Tim Roth movies

He was born in Dulwich, London.BiographyTimothy Simon Smith was born in London to a landscape painter mother and a journalist father, who had adopted the German surname Roth after World War II to hide his nationality when traveling in countries hostile to the British.At first, Roth wanted to be a sculptor, so he studied at Londons Camberwell School of Art. After some time there, he decided to try acting and made his debut at the age of 21 playing a racist skinhead in a TV movie entitled Made in Britain.In 1984, Roth played an apprentice hitman in Stephen Frears The Hit with Terence Stamp and John Hurt, earning an Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Newcomer.

With that recognition, he appeared in several other films during the end of the decade. In 1989 he had a memorable supporting role as the buffonish lackey, "Mitchell", in Peter Greenaways The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover. In 1990, Roth began to enjoy international attention with starring roles as Vincent Van Gogh in Robert Altmans Vincent & Theo and in Tom Stoppards Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead.Roth impressed director Quentin Tarantino and he cast him as "Mr. Orange" in his 1992 ensemble piece Reservoir Dogs. This film paved the way for more work in Hollywood. In 1994, Tarantino cast him again as a robber in the acclaimed Pulp Fiction.

Tim Roth Movies

All movies starring Tim Roth.

• Dark Water
• Don't Come Knocking
• Even Money
• My Blueberry Nights
• Planet of the Apes
• Reservoir Dogs
• Rob Roy
• The Incredible Hulk
• Virgin Territory
• The Other Side