Eli Roth
Known for directing · Born 18 April 1972 · 54 · Newton, Massachusetts, USA
170 credits
Eli Raphael Roth (born April 18, 1972) is an American film director, producer, writer and actor. He is part of the group of filmmakers dubbed the Splat Pack, because of their association and their focus on the horror genre. Roth is an award-winning actor, most known for his role as Donny Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, for which he won both a SAG Award (Best Ensemble) and also a BFCA Critics Choice Award (Best Acting Ensemble).
Known for
Hostel
2006
Knock Knock
2015
Inglourious Basterds
2009
Death Wish
2018
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
2018
Hostel: Part II
2007
Thanksgiving
2023
The Green Inferno
2014
Borderlands
2024
Cabin Fever
2003
Hemlock Grove
2013
The Man with the Iron Fists
2012
Acting (101)
2026Ice Cream ManMartyFilm
2026The Thing ExpandedSelfFilm
2026Scratching the Surface: A Look BackSelfFilm
2026Death BoomSelf – Narrator (voice)Film
2026Scum of the EarthSelfFilm
2026Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories PodcastSelfSeries
2026A Very Haunted RenovationGuest JudgeSeries
2025Night Always ComesBlakeFilm
2025The Piano KillerFilm
2024Phoning It InSelf (voice)Series
2023The IdolAndrew Finkelstein · 3 episodesSeries
2023Fright KreweNecromancer / Douglas (voice)Series
2023Eli Roth Presents: The Legion of ExorcistsSelf - Host · 6 episodesSeries
2022Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund StorySelfFilm
2022Charles Band’s Full Moon FreakshowSeries
2022Youn's Unexpected JourneySelfSeries
2021I Am Alfred HitchcockSelfFilm
2021Death Rider in the House of VampiresDrac CassidyFilm
2021FinFilm
2021Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of ExcessSelfFilm
2020Tales of the UncannySelfFilm
2020Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary CelebrationSelfFilm
2020Dead Talk LiveSelf - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
2019EuphoriaBatmanSeries
2019Godzilla: King of the MonstersFighter Pilot (uncredited)Film
2019QT8: The First EightSelfFilm
2019The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob BriggsSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2018The House with a Clock in Its WallsComrade IvanFilm
2018Eli Roth's History of HorrorSelf - Host · 19 episodesSeries
2018Me Me Lai Bites BackSelfFilm
201778/52SelfFilm
2016Cabin FeverFilm
2015Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever MadeSelfFilm
2015Star Wars: Greatest MomentsSelfFilm
2015Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal FilmFilm
2015Game Changer: The Legacy of SawSelfFilm
2015David Choe: High RiskSelfFilm
2015Zombies Gone Wild!Film
2014ClownFrowny the ClownFilm
2014Why Horror?SelfFilm
2013@midnight with Chris HardwickSelfSeries
2013Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of FilmmakingSelfFilm
2013Worshiping The Wicker ManSelfFilm
2012Rock of AgesStefanoFilm
2012The Man with the Iron FistsWolf Clan #2Film
2012AftershockGringoFilm
2011Corman's WorldSelf - FilmmakerFilm
2011Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's HopeSelfFilm
2011Scream: The Inside StorySelfFilm
2011The 'Scarface' PhenomenonSelfFilm
2010Piranha 3DWet T-Shirt HostFilm
2010The United Monster Talent AgencyDirector #2Film
2010The Splat PackSelfFilm
2010Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, ZombiesSelfFilm
2009Inglourious BasterdsSGT. Donny DonowitzFilm
2009Don't Look UpBéla OltFilm
2009The Shark Is Still WorkingSelfFilm
2009Starz Inside - Unforgettably EvilSelfFilm
200913 Scarier Movie MomentsSelfFilm
2009Direct Your Own Damn Movie!SelfFilm
2009Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred HitchcockSelfFilm
2008Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFXSelfFilm
2008In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's LegacySelfFilm
2008Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of HitchcockSelfFilm
2007Death ProofDovFilm
2007GrindhouseDov (segment "Death Proof") / Tucker (segment "Thanksgiving")Film
2007Southland TalesMan Who Gets Shot on ToiletFilm
2007HecklerSelfFilm
200730 Even Scarier Movie MomentsSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2007One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil DeadSelfFilm
2007On the LotSeries
2007Hostel Part II: A Legacy of TortureSelfFilm
2007Eli on IchiSelfFilm
2006HostelAmerican Stoner (uncredited)Film
2006Hostel DissectedSelfFilm
2006The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist?SelfFilm
200650 Films to See Before You DieSelfFilm
20052001 ManiacsJustinFilm
2005Disaster!Lumberjack (voice)Film
2005The Perfect Scary MovieSelfFilm
2004Tales from the CrapperParty GoerFilm
2004Spaced: Skip to the EndSelfFilm
2004Best Week Ever · 5 episodesSeries
2004Cabin Fever: Beneath the SkinSelfFilm
2003Cabin FeverJustin / GrimFilm
2002Pierre and Sonny Jim(puppeteer)Film
2002IconsSeries
2001Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IVBeautiful Young BoyFilm
2000The Rotten FruitFilm
1999Terror FirmerShocked OnlookerFilm
1999ChowdaheadsWalter / SullySeries
1998The Horse WhispererOffice WorkerFilm
1997The Lost World: Jurassic ParkSubway Man (uncredited)Film
1996The Mirror Has Two FacesMale StudentFilm
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - GuestSeries
1988Shark Week · 52 episodesSeries
1985Untitled Paper Towel ProjectFilm
1984Splatter On The LinoleumFilm
1984The Loser ShowFilm
1979CBS News Sunday MorningSelfSeries
—SturmgruppeRap*stFilm
Crew (14)
2026Scratching the Surface: A Look BackThanks, DirectorFilm
2023Talk to MeThanksFilm
2022XThanksFilm
2021FortressThanksFilm
2021Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci UnchainedThanksFilm
2015Game Changer: The Legacy of SawThanksFilm
2013John Dies at the EndThanksFilm
2012The Silent EarthThanksFilm
2010Piranha 3DThanksFilm
2009Inglourious BasterdsThanksFilm
2007Southland TalesThanksFilm
2004Kill Bill: Vol. 2ThanksFilm
2004Cabin Fever: Beneath the SkinThanks, Executive ProducerFilm
2001Donnie DarkoThanksFilm
Directing (15)
2026Ice Cream ManDirector, Producer, Screenplay, StoryFilm
2021FinDirectorFilm
2018Death WishDirectorFilm
2018The House with a Clock in Its WallsDirectorFilm
2016Dark Souls 3: The WitchesDirector, WriterFilm
2015Knock KnockDirector, Screenplay, ProducerFilm
2015South of HellDirector, Executive ProducerSeries
2013Hemlock GroveDirector, Executive ProducerSeries
2009Stolz der NationDirectorFilm
2007Hostel: Part IIDirector, Producer, Writer, CharactersFilm
2007GrindhouseOtherFilm
2006HostelDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
1994Restaurant DogsDirector, Writer, Producer, EditorFilm
—Final CutDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
—Don't Go in That House, Bitch!Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
Production (27)
2026StilettoProducerFilm
2026Death BoomExecutive ProducerFilm
2025Dream EaterExecutive ProducerFilm
2025Jimmy and StiggsExecutive ProducerFilm
2025The Piano KillerProducer, Writer, DirectorFilm
2025Let the Devil InExecutive ProducerSeries
2023Fright KreweExecutive Producer, CreatorSeries
2023Eli Roth Presents: A Ghost Ruined My LifeExecutive Producer, CreatorSeries
2023Eli Roth Presents: The Legion of ExorcistsExecutive ProducerSeries
2022The Haunted Museum: 3 Ring InfernoExecutive ProducerFilm
2019HauntProducerFilm
2017BaywatchCo-ProducerFilm
2015Real ScaresExecutive ProducerSeries
2015#15SecondScareExecutive ProducerSeries
2014ClownProducerFilm
2014The SacramentProducer, PresenterFilm
2014The StrangerProducerFilm
2013The Last Exorcism Part IIProducerFilm
2012The Man with the Iron FistsProducer, ScreenplayFilm
2010The Last ExorcismProducerFilm
20052001 ManiacsProducerFilm
—Creature HouseExecutive ProducerFilm
—TrackmasterExecutive ProducerFilm
—The GunExecutive ProducerFilm
—Lake MeadProducer, WriterFilm
—Untitled Knock Knock Remake FilmProducerFilm
—Burger Night: Luli, Magda & LoreExecutive ProducerFilm
Visual Effects (1)
2000The Rotten FruitAnimation, Director, Writer, Producer, MusicFilm
Writing (12)
2024BorderlandsScreenstory, Director, ScreenplayFilm
2024ReflexosWriterFilm
2023ThanksgivingStory, Producer, DirectorFilm
2023Eli Roth's Be Mine: A VR Valentine's SlasherWriterFilm
2022Haunted House: Trick-VR-TreatWriter, Executive Producer, DirectorFilm
2016Cabin FeverScreenplay, Producer, Original Story, Executive ProducerFilm
2014The Green InfernoScreenplay, Director, ProducerFilm
2012AftershockScreenstory, ProducerFilm
2011Hostel: Part IIICharactersFilm
2003Cabin FeverScreenplay, Director, ProducerFilm
1999ChowdaheadsWriter, Executive Producer, Editor, Animation, CreatorSeries
—Thanksgiving 2Writer, Director, ProducerFilm