Changing Tim Robbins

{{Distinguish|Tom Robbins}}
{{Infobox person
| image              = TimRobbinsTIFFSept2012.jpg
| caption            = Robbins at the [[2012 Toronto International Film Festival]]
| birth_name         = Timothy Francis Robbins
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1958|10|16}}
| birth_place        = [[West Covina, California]], [[USA]]
| death_date         = 
| 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)
| website            = {{URL|timrobbins.net}}
}}

'''Timothy Francis Robbins''' (born October 16, 1958) is an [[Americans|American]] [[actor]], [[screenwriter]], [[film director|director]], [[film producer|producer]], [[Activism|activist]], and [[amateur]] [[musician]]. He has won many awards in his career, including the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] in 2004 for his work in ''[[Mystic River (film)|Mystic River]]''. 

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

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background: #B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background: #B0C4DE;" | Title
! style="background: #B0C4DE;" | Role
! style="background: #B0C4DE;" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1984
| ''[[Toy Soldiers (1984 film)|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 (film)|Howard the Duck]]''
| Phil Blumburtt
| Nominated — [[Razzie Awards|Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor]]
|-
| ''[[Top Gun]]''
| Lt. Samuel "Merlin" Wells
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1988
| ''[[Five Corners (film)|Five Corners]]''
| Harry
|
|-
| ''[[Bull Durham]]''
| Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh
|
|-
| ''[[Tapeheads]]''
| Josh Tager
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1989
| ''[[Erik the Viking]]''
| Erik
|
|-
| ''[[Miss Firecracker]]''
| Delmount Williams
|
|-
| ''[[Twister (1989 film)|Twister]]''
| Jeff
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1990
| ''[[Jacob's Ladder (1990 film)|Jacob's Ladder]]''
| Jacob Singer
|
|-
| ''[[Cadillac Man]]''
| Larry
|
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Jungle Fever]]''
| Jerry
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1992
| ''[[Bob Roberts]]''
| Bob Roberts
| Also writer and director<br />[[Tokyo International Film Festival|Bronze Award for Best Actor at the Tokyo International Film Festival]]<br />Nominated — [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor&nbsp;– Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]
|-
| ''[[The Player (1992 film)|The Player]]''
| Griffin Mill
| [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor|Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)]]<br />[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor&nbsp;– Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]<br />Nominated — [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]]
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Short Cuts]]''
| Gene Shepard
| [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Special Award for Ensemble Cast]]<br />[[Venice Film Festival|Volpi Cup for Best Ensemble Cast]]
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1994
| ''[[I.Q. (film)|I.Q.]]''
| Ed Walters
|
|-
| ''[[Prêt-à-Porter (film)|Prêt-à-Porter]]''
| Joe Flynne
| Title in English: ''Ready to Wear''<br />[[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 (film)|Dead Man Walking]]''
|
| Writer and director<br />[[Bulgaria|Golden Aphrodite Award at the Love is Folly International Film Festival]]<br />[[Humanitas Prize|Humanitas Prize for Feature Film Category]]<br />[[Palm Springs International Film Festival|Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Best Director]]<br />[[Berlin International Film Festival|Prize of the Ecumenical Jury]]<br />[[Berlin International Film Festival|Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas]]<br />[[Berlin International Film Festival|Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost"]]<br />Nominated — [[Academy Award for Best Director]]<br />Nominated — [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay]]<br />Nominated — [[46th Berlin International Film Festival|Golden Berlin Bear Award for Best Film]]
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Nothing to Lose (1997 movie)|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 <br />[[Sitges Film Festival|Gran Angular Award for Best Director]]<br />[[Sitges Film Festival|Gran Angular Award for Best Film]]<br />[[International Istanbul Film Festival|Istanbul International Film Festival Award for International Competition]]<br />[[National Board of Review of Motion Pictures|National Board of Review Special Achievement in Filmmaking Award]]<br />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 (film)|High Fidelity]]''
| Ian "Ray" Raymond
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2001
| ''[[Antitrust (film)|Antitrust]]''
| Gary Winston
|
|-
| ''[[Human Nature (2001 film)|Human Nature]]''
| Dr. Nathan Bronfman
|
|-
| ''[[The Party's Over (2001 film)|The Party's Over]]''
| Himself
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[The Truth About Charlie]]''
| Lewis Bartholomew
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| ''[[Mystic River (film)|Mystic River]]''
| Dave Boyle
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br />[[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast]]<br />[[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br />Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor<br />[[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br />[[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br />[[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor&nbsp;– Motion Picture]]<br />[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role]]<br />Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor<br />Nominated — [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role]]<br />Nominated — [[Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br />Nominated — [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br />Nominated — [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br />Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor<br />Nominated — [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]<br />Nominated — [[Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br />Nominated — [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association|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
| [[Cinema of Spain|ADIRCAE Award for Best Performance in a Leading Role]]<br />Nominated — [[Barcelona| Barcelona Film Award for Best Actor (Millor Actor)]]<br />Nominated — [[Cinema of Spain|Cinema Writers Circle Award for Best Actor (Mejor Actor)]]
|-
| ''[[War of the Worlds (2005 film)|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 (film)|Catch a Fire]]''
| Nic Vos
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Noise (2007 American film)|Noise]]''
| David Owen
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| ''[[The Lucky Ones (film)|The Lucky Ones]]''
| Fred Cheaver
|
|-
| ''[[City of Ember]]''
| Loris Harrow
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern]]''
| Senator Robert Hammond
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| ''[[Back to 1942]]''
| Father Megan
|
|-
| ''[[Thanks for Sharing]]''
| Mike
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Life of Crime (film)|Life of Crime]]''
| Frank Dawson
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Welcome to Me]]''
| Dr. Moffat
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[A Perfect Day (2015 film)|A Perfect Day]]''
| B
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Marjorie Prime]]''
| Jon
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| ''VHYes''
| Sir Roger Handley III
|
|-
| ''[[Dark Waters (2019 film)|Dark Waters]]''
| Tom Terp
| ''Post-production''
|}

==References==
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==Other websites==
* ''[http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid353549892?bclid=361569351&bctid=428948065 Video Interview with Tim Robbins]'' on [http://amctv.com AMC's Sunday Morning Shootout]
* [http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/1206-06.htm Embedded Live, the play] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050405185922/http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/1206-06.htm |date=2005-04-05 }} and [http://www.embeddedlive.com/ Embedded /Live, the DVD]
** See also, [http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/thehour_player.html?20051110-Film_robbins Embedded Live, the interview], from ''CBC News: The Hour''
* [http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/transcripts_022004_robins.html Interview from On The Media, February 20, 2004] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061001124014/http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/transcripts_022004_robins.html |date=October 1, 2006 }}
* [http://www.will.uiuc.edu/am/mediamatters/ Interview from Media Matters, June 5, 2005] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629192108/http://www.will.uiuc.edu/am/mediamatters/ |date=June 29, 2007 }}
* [http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Tim_Robbins.php Tim Robbins' federal campaign contribution report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070515020225/http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Tim_Robbins.php |date=2007-05-15 }}
* [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/12/1050069116929.html?oneclick=true TheAge.com Article: "Tim Robbins: Hall of Fame Violates Freedom"]
* {{imdb name|id=0000209|name=Tim Robbins}}
* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tim-robbins/ Robbins' blog] at ''The Huffington Post''
* [http://www.stephaniemiller.com/bits/2006_0222_tr.mp3 Audio interview of Tim Robbins] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060614032818/http://www.stephaniemiller.com/bits/2006_0222_tr.mp3 |date=2006-06-14 }} by [[Stephanie Miller]] on ''The Stephanie Miller Show'' about [http://www.theactorsgang.com/Shows/1984.htm Robbins' play, 1984] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703092024/http://www.theactorsgang.com/Shows/1984.htm |date=2007-07-03 }}

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