---
name: "Tim Roth"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tim-roth"
fi1m_id: "tim-roth"
imdb_id: "nm0000619"
tmdb_id: 3129
wikidata_id: "Q203804"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "14 May 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-04T21:07:22.836705+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Tim Roth

## Identity

Tim Roth

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tim-roth
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tim-roth
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000619
- **TMDB ID:** 3129
- **Wikidata ID:** Q203804
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Roth, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203804, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000619/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3129

Actor. Born 14 May 1961 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 May 1961, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1989–present
- **Also known as:** Timothy Simon Roth
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 10: 8 acting, 2 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Quentin Tarantino](https://film.one/person/quentin-tarantino.md), [Lawrence Bender](https://film.one/person/lawrence-bender.md), [Samuel L. Jackson](https://film.one/person/samuel-l-jackson.md)
- **BAFTA Film Awards:** 1 BAFTA (1 won · 1 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 78 (1), 1990s 80 (3), 2000s 49 (2), 2010s 73 (3), 2020s 66 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 63 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 2 of 8 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Crime 3, Drama 3, Thriller 3, Action 2, Adventure 2, Comedy 2
- **Screen time:** 17 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,084m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Roth, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203804, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000619/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3129

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Everyone Says I Love You*](https://film.one/film/everyone-says-i-love-you.md) (72), [*The Hateful Eight*](https://film.one/film/the-hateful-eight.md) (68)
- **Disney+:** [*The Incredible Hulk*](https://film.one/film/the-incredible-hulk.md) (58), [*Planet of the Apes*](https://film.one/film/planet-of-the-apes-2001.md) (40)
- **Netflix:** [*Selma*](https://film.one/film/selma.md) (84)
- **Apple TV:** [*Pulp Fiction*](https://film.one/film/pulp-fiction.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Tim Roth

> Tim Roth makes panic sound painfully ordinary and good manners sound rehearsed. We value the precision, especially in his work with Quentin Tarantino, even when the film around him tests our patience.

In *Reservoir Dogs* (1992), Tim Roth’s Mr Orange is bleeding in the back of a car while Harvey Keitel’s Mr White tells him he will be fine. Roth makes the screaming sound like a man who cannot get past the pain long enough to believe him. We found him distressing to watch because his voice keeps the wound present even when the men around him are busy arguing. Most of his performance is delivered lying down, and there is nothing restful about it.

He came through British television in *Made in Britain* (1983) and *Meantime* (1983), then made his film debut in *The Hit* (1984). The early casting often favoured the volatile outsider, a useful introduction but a narrow set of expectations for an actor to inherit. *Vincent & Theo* (1990) and *Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead* (1990) brought him wider notice before Quentin Tarantino’s *Reservoir Dogs* brought the breakthrough.

In *Reservoir Dogs*, Tarantino and his collaborators give Roth little relief. Cinematographer Andrzej Sekula settles his camera near Roth on the concrete, so the wounded man remains hard to ignore. David Wasco and Ken Kaufman dress the warehouse with a hearse and coffins, making it harder to believe the reassurances. There is no composer; editor Sally Menke cuts against the radio’s seventies pop, and the cheerful music makes his pain more uncomfortable.

In *Pulp Fiction* (1994), he plays the diner robber Pumpkin, though Travolta and Jackson carry the film. *Rob Roy* (1995) gives him Archibald Cunningham and the opportunity for a more stylised villain. The risk is that his facility with accents and menace makes those parts too easy to keep offering him.

In *The Hateful Eight* (2015), Roth makes a pleasure of sounding practised. He plays travelling hangman Oswaldo Mobray with clipped English delivery, making each phrase sound prepared for company. We enjoyed the fussiness because it belongs to a man presenting himself, rather than an actor asking to be noticed. The film is too long and its cruelty limits the pleasure, but his mannered performance is one of its reasons to stay. Start with *Reservoir Dogs*; leave the snowbound hangman for an evening when patience is available.

## Biography

Tim Roth is an English actor and director. Born Timothy Simon Roth on 14 May 1961 in London, he first gained attention for television roles in *Made in Britain* (1982) and *Meantime* (1983). His film debut came in *The Hit* (1984), for which he received a BAFTA nomination for Most Promising Newcomer.

Roth became known for his work with Quentin Tarantino, appearing as Mr. Orange / Freddy Newandyke in *Reservoir Dogs* (1992), Pumpkin in *Pulp Fiction* (1994), and Oswaldo Mobray in *The Hateful Eight* (2015). For his performance in *Rob Roy* (1995), he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. He made his directorial debut with *The War Zone* (1999).

Other credits include *The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover* (1989), *Vincent & Theo* (1990), *Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead* (1990), *Planet of the Apes* (2001), *The Incredible Hulk* (2008), *Selma* (2014), and the series *Lie to Me* (2009–2011) and *Tin Star* (2017–2020). He has also voiced Emil Blonsky / Abomination in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

### Performed in (8) — the average rests on these

- *The Hateful Eight* (2015), Fi1m 68, as Oswaldo Mobray — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hateful-eight.md)
- *Selma* (2014), Fi1m 84, as Gov. George Wallace — [page](https://film.one/film/selma.md)
- *The Incredible Hulk* (2008), Fi1m 58, as Emil Blonsky — [page](https://film.one/film/the-incredible-hulk.md)
- *Planet of the Apes* (2001), Fi1m 40, as Thade — [page](https://film.one/film/planet-of-the-apes-2001.md)
- *Everyone Says I Love You* (1996), Fi1m 72, as Charles Ferry — [page](https://film.one/film/everyone-says-i-love-you.md)
- *Pulp Fiction* (1994), Fi1m 82, as Pumpkin — [page](https://film.one/film/pulp-fiction.md)
- *Reservoir Dogs* (1992), Fi1m 86, as Mr. Orange / Freddy Newandyke — [page](https://film.one/film/reservoir-dogs.md)
- *The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover* (1989), Fi1m 78, as Mitchel — [page](https://film.one/film/the-cook-the-thief-his-wife-and-her-lover.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings* (2021), Fi1m 66, as Emil Blonsky / Abomination (voice) (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings.md)
- *Finding Vivian Maier* (2014), Fi1m 68, as Self - Actor — [page](https://film.one/film/finding-vivian-maier.md)

## Complete filmography (129)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Seven Snipers* (2026), as The Dragon
- *Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man* (2026), as John Beckett
- *260 days* (2025), as Marijan
- *Tornado* (2025), as Sugarman
- *Poison* (2024), as Lucas · Executive Producer
- *Classified* (2024), as Kevin Angler
- *Last King of the Cross* (2023), series, as Ezra Shipman
- *Punch* (2022), as Stan
- *She-Hulk: Attorney at Law* (2022), series, as Emil Blonsky / Abomination
- *Resurrection* (2022), as David
- *There Are No Saints* (2022), as Carl Abrahams
- *Sundown* (2022), as Neil Bennett · Executive Producer
- *Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings* (2021), as Emil Blonsky / Abomination (voice) (uncredited) — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings.md)
- *Bergman Island* (2021), as Tony
- *The Misfits* (2021), as Schultz
- *The Song of Names* (2019), as Martin Simmonds
- *Luce* (2019), as Peter Edgar
- *Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood* (2019), Thanks — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood.md)
- *The Hateful Eight* (2019), series, as Oswaldo Mobray
- *The Padre* (2018), as Padre
- *The Con Is On* (2018), as Peter Fox
- *Tin Star* (2017), series, as Jim Worth / Jack Devlin
- *1 Mile To You* (2017), as Jarhead
- *Rillington Place* (2016), series, as John Christie
- *Reg* (2016), as Reg Keys
- *Mr. Right* (2016), as Hopper / Reynolds
- *The Hateful Eight* (2015), as Oswaldo Mobray — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hateful-eight.md)
- *600 Miles* (2015), as Hank Harris
- *Chronic* (2015), as David
- *Hardcore Henry* (2015), as Henry's Father
- *From Afar* (2015), Thanks
- *Selma* (2014), as Gov. George Wallace — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/selma.md)
- *October Gale* (2014), as Tom
- *United Passions* (2014), as Sepp Blatter
- *Grace of Monaco* (2014), as Prince Rainier III
- *Klondike* (2014), series, as The Count
- *Möbius* (2013), as Ivan Rostovsky
- *The Liability* (2012), as Roy
- *Arbitrage* (2012), as Det. Michael Bryer
- *Broken* (2012), as Archie
- *Pete Smalls Is Dead* (2010), as Pete Smalls
- *Caught in the Crossfire* (2010), Executive Producer
- *Brostitute* (2010), Actor
- *Sea Wolf* (2009), as Death Larsen
- *Sea Wolf* (2009), series, as Death Larsen
- *Skellig* (2009), as Skellig
- *Lie to Me* (2009), series, as Cal Lightman
- *The Incredible Hulk* (2008), as Emil Blonsky — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-incredible-hulk.md)
- *Funny Games* (2008), as George
- *Virgin Territory* (2007), as Gerbino
- *Youth Without Youth* (2007), as Dominic Matei
- *Even Money* (2007), as Victor
- *Tsunami: The Aftermath* (2006), series, as Nick Fraser
- *Don't Come Knocking* (2005), as Sutter
- *Dark Water* (2005), as Jeff Platzer
- *The Last Sign* (2005), as Jeremy Macfarlane
- *Battle of the Brave* (2004), as William Pitt
- *Silver City* (2004), as Mitch Paine
- *The Beautiful Country* (2004), as Captain Oh
- *To Kill a King* (2003), as Oliver Cromwell
- *Whatever We Do* (2003), as Joe
- *Killing Emmett Young* (2002), as John Harrett / Frank Dwyer
- *Invincible* (2001), as Herschel Steinschneider / Erik Jan Hanussen
- *Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music* (2001), Actor
- *The Musketeer* (2001), as Febre the Man in Black
- *Planet of the Apes* (2001), as Thade — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/planet-of-the-apes-2001.md)
- *Lucky Numbers* (2000), as Gig
- *Bread and Roses* (2000), as Party Guest (uncredited)
- *Vatel* (2000), as Marquis de Lauzun
- *The Million Dollar Hotel* (2000), as Izzy Goldkiss (uncredited)
- *The War Zone* (1999), Director
- *The Legend of 1900* (1998), as Danny Boodmann T.D. Lemon Nineteen Hundred '1900'
- *Animals with the Tollkeeper* (1998), as Henry
- *Deceiver* (1997), as James Walter Wayland
- *Hoodlum* (1997), as Dutch Schultz
- *Gridlock'd* (1997), as Stretch
- *No Way Home* (1997), as Joey
- *Everyone Says I Love You* (1996), as Charles Ferry — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/everyone-says-i-love-you.md)
- *Four Rooms* (1995), as Ted the Bellhop
- *Rob Roy* (1995), as Archibald Cunningham
- *Little Odessa* (1994), as Joshua Shapira
- *Pulp Fiction* (1994), as Pumpkin — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/pulp-fiction.md)
- *Captives* (1994), as Philip Chaney
- *Heart of Darkness* (1994), as Marlow
- *Who Do You Think You're Fooling?* (1994), as Mr. Orange (archive footage)
- *The Perfect Husband* (1993), as Milan
- *Murder in the Heartland* (1993), series, as Charles Starkweather
- *Bodies, Rest & Motion* (1993), as Nick
- *Common Pursuit* (1992), Actor
- *Reservoir Dogs* (1992), as Mr. Orange / Freddy Newandyke — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/reservoir-dogs.md)
- *Backsliding* (1992), as Tom Whitton
- *Jumpin' at the Boneyard* (1991), as Manny
- *Farendj* (1991), as Anton
- *Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead* (1991), as Guildenstern
- *Vincent & Theo* (1990), as Vincent Van Gogh
- *Yellowbacks* (1990), as Peter Pike
- *Vincent & Theo* (1990), series, as Vincent Van Gogh
- *Twin Peaks* (1990), series, as Gary "Hutch" Hutchens — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/twin-peaks.md)
- *The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover* (1989), as Mitchel — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-cook-the-thief-his-wife-and-her-lover.md)
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, as Jack Craig
- *Metamorphosis* (1989), as Gregor Samsa
- *Coppers* (1988), as Graham
- *Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'* (1988), as Franz Kafka / Josef K
- *To Kill a Priest* (1988), as Feliks
- *A World Apart* (1988), as Harold
- *The Play on One* (1988), series, as Peter Pike
- *The Modern World: Ten Great Writers* (1988), series, as Franz Kafka / Joseph K.
- *King of the Ghetto* (1986), series, as Matthew Long
- *Urban Jungle* (1985), as Tristan Hanley
- *Summer Season* (1985), series, as Tristan Hanley
- *Murder with Mirrors* (1985), as Edgar Lawson
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Nick Finchley, Philip Chaney
- *Return to Waterloo* (1984), as Boy Punk
- *The Hit* (1984), as Myron
- *Driving Ambition* (1984), series, as Baz
- *Driving Ambition* (1984), as Baz
- *Meantime* (1983), as Colin
- *Made in Britain* (1983), as Trevor
- *Tales Out of School* (1983), series, as Trevor
- *Fish*, as Fish Osborne
- *Holy Molé*, Actor
- *The Very Best People*, Actor
- *A Colt Is My Passport*, Actor
- *Recovery*, Actor
- *Unknownia*, Actor
- *Murdering Michael Malloy*, as Tony Marino
- *Me, You*, Actor
- *Projet K*, as Klaus Barbie
- *Kissinger Takes Paris*, as Henry Kissinger

## Gallery

- ![Tim Roth](https://film.one/media/person/9003/gallery-ef8094876e44.jpg) Tim Roth — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Tim_Roth_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg/1280px-Tim_Roth_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Damon Lindelof, Kyle MacLachlan, Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Dana Ashbrook, Kimmy Robertson, James Marshall, Everett McGill, Matthew Lillard and Don Murray speaking  (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/9003/gallery-b8a6fbb0af75.jpg) Damon Lindelof, Kyle MacLachlan, Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Dana Ashbrook, Kimmy Robertson, James Marshall, Everett McGill, Matthew Lillard and Don Murray speaking  (2017) — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Damon_Lindelof%2C_Kyle_MacLachlan%2C_Naomi_Watts%2C_Tim_Roth%2C_Dana_Ashbrook%2C_Kimmy_Robertson%2C_James_Marshall%2C_Everett_McGill%2C_Matthew_Lillard_%26_Don_Murray_%2836037865311%29.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Damon Lindelof, Kyle MacLachlan, Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Dana Ashbrook, Kimmy Robertson, James Marshall, Everett McGill, Matthew Lillard and Don Murray speaking  (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/9003/gallery-d9bb08793178.jpg) Damon Lindelof, Kyle MacLachlan, Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Dana Ashbrook, Kimmy Robertson, James Marshall, Everett McGill, Matthew Lillard and Don Murray speaking  (2017) — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Damon_Lindelof%2C_Kyle_MacLachlan%2C_Naomi_Watts%2C_Tim_Roth%2C_Dana_Ashbrook%2C_Kimmy_Robertson%2C_James_Marshall%2C_Everett_McGill%2C_Matthew_Lillard_%26_Don_Murray_%2836129623406%29.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Gwiazda Tima Rotha na Alei Gwiazd w Krakowie na Bulwarze Czerwieńskim. (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/9003/gallery-ed0fd5119c3e.jpg) Gwiazda Tima Rotha na Alei Gwiazd w Krakowie na Bulwarze Czerwieńskim. (2023) — Mach240390, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/GwiazdaTimaRotha-AlejaGwiazd-BulwaryWi%C5%9Blane-POL%2C_Krak%C3%B3w.jpg/1280px-GwiazdaTimaRotha-AlejaGwiazd-BulwaryWi%C5%9Blane-POL%2C_Krak%C3%B3w.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Tim Roth](https://film.one/media/person/9003/gallery-18b0f5898304.jpg) Tim Roth — Image via TMDB
- ![Tim Roth](https://film.one/media/person/9003/gallery-02e03e814db4.jpg) Tim Roth — Image via TMDB
- ![Tim Roth](https://film.one/media/person/9003/gallery-1c79e736bb5c.jpg) Tim Roth — Image via TMDB
- ![Kyle MacLachlan, Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Dana Ashbrook, Kimmy Robertson and James Marshall speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Twin Peak](https://film.one/media/person/9003/gallery-2cda86e1dd0a.jpg) Kyle MacLachlan, Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Dana Ashbrook, Kimmy Robertson and James Marshall speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Twin Peak — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Kyle_MacLachlan%2C_Naomi_Watts%2C_Tim_Roth%2C_Dana_Ashbrook%2C_Kimmy_Robertson_%26_James_Marshall_%2836129626746%29.jpg/1280px-Kyle_MacLachlan%2C_Naomi_Watts%2C_Tim_Roth%2C_Dana_Ashbrook%2C_Kimmy_Robertson_%26_James_Marshall_%2836129626746%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Kyle MacLachlan, Naomi Watts and Tim Roth speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Twin Peaks", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Di](https://film.one/media/person/9003/gallery-3f80d8cd1c31.jpg) Kyle MacLachlan, Naomi Watts and Tim Roth speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Twin Peaks", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Di — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Kyle_MacLachlan%2C_Naomi_Watts_%26_Tim_Roth_%2836129628996%29.jpg/1280px-Kyle_MacLachlan%2C_Naomi_Watts_%26_Tim_Roth_%2836129628996%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1996: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *Rob Roy*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 1996: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (won), for *Rob Roy*
- 1985: Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles (nominated), for *The Hit*

### Golden Globes — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1995: Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (nominated), for *Rob Roy*

### Other awards — 1 won, 6 nominated

- British Independent Film Awards 2012: Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film (nominated), for *Broken*
- MTV Movie Award for Best Villain 2002: MTV Movie Award for Best Villain (nominated), for *Planet of the Apes*
- Independent Spirit Awards 2001: Best Foreign Film (nominated), for *The War Zone*
- British Independent Film Awards 1999: Best British Independent Film (nominated), for *The War Zone*
- European Film Award for Best Film 1999: European Film Award for Best Film (nominated), for *The War Zone*
- European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year 1999: European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year (won), for *The War Zone*
- Independent Spirit Awards 1996: Best Male Lead (nominated), for *Little Odessa*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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