Tim Roth

Tim Roth

  • Born: 1961-5-14
  • Birthplace: London, England
  • Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
  • Profession: Actor, director, producer
  • Nationality: U.K
  • Representative Works: Reservoir Dog, Lie to me, The Legend of 1900, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
  • Timothy Simon Smith (Tim Roth), born on May 14, 1961 in London, England, is a British film and television actor, director and producer.
    In 1981, he played the leading role in the TV movie " Made in Britain " and made his debut [1]  . In 1984, the crime film " The Hit " starred by him was released, and he won the British Film Academy Award for the Most Promising Newcomer Award for this film [1]  . In 1991, he went to the United States for development and won the role of Mr. Orange, a drug dealer in the crime movie " Reservoir Dog " [1]  . In 1994, starred in the comedy crime movie " Pulp Fiction " [1]  . In 1998, starred in the drama " The Legend of 1900 " [7]  . In 1999, the feature film " The War Zone " directed by him was released [7]  , which won the European Discovery of the Year at the 12th European Film Awards and the 49th Berlin International Film Festival International Art Film Union Award-Grand View.
    In 2001, he appeared in the science fiction action film " Planet of the Apes " [13]  , with which he was nominated for the best villain in the 11th MTV Movie Awards and the 28th Saturn Award for best supporting actor. In 2006, he served as the judge of the main competition unit of the 59th Cannes International Film Festival [2]  . In 2009, he won the 37th People's Choice Award for the most popular crime drama law enforcer with the TV series " Lie to me ". In 2012, he served as the chairman of the jury of the "One Concern" section of the official selection of the 65th Cannes International Film Festival [2]  . In 2017, starring in the crime drama "Double-Sided Sheriff Season One". In 2021, starred in the fantasy adventure movie " Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ".

    Performing Experience

    In 1978, he made his debut in the school's musical "Dracula" as a leading actor. The experience of the first performance failed, but he was attracted by the performance. In 1981, British director Alan Clark used Timothy Simon Smith, who had almost no acting experience, to star in the TV movie " Made in Britain ", playing the role of a clever neo-Nazi boy in the film who did not know how to repent, thus making his debut   .
    In 1984, the crime film " The Hit " starred by him was released, and he played a rookie killer who had just debuted in the film. With this film, he won the British Film Academy Award for the Most Promising Newcomer Award   . In 1985, the suspenseful crime film "Killing by Mirror" in which he participated was released. In 1989, starred in the drama " The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover " directed by Peter Greenaway .
    In 1990, he co-starred in the biographical film " The Story of Van Gogh " with Paul Reiss and Adrian Bryan , and played the Dutch post-impressionist Vincent Van Gogh in the film; in the same year, he co-starred in comedy with Gary Oldman The movie " Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead " plays Gil Denston, who is sensual and always incomprehensible to his close partner Rosen's excessively rational behavior.
    In 1991, he went to the United States for development, met director Quentin Tarantino , and won the role of Mr. Orange, a drug dealer in the crime film " Reservoir Dog "   . In 1993, the romantic comedy film " Bodies, Rest And Motion " in which he participated was released. In 1994, he co-starred in the comedy crime movie " Pulp Fiction " with Walter Bruce Willis and Uma Thurman ; in the same year , he co-starred in the crime movie " Little Odessa " with Edward Walter Furlong and Eddie . With this film, he was nominated for the Best Actor in the Independent Spirit Award. . 
    In 1995, he co-starred in the feature film " Four Rooms " with Sammy Davis and Villalie Greno ; in the same year , he co-starred with Liam Neeson and Jessica Lange in the biographical adventure film " Rob Roy "  , in which he played The diners of the Marquis of Montrose, Cunningham, nominated the film for Best Supporting Actor at the 53rd Golden Globe Awards and Best Supporting Actor at the 68th Academy Awards   . In 1996, he participated in the music film " Everyone Says I Love You " directed by Woody Allen ; in the same year, he starred in the crime film " No Way Home " directed by Buddy Giovannazzo .
    In 1997, co-starring with Tupac Amaru Shakur in the crime comedy film " Gridlock'd ". In 1998, he co-starred with Pruitt Taylor Vince in the feature film " The Legend of 1900 ", in which he played the orphan abandoned on the Virginian and the beautiful piano genius 1900   . In 1999, the feature film " The War Zone " directed   by him was released . The film won the European Discovery of the Year at the 12th European Film Awards and the International Art Film Union Award-Grand View at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival.
    In 2000, he co-starred in the feature film " The Million Dollar Hotel " with Mel Gibson and Jeremy Davies Boring ; in the same year, co-starred in the feature film " Vatel " with Gérard Depardieu and Uma Thurman ; in October, co-starred with John Travolta and Lisa Kudrow The crime comedy movie " Lucky Numbers " was released.
    In 2001, he starred in the sci-fi action movie " Planet of the Apes " directed by Tim Burton . He played the role of Seid , the leader of the army of the apes , and was nominated for the best villain in the 11th MTV Movie Awards and 28th. Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor; In the same year, he co-starred in the action-adventure film " The Musketeer " with Catherine Deneuve and Mena Suvari . In 2003, co-starred in the war movie " To Kill a King " with Dougray Scott . 
    In 2004, co-starring with Gérard Depardieu and Irène Jacob in the love war movie " Battle of the Sea ". In 2005, the thriller film " Dark Water " co-starred with Jennifer Lynn Connelly and John Christopher Reilly was released; in March, the love thriller film "The LastSign " co-starred with Rosalie Anderson MacDowell and Samuel Le Bihan was released; in the same year, he participated The suspense thriller " Criminal Minds Season 1 " premiered.
    In December 2006, the drama film " Tsunami The Aftermath " co-starring with Chewy was released. The story of the film was derived from the real events of the South Asian tsunami; in the same year, he served as the judge of the main competition unit of the 59th Cannes International Film Festival ; in the same year, The thriller movie " Even Money " in which he participated was released. In 2007, the thriller film " Funny Games " co-starring with Naomi Watts was released; in the same year, he co-starred with Alexandra Maria Lana in the love suspense film " Youth Without Youth ", and played a role in the film over 70 years old. Dominique Mattei, professor of philosophy. 
    In 2008, co-starring with Ryan Cartwright and Mischa Barton in the love adventure movie " Virgin Territory ". In 2008, he co-starred with Edward Harrison Norton and Liv Tyler in the sci-fi action movie " The Incredible Hulk " and played the former special forces commando Emile Bronsky in the film   .
    In 2009, he co-starred in the detective drama " Lie to me Season 1 " with Kelli Renee Williams , in which he played the well-known lie recognition expert Dr. Carl Letterman, and won the 37th People’s Choice Award for the most popular crime. Enforcer of a series of dramas; in the same year, the TV series starring him ""Premiered; in April, the drama film " Skellig " starring with Kelly Macdonald was released. In 2010, starring in the TV series "".
    In May 2012, he served as the chairman of the jury of the "A Concern" section of the 65th Cannes International Film Festival   . In September, the thriller film " Arbitrage " co-starring with Richard Tiffany Gere and Susan Sarandon was released. Acting as New York detective Michael Blair who tracks and investigates Robert Miller ; in the same year, the drama " Broken " co-starring with Cillian Murphy was released , and he was nominated for the best actor in the 15th British Independent Film Awards with this film; 11 In October, the action thriller film " The Liability " co-starring with Peter Mullan was released .   
    In 2013, he co-starred with Jean Dujardin and Cecil de France in the thriller film " Mobius ", in which he played the role of Russian businessman Ivan Rostovsky in Monaco.
    In January 2014, the TV series " Klondike " co-starring with Richard Madden and Augustus Prew premiered. The script of the play was adapted from Charlotte Gray's novel "Gold Diggers: Striking It Rich In The Klondike" ; June 20, with Nicole Mary The love biographical film " Grace of Monaco " starring Kidman was released. He played the Monaco monarch Rainier III in the film . In July, the drama film " United Passions " starring with Fisher Steven and Thomas Kretschmann was released ; October 14 , The love thriller film " October Gale " co-starring with Patricia Davies Clarkson was released .    
    In January 2015, the biographical film " Selma " co-starring David Oyelowo and Tom Wilkinson was released. He played the controversial political figure George Wallace in the film ; in the same year, he played with Harrison Thomas and Monica. Del Carmen co-starred in the thriller film " 600 Millas " ; on May 22, the drama film " Chronic " starring with Bitsie Tulloch was released. He played the melancholy David in the film and was nominated for the 32nd US Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor; In September, the sci-fi adventure film " Hardcore Henry " co-starred with Sharlto Copley and others was released .    
    In 2016, co-starred in the TV series " Rillington Place " with Samantha Morton . In 2017, the crime drama "Double Sheriff Season 1" co-starring with Genevieve O'Reilly was broadcast; in the same year, he starred in the suspense crime drama " Twin Peaks Season 3 " directed by David Lynch . In 2018, the comedy film " The Brits Are Coming " starred by him was released .  
    In 2019, starred in the drama film " The Song of Names " directed by François Girard ; on January 27, the drama film " Luce " co-starred with Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Naomi Watts was released. He played the role of a man living in Eritrea in the film. White Peter Edgar ; on July 26, the crime thriller film " Once Upon A Time In Hollywood " starred by him was released ; in September, the drama film " The Song of Names " co-starring with Clive Owen was released ; in the same year, Starring in the TV series "Double-Sided Sheriff Season Two".    
    In 2020, the TV series "Double-Sided Sheriff Season 3" starring him will premiere. In 2021, co-starred in the fantasy adventure film " Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings " with Simu Liu and Tony Leung Chiu Wai ; on June 11, the action adventure film " The Misfits " co-starring with Pierce Brosnan and Chichi was released ; In July, the drama " Bergman Island " co-starring with Vicky Krieps was released .   

    Personal Life

    family
    Timothy Simon Smith was born in a middle-class family. His father was a journalist and a member of the British Communist Party. His mother was a left-thinking liberal, as well as a landscape painter and teacher   .
    emotion
    In 1985, Timothy Simon Smith's girlfriend Lori Baker gave birth to his son Jack Earnest Roth. In 1988, the two broke up.
    In January 1993, I met American fashion designer Nikki Butler. After that, the two married and had two sons, Timothy Hunter and Micheal Cormac.

    Character Evaluation

    Timothy Simon Smith is good at imitating multiple accents   and is a respected acting actor   . Although he is not a British actor in the traditional sense and has not received any professional training, he has created a legend with his outstanding talents   . In the movie "The Legend of 1900", Timothy Simon Smith seems to have inadvertently acted the knowledgeable detective expert to life, and his melancholy eyes make people involuntarily think about the true and false of human nature   . His performance is indispensable to the success of the entire film and to the perfect combination of music and images in the film. Moreover, this reflects the state of his acting superbly   . At the same time, he has become a fascinating actor with perfect acting skills, rather than a star . 
    Extended Reading

    The Hit quotes

    • Myron: You've got nothing to smile about mate, if you knew.

      Willie: If I knew?

      [to Braddock]

      Willie: He thinks I don't know.

    • Willie: It'd kill him to thank me, wouldn't it?

      Myron: Haha!

      [Braddock glares at him]

      Myron: No lip, you.