Tim Roth is an actor born in England. Made a name for himself while working in Hollywood. Gained real popularity after the release of the motion picture "4 Rooms". Tim Roth's filmography includes more than 100 projects. He is not only an actor, but also a producer and director.
Timothy Simon Smith is the real name of the popular actor. Born in London. This event took place on May 14, 1961. His family was not associated with cinema. Mom is an artist and teacher in elementary school, my father worked as a journalist. The parents decided to change their surname after the war.
The decision to change the last name is ripe for several reasons. First, in this way, Tim's father decided to show solidarity with the victims of the Holocaust. And secondly, not all countries in which a journalist had to work welcomed the natives of England. There was a third reason: my father sympathized with the communists and hated Margaret Thatcher. By changing his last name, he decided to demonstrate that he did not want to have anything to do with England.
It was hard to study at school. Tim Roth could not find a common language with either peers or teachers. Some of the actor were constantly bullied, while the latter were regularly punished.
His parents introduced him to the art and creativity of Tim Roth. They taught him painting and regularly took him to the theater. The guy was very talented. He knew how to draw, sculpt and parody adults.
I first appeared on the stage during my school years. On a bet he came to audition and got the role of Dracula. He was very surprised when his candidacy was approved during the auditions. Since then, he dreamed of acting. However, Tim Roth could not enter the big stage for a very long time. In his very first production, the actor was so worried that … he described himself. Subsequently, he was simply afraid to go on stage, and if he did, he lost consciousness.
On the advice of his parents, he entered the art school. But Tim Roth always found an opportunity to prove himself in acting. He performed mainly in bars and churches, practically abandoning his studies. Looking at this, the teachers told Tim that he had chosen the wrong profession and advised him to try his hand at acting.
Tim Roth listened to the advice of the teachers. He left the art school and registered with the labor exchange. He indicated that he was an actor as his main profession.
Successful film career
Tim Roth got his first role in 1982. He played in the movie "Made in Britain". Our hero got to the set by accident. At the time, Tim was working as an advertising agent. During a detour of customers, his bicycle had a flat tire. Tim drove to the theater to ask for a pump. But instead he got the role of a skinhead.
The next role was received in the film "Informer". Tim appeared in the guise of a killer. Over the next few years, Tim managed to play several rather controversial characters. He appeared in projects such as Kill the Priest, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Lover, and Return to Waterloo.
Tim Roth dreamed of Hollywood, where his friends Gary Oldman and Daniel Day-Lewis had already left. Career was bad in England. Tim was not invited to new projects, the money gradually ran out. When it became very difficult, luck smiled at our hero again.
Tim was invited to star in projects such as "Vincent and Theo" and "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead." It was these works that made Tim Roth a sought-after actor. The guy was noticed by the brilliant director Quentin Tarantino. First, he invited Tim Roth to his Reservoir Dogs project, and then to Pulp Fiction.
Thanks to his masterful acting, Tim Roth became a famous actor. The popularity only grew after the release of the film project "Four Rooms". He was first nominated for an Oscar after the release of the movie "Rob Roy". And his fight with Liam Neeson was named the best fencing scene.
A few months later, Tim was already collaborating with the genius director Woody Allen. Our hero starred in the movie "Everyone says that I love you." Thanks to this project, Tim Roth proved to everyone that he can act in any role.
Almost all the films the actor worked on became successful. And the film "The Legend of the Pianist" was included in the list of the best films. Tim appeared before the audience in the form of Danny.
Tim Roth could have starred in the movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. He was invited to play the role of Severus Snape. However, he refused. I did it in order to star in the movie "Planet of the Apes".
Tim Roth is not only an actor, but also a director. His debut work was the film "War Zone". This project is still the only one, because he could not finish the adaptation of the work "King Lear".
Among the successful films in which Tim Roth starred, it is worth highlighting the multi-part project "Lie to Me". The actor perfectly played the role of interrogation specialist Cal Lightman. To portray the character convincingly, Tim Roth worked with a micro-expression expert.
His filmography includes more than 100 projects. The most successful were such films as "The Incredible Hulk", "The Hateful Eight", "Twin Peaks", "Life at these speeds", "Reluctant gamblers", "Once upon a time in Hollywood", "My boyfriend is a killer".
Outside the set
How are things going in Tim Roth's personal life? The first wife is Laurie Baker. A child was born in marriage. The son was named Jack. The couple announced the divorce almost immediately after the birth of the child. Tim Roth moved to America, leaving his wife. Then he took his son to him.
The second wife is Nikki Butler. The wedding took place in 1993. Nicky gave birth to two children. Timothy Hunter and Michael Cormack - this is how happy parents named their sons.
The actor regularly shares photos on his Instagram page.
Interesting Facts
- Tim Roth agreed to star in The Incredible Hulk just for the sake of his sons.
- The actor has tattoos on his arm. He made them in honor of his family.
- Tim Roth often stars as villains. The reason lies in the unique negative charisma. He even starred in Planet of the Apes as an antihero - General Thade. However, it is almost impossible to recognize Tim in the film, because he appeared before the audience in the form of a monkey.
- After the premiere of Made in Britain, Tim left the house and took the subway, where he was surrounded by skinheads. The actor thought that they would start beating him now. But they just started asking for his autographs.
- Tim Roth doesn't like to talk about his childhood. He becomes enraged when asked questions about this topic. This is due to not the most pleasant memories. The puny and small guy was very much bullied during his school years.
