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{{Short description|English actor (born 1961)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Tim Roth
| image              = Tim Roth by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
| caption            = Roth at the 2017 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]
| birth_name         = Timothy Simon Roth<ref>{{cite news |last=Sawyer |first=Miranda |date=16 April 1995 |title=Roth discovers froth |newspaper=[[The Observer]] (London) |id={{Gale|A171363897}}}}</ref>
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1961|5|14}}
| birth_place        = [[Dulwich]], [[London]], England
| education          = {{ubl|
* [[Croydon College]]
* [[Strand School]]
}}
| alma_mater         = {{ubl|
* [[Camberwell College of Arts|Camberwell College]], [[University of the Arts London]]
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| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|producer|director}}
| years_active       = 1982–present
| works              = [[Tim Roth filmography|Full list]]
| spouse             = {{marriage|Nikki Butler|1993}}
| children           = 3
}}

'''Timothy Simon Roth''' ({{IPAc-en|r|ɒ|θ}}; born 14 May 1961)<ref>{{cite web|author=UPI Staff|title=Famous birthdays for May 14: Tim Roth, Miranda Cosgrove|date=May 14, 2023|website=United Press International|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/05/14/Famous-birthdays-for-May-14-Tim-Roth-Miranda-Cosgrove/5241684029412/|accessdate=January 7, 2025}}</ref> is an English actor. He was among a group of prominent British actors known as the "[[Brit Pack (actors)|Brit Pack]]". After garnering attention in television productions ''[[Made in Britain]]'' (1982) and ''[[Meantime (film)|Meantime]]'' (1983), Roth was nominated for the [[BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles|BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer]] in his theatrical film debut ''[[The Hit (1984 film)|The Hit]]'' (1984). He gained further recognition for his roles in films, including ''[[The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover]]'' (1989), ''[[Vincent & Theo]]'', and ''[[Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (film)|Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead]]'' (both 1990). 

Roth has collaborated with [[Quentin Tarantino]] on several films, including ''[[Reservoir Dogs]]'' (1992), ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'' (1994), ''[[Four Rooms]]'' (1995), and ''[[The Hateful Eight]]'' (2015). For his performance in ''[[Rob Roy (1995 film)|Rob Roy]]'' (1995), he won a [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|BAFTA Award]], and was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Academy Award]] and the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Golden Globe Award]]. Other film credits include ''[[The Legend of 1900]]'' (1998), ''[[Planet of the Apes (2001 film)|Planet of the Apes]]'' (2001), ''[[Funny Games (2007 film)|Funny Games]]'' (2007), ''[[Selma (film)|Selma]]'' (2014), ''[[Luce (film)|Luce]]'' (2019), and ''[[Bergman Island (2021 film)|Bergman Island]]'' (2021). 

Roth made his directorial debut with the film ''[[The War Zone]]'' (1999). He played Cal Lightman on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] series ''[[Lie to Me]]'' (2009–11), Jim Worth / Jack Devlin on the [[Sky Atlantic]] series ''[[Tin Star (TV series)|Tin Star]]'' (2017–20), and [[Emil Blonsky (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Emil Blonsky / Abomination]] in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], including the films ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' (2008), ''[[Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings]]'' (2021), and the [[Disney+]] series ''[[She-Hulk: Attorney at Law]]'' (2022).

==Early life==
Timothy Simon Roth was born on 14 May 1961 in [[Dulwich]], [[London]]. His mother, Ann, was a painter and teacher. His father, Ernie, was a [[Fleet Street]] journalist and painter.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tim Roth Biography (1961–) |publisher=Film Reference |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/27/Tim-Roth.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Raphael |first=Amy |title=Tim Roth interview |magazine=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]] |volume=9 |issue=9 |url=http://www.tim-roth.com/index.php?id=ukesquiresep99}}</ref><ref name="ref091">{{cite news |last=Simon |first=Alex |date=5 March 2009 |title=Tim Roth: The Hollywood Interview |publisher=The Hollywood Interview |url=https://thehollywoodinterview.blogspot.com/2009/03/tim-roth-hollywood-interview.html |access-date=5 March 2009}}</ref> His father was born in [[Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn]], to a family of Irish descent. Although he was not of Jewish background, his father changed his surname from "Smith" to the German/Yiddish "[[Roth (surname)|Roth]]" in the 1940s, as "an act of anti-[[Nazi]] solidarity".<ref>{{cite news |last=Shoard |first=Catherine |date=20 May 2012 |title=Tim Roth: who's the daddy? |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/may/20/tim-roth-whos-the-daddy?}}</ref><ref name="ref091"/><ref name="roth">{{cite news |last=Hicklin |first=Aaron |date=6 January 2019 |title=Tim Roth: 'As messy as your life can be, there has to be a window you can escape through' |newspaper=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jan/06/tim-roth-as-messy-as-your-life-can-be-there-has-to-be-a-window-you-can-escape-through- |access-date=6 January 2019}}</ref> Roth's father was a [[World War II]] veteran.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://forward.com/schmooze/416935/all-the-celebrities-you-really-really-thought-were-jewish-but-arent/ | title=These Celebrities Aren't Jewish, You Just Think They Are | date=4 January 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=arts__culture&sc=movies&id=227955 | title=Bay Area Reporter }}</ref> 

Roth is a survivor of [[child sexual abuse]], committed by his paternal grandfather, whom he has stated sexually abused him from childhood until his early teen years. He first revealed that he was a victim of sexual abuse during press for the 1999 film ''[[The War Zone]]'', which dealt with the topics of incest and sexual violence within a family, but declined to name the perpetrator at that time. In December 2016, he gave an interview to ''[[The Guardian]]'' in which he said that his abuser was his grandfather, who had also abused his father when he was a child.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shoard |first=Catherine |date=5 December 2016 |title=Tim Roth: my father and I were abused by my grandfather |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/dec/05/tim-roth-father-and-i-abused-by-grandfather-rillington-place}}</ref>

Roth attended school in [[Lambeth]] before moving to [[Croydon College|Croydon Technical School]], due to bullying.<ref name="roth"/> He attended the [[Strand School]] in [[Tulse Hill]]. Roth wanted to be a sculptor and studied at London's [[Camberwell College of Arts]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Thorpe |first=Vanessa |date=10 February 2008 |title=Low morale devastates art colleges |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2008/feb/10/art.furthereducation |access-date=4 March 2018}}</ref>

==Career==
[[File:Tim Roth 2.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Roth at the 2008 Marvel booth signing]]
Roth starred in television films in the 1980s, including ''[[Made in Britain]]'', ''[[Meantime (film)|Meantime]]'' and ''[[Murder with Mirrors]]''. After his film debut ''[[The Hit (1984 film)|The Hit]]'', he earned an Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Newcomer. He played an [[East End of London|East End]] character in ''[[King of the Ghetto]]'', a controversial drama based on a novel by Farukh Dhondy set in [[Brick Lane]] and broadcast by the BBC in 1986. Roth, [[Gary Oldman]], [[Colin Firth]], [[Daniel Day-Lewis]], [[Bruce Payne]] and [[Paul McGann]] were dubbed the [[Brit Pack (actors)|Brit Pack]].<ref name="beast">{{cite news |last=Stern |first=Marlow |date=8 December 2011 |title=Gary Oldman Talks 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,' 'Batman' Retirement |newspaper=[[The Daily Beast]] |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/gary-oldman-talks-tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-batman-retirement |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Brit Pack |website=BrucePayne.de |url=http://www.brucepayne.de/press/articles/facearticle1987.html |access-date=14 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Kistler |first=Alan |year=2013 |title=Doctor Who: A History |publisher=Lyons Press |url={{GBurl|OXRBBAAAQBAJ|p=198}} |page=198 |isbn=978-1-49300-016-6}}</ref>

In 1990, he played [[Vincent van Gogh]] in ''[[Vincent & Theo]]'', and [[Guildenstern]] in ''[[Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (film)|Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead]]''. 

Roth became an international star when he collaborated with [[Quentin Tarantino]] on several films, including ''[[Reservoir Dogs]]'', ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'', and ''[[Four Rooms]]''. 

He played Archibald Cunningham in ''[[Rob Roy (1995 film)|Rob Roy]]''. He won the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role]], and was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] and a [[Golden Globe]].<ref>{{cite news |date=22 February 2017 |title=Film in 1996 |publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1996/film}}</ref> Roth starred in [[Woody Allen]]'s musical film ''[[Everyone Says I Love You]]'' and in ''[[The Legend of 1900]]''. He also co-starred with [[Tupac Shakur]] in the film ''[[Gridlock'd]]''. Roth made his directorial debut film ''[[The War Zone]]'', a film version of [[Alexander Stuart (writer)|Alexander Stuart]]'s novel. In 2001, he played General Thade the evil [[chimpanzee]] in [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Planet of the Apes (2001 film)|Planet of the Apes]]''. For the ''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]]'' film series, Roth declined the role of [[Severus Snape]], which went to [[Alan Rickman]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Adler |first=Shawn |date=7 December 2007 |title=What Would 'Potter' Have Been Like With Tim Roth As Snape? |website=[[MTV News]] |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2429476/what-would-potter-have-been-like-with-tim-roth-as-snape/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218014930/http://www.mtv.com/news/2429476/what-would-potter-have-been-like-with-tim-roth-as-snape/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 December 2015 |access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref>

[[File:Tim Roth Cannes 2014.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|left|Roth in 2014]]
Roth starred in [[Francis Ford Coppola]]'s film ''[[Youth Without Youth (film)|Youth Without Youth]]'', [[Michael Haneke]]'s ''[[Funny Games (2007 film)|Funny Games]]'', and played [[Emil Blonsky (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Emil Blonsky / Abomination]], a Russian-born officer in the British Royal Marine Commandos, in ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]''. [[Louis Leterrier]] was a fan of Roth's work. Leterrier wrote on ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine: "it's great watching a normal [[Cockney]] boy become a superhero!".<ref>{{cite magazine |date=April 2008 |title=News Etc |magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |issue=226 |pages=15–16}}</ref> Roth starred in the television series ''[[Lie to Me]]'' as Cal Lightman, an expert on body language assisting local and federal law organisations with crime.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lie to Me | publisher=[[University of San Francisco]] (USF) |url=http://www.usfca.edu/usfnews/news_stories/Lie_to_Me.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616051622/http://www.usfca.edu/usfnews/news_stories/Lie_to_Me.html |archive-date=16 June 2009}}</ref> A fan of [[Monty Python]] since his youth, Roth appeared in the 2009 television documentary, ''[[Monty Python: Almost the Truth (Lawyers Cut)]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=McGrath |first=Charles |date=30 September 2009 |title=Monty Python: Still On Comedy's Flying Trapeze |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/arts/television/04mcgr.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=26 August 2019}}</ref> He appeared on the cover of [[Manic Street Preachers]]' 2010 studio album, ''[[Postcards from a Young Man]]''.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 June 2010 |title=Nuovo dei Manics a settembre |language=it |publisher=Indie-Rock |url=http://www.indie-rock.it/news_look.php?id=5170 |url-status=dead |access-date=26 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722035740/http://www.indie-rock.it/news_look.php?id=5170 |archive-date=22 July 2011}}</ref>

In 2012, he became the president of the jury for the [[Un Certain Regard]] section at the [[2012 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news |date=12 April 2012 |title=Tim Roth to lead Cannes Un Certain Regard jury |publisher=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17699698 |access-date=13 April 2012}}</ref> He starred as [[List of presidents of FIFA|FIFA President]] [[Sepp Blatter]] in ''[[United Passions]]'', a film about football's governing body, released in 2014, to coincide with FIFA's 110th anniversary, and the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |date=25 October 2013 |title=Tim Roth to play Fifa president Sepp Blatter on film |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24669147 |access-date=4 December 2013}}</ref> Roth played Oswaldo Mobray in the ensemble western film ''[[The Hateful Eight]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/features/tim-roth-the-hateful-eight-quentin-tarantino-1201650494/ |title=Tim Roth on Finding Quentin Tarantino's Rhythm 20 Years Later in 'The Hateful Eight' |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=4 March 2018}}</ref> and played a butler in a deleted scene for the film ''[[Once Upon a Time in Hollywood]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Thompson |first=Anne |date=22 May 2019 |title='Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Delivers a Mega Movie Star Bromance: Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt |website=[[IndieWire]] |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/05/once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-leonardo-dicaprio-brad-pitt-movie-stars-cannes-1202143792/}}</ref> 

Roth starred in the 2015 film ''[[Chronic (film)|Chronic]]'' which had a limited release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prigge |first=Matt |date=19 September 2016|title=Tim Roth talks 'Chronic' and the dignity of euthanasia – Metro US |url=https://www.metro.us/tim-roth-talks-chronic-and-the-dignity-of-euthanasia/ |access-date=12 February 2025|website=www.metro.us }}</ref> He received an [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead]] nomination. Roth collaborated with director [[Michel Franco]] again, in 2021, when he starred in [[Sundown (2021 film)|''Sundown'']].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mullin |first=Kyle |title=Tim Roth & Iazua Larios on 'Sundown" |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/tim_roth_iazua_larios_on_sundown/ |date=11 February 2025|access-date=12 February 2025|website=Under the Radar Magazine }}</ref> Roth was also an executive producer on Franco's 2017 film, [[April's Daughter|''April's Daughter.'']]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hoeij |first=Boyd van |date=20 May 2017|title='April's Daughters' ('Las hijas de abril'): Film Review {{!}} Cannes 2017 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/aprils-daughters-las-hijas-de-abril-1005670/ |access-date=12 February 2025|website=The Hollywood Reporter }}</ref>

In 2017, Roth appeared in five episodes of the [[Twin Peaks season 3|third season]] of ''[[Twin Peaks]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ivie |first=Devon |date=16 October 2017|title=Tim Roth Texted David Lynch Relentlessly Until He Got More Twin Peaks Scenes |url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/10/tim-roth-jennifer-jason-leigh-twin-peaks-scenes.html |access-date=12 February 2025|website=Vulture }}</ref> Roth also starred in British crime drama ''[[Tin Star (TV series)|Tin Star]],'' which ran from 2017 to 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nicholson |first=Rebecca |date=10 December 2020|title=Tin Star: Liverpool review – murder and mayhem on Merseyside |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/dec/10/tin-star-liverpool-review-tim-roth |access-date=12 February 2025|work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

Roth reprised his role as Emil Blonsky / Abomination in the film ''[[Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings]]'' (2021), and in the [[Disney+]] series ''[[She-Hulk: Attorney at Law]]'' (2022), both set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.<ref>{{cite web |last=Davis |first=Erik |date=16 August 2021 |title='Shang Chi' Director Destin Daniel Cretton Reveals New Details About Marvel's Next Big Historic Action Movie |url=https://www.fandango.com/movie-news/shang-chi-director-destin-daniel-cretton-reveals-new-details-about-marvels-next-big-historic-action-movie-754385 |website=[[Fandango Media]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Boone |first=John |date=10 December 2020 |title=Marvel Debuts New Trailers for 'Loki' and 'Falcon and Winter Soldier,' Announces 'Fantastic Four' Movie |url=https://www.etonline.com/marvel-new-disney-plus-series-movies-157652 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211010602/https://www.etonline.com/marvel-new-disney-plus-series-movies-157652 |archive-date=11 December 2020 |access-date=12 December 2020 |magazine=[[Entertainment Tonight]]}}</ref>

In 2022, Roth starred in the psychological horror film [[Resurrection (2022 film)|''Resurrection'']].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Simon |title=Tim Roth Talks 'Resurrection' And Returning To Marvel In 'She-Hulk' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2022/08/05/tim-roth-talks-resurrection-and-returning-to-marvel-in-she-hulk/ |access-date=12 February 2025|date=5 August 2022|website=Forbes }}</ref> The same year he also appeared in New Zealand sports drama, [[Punch (2022 film)|''Punch'']].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mullin |first=Kyle |title=Tim Roth Discusses His New Film "Punch" |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/tim_roth_discusses_his_new_film_punch/ |access-date=12 February 2025|website=Under the Radar Magazine }}</ref> In 2023, Roth appeared in 10 episodes of the Australian drama, ''[[Last King of the Cross]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Academy Award Nominee Tim Roth To Join Last King Of The Cross. |url=https://www.paramountanz.com.au/news/academy-award-nominee-tim-roth-to-join-last-king-of-the-cross/ |access-date=12 February 2025|website=Paramount Australia & New Zealand {{!}} Corporate }}</ref>

In 2025, Roth starred in the British thriller [[Tornado (2025 film)|''Tornado'']].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldbart |first=Max |date=8 February 2024|title='Tornado': IFC Films & Shudder Take North American Rights To John Maclean Survival Thriller Starring Tim Roth, Jack Lowden & Kōki |url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/tornado-ifc-films-shudder-tim-roth-jack-lowden-koki-1235819139/ |access-date=12 February 2025|website=Deadline }}</ref> He is due to appear in historical crime drama, ''[[The Immortal Man (film)|The Immortal Man]],'' a continuation of the British television series [[Peaky Blinders (TV series)|''Peaky Blinders.'']]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tartaglione |first=Nancy |date=25 September 2024|title='Peaky Blinders' Movie: Tim Roth Latest To Join Cillian Murphy, Rebecca Ferguson & Barry Keoghan In Netflix Feature |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/tim-roth-cast-peaky-blinders-movie-cillian-murphy-netflix-1236099496/ |access-date=12 February 2025|website=Deadline }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Roth's son Jack, born to Lori Baker in 1984,<ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Andrew |date=28 March 1997 |title=Look back in anger |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/1997/mar/28/features |access-date=27 February 2011}}</ref> is also an actor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-03-29 |title=Discovery: Jack Roth |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/jack-roth |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=Interview Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> Roth married Nikki Butler in 1993. They had two sons, Timothy Hunter and Michael Cormac, named for [[Hunter S. Thompson]] and [[Cormac McCarthy]] respectively.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harvey |first=Chris |date=2017-08-26 |title=Tim Roth interview: 'I know what it's like to be bullied' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2017/08/26/tim-roth-interview-know-like-bullied/ |access-date=2025-02-12 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1999-08-14 |title=A brief history with Tim |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/1999/aug/15/featuresreview.review6 |access-date=2025-02-12 |work=The Observer |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}</ref> On 16 October 2022, Cormac, a musician, died aged 25 from [[germ cell tumor|germ cell cancer]].<ref>{{cite news|url = https://variety.com/2022/music/obituaries-people-news/cormac-roth-dead-tim-roth-son-musician-1235418314/|title = Cormac Roth, Musician and Son of Tim Roth, Dies at 25|work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date = 31 October 2022|accessdate = 31 October 2022|last = Moreau|first = Jordan}}</ref>

=== Political views ===
As of 2008, Roth was a supporter of the [[Green Party of England and Wales]].<ref>{{cite news |last=McLean |first=Craig |date=3 April 2008 |title=Tim Roth: touching evil in Michael Haneke's Funny Games |newspaper=The Telegraph |location=London |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3672350/Tim-Roth-touching-evil-in-Michael-Hanekes-Funny-Games.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=dead |access-date=27 February 2011 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3672350/Tim-Roth-touching-evil-in-Michael-Hanekes-Funny-Games.html |archive-date=11 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Roth protested against the [[Iraq War]] and later criticised former Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] for his involvement, stating: "I've always felt Blair should be hauled off in handcuffs and put in [[HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs|Wormwood Scrubs]]. I think he's profited from the death of [[Reg Keys|Reg's]] son and the Iraq war. I think that's where he belongs... I have nothing but contempt for him."<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 June 2016|title=Doing justice to his boy |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/culture/14538391.justice-boy/ |access-date=12 February 2025|website=The Northern Echo }}</ref> He endorsed Senator [[Bernie Sanders]] for President in the [[2016 United States presidential election]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Caen |first=Melissa |date=20 October 2015 |title=Where Are Presidential Donations Coming From In California? |publisher=[[KPIX-TV]] |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/where-are-presidential-donations-coming-from-in-california/ |access-date=9 December 2015 }}</ref> Roth was critical of [[Donald Trump]]'s victory in 2016, saying: "I hate Trump. I hate everything that he stands for."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Carroll |first=Rory |date=4 December 2016|title=Tim Roth: 'If you neglect the working class for so long, they will rebel against you' |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/dec/04/tim-roth-if-you-neglect-working-class-for-so-long-they-will-rebel-against-you |access-date=22 February 2023|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{mainarticle|Tim Roth filmography}}

==See also==
* [[List of British actors]]
* [[List of Academy Award winners and nominees from Great Britain]]
* [[List of actors with Academy Award nominations]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* Tim Roth at [https://web.archive.org/web/20180819145500/http://www.lietome.com/timroth.html www.lietome.com]
* [http://www.tim-roth.com/ The Officially Unofficial Tim Roth Web Page]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120402133804/http://raffertymillsconnection.podbean.com/2009/02/12/interview-tim-roth/ Audio Interview w/ Rafferty/Mills Connection Podcast (2009)]

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