Tim Robbins

**Timothy Francis Robbins** (born October 16, 1958) is an American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, activist, and amateur musician. He has won many awards in his career, including the Academy Award in 2004 for his work in _Mystic River_.

He was born in West Covina, Los Angeles County and raised in New York City. He was the partner of actress Susan Sarandon from 1988 to 2009.

## Filmography

|style="background: #B0C4DE;"|Year|style="background: #B0C4DE;"|Title|style="background: #B0C4DE;"|Role|style="background: #B0C4DE;"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|1984|_Toy Soldiers_|Boe|||||
|_No Small Affair_|Nelson|||||||
|rowspan="2"|1985|_Fraternity Vacation_|Larry "Mother" Tucker|||||
|_The Sure Thing_|Gary Cooper|||||||
|rowspan="2"|1986|_Howard the Duck_|Phil Blumburtt|Nominated — Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor||||
|_Top Gun_|Lt. Samuel "Merlin" Wells|||||||
|rowspan="3"|1988|_Five Corners_|Harry|||||
|_Bull Durham_|Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh|||||||
|_Tapeheads_|Josh Tager|||||||
|rowspan="3"|1989|_Erik the Viking_|Erik|||||
|_Miss Firecracker_|Delmount Williams|||||||
|_Twister_|Jeff|||||||
|rowspan="2"|1990|_Jacob's Ladder_|Jacob Singer|||||
|_Cadillac Man_|Larry|||||||
|1991|_Jungle Fever_|Jerry||||||
|rowspan="2"|1992|_Bob Roberts_|Bob Roberts|Also writer and director Bronze Award for Best Actor at the Tokyo International Film Festival Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy||||
|_The Player_|Griffin Mill|Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival) Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role||||||
|1993|_Short Cuts_|Gene Shepard|Golden Globe Special Award for Ensemble Cast Volpi Cup for Best Ensemble Cast|||||
|rowspan="4"|1994|_I.Q._|Ed Walters|||||
|_Prêt-à-Porter_|Joe Flynne|Title in English: _Ready to Wear_ National Board of Review Award for Best Cast||||||
|_The Shawshank Redemption_|Andy Dufresne|Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role||||||
|_The Hudsucker Proxy_|Norville Barnes|||||||
|1995|_Dead Man Walking_||Writer and director Golden Aphrodite Award at the Love is Folly International Film Festival Humanitas Prize for Feature Film Category Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Best Director Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost" Nominated — Academy Award for Best Director Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay Nominated — Golden Berlin Bear Award for Best Film|||||
|1997|_Nothing to Lose_|Nick Beam||||||
|rowspan="3"|1999|_Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me_|The President|||||
|_Cradle Will Rock_|Voice on Film Reel|Uncredited voice; also writer and director Gran Angular Award for Best Director Gran Angular Award for Best Film Istanbul International Film Festival Award for International Competition National Board of Review Special Achievement in Filmmaking Award Nominated — Palme d'Or (1999 Cannes Film Festival)||||||
|_Arlington Road_|Oliver Lang/William Fenimore|||||||
|rowspan="2"|2000|_Mission to Mars_|Woodrow "Woody" Blake|||||
|_High Fidelity_|Ian "Ray" Raymond|||||||
|rowspan="3"|2001|_Antitrust_|Gary Winston|||||
|_Human Nature_|Dr. Nathan Bronfman|||||||
|_The Party's Over_|Himself|||||||
|2002|_The Truth About Charlie_|Lewis Bartholomew||||||
|rowspan="2"|2003|_Mystic River_|Dave Boyle|Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated — Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated — Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor||||
|_Code 46_|William Geld|||||||
|2004|_Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy_|Public News Anchor|Uncredited cameo|||||
|rowspan="3"|2005|_The Secret Life of Words_|Josef|ADIRCAE Award for Best Performance in a Leading Role Nominated — Barcelona Film Award for Best Actor (Millor Actor) Nominated — Cinema Writers Circle Award for Best Actor (Mejor Actor)||||
|_War of the Worlds_|Harlan Ogilvy|||||||
|_Zathura: A Space Adventure_|Mr. Budwing|Cameo||||||
|rowspan="2"|2006|_Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny_|The Stranger|||||
|_Catch a Fire_|Nic Vos|||||||
|2007|_Noise_|David Owen||||||
|rowspan="2"|2008|_The Lucky Ones_|Fred Cheaver|||||
|_City of Ember_|Loris Harrow|||||||
|2011|_Green Lantern_|Senator Robert Hammond||||||
|rowspan="2"|2012|_Back to 1942_|Father Megan|||||
|_Thanks for Sharing_|Mike|||||||
|2013|_Life of Crime_|Frank Dawson||||||
|2014|_Welcome to Me_|Dr. Moffat||||||
|2015|_A Perfect Day_|B||||||
|2017|_Marjorie Prime_|Jon||||||
|rowspan="2"|2019|_VHYes_|Sir Roger Handley III|||||
|_Dark Waters_|Tom Terp|_Post-production_||||||

## Other websites

- _Video Interview with Tim Robbins_ on AMC's Sunday Morning Shootout
- Embedded Live, the play  and Embedded /Live, the DVD
    - See also, Embedded Live, the interview, from _CBC News: The Hour_
- Interview from On The Media, February 20, 2004
- Interview from Media Matters, June 5, 2005
- Tim Robbins' federal campaign contribution report
- TheAge.com Article: "Tim Robbins: Hall of Fame Violates Freedom"
- Robbins' blog at _The Huffington Post_
- Audio interview of Tim Robbins  by Stephanie Miller on _The Stephanie Miller Show_ about Robbins' play, 1984

## Infobox (person)

- **image**: TimRobbinsTIFFSept2012.jpg
- **caption**: Robbins at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival
- **birth name**: Timothy Francis Robbins
- **birth place**: West Covina, California, USA
- **height**: 196 cm
- **alma mater**: UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television of the University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., Drama, 1981)
- **years active**: 1979–present
- **occupation**: Actor, director, producer, screenwriter, activist, musician
- **partner**: Susan Sarandon (1988–2009)