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Tobin Bell

Tobin Bell
Tobin Bell is an American film and television actor who was born in Queens, New York and raised in Weymouth, Massachusetts.

Bell often plays the role of a villain and serial killer; he was cast as Unabomber Theodore John Kaczynski in the made-for-TV movie Unabomber: The True Story, and most recently has played the role of the nefarious "Jigsaw," a serial killer who wants others to appreciate the value of life via twisted "games" in the 2004 film Saw and its sequels, Saw II and Saw III. He received a 2006 MTV Movie Award nomination for "Best Villain" and a nomination for "Best Butcher" in the Fuse/Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.

Aside from appearing in made-for-TV movies, Bell has guest starred in popular series such as Seinfeld, La Femme Nikita, The X-Files, Stargate SG-1, Alias, The Sopranos, and 24


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  • Black Mask 2 - City Of Masks
  • Black Mask 2 - City Of Masks review by A customer from Reading, England
    Rated - 3 stars Hong Kong Fooey... but fun 27 March 2004
    ...s to be any kind of art then you need to learn to judge a DVD by it's title. Tobin Bell phones in a passable performance (for Bell at his best go for the latter parts ...  
  • Saw V
  • Saw V review by hunkydomste from Liverpool
    Rated - 4 stars THEY'VE REPLACED THE TRAPS WITH KITTENS AND FLOWERS!!! 24 October 2008
    ...e puzzles, twists ensuing in due course. The cast are watchable as always, with Tobin Bell as Jigsaw true to form and Scott Patterson and Julie Benz as capable additions....  

Tobin Bell - filmography


  • Saw V on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Tobin Bell,  Costas Mandylor,  Scott Patterson
    Director: David Hackl
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Jigsaw's deadly game continues in the fifth film of the Saw franchise. Agent Perez, the last detective to play through Jigsaws grizzly games, has been captured. After the events of Saw IV, officer Rigg is after Hoffman but doesnt know there is a new piece to the puzzle he must decifier before its ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 13,299 members
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  • Repo! The Genetic Opera on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Sarah Brightman,  Anthony Head,  Paris Hilton
    Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: £3.49
    Set in the 2056, "Repo! The Genetic Opera" tells the story of an epidemic of organ failures that devastates the planet, killing tens of millions. Out of the tragedy, a savior emerges: GeneCo, a biotech company that offers organ transplants--for a price. Those who miss their payments are scheduled ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 1,319 member
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  • Saw IV on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Tobin Bell,  Lyriq Bent,  Costas Mandylor
    Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Upon the news of Detective Kerry's murder, two seasoned FBI profilers, Agent Strahm and Agent Perez, arrive in the terrified community to assist the veteran Detective Hoffman in sifting through Jigsaw's latest grizzly remains and piecing together the puzzle. However, when SWAT Commander Rigg is ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 25,926 members
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  • Boogeyman 2 on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Tobin Bell,  Renee O'Connor,  Matt Cohen
    Director: Jeff Betancourt
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Boogeyman 2 follows a young woman with a long-term phobia of the boogeyman, who voluntarily checks herself into a mental health facility with the hope of conquering her overwhelming fears. However, much to her horror, she discovers that some things are terrifying on purpose, and confronting her ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 1,190 member
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  • Buried Alive on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Leah Rachel,  Erin Lokitz,  Tobin Bell
    Director: Robert Kurtzman
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A supernatural horror which revolves around a group of college students who take a trip to an old ranch house in the desert as part of an initiation of two sorority women. Their fun trip soon descends into the weekend from Hell when a caretaker who has been digging for gold digs up more than he ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 42% from 1,239 member
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  • Saw III on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Tobin Bell,  Angus MacFadyen,  Dina Meyer
    Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: £2.49
    In 2004, a low-budget horror film about a man who put people with moral failings into grisly, murderous situations became a huge hit. In 2005, the sequel scored again, upping the body count and the terror. In 2006, the franchise continued, with plenty of gore as well as an emotional story line that ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 35,893 members
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  • Saw II on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Donnie Wahlberg,  Dina Myer,  Tobin Bell
    Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Jigsaw is back. The brilliant, disturbed mastermind who wreaked havoc on his victims in last year's SAW is back for another round of horrifying life-or-death games. When a new murder victim is discovered with all the signs of Jigsaw's hand, Detective Eric Mathews (Donnie Wahlberg) begins a full ..read more »
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  • Power Play (2002)
    Starring: Dylan Walsh,  Alison Eastwood,  Tobin Bell
    Director: Joseph Zito
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The power failures and mini earth tremors in Los Angeles are getting more frequent and more powerful and the search is on to find the ultimate energy source from deep within the earth's core. The disgraced former US secretary of energy will stop at nothing to find that source...
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 39% from 30 members
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  • Brown's Requiem on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Michael Rooker,  Selma Blair,  Kevin Corrigan
    Director: Jason Freeland
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Fritz Brown, an ex-LAPD officer and recovering alcoholic, makes a shabby living as a repo-man and occasional private eye. When Fat Dog, a shady golf caddy, wabbles into Brown's office and offers him an unseemly amount of cash to tail Jane (Fat Dog's 17 year-old little sister), Brown thinks that he'..read more »
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  • Mortal Fear on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Joanna Kerns,  Gregory Harrison,  Max Gail
    Director: Larry Shaw
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The Chief of Medical Staff at Collington Clinic, Jennifer Kessler, is more than concerned when healthy patients are dying. Her search for the truth leads her to a seedy strip club and then down a path of greed, corruption and fear. Based on the novel by Robin Cook.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 32 members
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  • Deep Red (1994)
    Starring: Michael Biehn,  Lindsey Haun,  Tobin Bell
    Director: Craig R. Baxley
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    After a young girl is accidently infected with an alien substance known as "Deep Red", the astonishing results attract the attention of the illustrious scientist Dr. Newmeyer.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 18 members
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  • Malice on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Alec Baldwin,  Nicole Kidman,  Bill Pullman
    Director: Harold Becker
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    When a brilliant surgeon is accused of savage medical malpractice by his beautiful patient, it's not certain whether he's a competent physician or a malicious monster in this plot-twisting "quadruple indemnity." MALICE is a stylish and sexy thriller, with fine acting from Alec Baldwin and Nicole ..read more »
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  • Saw III - BLU-RAY Version
    Starring: Tobin Bell,  Angus MacFadyen,  Angus Macfadyen
    Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    In 2004, a low-budget horror film about a man who put people with moral failings into grisly, murderous situations became a huge hit. In 2005, the sequel scored again, upping the body count and the terror. In 2006, the franchise continued, with plenty of gore as well as an emotional story line that ..read more »
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  • Saw III: Extreme Edition to Watch Now (2006)
    Starring: Tobin Bell,  Dina Meyer,  Shawnee Smith
    Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
    Certificate: Certificate: 18 (TBC)
    Watch now: £2.49
    Run time: 114 minutes
    Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled the police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detectives scramble to locate him, Doctor Lynn Denlon and Jeff Reinhart ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 90 members
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Tobin Bell facts

5 most recent films

Saw V - 3.5 stars
Repo! The Genetic Opera - 3.0 stars
Repo! The Genetic Opera - BLU-RAY Version - 2.5 stars
Saw V - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Saw IV - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Saw II - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Saw V - 3.5 stars
Saw IV - 3.5 stars
Saw II - 3.5 stars
Saw III - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Power Play - 2.0 stars
Deep Red - 2.5 stars
Mortal Fear - 2.5 stars
Solas - Live - 2.5 stars
The Killer Next Door - 1.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Costas Mandylor - 8 times - show films
Lyriq Bent - 7 times - show films
Scott Patterson - 5 times - show films
Donnie Wahlberg - 5 times - show films
Angus Macfadyen - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Darren Lynn Bousman - 9 times - show films
David Hackl - 3 times - show films
Jeffery Lando - 1 times - show films
Joseph Zito - 1 times - show films
Craig R. Baxley - 1 times - show films