Tobin Bell Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Villain for "Saw II" in 2006, and was inducted into the Fangoria Horror Hall of Fame in 2010
• Earned his Master's degree in environmental science from Montclair State University
• Studied acting under coaches Lee Strasberg and Ellen Burstyn at the Actors Studio
• Became interested in acting after witnessing a seminar given by actors Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy at Boston University
• Worked for the New York Botanical Garden before becoming an actor
• Made his screen acting debut in the film "Tootsie" in 1982
• Quote: "I want to do anything that's well-written, that reveals something of the human condition, that provides growth for the material as well as the actors․ Great opportunity․"
• Quote: "Jigsaw is a person who, like all of us, has some complaints about life and about the way human beings are to one another․ But․․․he's a study in [how] we need to caution ourselves to not let․․․our own perspectives affect our behavior in a way․"
• Well known for taking on the role of villains or sinister characters
• Best known for his role as Jigsaw/John Kramer in the horror film series "Saw․"