Tim Roth Trivia
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Birth name: Timothy Simon Smith
Date of birth: 14 May 1961
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Nickname: Tim
Height: 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
Spouse: Nikki Butler (1993 – present) 2 sons
- He and Gary Oldman are very good friends from back in the days of when they worked in London theater.
- He bears tattoos on his right arm for significant events in his life. He currently has 5 such tattoos.
- Even with his reputation as an actor firmly established, Tim Roth still tends bar from time to time.
- He had a son in 1983 with Lori Baker.
- Two sons, with Butler, Timothy (b. 1995) and Cormac (b. 1996)
- One of the first actor/models to get the trendy “thorny tribal” tattoo around his arm.
- His middle name is Simon.
- His father changed the family name from the more British “Smith” to the German-Jewish ‘Roth’ in the 40s after World War II because he was a journalist who traveled in countries that disliked the British.
- Was considered for the role of Severus Snape in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001), but dropped out to star in Tim Burton’s re-make of Planet of the Apes (1968). The role was then given to Alan Rickman.
- Turned down the role of Johnny Rotten in Sid and Nancy (1986), because he felt the film depicted history that was “too recent.”
- Was considered as a replacement for Anthony Hopkins, when Hopkins was reluctant to return to play Hannibal Lector in Hannibal (2001). However, in the end, Hopkins accepted the role.
- Served as president of the jury for the Camera D’Or – a prize awarded to first time filmmakers – at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004.
- Ranked #16 on Tropopkin’s Top 25 Most Intriguing People [Issue #100]
- Roth recently appeared in Francis Ford Coppola’s Youth Without Youth and Michael Haneke’s Funny Games.
- He starred opposite Edward Norton in The Incredible Hulk, as Emil Blonsky.
- He stars as Cal Lightman in the TV series Lie to Me.
- His character is based on Dr. Paul Ekman, notable psychologist and expert on body language and facial expressions.
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