Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins is an acclaimed American actor, director, and producer known for his versatile performances in drama and comedy. He gained recognition for roles in films such as 'The Shawshank Redemption' and 'Bull Durham'. Robbins is noted for his deep voice and engaging acting style,... Read More
Known for
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the...
Mystic River (2003)
The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them has a family tragedy.
Jacob’s Ladder (2019)
After losing his brother in combat, Jacob Singer returns home from Afghanistan -- only to be pulled into a mind-twisting state of paranoia. Singer...
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 |
The CatchA baseball fan accidentally alters the trajectory of a game-winning catch. |
Unknown character | |
| 2026 | Ted Mackey | ||
| 2025 |
On the Rungs of Jacob's LadderA documentary about the movie Jacob's Ladder by Didier Allouch with Adrian Lyne, Tim Robbins, and Bruce Joel Rubin. Included... |
Self | |
| 2025 |
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicUntold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years. |
Self | |
| 2023 |
SiloIn a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal... |
Bernard Holland | |
| 2022 |
Nothing ComparesSince the beginning of her career, Sinéad O’Connor has used her powerful voice to challenge the narratives she was surrounded... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2020 |
JailbirdA young boy in Australia attempts to cope with the Covid-19 lockdown all alone in his apartment. |
Andry Dufresne | |
| 2020 |
My Darling VivianThe story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters. Includes never-before-seen footage and... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2020 |
VHYesThis bizarre retro comedy, shot entirely on VHS and Beta, takes us back to when 12-year-old Ralph, over one formative... |
Sir Roger Handley III | |
| 2019 |
Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a HeroThis piece examines real-life Rob Bilott’s sacrifices to take down a powerful corporation and how a single individual can impact... |
Self | |
| 2019 |
Dark WatersA tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's... |
Tom Terp | |
| 2019 |
The Creative BrainNeuroscientist David Eagleman taps into the creative process of various inventors, while exploring brain-bending, risk-taking ways to spark creativity |
Self | |
| 2018 |
Castle RockBased on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock. |
Reginald "Pop" Merrill | |
| 2018 |
Here and NowA provocative and darkly comic meditation on the disparate forces polarizing present-day American culture, as experienced by the members of... |
Greg | |
| 2017 |
StrawsSTRAWS is a short documentary about plastic straw litter and how we can make a sea of change...one straw at... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2017 |
Marjorie PrimeA service which creates holographic projections of late family members allows an elderly woman to spend time with a younger... |
Jon | |
| 2015 |
A Perfect DaySomewhere in the Balkans, 1995. A team of aid workers must solve an apparently simple problem in an almost completely... |
B | |
| 2015 |
The Spoils Before DyingFictional author-filmmaker, Eric Jonrosh, adapts his epic tale of a pianist-turned-detective investigating a murder in the 1950s underground jazz scene. |
Red-Vested Bartender | |
| 2015 |
The BrinkThree top U.S. government and military officials scramble to prevent World War 3 from happening amidst the chaos of a... |
Walter Larson | |
| 2015 |
Welcome to MeA year in the life of Alice Klieg, a woman with Borderline personality disorder who wins the Mega Millions lottery,... |
Dr. Daryl Moffet | |
| 2015 |
Words, Maps, Secrets and Other ThingsA portrait of the internationally acclaimed Spanish film director Isabel Coixet and an analysis of her particular world and her... |
Self - Actor | |
| 2014 |
Nelson Mandela RedrawnThis fascinating documentary unfolds in reverse telling the story of Mandela from the old man to the rural child. With... |
Self | |
| 2014 |
Off Camera with Sam JonesPhotographer and director Sam Jones sits down with the myriad professionals of television and movies, and other celebrities (great skateboarders,... |
Self | |
| 2014 |
The Spoils of BabylonFollow the saga of Cynthia and Devon, two siblings whose intense love drives everything and everyone around them to ruin. |
Jonas Morehouse | |
| 2013 |
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a FriendIn the half-hour tribute, friends and colleagues remember the three-time Emmy winner, who died June 19 at age 51. The... |
Self | |
| 2013 |
Thanks for SharingA romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world... |
Mike | |
| 2013 |
Life of CrimeTwo common criminals get more than they bargained for after kidnapping the wife of a corrupt real-estate developer who shows... |
Frank Dawson | |
| 2013 |
Eastwood Directs: The Untold StoryWith a focus on Clint Eastwood's career as a director, this documentary features movie clips, behind-the-scenes footage, interviews with people... |
Self | |
| 2013 |
The FrameA journey through the world of classic and contemporary cinema. |
William Geld | |
| 2012 |
Back to 1942In 1942, Henan Province was devastated by one of the most tragic famines in modern Chinese history, resulting in the... |
Bishop Megan | |
| 2012 |
Brunch VillageThe wait for brunch with Fred and Carrie is even longer in this one-hour edition of Portlandia's "Brunch Village." |
Excellency | |
| 2011 |
Revenge of the Electric CarA sequel to 2006's Who Killed the Electric Car?, director Chris Paine once again looks at electric vehicles. Where in... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2011 |
Everyday Sunshine: The Story of FishboneFrom the shifting fault lines of Hollywood fantasies and the economic and racial tensions of Reagan's America, Fishbone rose and... |
Self | |
| 2011 |
Green LanternFor centuries, a small but powerful force of warriors called the Green Lantern Corps has sworn to keep intergalactic order.... |
Senator Hammond | |
| 2011 |
Cinema VeriteIn 1973, the Loud family became a television sensation of a new kind. It was long before a metal rock... |
Bill Loud | |
| 2011 |
PortlandiaSatirical sketch comedy set and filmed in Portland, Oregon that explores the eccentric misfits who embody the foibles of modern... |
Excellency | |
| 2010 |
ConanA late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien. |
Self | |
| 2008 |
City of EmberFor generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's... |
Loris Harrow | |
| 2008 |
The Lucky OnesThe story revolves around three soldiers — Colee, T.K. and Cheaver — who return from the Iraq War after suffering... |
Fred Cheaver | |
| 2007 |
NoiseA man who is being driven crazy by the noise in New York City decides to take vigilante action against... |
David Owen | |
| 2007 |
Then She Found MeA New York schoolteacher experiences a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies, and... |
Tim Robbins | |
| 2007 |
The Team. The Time. The 2006 MetsShea Stadium was the place to be in 2006. Fueled by just the right mix of budding young superstars and... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2007 |
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'A behind the scenes look at the making of "Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny". |
Self | |
| 2006 |
Tenacious D in The Pick of DestinyIn Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting... |
The Stranger | |
| 2006 |
Catch a FireThe true story of anti-apartheid activists in South Africa, and particularly the life of Patrick Chamusso, a timid foreman at... |
Nic Vos | |
| 2006 |
Golden VentureThe film chronicles the ongoing struggles of passengers who were aboard the Golden Venture, an immigrant smuggling ship that ran... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2006 |
Tenacious D: For the LadiesA short improvised featurette that accompanies the feature film TENACIOUS D: THE PICK OF DESTINY. |
Unknown character | |
| 2005 |
The Secret Life of WordsA solitary nurse bonds with a badly burned patient who survived an accident on an oil rig. |
Josef | |
| 2005 |
Zathura: A Space AdventureAfter their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their... |
Dad (Mr. Budwing) | |
| 2005 |
The Colbert ReportThe Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent... |
Self | |
| 2005 |
Embedded LiveEmbedded is a ripped-from-the-headlines satire about the madness surrounding brave men and women on the front lines of a Middle... |
Sarge / Cove | |
| 2005 |
War of the WorldsRay Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his... |
Harlan Ogilvy | |
| 2004 |
WMD: Weapons of Mass DeceptionThere were two wars in Iraq--a military assault and a media war. The former was well-covered; the latter was not.... |
Self | |
| 2004 |
Jack & BobbyIf "greatness is thrust upon us," as Winston Churchill once said, then it stands to reason that those who are... |
Unknown character | |
| 2004 |
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron BurgundyIt's the 1970s and San Diego anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that's all about... |
Public TV News Anchor (uncredited) | |
| 2004 |
Mystic River: Beneath the SurfaceDocumentary on the making of 'Mystic River'. |
Self | |
| 2003 |
Mystic River: From Page to ScreenClint Eastwood's film 'Mystic River' (2003) is discussed by the director himself, screenwriter Brian Helgeland, the novel's author Dennis Lehane,... |
Self | |
| 2003 |
Orwell Rolls in His GraveHas America entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for truth? The country's leading intellectuals discuss... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2003 |
Mystic RiverThe lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy. |
Dave Boyle | |
| 2003 |
Code 46In a dystopian future, insurance fraud investigator William Gold arrives in Shanghai to investigate a forgery ring for "papelles", futuristic... |
William Geld | |
| 2003 |
The Education of Gore VidalA contrarian and wickedly funny man, this PBS American Masters special explores Gore Vidal's extraordinary life and work, joining him... |
Self | |
| 2003 |
The Day My God DiedFilmed in Nepal and India this documentary presents the stories of young girls whose lives have been shattered by the... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2003 |
Real Time with Bill MaherEach week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like... |
Self | |
| 2003 |
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC. |
Self - Guest | |
| 2002 |
The Truth About CharlieRegina meets charming Joshua while vacationing in Martinique, as she contemplates ending her whirlwind marriage to enigmatic Charlie. Upon her... |
Hamilton Bartholomew | |
| 2002 |
New York at the MoviesMeryl Streep conducts us to a trip to New York City as presented in many films during the 20th Century,... |
Self | |
| 2002 |
Bull Durham: Between the LinesDocumentary about the making of the 1988 film with interviews with the cast and crew. |
Self | |
| 2001 |
Last Party 2000Filmed over the last six months of the 2000 Presidential election, Phillip Seymour Hoffman starts documenting the campaign at the... |
Self | |
| 2001 |
Human NatureObsessive scientist Nathan and his lover, the naturalist Lila, discover Puff: a man born and raised in the wild. As... |
Nathan Bronfman | |
| 2001 |
Shawshank: The Redeeming FeatureFilm critic and presenter Mark Kermode explores the fascination and praise audiences, fans and critics have behind the classic The... |
Self | |
| 2001 |
Primetime GlickTalk-show parody featuring obese host Jiminy Glick, who usually knows nothing about his guests and hurls veiled insults at them... |
Unknown character | |
| 2001 |
AntitrustA computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret... |
Gary Winston | |
| 2000 |
Millennium Mets - The Story Of The 2000 National League ChampionsIt began in Tokyo, Japan with the first regular season game ever played outside North America and ended in the... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2000 |
The Coen BrothersDuring the promotional campaign for "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" in 1999, BBC broadcast a documentary about the Coen brothers,... |
Self | |
| 2000 |
High FidelityAfter his long-time girlfriend dumps him, a thirty-year-old record store owner seeks to understand why he is unlucky in love... |
Ian Raymond | |
| 2000 |
Mission to MarsWhen the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a... |
Woody Blake | |
| 2000 |
Altman on His Own TermsA look at the life and career of acclaimed independent filmmaker Robert Altman...on his own words. The genius director who... |
Self | |
| 1999 |
Cradle Will RockA true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to... |
Voice on Film Reel (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1999 |
Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'Interviews with cast and crew, regarding the making of Arlington Road. |
Unknown character | |
| 1999 |
Stephen King: Shining in the DarkA documentary looking at the life and work of Stephen King. |
Self | |
| 1999 |
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged MeWhen diabolical genius Dr. Evil travels back in time to steal superspy Austin Powers's ‘mojo,’ Austin must return to the... |
The President | |
| 1999 |
The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornCraig Kilborn hosted this zany talk show, which followed David Letterman's show, from 1999 until 2004. Kilborn left The Daily... |
Self - Guest | |
| 1999 |
Arlington RoadBedraggled college professor Michael Faraday has been vexed — and increasingly paranoid — since his wife's accidental death in a... |
Oliver Lang | |
| 1999 |
Making of Arlington RoadThe making of the film 'Arlington Road' with interviews with the leading actors Jeff Bridges and Tim Robbins illustrated with... |
Self | |
| 1997 |
The ViewABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro... |
Self | |
| 1997 |
Nothing to LoseAdvertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. In a state of despair, he encounters... |
Nick Beam | |
| 1996 |
The Daily ShowThe World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture. |
Self | |
| 1996 |
The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie CameraIn a documentary about Samuel Fuller, the spectator gets different impressions about the Hollywood director and his films. The film... |
Self | |
| 1995 |
MADtvMADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The one-hour show aired Saturday nights on... |
Self | |
| 1994 |
I.Q.Albert Einstein helps a young man who's in love with Einstein's niece to catch her attention by pretending temporarily to... |
Ed Walters | |
| 1994 |
Prêt-à-PorterDuring Paris Fashion Week, models, designers and industry hot shots gather to work, mingle, argue and try to seduce one... |
Joe Flynn | |
| 1994 |
The Shawshank RedemptionImprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a... |
Andy Dufresne | |
| 1994 |
Inside the Actors StudioJames Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for penetrating, fascinating interviews. |
Self | |
| 1994 |
The Hudsucker ProxyA naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam. |
Norville Barnes | |
| 1993 |
Short CutsMany loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally... |
Gene Shepard | |
| 1993 |
Late Night with Conan O'BrienStepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition... |
Self - Guest | |
| 1993 |
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver CountryA documentary insight behind the scenes of Roberts Altman's Short Cuts. |
Self | |
| 1992 |
Post No BillsPolitical heavy-weights populate this urgent and humorous documentary on the detonative mix of art and politics as embodied in the... |
Unknown character | |
| 1992 |
Bob RobertsMillionaire conservative Bob Roberts launches an insurgent campaign against incumbent senator Brickley Paiste, firing up crowds at his rallies by... |
Bob Roberts | |
| 1992 |
HBO First LookHBO First Look is an American television show on HBO that chronicles up and coming movies. It first started in... |
Unknown character | |
| 1992 |
The PlayerA Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one? |
Griffin Mill | |
| 1992 |
Robert Altman's PlayersBehind-the-scenes documentary about a fundraiser which was staged for Robert Altman's film "The Player" (1992). |
Self | |
| 1991 |
Jungle FeverA successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried... |
Jerry | |
| 1990 |
Building 'Jacob's Ladder'An overview of the making of the film Jacob's Ladder (1990). |
Self | |
| 1990 |
Jacob's LadderAfter returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks,... |
Jacob | |
| 1990 |
Cadillac ManJoe's a car salesman with a problem—he has two days to sell 12 cars or he loses his job. This... |
Larry | |
| 1989 |
The SimpsonsSet in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family;... |
Jim Hope (voice) | |
| 1989 |
Erik the VikingErik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, to ask the... |
Erik | |
| 1989 |
TwisterAn oddball family on a Kansas farm are trapped in their farmhouse by an impending storm. The patriarch of the... |
Jeff | |
| 1989 |
Miss FirecrackerUnhappy Carnelle Scott is desperate to escape her reputation as Yazoo City's 'Miss Hot Tamale.' She throws herself into a... |
Delmount Williams | |
| 1988 |
TapeheadsThe story of Ivan and Josh, two dimwitted ex-security guards who love music videos. Out of work, with no job... |
Josh Tager | |
| 1988 |
Bull DurhamVeteran catcher Crash Davis is brought to the minor league Durham Bulls to help their up and coming pitching prospect,... |
Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh | |
| 1987 |
Five CornersA psychotic young man returns to his old neighborhood after release from prison. He seeks out the woman he previously... |
Harry Fitzgerald | |
| 1986 |
Howard the DuckA scientific experiment unknowingly brings extraterrestrial life forms to the Earth through a laser beam. First is the cigar-smoking drake,... |
Phil Blumburtt | |
| 1986 |
Top GunFor Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school... |
Merlin | |
| 1985 |
Fraternity VacationA nerd gains the friendship of two of his frat brothers when his dad offers them his condo for the... |
Larry "Mother" Tucker | |
| 1985 |
Amazing StoriesA truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven... |
Jordan's Phantom | |
| 1985 |
MoonlightingAfter being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency.... |
Unknown character | |
| 1985 |
MoonlightingAfter being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency.... |
Fremmer | |
| 1985 |
The Sure ThingGib, a beer-guzzling slob, and Alison, an uptight Ivy-Leaguer, are an unlikely duo stuck together on a cross-country trip during... |
Gary Cooper | |
| 1985 |
Malice in WonderlandStruggling actress Hedda Hopper can't get a break in Hollywood, even though an acquaintence of hers is the extremely powerful... |
Joseph Cotten | |
| 1984 |
No Small AffairA 16-year-old aspiring photographer pursues a beautiful "older woman" of 22, a down-on-her-luck rock singer. |
Nelson | |
| 1984 |
Toy SoldiersWhile on a vacation in Central America, some American teenagers are kidnapped by terrorists. A rescue mission is sent after... |
Boe | |
| 1984 |
LegmenThe cases of two college students who moonlight as a bail bondsman's investigators. |
Brewster Kingston | |
| 1983 |
Quarterback PrincessThe Maida family has moved to Oregon, and daughter Tami wants to play quarterback for the high school football team.... |
Marvin | |
| 1983 |
Hardcastle and McCormickHardcastle and McCormick is an American action/drama television series from Stephen J. Cannell Productions, shown on ABC from 1983 through... |
Unknown character | |
| 1982 |
St. ElsewhereSt. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May... |
Andrew Reinhardt | |
| 1982 |
Late Night with David LettermanLate Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created and hosted by... |
Self - Guest | |
| 1981 |
Hill Street BluesA realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station. |
Unknown character | |
| 1975 |
Saturday Night LiveA late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary... |
Bob Roberts (uncredited) | |
| 1975 |
Saturday Night LiveA late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary... |
Self - Host | |
| 1953 |
The OscarsAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy... |
Self | |
| TBA |
New Line: Independent LegaciesAn in-depth portrait chronicling the rise of New Line Cinema, between 1967 and 1994, from the perspective of the filmmakers... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| TBA |
Planned ImprovisationIn the following documentary, produced in 2016, actor Tim Robbins, author and screenwriter Michael Tolkin, production designer Stephen Altman, and... |
Self | |
| TBA |
Moral CapacityJames Fisher has everything to lose — family, reputation, and the perfect life he’s built — until his affair with... |
Cliff |
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Got a question about Tim Robbins?
Tim Robbins is known for standout performances in 'The Shawshank Redemption', 'Mystic River', and 'Bull Durham'. His career spans over three decades, showcasing his talent in both acting and directing.
Yes, Tim Robbins won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in 'Mystic River'. He has received multiple nominations, including Golden Globe and BAFTA awards.
Tim Robbins made his film debut in 'The Shawshank Redemption' (1994), which became one of his most iconic roles, though he had appeared in television and stage productions prior.
Some of Tim Robbins' most successful films include 'The Shawshank Redemption', 'Mystic River', and 'Bull Durham', each achieving critical and commercial acclaim.
Tim Robbins has two children, Jack and Miles, and has been married to musician Aimee Mann since 2010. He was previously in a long-term relationship with actress Susan Sarandon.
Tim Robbins' estimated net worth is around $70 million, attributed to his successful career in film, television, and directing.
Key milestones in Tim Robbins' filmography include directing 'Dead Man Walking', winning an Oscar for 'Mystic River', and starring in critically acclaimed films like 'The Player' and 'The Shawshank Redemption'.
Tim Robbins is known for his work in both drama and comedy, often portraying complex characters in films that explore serious themes while also showcasing his comedic talents.