Biography
Joseph Henry Tobin Jr. (born August 7, 1942), known professionally as Tobin Bell, is an American actor and producer. He has appeared in a number of television shows and films, but is most recognized for his role as John Kramer / Jigsaw in the Saw films franchise, which has earned him five award nominations and two wins.
An American film and television character actor. After years of work doing stand-ins and background work on films, he got his first major acting job in Mississippi Burning (1988) and went on to star in made-for-television films and guest star in television shows throughout the 1990s. Bell is best known as the villain John "Jigsaw" Kramer of the Saw film series. He provided his voice in two video games based on the films, Saw and its sequel, Saw II: Flesh & Blood, in which he also provided his likeness.
Filmography (118)
Altered Reality
2024
The Bunker
2024
ReBroken
2023
The Cello
2023
The Curse of the Clown Motel
2023
Saw X
2023
Wolf Mountain
2022
Sleep No More
2022
A Father's Legacy
2021
Let Us In
2021
Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman
2021
The Call
2020
Belzebuth
2019
Gates of Darkness
2019
The Way We Weren't
2019
Devil Music
2019
Ice Cream in the Cupboard
2019
Creepshow
2019
12 Feet Deep
2018
I Speak for the Dead: The Legacy of Jigsaw
2018
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
Jigsaw
2017
My Pretty Pony
2017
The Sandman
2017
Rainbow Time
2016
MacGyver
2016
Manson Family Vacation
2015
Unbelief
2015
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
2015
Dark House
2014
Finders Keepers
2014
Phantom Halo
2014
The Flash
2014
Skin Wars
2014
Saw 3D
2010
Saw VI
2009
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
2009
Saw V
2008
Boogeyman 3
2008
Saw IV
2007
07 Spaceys
2007
Boogeyman 2
2007
Decoys 2: Alien Seduction
2007
Buried Alive
2007
Making of Saw III
2007
The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It
2007
The Kill Point
2007
Saw III
2006
Saw II
2005
Full Disclosure Report
2005
Hacking Away at Saw
2005
Criminal Minds
2005
Revelations
2005
Saw
2004
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
2002
Power Play
2002
Good Neighbor
2001
Alias
2001
24
2001
The Guardian
2001
The Road to El Dorado
2000
The 4th Floor
1999
The Sopranos
1999
Once and Again
1999
Harsh Realm
1999
The West Wing
1999
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
1998
Brown's Requiem
1998
One Hot Summer Night
1998
Overnight Delivery
1998
Charmed
1998
Stargate SG-1
1997
The Babysitter's Seduction
1996
Cheyenne
1996
Unabomber: The True Story
1996
The Pretender
1996
The Quick and the Dead
1995
Serial Killer
1995
Murder One
1995
Deep Red
1994
Mortal Fear
1994
Dead Man's Revenge
1994
New Eden
1994
Chicago Hope
1994
ER
1994
Malice
1993
Boiling Point
1993
In the Line of Fire
1993
The Firm
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
The X-Files
1993
NYPD Blue
1993
Ruby
1992
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
1992
The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
1991
Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride
1991
Love, Lies and Murder
1991
Loose Cannons
1990
GoodFellas
1990
False Identity
1990
Broken Badges
1990
Nasty Boys
1990
Perfect Witness
1989
An Innocent Man
1989
Seinfeld
1989
Alien Nation
1989
Mississippi Burning
1988
Jake and the Fatman
1987
The Equalizer
1985
Svengali
1983
The Verdict
1982
Sophie's Choice
1982
Tootsie
1982
Tales of Ordinary Madness
1981
Manhattan
1979
Mouth to Mouth
Game of Power
Ghostkiller
English
Español
Russian
