Eli Roth | |
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 Roth in 2009 | |
| Born | Eli Raphael Roth April 18, 1972 Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | New York University |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
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| Children | 1 |
Eli Raphael Roth (born April 18, 1972) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. As a director and producer, he is most closely associated with the horror genre, namely splatter films, having directed the films Cabin Fever (2002) and Hostel (2005).
Roth continued to work in the horror genre, directing the films Hostel: Part II (2007), The Green Inferno (2013) and Thanksgiving (2023). He also expanded into other genres, directing the erotic thriller film Knock Knock (2015), the action film remake Death Wish (2018), the fantasy film The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018), and the action-comedy Borderlands (2024).[1] As an actor, Roth starred as Donny "The Bear Jew" Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino's war film Inglourious Basterds (2009), for which he received a Critic's Choice Movie Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the ensemble.
Many journalists have included him in a group of filmmakers dubbed the Splat Pack for their explicitly violent and controversially bloody horror films.[2] In 2013, Roth received the Visionary Award for his contributions to horror at the Stanley Film Festival.
- ^ Bunch, Sonny (March 7, 2018). "Eli Roth's 'Death Wish' Cements His Status as the Premier Maker of 'Dad Horror'". Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (June 8, 2007). "My mission to appall, by the Splat Pack king". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022.