- Said he wants to go behind the camera as a director, which he calls the best job in the world. (February 9, 2004)
- Found it difficult working with Charlton Heston on the remake of PLANET OF THE APES- because of their disagreements on gun laws.
- Cast by director Alan Clarke as a teenage juvenile delinquent in the astonishing TV-movie MADE IN BRITAIN (1982), Roth delivered a mesmerizing performance that was so believable, many felt Clarke had hired a young hood for the role.
- Equally at home in comedy or drama, he originally set out to be a visual artist but having played the lead in a school staging of Dracula as a teenager eventually abandoned painting and sculpture for performing.
- Butch smokes Red Apple cigarettes in PULP FICTION (1994). The same brand is smoked by his character in FOUR ROOMS (1995).
- Considered for the role of Amon Goeth in SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993).
- RESERVOIR DOGS (1992): During filming, a paramedic was kept on the set to make sure that Mr. Orange's (Tim Roth) amount of blood loss was kept consistent and realistic to that of a real gunshot victim.
- He was a leading contender for the role of Professor Severus Snape in HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE (2001). Roth dropped out of contention, however, to pursue his role as General Thade in Tim Burton's adaptation of PLANET OF THE APES (2001).
- Plays a character named Mr. Orange in RESERVOIR DOGS (1992). In PULP FICTION (1994) he plays a character named Pumpkin. Pumpkins are... orange.
- The actor who plays the lady that Mr. Orange shoots was Roth's dialect coach. Roth insisted that she take the role, as she was very hard on him.
- Turned down the role of Johnny Rotten in SID AND NANCY (1986) as he felt the film depicted history that was too recent.
- Received Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his first mainstream-Hollywood film performance in ROB ROY (1995)
- Has five tattoos on his right arm, each representing an important event in his life.
- He may be a movie star, but he still takes on a bartending job every once in awhile.
- Met actor Gary Oldham on the London stage and the two have remained very good friends.
- Grew up in the same South London suburb where Margaret Thatcher once lived.
- Rumor has it Tim sleeps in his birthday suit.
- When he was 15, Tim spent the night in jail after being charged with threatening behavior.
- One of the first actor/models to get the trendy thorny tribal tattoo around his arm.
- 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.
- Nominated for Best Villain at MTV Movie Awards for PLANET OF THE APES (2002)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture at Golden Globe Awards for ROB ROY (1996)
- Nominated for Outstanding Newcomer at BAFTA Awards for THE HIT (1985)
Quotes- "I have a bad time between jobs because I'm always convinced I'll never work again. I think it may be an English thing, this fear of unemployment."
- On attending the Academy Awards Ceremony: "Like going to Liberace's house on acid."
Awards- Berlin International Film Festival: C.I.C.A.E. Award - Panorama, THE WAR ZONE (1999)
- Edinburgh International Film Festival: Best New British Feature, THE WAR ZONE (1999)
- European Film Awards: European Discovery of the Year, THE WAR ZONE (1999)
- Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival: Tróia Award - First Works Section, THE WAR ZONE (1999)
- Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival: Jury Award - Best Director, THE WAR ZONE (1999)
- Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival: Jury Award - Best First Feature, THE WAR ZONE (1999)
- Valladolid International Film Festival: Silver Spike, THE WAR ZONE (1999)
- BAFTA Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, ROB ROY (1996)
- San Francisco International Film Festival: Piper-Heidsieck Award (1995)
- Evening Standard British Film Awards: Most Promising Newcomer (1985)
- Mystfest: Best Actor, THE HIT (1984)
- London Evening Standard: Most Promising Newcomer (film), THE HIT (1984)
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