Tim Robbins | |
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.jpg) Robbins at the Berlin Film Festival 2013 | |
| Born | Timothy Francis Robbins October 16, 1958 West Covina, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
| Works | Full list |
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| Partner | Susan Sarandon (1988–2009) |
| Children | 2, including Miles Robbins |
| Awards | Full list |
| Website | timrobbins |
Timothy Francis Robbins (born October 16, 1958)[2] is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Andy Dufresne in the film The Shawshank Redemption (1994), and Jacob Singer in Jacob's Ladder (1990), as well as winning an Academy Award and Golden Globe award for his role in Mystic River (2003) and another Golden Globe for The Player (1992).
Robbins's other roles include starring as Lt. Samuel "Merlin" Wells in Top Gun (1986), Nuke LaLoosh in Bull Durham (1988), Erik in Erik the Viking (1989), Ed Walters in I.Q. (1994), Nick Beam in Nothing to Lose (1997) and Senator Robert Hammond in Green Lantern (2011). He also directed the films Bob Roberts (1992) and Dead Man Walking (1995), both of which were well received. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director for Dead Man Walking.
On television, Robbins played Secretary of State Walter Larson in the HBO comedy The Brink (2015), and in Here and Now (2018) portrayed Greg Boatwright. In 2023, he starred as Bernard Holland in the Apple TV+ series Silo.
- ^ "Tim Robbins". Front Row. September 2, 2010. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ Jason Ankeny (2008). "Tim Robbins". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 29, 2008. Retrieved August 14, 2010.