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Another dazzling addition to the roster of chameleon-like British actors, Tim Roth quickly established his ability to disappear into almost any kind of role (and dialect).
Tim Roth’s first job in front of the camera was the lead in the controversial British Prix Italia Award-winning telefilm “Made in Britain”. His second project followed on the heels of this award-winning work when he starred in Michael Leigh’s critically acclaimed film “Meantime”. He made his feature film debut in Rob Roy opposite Liam Neeson and Jessica Lange in a role that earned him Golden Globe® and Academy Award® nominations for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama.
As his success continued, Roth starred in several notable film and television projects, including Stephen Frears’ “The Hit”, for which he won the Standard Award for Best Newcomer; “The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover”, “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” with Gary Oldman, and Robert Altman’s “Vincent and Theo”, in which he portrayed Vincent Van Gogh. Roth eventually gained worldwide recognition for his roles in the Quentin Tarantino crime films “Reservoir Dogs” and “Pulp Fiction”.
His other credits include Tim Burton’s remake of “Planet of the Apes” opposite Mark Wahlberg and Helena Bonham Carter,” Lucky Numbers” directed by Nora Ephron, Giuseppe Tornatore’s “The Legend of 1900”, Werner Herzog’s first English language film, “Invincible”,” Jumpin’ at the Boneyard”, “Bodies”, “Rest and Motion”, “Murder in the Heartland”, “Heart of Darkness” opposite John Malkovich, “Four Rooms”, “Little Odessa”, “Captives”, “Gridlock’d”, Woody Allen’s “Everyone Says I Love You”, “Hoodlum”, “Deceiver”,”Silver City”, “Even Money” opposite Danny DeVito and Kim Basinger, Wim Wenders’ “Don’t Come Knockin”, “The Incredible Hulk”, opposite Ed Norton, Francis Ford Coppola’s “Youth Without Youth”, and “Funny Games”, opposite Naomi Watts. Roth made his directorial debut in 1999 with the critically acclaimed adaptation of Alexander Stuart’s “The War Zone” starring Ray Winstone. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews and was also at the Cannes Film Festival and Toronto Film Festival. His appearance in Sam Shepard’s off-Broadway production of “The God of Hell” marked Roth’s return to the theatre. Early in his career, Roth appeared in and received tremendous reviews for his role in the stage production of Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis”. Roth was born in London and currently resides in Los Angeles.