8qEpOz.jpg)
Rob Roy
![Little Odessa](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/80zDn3oanRMWDSDX1cPKZVIi8OO.jpg)
Little Odessa
![Pulp Fiction](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d5iIlFn5s0ImszYzBPb8JPIfbXD.jpg)
Pulp Fiction
![Captives](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vfIqkf0WHiDQZuYGP720pGfWMg6.jpg)
Captives
![Who Do You Think You're Fooling?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mWmJGzpLrEflVdNvQjXKTmuC3B8.jpg)
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
![Heart of Darkness](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mgu5cajTEbpEoKQRHLYSNfGODJb.jpg)
Heart of Darkness
![The Perfect Husband](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eHlWh64Z3XO17vB54PxgphSijFF.jpg)
The Perfect Husband
![Murder in the Heartland](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aMST0hFOTXqLN4Qq38my6hWTsy5.jpg)
Murder in the Heartland
![Bodies, Rest & Motion](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/46HAxDyb5Xqljse9Ata9ftqOxbK.jpg)
Bodies, Rest & Motion
![Common Pursuit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vZ0e1GaU7m7TTEGjsACpoGyHdNV.jpg)
Common Pursuit
![Reservoir Dogs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xi8Iu6qyTfyZVDVy60raIOYJJmk.jpg)
Reservoir Dogs
![Backsliding](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hsmSUXDFGBF2kqqOaWDAcb4LOQy.jpg)
Backsliding
![Jumpin' at the Boneyard](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zsfmHzlblEOC9iU0oNB99YtIEpj.jpg)
Jumpin' at the Boneyard
![Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6RI9sYpRxIdqlmsF6kBOiF7Bxug.jpg)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
![Vincent & Theo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hKsYwJoncAf42hqzCVbp1LBwUxv.jpg)
Vincent & Theo
![Yellowbacks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/v6QuHDs4p8jaPY4F4Yx67vFMB4V.jpg)
Yellowbacks
![Vincent & Theo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i5Rv9u9POOp2zTiLjWBW8m81xHh.jpg)
Vincent & Theo
![Twin Peaks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lA9CNSdo50iQPZ8A2fyVpMvJZAf.jpg)
Twin Peaks
![Farendj](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3gomSgzm0UdHF1riAx8LbDQwZxb.jpg)
Farendj
![The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fNkl7o1VQQqy1nEX9x56CDHULmr.jpg)
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
![Tales from the Crypt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/265Gpw7wSwwMkUQlksot8B2chRg.jpg)
Tales from the Crypt
![Coppers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j9Z1uojOE4RUSgUP81ZLiLuDNK9.jpg)
Coppers
![Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9YOL3ntI1OK2mfzCeff6s9VVH6H.jpg)
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
![To Kill a Priest](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ogfmZi2EtQUTTdc85g7N86HkK8R.jpg)
To Kill a Priest
![A World Apart](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/e1kTnnkaik0HqmoqoqtTwFefAQt.jpg)
A World Apart
![The Play on One](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nW1BRPm1rNSpy0W4c9jIzha5hgl.jpg)
The Play on One
![The Modern World: Ten Great Writers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gGUosWMFC4t5R1C3nx1F6Kkw5ZV.jpg)
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
![Metamorphosis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7gUxLosH8VjbzRw2FwZySNA3mea.jpg)
Metamorphosis
![King of the Ghetto](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hUdf4Xcc0ikMl47ijk0Gh020yao.jpg)
King of the Ghetto
![Murder with Mirrors](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jVRzRsYYuSuMpf5ZwlNI0ENUp1Q.jpg)
Murder with Mirrors
![Screen Two](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4Dp0H8DVuY5fzZWpOIRyEJ8eanx.jpg)
Screen Two
![Return to Waterloo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kJNNRxNNblbNFCVusmf9hEMUXn1.jpg)
Return to Waterloo
![The Hit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hKNIz9iids9uPyEpmJjLFM96KXI.jpg)
The Hit
![Driving Ambition](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5AaxL8jQ6q26Xqdl3GXXxdE0Ary.jpg)
Driving Ambition
![Meantime](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aYeCvrkgUCylSQwmMFcqXV27WvD.jpg)
Meantime
![Tales Out of School](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wnxWcmcT0frrKBAZpQcdKZdh8e8.jpg)
Tales Out of School
![Made in Britain](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8ygBME2MULEQVxqFZzBfje7Jnhz.jpg)
Made in Britain