Actor
· Acting
Tobin Bell
Born 1942-08-07
📍 Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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 120
The Bunker
as Father
2024
Altered Reality
as Cooper Mason
2024
The Curse of the Clown Motel
as Mr. Wilson
2023
Saw X
as John Kramer
2023
The Cello
as Vincent
2023
ReBroken
as Von
2023
Sleep No More
as Smashmouth
2022
Wolf Mountain
as Dr Avery
2022
Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman
as Lewis Fell
2021
Let Us In
as Mr. Munch
2021
A Father's Legacy
as Billy Ford
2021
The Call
as Edward Cranston
2020
Gates of Darkness
as Monsignor Canell
2019
Creepshow
as Chief Connors
2019
Ice Cream in the Cupboard
as Pop
2019
Devil Music
2019
The Way We Weren't
as Jerry
2019
Belzebuth
as Padre Vasilio Canetti
2019
12 Feet Deep
as McGradey
2018
Eli Roth's History of Horror
as Self
2018
I Speak for the Dead: The Legacy of Jigsaw
as Self
2018
My Pretty Pony
as George Banning
2017
Jigsaw
as John Kramer / Jigsaw
2017
The Sandman
as Valentine
2017
MacGyver
as Leland
2016
Rainbow Time
as Peter
2016
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
as Self
2015
Manson Family Vacation
as Blackbird
2015
Unbelief
as Frank
2015
Phantom Halo
as Smashmouth
2014
Finders Keepers
as Dr. Freeman
2014
The Flash
as Doctor Alchemy / Savitar (voice) (uncredited)
2014
The Flash
as Savitar (voice)
2014
The Flash
as Doctor Alchemy (voice) (uncredited)
2014
The Flash
as Savitar (voice) (uncredited)
2014
Skin Wars
as Self - Guest Judge
2014
Dark House
as Seth
2014
Saw 3D
as John Kramer / Jigsaw
2010
Saw VI
as John Kramer / Jigsaw
2009
Saw V
as John Kramer / Jigsaw
2008
Boogeyman 3
as Dr. Mitchell Allen (voice)
2008
Saw IV
as John Kramer / Jigsaw
2007
Boogeyman 2
as Mitchell Allen
2007
The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It
as The Stranger
2007
The Kill Point
2007
Decoys 2: Alien Seduction
as Professor Erwin Buckton
2007
Buried Alive
as Lester
2007
Making of Saw III
as Self
2007
07 Spaceys
2007
Saw III
as John Kramer / Jigsaw
2006
Full Disclosure Report
as Jigsaw
2005
Saw II
as John Kramer / Jigsaw
2005
Hacking Away at Saw
as Self
2005
Criminal Minds
as Malachi Lee
2005
Revelations
as Nathan Volk
2005
Saw
as John Kramer / Jigsaw
2004
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
as Moloch
2002
Power Play
as Clemens
2002
24
as Peter Kingsley
2001
Alias
as Karl Dreyer
2001
The Guardian
as Mr. Pierce
2001
Good Neighbor
as Geoffrey Martin
2001
The Road to El Dorado
as Zaragoza (voice)
2000
Harsh Realm
1999
The West Wing
as Colonel Whitcomb
1999
Once and Again
1999
The 4th Floor
as The Locksmith
1999
The Sopranos
as Major Zwingli
1999
Brown's Requiem
as Stan the Man
1998
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
as Lukasz Slava
1998
Charmed
as Orin
1998
Overnight Delivery
as John Dwayne Beezly
1998
One Hot Summer Night
as Vincent "Coupe" De Ville
1998
Stargate SG-1
as Omoc
1997
Cheyenne
as Marshall Toynbee
1996
The Pretender
as Mr. White
1996
Unabomber: The True Story
as Theodore Kaczynski
1996
The Babysitter's Seduction
as Frank O'Keefe
1996
Serial Killer
as William Lucian Morrano
1995
Murder One
1995
The Quick and the Dead
as Dog Kelly
1995
New Eden
as Ares
1994
Mortal Fear
as Dr. Alvin Hayes
1994
ER
as Hospital Administrator
1994
Chicago Hope
as Luther Evans
1994
Dead Man's Revenge
as Bullock
1994
Deep Red
as Warren Rickman
1994
Malice
as Earl Leemus
1993
NYPD Blue
as Jerry
1993
NYPD Blue
as Donald selness
1993
The X-Files
as Ashman / Darryl Weaver
1993
In the Line of Fire
as Mendoza
1993
The Firm
as The Nordic Man
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Karl Storm
1993
Boiling Point
as Roth
1993
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
1992
Ruby
as Ferrie
1992
Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride
as Barman
1991
The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
1991
Love, Lies and Murder
as Al Stutz
1991
Broken Badges
1990
GoodFellas
as Parole Officer
1990
False Identity
as Marshall Errickson
1990
Nasty Boys
as Finley
1990
Loose Cannons
as Gerber
1990
Perfect Witness
as Dillon
1989
An Innocent Man
as Zeke
1989
Alien Nation
as Brian Knox / Dr. Death
1989
Seinfeld
as Ron
1989
Mississippi Burning
as Agent Stokes
1988
Jake and the Fatman
1987
The Equalizer
as Deputy Secretary
1985
The Equalizer
as Weber / Cronin
1985
Svengali
as Waiter (uncredited)
1983
Tootsie
as Waiter (uncredited)
1982
The Verdict
as Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
1982
Sophie's Choice
as Reporter
1982
Tales of Ordinary Madness
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
1981
Manhattan
as Man on Street (uncredited)
1979
Ghostkiller
as Special Agent Lee Tarkington / 1862 Herbert Tarkington