Eli Roth

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Biography

Eli Raphael Roth (born April 18, 1972) is an American film director, producer, writer and actor. He is part of the group of filmmakers dubbed the Splat Pack, because of their association and their focus on the horror genre. Roth is an award-winning actor, most known for his role as Donny Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, for which he won both a SAG Award (Best Ensemble) and also a BFCA Critics Choice Award (Best Acting Ensemble).

Known For

Inglourious Basterds

SGT. Donny Donowitz

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Subway Man (uncredited)

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Fighter Pilot (uncredited)

Death Proof

Dov

Hostel

American Stoner (uncredited)

Piranha 3D

Wet T-Shirt Host

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

Comrade Ivan

Grindhouse

Dov (segment "Death Proof") / Tucker (segment "Thanksgiving")

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	Ice Cream Man MOVIE	Self
2026	The Thing Expanded MOVIE	Self
2026	Scratching the Surface: A Look Back MOVIE	Self
2025	Night Always Comes MOVIE	Blake
2025	The Piano Killer MOVIE	Self
2024	Phoning It In TV	Self (voice)
2023	Fright Krewe TV	Necromancer / Douglas (voice)
2023	The Idol TV	Andrew Finkelstein
2023	Eli Roth Presents: The Legion of Exorcists TV	Self - Host
2022	Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story MOVIE	Self
2022	Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow TV	Self
2022	Youn's Unexpected Journey TV	Self
2021	Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess MOVIE	Self
2021	Death Rider in the House of Vampires MOVIE	Drac Cassidy
2021	Fin MOVIE	Self
2021	I Am Alfred Hitchcock MOVIE	Self
2020	Tales of the Uncanny MOVIE	Self
2020	Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration MOVIE	Self
2020	Dead Talk Live TV	Self - Guest
2019	QT8: The First Eight MOVIE	Self
2019	Godzilla: King of the Monsters MOVIE	Fighter Pilot (uncredited)
2019	The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs TV	Self
2018	Eli Roth's History of Horror TV	Self - Host
2018	Me Me Lai Bites Back MOVIE	Self
2018	The House with a Clock in Its Walls MOVIE	Comrade Ivan
2017	78/52 MOVIE	Self
2016	Cabin Fever MOVIE	Self
2015	Star Wars: Greatest Moments MOVIE	Self
2015	Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw MOVIE	Self
2015	Zombies Gone Wild! MOVIE	Self
2015	David Choe: High Risk MOVIE	Self
2015	Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film MOVIE	Self
2015	Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made MOVIE	Self
2014	Clown MOVIE	Frowny the Clown
2014	Why Horror? MOVIE	Self
2013	@midnight with Chris Hardwick TV	Self
2013	Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking MOVIE	Self
2012	The Man with the Iron Fists MOVIE	Wolf Clan #2
2012	Aftershock MOVIE	Gringo
2012	Rock of Ages MOVIE	Stefano
2011	Corman's World MOVIE	Self - Filmmaker
2011	Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope MOVIE	Self
2011	The 'Scarface' Phenomenon MOVIE	Self
2011	Scream: The Inside Story MOVIE	Self
2010	The United Monster Talent Agency MOVIE	Director #2
2010	Piranha 3D MOVIE	Wet T-Shirt Host
2010	Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies MOVIE	Self
2009	Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock MOVIE	Self
2009	13 Scarier Movie Moments MOVIE	Self
2009	Don't Look Up MOVIE	Béla Olt
2009	Inglourious Basterds MOVIE	SGT. Donny Donowitz
2009	Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil MOVIE	Self
2009	Direct Your Own Damn Movie! MOVIE	Self
2009	The Shark Is Still Working MOVIE	Self
2008	Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX MOVIE	Self
2008	Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock MOVIE	Self
2008	In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy MOVIE	Self
2007	One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead MOVIE	Self
2007	Southland Tales MOVIE	Man Who Gets Shot on Toilet
2007	Heckler MOVIE	Self
2007	30 Even Scarier Movie Moments TV	Self
2007	Hostel Part II: A Legacy of Torture MOVIE	Self
2007	Death Proof MOVIE	Dov
2007	On the Lot TV	Self
2007	Grindhouse MOVIE	Dov (segment "Death Proof") / Tucker (segment "Thanksgiving")
2006	50 Films to See Before You Die MOVIE	Self
2006	The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist? MOVIE	Self
2006	Hostel Dissected MOVIE	Self
2006	Hostel MOVIE	American Stoner (uncredited)
2005	Disaster! MOVIE	Lumberjack (voice)
2005	The Perfect Scary Movie MOVIE	Self
2005	2001 Maniacs MOVIE	Justin
2004	Spaced: Skip to the End MOVIE	Self
2004	Tales from the Crapper MOVIE	Party Goer
2004	Best Week Ever TV	Self
2004	Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin MOVIE	Self
2003	Cabin Fever MOVIE	Justin / Grim
2002	Icons TV	Self
2002	Pierre and Sonny Jim MOVIE	(puppeteer)
2001	Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV MOVIE	Beautiful Young Boy
2000	The Rotten Fruit MOVIE	Self
1999	Terror Firmer MOVIE	Shocked Onlooker
1998	The Horse Whisperer MOVIE	Office Worker
1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park MOVIE	Subway Man (uncredited)
1996	The Mirror Has Two Faces MOVIE	Male Student
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV	Self - Guest
1988	Shark Week TV	Self
1985	Untitled Paper Towel Project MOVIE	Self
1984	The Loser Show MOVIE	Self
1984	Splatter On The Linoleum MOVIE	Self
1979	CBS News Sunday Morning TV	Self
	Worshipping 'The Wicker Man' MOVIE	Self
	Sturmgruppe MOVIE	Rap*st
	Death Boom MOVIE	Self – Narrator (voice)

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