Tobin Bell
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.
118 acting credits
Acting · 118
Criminal Minds
2005
The Flash
2014
24
2001
Stargate SG-1
1997
The Sopranos
1999
The X-Files
1993
Seinfeld
1989
Charmed
1998
ER
1994
The West Wing
1999
Chicago Hope
1994
The Guardian
2001
MacGyver
2016
The Equalizer
1985
NYPD Blue
1993
The Pretender
1996
Jake and the Fatman
1987
GoodFellas
1990
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Murder One
1995
Creepshow
2019
Saw
2004
Once and Again
1999
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
The Road to El Dorado
2000
Alias
2001
Alien Nation
1989
Saw X
2023
Saw II
2005
Mississippi Burning
1988
Saw 3D
2010
The Firm
1993
Jigsaw
2017
Saw III
2006
Saw IV
2007
Saw V
2008
Harsh Realm
1999
Saw VI
2009
The Quick and the Dead
1995
The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It
2007
Nasty Boys
1990
In the Line of Fire
1993
Tootsie
1982
The Verdict
1982
Skin Wars
2014
Sophie's Choice
1982
Malice
1993
The Kill Point
2007
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
2002
Revelations
2005
The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
1991
Broken Badges
1990
Boogeyman 2
2007
Love, Lies and Murder
1991
Boogeyman 3
2008
12 Feet Deep
2018
Manhattan
1979
The Babysitter's Seduction
1996
An Innocent Man
1989
Finders Keepers
2014
Boiling Point
1993
The 4th Floor
1999
The Call
2020
Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman
2021
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
1992
Belzebuth
2019
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
1998
Tales of Ordinary Madness
1981
The Cello
2023
Buried Alive
2007
Phantom Halo
2014
The Sandman
2017
Deep Red
1994
Decoys 2: Alien Seduction
2007
Ruby
1992
Let Us In
2021
Full Disclosure Report
2005
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
2009
The Way We Weren't
2019
Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride
1991
Loose Cannons
1990
Overnight Delivery
1998
Gates of Darkness
2019
The Bunker
2024
One Hot Summer Night
1998
Wolf Mountain
2022
Cheyenne
1996
Dark House
2014
Dead Man's Revenge
1994
Game of Power
—
Serial Killer
1995
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
2015
Manson Family Vacation
2015
Perfect Witness
1989
My Pretty Pony
2017
Svengali
1983
New Eden
1994
False Identity
1990
Brown's Requiem
1998
Altered Reality
2024
I Speak for the Dead: The Legacy of Jigsaw
2018
Rainbow Time
2016
Unabomber: The True Story
1996
Power Play
2002
ReBroken
2023
Ice Cream in the Cupboard
2019
Mortal Fear
1994
Unbelief
2015
Hacking Away at Saw
2005
A Father's Legacy
2021
Ghostkiller
—
07 Spaceys
2007
The Curse of the Clown Motel
2023
Sleep No More
2022
Good Neighbor
2001
Making of Saw III
2007
Mouth to Mouth
—
Devil Music
2019