Tim Roth is a famous English actor, who became famous for such films as "Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern are dead", "Pulp Fiction", "Four Rooms".
He was born in London on May 14, 1961 in the family of journalist Ernie and artist Anne Roth. Tim Ernie's father Irish-born Irish grew up in a family of British immigrants and he had the surname Smith, whom he changed after World War II, taking the name "Roth", as not all countries where he was at work were well treated and the second reason why he changed his surname - from solidarity with the victims of the Holocaust.
Since childhood, Tim Roth was already fond of art, and this enthusiasm was encouraged by parents, they took him to theaters, museums, and music. Tim was going to become a sculptor, so he entered the Camberwell School of Art in London, but after a while changed his future profession and decided to become an actor. He studied in the theatrical circle and in 1981 already played in the play "Happy Lies".
Actor career
In 1982, there was a screen debut Roth. In the television movie "Made in Britain" directed by Alan Clark, he played a skinhead. Tim almost accidentally got to the test when passing by his theatrical circle. At that time his head was shaved, as he was playing Cassio at Othello at the time and was perfect for the role of skinhead. Although the film "Made in Britain" brought a modest budget, but had good success and was an excellent start for Roth.
In 1984, in the movie "Stupic" played the main role and as a promising young actor was awarded the "Evening Standard" award. In 1984, on the set, Tim Roth's partner was English actor Gary Oldman on the set of the film "Meanwhile." In a few films, Tim Roth appeared, who, although he gained popularity, did not succeed in Hollywood.
A major breakthrough in the artist's career was the role in the biographical drama "Vincent and Theo", where Tim played the role of Van Gogh, after which the actor began to speak on the other side of the ocean. In 1990, Tim Roth starred in the play by Tom Stoppard "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead." This painting at the Venice Film Festival in 1990 won the main prize.
Since 1990, Tim's artistic career began to grow, he was invited to good Hollywood projects. The actor made a good impression on Quentin Tarantino, Tim starred in his paintings in 1991 "Mad Dogs", in 1994 "Pulp Fiction" and in 1995 "Four Rooms". In parallel, Tim Roth has appeared in many films.
In 1995, Tim was shot in the historical drama "Rob Roy". After this work, the actor was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor.
In 1998, Roth for the first time acted as a director and directed the film "In the War Zone." Currently, the actor is actively withdrawn, and every year with his participation there are several films.
Personal life of Rota
The first wife of Tim was Laurie Baker, in 1984 the couple had a son, Jack. But in 1987, the family had a disagreement, which coincided with the failures in his career. Eventually, Tim moved to the US, left his wife, and later took his son.
In 1992, Roth met at the Sundance Film Festival with designer Nikki Butler, with whom he lives to this day. They were married in 1993. They have two sons: in 1995, Timothy Hunter was born, and the second child Cormack was born in 1996.