Biography
With a resume that boasted an assortment of villains and ne'er-do-wells, actor Tim Roth often had to avoid being typecast in order to play roles that demonstrated his extraordinary talents. Equally at home in both comedy and drama, Roth made an immediate impression as an unrepentant skinhead - complete with swastika tattoo on his forehead - in his first onscreen performance, "Made in Britain" (1982). He quickly became in demand after playing …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Acted opposite Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon in financial thriller "Arbitrage" | |
2009 | Cast as psychologist Cal Lightman on the Fox series "Lie to Me" | |
2008 | Cast as the villainous Emil Blonsky opposite Edward Norton in "The Incredible Hulk" | |
2007 | Co-starred with Naomi Watts and Michael Pitt in U.S. remake of crime thriller "Funny Games" | |
2007 | Starred in "Youth Without Youth," Francis Ford Coppola's first directed film in ten years | |
2006 | Co-starred in Wim Wenders' neo-Western "Don't Come Knocking" with Sam Shepard | |
2005 | Cast opposite Jennifer Connelly in the thriller "Dark Water" | |
2004 | Cast in John Sayles' political satire "Silver City" | |
2001 | Cast as the villainous ape General Thade in Tim Burton's adaptation of "Planet of the Apes" | |
2000 | Appeared with John Travolta and Lisa Kudrow in Nora Ephron's "Lucky Numbers" | |
1999 | Made critically acclaimed debut as a director with "The War Zone" | |
1998 | Played a music prodigy who spent his entire life on board a luxury liner in "The Legend of 1900" | |
1997 | Essayed real-life mobster Dutch Schultz in "Hoodlum" | |
1997 | Teamed with rapper Tupac Shakur in the gritty crime drama "Gridlock'd" | |
1996 | Co-starred with Drew Barrymore in Woody Allen's musical comedy "Everyone Says I Love You" | |
1995 | Provided the link for the various stories as Ted the bellhop in anthology film "Four Rooms"; only actor to appear in each of the four segments helmed by Allison Anders, Tarantino, Alexandre Rockwell, and Robert Rodriguez | |
1995 | First mainstream Hollywood film lead, as the villainous Archibald Cunningham in "Rob Roy"; received Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor | |
1994 | Cast as diner robber Pumpkin in Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction"; role specifically written for him | |
1994 | Acted the part of a Russian-Jewish hitman in "Little Odessa" | |
1994 | Played Marlow in the TNT adaptation of "Heart of Darkness" | |
1993 | Portrayed noted American serial killer Charles Starkweather in the bleak ABC miniseries "Murder in the Heartland" | |
1992 | Delivered breakthrough performance as the villainous Mr. Orange in "Reservoir Dogs"; first collaboration with Quentin Tarantino | |
1991 | Moved to Los Angeles, CA | |
1990 | Cast opposite Gary Oldman in the film version of Tom Stoppard's play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" | |
1990 | Played the artist Vincent Van Gogh in Robert Altman's "Vincent & Theo" | |
1989 | Cast in featured role in the eccentric comedy "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover" | |
1985 | U.S. TV debut, "Agatha Christie's 'Murder With Mirrors'" (CBS) | |
1984 | Made feature acting debut as an apprentice hitman in Stephen Frears' "The Hit" | |
1982 | Appeared in Mike Leigh's "Meantime"; first screen collaboration with Gary Oldman | |
1982 | Screen acting debut, playing a white power skinhead in Alan Clarke's TV-movie "Made in Britain" | |
| Worked on stage with the Glasgow Citizen's Theatre, the Royal Court, and the Oval House | ||
1980 | Attended art school to learn sculpting before switching to acting | |
1977 | Made acting debut in a school production of "Dracula" at age 16 | |
Awards
2002 | MTV Movie Award for Best Villain in Planet of the Apes |
2001 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film in The War Zone |
1996 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead in Little Odessa |
1995 | BAFTA Award for Actor In a Supporting Role in Rob Roy |
1995 | Academy Award for Actor In a Supporting Role in Rob Roy |
1995 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in Rob Roy |
1984 | BAFTA Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer To Film in The Hit |