Tim Roth
Biography
Timothy Simon Roth (born May 14, 1961) is an English actor and director. He was among the prominent British actors known as the "Brit Pack". For his performance in Rob Roy (1995), Roth won a BAFTA Award and was nominated for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award. After garnering attention in television productions Made in Britain (1982) and Meantime (1983), Roth was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer in his theatrical film debut The Hit (1984). He gained further recognition for his roles in films, including The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), Vincent & Theo and Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (both 1990). Roth has collaborated with Quentin Tarantino on several films, including Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Four Rooms (1995) and The Hateful Eight (2015). Other film credits include The Legend of 1900 (1998), Planet of the Apes (2001), Funny Games (2007), Selma (2014), Luce (2019), and Bergman Island (2021). Roth made his directorial debut with~ The War Zone (1999). He played Cal Lightman in the Fox series Lie to Me (2009–2011), Jim Worth / Jack Devlin in the Sky Atlantic series Tin Star (2017–2020), and Emil Blonsky / Abomination in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the films The Incredible Hulk (2008), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), and the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022).
Known For
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Twin Peaks
1990
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Lie to Me
2009
Screen Two
1985
Screen Two
1985
Pulp Fiction
1994
Tales from the Crypt
1989
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
The Incredible Hulk
2008
Filmography
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest · 2014
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
Twin Peaks
as Gary "Hutch" Hutchens · 1990
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee · 1944
Lie to Me
as Cal Lightman · 2009
Screen Two
as Nick Finchley · 1985
Screen Two
as Philip Chaney · 1985
Pulp Fiction
as Pumpkin · 1994
Tales from the Crypt
as Jack Craig · 1989
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self - Guest · 1999
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self - Guest · 2011
The Incredible Hulk
as Emil Blonsky · 2008
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
as Emil Blonsky / Abomination (voice) (uncredited) · 2021
Seven Snipers
as The Dragon · 2026
Reservoir Dogs
as Mr. Orange / Freddy Newandyke · 1992
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
as Emil Blonsky / Abomination · 2022
The Hateful Eight
as Oswaldo Mobray · 2015
Planet of the Apes
as Thade · 2001
The Play on One
as Peter Pike · 1988
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
as John Beckett · 2026
Tin Star
as Jim Worth / Jack Devlin · 2017
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Franz Kafka / Joseph K. · 1988
Virgin Territory
as Gerbino · 2007
Theatre Night
as Curly Delafield · 1985
Theatre Night
as Gregor Samsa · 1985
The Legend of 1900
as Danny Boodmann T.D. Lemon Nineteen Hundred '1900' · 1998
Hardcore Henry
as Henry's Father · 2015
The Misfits
as Schultz · 2021
Mr. Right
as Hopper / Reynolds · 2016
Arbitrage
as Det. Michael Bryer · 2012
Klondike
as The Count · 2014
Tsunami: The Aftermath
as Nick Fraser · 2006
The Henry Rollins Show
· 2006
Last King of the Cross
as Ezra Shipman · 2023
The Song of Names
as Martin Simmonds · 2019
Funny Games
as George · 2008
Four Rooms
as Ted the Bellhop · 1995
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
as Mitchel · 1989
Tornado
as Sugarman · 2025
QT8: The First Eight
as Self · 2019
Grace of Monaco
as Prince Rainier III · 2014
Dark Water
as Jeff Platzer · 2005
Rillington Place
as John Christie · 2016
The Hateful Eight
as Oswaldo Mobray · 2019
The Musketeer
as Febre the Man in Black · 2001
Everyone Says I Love You
as Charles Ferry · 1996
The Con Is On
as Peter Fox · 2018
Hoodlum
as Dutch Schultz · 1997
The Million Dollar Hotel
as Izzy Goldkiss (uncredited) · 2000
Rob Roy
as Archibald Cunningham · 1995
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
as Guildenstern · 1991
There Are No Saints
as Carl Abrahams · 2022
Sea Wolf
as Death Larsen · 2009
Selma
as Gov. George Wallace · 2014
Bergman Island
as Tony · 2021
Classified
as Kevin Angler · 2024
Driving Ambition
as Baz · 1984
Summer Season
as Tristan Hanley · 1985
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
as Self · 2022
Youth Without Youth
as Dominic Matei · 2007
Tales Out of School
as Trevor · 1983
Even Money
as Victor · 2007
Lucky Numbers
as Gig · 2000
Murder in the Heartland
as Charles Starkweather · 1993
The Padre
as Padre · 2018
Broken
as Archie · 2012
Sundown
as Neil Bennett · 2022
Don't Come Knocking
as Sutter · 2005
Vatel
as Marquis de Lauzun · 2000
Invincible
as Herschel Steinschneider / Erik Jan Hanussen · 2001
To Kill a King
as Oliver Cromwell · 2003
To Kill a Priest
as Feliks · 1988
Resurrection
as David · 2022
1 Mile To You
as Jarhead · 2017
Gridlock'd
as Stretch · 1997
Little Odessa
as Joshua Shapira · 1994
King of the Ghetto
as Matthew Long · 1986
Deceiver
as James Walter Wayland · 1997
These Amazing Shadows
as Self · 2011
Möbius
as Ivan Rostovsky · 2013
United Passions
as Sepp Blatter · 2014
600 Miles
as Hank Harris · 2015
Projet K
as Klaus Barbie
The Hit
as Myron · 1984
Luce
as Peter Edgar · 2019
Heart of Darkness
as Marlow · 1994
Coda: Thirty Years Later
as Self · 2007
The Beautiful Country
as Captain Oh · 2004
Skellig
as Skellig · 2009
Jumpin' at the Boneyard
as Manny · 1991
Bodies, Rest & Motion
as Nick · 1993
Finding Vivian Maier
as Self - Actor · 2014
Bread and Roses
as Party Guest (uncredited) · 2000
Punch
as Stan · 2022
The Making of 'The Incredible Hulk'
as Self · 2008
Pete Smalls Is Dead
as Pete Smalls · 2010
We Know Where You Live. Live!
as Self · 2001
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
as Self (archive footage) · 2002
Murder with Mirrors
as Edgar Lawson · 1985
Captives
as Philip Chaney · 1994
The Liability
as Roy · 2012
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self · 2012
The Incredible Hulk: Becoming the Abomination
as Self · 2008
Animals with the Tollkeeper
as Henry · 1998
No Way Home
as Joey · 1997
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
as Self · 2013
The Incredible Hulk: Hulking Out in Harlem
as Self · 2008
Poison
as Lucas · 2024
The Very Best People
The Incredible Hulk: Becoming the Hulk
as Self · 2008
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music
· 2001
Chronic
as David · 2015
October Gale
as Tom · 2014
Made in Britain
as Trevor · 1983
Silver City
as Mitch Paine · 2004
Once Upon a Time... Little Odessa
as Self · 2014
Vincent & Theo
as Vincent Van Gogh · 1990
Battle of the Brave
as William Pitt · 2004
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
as Franz Kafka / Josef K · 1988
Alan Clarke: His Own Man
as Self · 2000
A Fuller Life
as Self - Reader (segment "D-Day - an Invitation to Hell") · 2013
Sea Wolf
as Death Larsen · 2009
Vincent & Theo
as Vincent Van Gogh · 1990
Meantime
as Colin · 1983
The Incredible Hulk: Hulking Out on Campus
as Self · 2008
The Incredible Hulk: Hulking Out in the Bottling Plant
as Self · 2008
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
as Mr. Orange (archive footage) · 1994
Backsliding
as Tom Whitton · 1992
A World Apart
as Harold · 1988
260 days
as Marijan · 2025
Kissinger Takes Paris
as Henry Kissinger
Farendj
as Anton · 1991
The Last Sign
as Jeremy Macfarlane · 2005
A Colt Is My Passport
Reg
as Reg Keys · 2016
Killing Emmett Young
as John Harrett / Frank Dwyer · 2002
Murdering Michael Malloy
as Tony Marino
Kingdom Come
as Self · 2012
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima
as Self · 2014
Driving Ambition
as Baz · 1984
Unknownia
Metamorphosis
as Gregor Samsa · 1989
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
as Self
Me, You
Fish
as Fish Osborne
Return to Waterloo
as Boy Punk · 1984
Coppers
as Graham · 1988
Whatever We Do
as Joe · 2003
Recovery
Yellowbacks
as Peter Pike · 1990
Urban Jungle
as Tristan Hanley · 1985
Common Pursuit
· 1992
The Perfect Husband
as Milan · 1993
Holy Molé
Brostitute
· 2010
Made in Britain
as Self · 2000