Tobin Bell

Tobin Bell (born Joseph Henry Tobin Jr.; August 7, 1942) is an American actor. Appearing in over 100 titles during a five-decade career, he is most recognized for his role as <a href="/facts/Jigsaw_(Saw_character)/FHv78a8H">John Kramer / Jigsaw</a> in the <a href="/facts/Saw_(franchise)/u1UuGgU9">Saw franchise</a>.
Bell started his acting career in the late 1970s and early 1980s doing stand-ins and <a href="/facts/Extra_(acting)/RL9phfh9">background work</a> on feature films. He had his first feature film role in <a href="/facts/Mississippi_Burning/52npCFI2">Mississippi Burning</a> (1988). Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bell appeared in supporting roles in a number of films and television shows, including <a href="/facts/The_Firm_(1993_film)/NGblVubz">The Firm</a> (1993), <a href="/facts/Unabomber%3a_The_True_Story/CK0ECaWM">Unabomber: The True Story</a> (1996), <a href="/facts/Walker%2c_Texas_Ranger/eRTPYYkP">Walker, Texas Ranger</a> (1998), <a href="/facts/The_Sopranos/xHHM8t5q">The Sopranos</a> (2001), and <a href="/facts/24_(TV_series)/pWQeoDGJ">24</a> (2003).
Bell's <a href="/facts/Breakthrough_role/Wxa315KX">breakout role</a> came in 2004 when he was cast as the serial killer Jigsaw in <a href="/facts/Saw_(film)/ERUfjrwU">Saw</a> (2004). The film was a box office success, and Bell went on to portray the character in eight of the nine sequels: <a href="/facts/Saw_II/hESftjS2">Saw II</a> (2005), <a href="/facts/Saw_III/lHycRgjC">Saw III</a> (2006), <a href="/facts/Saw_IV/5D3syf9K">Saw IV</a> (2007), <a href="/facts/Saw_V/1KumeIGK">Saw V</a> (2008), <a href="/facts/Saw_VI/qf9jLlUS">Saw VI</a> (2009), <a href="/facts/Saw_3D/MJYhx5V3">Saw 3D</a> (2010), <a href="/facts/Jigsaw_(2017_film)/WgwNSgub">Jigsaw</a> (2017), and <a href="/facts/Saw_X/QhAm0VTI">Saw X</a> (2023). The series has become one of the highest-grossing horror franchises of all time and earned Bell recognition as a horror icon.

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