A Conversation with OSCAR®-Nominated Actor Tim Roth, Moderated by USC Professor John DeMita

ABOUT TIM ROTH Tim Roth has made a career out of portraying unforgettable characters in one independent film after another. He made his studio feature debut in MGM’s “ROB ROY” opposite Liam Neeson and Jessica Lange, in a role that has been touted as one of the best villains in screen history, earning him a Golden Globe Nomination and an Academy Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama. Roth starred in Brian Grazer/Imagine’s Fox 1-hour drama series, “Lie To Me,” as a cutting-edge researcher who pioneered the field of deception detection. He played a human lie detector, skilled at reading the human face, body and voice to uncover the truth in criminal and private investigations. He was also seen in “THE INCREDIBLE HULK,” in which he co-stared with Edward Norton as well as the starring role in Francis Ford Coppola’s “YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH,” and “FUNNY GAMES” opposite Naomi Watts. Roth made his return to the stage in Sam Shepard’s off Broadway production of “THE GOD OF HELL