
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).
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — European Discovery of the Year · 1999
- BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 1996
- British Independent Film Award — Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film · 2012 · nominated
- MTV Movie Award — Best Villain · 2002 · nominated
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Foreign Film · 2001 · nominated
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- British Independent Film Award — Best British Independent Film · 1999 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 1999 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1996 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 1996 · nominated
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Male Lead · 1996 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture · 1995 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles · 1985 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles

Pulp Fiction

Twin Peaks

The Legend of 1900

Reservoir Dogs

Yellowbacks

Tales from the Crypt

Lie to Me

The Hateful Eight

Finding Vivian Maier

The Secret Policeman's Ball

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Selma

These Amazing Shadows

Rillington Place

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

QT8: The First Eight

Klondike

Made in Britain

Broken

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

The War Zone

Return to Waterloo

The Song of Names

Rob Roy

Meantime

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

Tin Star

A Fuller Life

Funny Games

Gridlock'd

1 Mile to You

Mr. Right

Everyone Says I Love You

Little Odessa

The Hit

Luce

Hardcore Henry

Hoodlum

Vincent & Theo

A World Apart

Bergman Island

Arbitrage

Jumpin' at the Boneyard

Tornado

Sundown

The Incredible Hulk

Don't Come Knocking

Battle of the Brave

Invincible