Tim Roth Biography

Fast Facts

• Developed a Cockney accent during his childhood in order to fit in at school
• First acting role was in a high school musical based on Bram Stoker's Dracula
• Studied sculpting at London's Camberwell College of Arts
• Breakout role came with Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992); also worked with the director on Pulp Fiction (1994) and Four Rooms (1995)
• Made his feature directing debut with the 1999 drama The War Zone
• Turned down the part of Severus Snape in the Harry Potter film series to play the villain in Tim Burton's 2001 Planet of the Apes remake
• Has performed on stage with Glasgow's Citizens Theatre and at London's Oval House Theatre
• Acted as President of the Jury for the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival