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Roth at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International promoting The Hateful Eight
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Born |
Timothy Simon Roth 14 May 1961 Dulwich, London, England |
Occupation | Actor, film director |
Years active | 1982–present |
Spouse(s) | Niki Butler (m. 1993) |
Children | 3 |
Timothy Simon "Tim" Roth (born 14 May 1961) is an English actor and director. He made his debut role in the 1982 television film Made in Britain (1982). He garnered critical acclaim for his role as Myron in the 1984 film The Hit (1984), for which he was nominated for his first BAFTA Award. Roth gained more attention for his performances in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), Vincent & Theo (1990) and Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990).
He later earned international recognition for appearing in Quentin Tarantino films, such as Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994) and Four Rooms (1995). For the historical drama Rob Roy (1995), Roth won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He made his directorial debut with The War Zone (1999), for which he received numerous accolades.
Roth's other notable films include Captives (1994), Little Odessa (1994), Everyone Says I Love You (1996), Gridlock'd (1997), Deceiver (1997), Legend of 1900 (1999), Planet of the Apes (2001), Invincible (2001), Funny Games (2007), The Incredible Hulk (2008), Arbitrage (2012), Broken (2012), Selma (2014) and his fourth collaboration with Tarantino: The Hateful Eight (2015), and 600 Miles (2016). He also starred as Cal Lightman on the Fox series Lie to Me (2009—2011).