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My Take
Tim Roth is one of those actors who makes menace feel intelligent. I first clocked him in his early British television work as a coiled, live-wire presence, and that energy never left him—it just got refined. What I admire most is his range within villainy: the chatty crook, the wounded informant, the aristocratic sadist in Rob Roy that earned him a BAFTA. His directorial turn proved he is not just a hired gun either, winning European recognition for real moral seriousness behind the camera. Roth never begs for the audience's love, which is exactly why he keeps mine. Decades in, he still feels dangerous, and that is a rare kind of consistency.
Overview
Timothy Simon Roth (; born 14 May 1961) is an English actor. A prominent member of the Brit Pack group, his accolades include a BAFTA Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. After garnering attention in television productions Made in Britain (1983) and Meantime (1983), Roth was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer in his theatrical film debut The Hit (1984).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tim Roth
- Name (Japanese)
- ティム・ロス
- Reading
- てぃむ・ろす
- Born
- May 14, 1961 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Ox
- Origin
- Dulwich, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / stage actor / voice actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Camberwell College of Arts
Awards & achievements
- 1996 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- 1999 European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.tim-roth.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.