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Name: Tim Roth
Birthplace: London, England
Birthdate: May 14, 1961
Eyes: Green
Hair: Red
Height: 5' 7"

Best Known as: Mr. Orange in Reservoir Dogs

With lean hangdog looks that make him a natural for the criminals and fringe dwellers he usually plays, Tim Roth has the uncanny and incredibly effective ability to make sleaze look sexy, or at least raggedly photogenic. Since his debut in the made-for-TV Made in Britain at the age of 18, Roth has joined fellow Briton Gary Oldman as one of the leading interpreters of society's underbelly. His ability has been particularly appreciated by director Quentin Tarantino, who helped to propel Roth to international recognition with prominent roles in Resevoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction in the early '90s. Since then, Roth has continued to portray a variety of gritty characters, occasionally making room for the odd sympathetic or lighthearted role.

Filmography:
A Doll's House (2005) (in production)
Triomf (2005) (announced) Treppie
The Death of Harry Tobin (2006) (pre-production)
In the Shadow of Wings (2006) (pre-production)
Decameron: Angels & Virgins (2006) (post-production)
Jump Shot (2005) (post-production)
Dark Water (2005) Jeff Platzer
Don't Come Knocking (2005) Sutter
The Last Sign (2005) Jeremy
Nouvelle-France (2004) William Pitt
Silver City (2004) Mitch Paine
With It (2004) "Chicken Louis" Farnatelli
The Beautiful Country (2004) Captain Oh
To Kill a King (2003) Oliver Cromwell
Whatever We Do (2003) Joe
Emmett's Mark (2002) John Harrett/Frank Dwyer
... aka Killing Emmett Young (USA: video title)
The Musketeer (2001) Febre the Man in Black
Invincible (2001/II) Hanussen
Planet of the Apes (2001) General Thade
Lucky Numbers (2000) .... Gig
Vatel (2000) Marquis de Lauzun
The Million Dollar Hotel (2000) (uncredited) Izzy Goldkiss
La Leggenda del pianista sull'oceano (1998) Danny Boodmann T.D. Lemon Nineteen Hundred '1900'
... aka The Legend of 1900 (USA)
... aka The Legend of the Pianist on the Ocean (USA)
Animals and the Tollkeeper (1998) Henry
Deceiver (1997) James Walter Wayland
... aka Liar (UK)
Hoodlum (1997) Dutch Schultz
Gridlock'd (1997) Alexander 'Stretch' Rawland
Everyone Says I Love You (1996) Charles Ferry
No Way Home (1996) Joey
Mocking the Cosmos (1996) Myrodemnon/Myron
Four Rooms (1995) Ted the Bellhop
Rob Roy (1995) Archibald Cunningham
Pulp Fiction (1994) Pumpkin (Ringo)
Little Odessa (1994) Joshua Shapira
Captives (1994) Philip Chaney
Heart of Darkness (1994) (TV) Marlow
El Marido perfecto (1993) Milan
... aka The Perfect Husband
Murder in the Heartland (1993) (TV) Charles Starkweather
Bodies, Rest & Motion (1993) Nick
Jumpin' at the Boneyard (1992) Manny
Backsliding (1992) Tom Whitton
Common Pursuit (1992) (TV) Nick Finchley
Reservoir Dogs (1992) Mr. Orange/Freddy Newandyke
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) Guildenstern
Yellowbacks (1990) (TV) Peter Pike
Farendj (1990) Anton
Vincent & Theo (1990) Vincent van Gogh
The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover (1989) Mitchel
Knuckle (1989) (TV) Curly Delafield
To Kill a Priest (1988) Feliks
... aka Le Complot (France)
... aka Popieluszko
A World Apart (1988) Harold
Twice Upon a Time (1988)
Metamorphosis (1987/II) (TV) Gregor Samsa
"King of the Ghetto" (1986) TV Series Matthew Long
Murder with Mirrors (1985) (TV) Edgar Lawson
Return to Waterloo (1985) Boy Punk
The Hit (1984) Myron
Meantime (1984) (TV) Colin
Made in Britain (1982) (TV) Trevor the Skinhead

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