Tim Roth | |
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 Roth at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | Timothy Simon Roth[1] 14 May 1961 |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse |
Nikki Butler (m. 1993) |
| Children | 3 |
Timothy Simon Roth (/rɒθ/; born 14 May 1961) is an English actor and producer.[2] He was among a group of prominent British actors known as the "Brit Pack".
Roth was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer in his film debut The Hit (1984). Since then, he gained more attention for his roles in films, including The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), and 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). For his performance in Rob Roy (1995), Roth won a BAFTA Award, and was nominated for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award.
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). In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Roth portrayed Emil Blonsky/Abomination in The Incredible Hulk (2008), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), and the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022). He also played General Thade in Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes (2001).
- ^ Sawyer, Miranda (16 April 1995). "Roth discovers froth". The Observer (London). Gale A171363897.
- ^ I was the only Englishman there, and was really nervous that I wouldn't fit in., Tim Roth: The Hollywood Interview, 3 November 2022