Tobin Bell
Known for acting · Born 7 August 1942 · 84 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA
123 credits
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.
Known for
Saw
2004
Saw II
2005
Saw III
2006
Saw IV
2007
Jigsaw
2017
Saw V
2008
Saw VI
2009
Saw 3D
2010
Saw X
2023
The Flash
2014
The Quick and the Dead
1995
Belzebuth
2019
Acting (118)
2024The BunkerFatherFilm
2024Altered RealityCooper MasonFilm
2023Saw XJohn KramerFilm
2023The Curse of the Clown MotelMr. WilsonFilm
2023ReBrokenVonFilm
2023The CelloVincentFilm
2022Wolf MountainDr AveryFilm
2022Sleep No MoreSmashmouthFilm
2021Aileen Wuornos: American BoogeywomanLewis FellFilm
2021A Father's LegacyBilly FordFilm
2021Let Us InMr. MunchFilm
2020The CallEdward CranstonFilm
2019BelzebuthPadre Vasilio CanettiFilm
2019CreepshowChief ConnorsSeries
2019Gates of DarknessMonsignor CanellFilm
2019The Way We Weren'tJerryFilm
2019Ice Cream in the CupboardPopFilm
2019Devil MusicFilm
201812 Feet DeepMcGradeyFilm
2018Eli Roth's History of HorrorSelfSeries
2017JigsawJigsaw / John KramerFilm
2017The SandmanValentineFilm
2017My Pretty PonyGeorge BanningFilm
2016MacGyverLeland · 2 episodesSeries
2016Rainbow TimePeterFilm
2015Manson Family VacationBlackbirdFilm
2015Game Changer: The Legacy of SawSelfFilm
2015UnbeliefFrankFilm
2014The FlashDoctor Alchemy / Savitar (voice) (uncredited) · 3 episodes, Doctor Alchemy (voice) (uncredited) · 3 episodes, Savitar (voice) (uncredited) · 7 episodesSeries
2014Finders KeepersDr. FreemanFilm
2014Dark HouseSethFilm
2014Phantom HaloSmashmouthFilm
2014Skin WarsSelf - Guest JudgeSeries
2010Saw 3DJigsaw / JohnFilm
2009Saw VIJigsaw / JohnFilm
2009Starz Inside - Unforgettably EvilSelfFilm
2008Saw VJigsaw / JohnFilm
2008Boogeyman 3Dr. Mitchell Allen (voice)Film
2007Saw IVJigsaw / JohnFilm
2007Boogeyman 2Mitchell AllenFilm
2007The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About ItThe StrangerFilm
2007Buried AliveLesterFilm
2007Decoys 2: Alien SeductionProfessor Erwin BucktonFilm
2007The Kill Point · 3 episodesSeries
200707 SpaceysFilm
2007Making of Saw IIISelfFilm
2006Saw IIIJigsaw / JohnFilm
2005Saw IIJigsaw / JohnFilm
2005Criminal MindsMalachi LeeSeries
2005RevelationsNathan Volk · 6 episodesSeries
2005Full Disclosure ReportJigsawFilm
2005Hacking Away at 'Saw'SelfFilm
2004SawJigsawFilm
2002Black Mask 2: City of MasksMolochFilm
2002Power PlayClemensFilm
200124Peter Kingsley · 4 episodesSeries
2001AliasKarl Dreyer · 2 episodesSeries
2001The GuardianMr. PierceSeries
2001Good NeighborGeoffrey MartinFilm
2000The Road to El DoradoZaragoza (voice)Film
1999The SopranosMajor ZwingliSeries
1999The West WingColonel WhitcombSeries
1999The 4th FloorThe LocksmithFilm
1999Once and AgainSeries
1999Harsh RealmSeries
1998CharmedOrinSeries
1998Overnight DeliveryJohn Dwayne BeezlyFilm
1998Best of the Best 4: Without WarningLukasz SlavaFilm
1998Brown's RequiemStan the ManFilm
1998One Hot Summer NightVincent "Coupe" De VilleFilm
1997Stargate SG-1OmocSeries
1997La Femme NikitaPerry BauerSeries
1996The PretenderMr. WhiteSeries
1996The Babysitter's SeductionFrank O'KeefeFilm
1996Unabomber: The True StoryTheodore KaczynskiFilm
1996CheyenneMarshall ToynbeeFilm
1995The Quick and the DeadDog KellyFilm
1995Murder OneSeries
1995Serial KillerWilliam Lucian MorranoFilm
1994ERHospital AdministratorSeries
1994Chicago HopeLuther EvansSeries
1994Deep RedWarren RickmanFilm
1994New EdenAresFilm
1994Dead Man's RevengeBullockFilm
1994Mortal FearDr. Alvin HayesFilm
1993The X-FilesAshman / Darryl WeaverSeries
1993The FirmThe Nordic ManFilm
1993In the Line of FireMendozaFilm
1993Walker, Texas RangerKarl Storm · 2 episodesSeries
1993MaliceEarl LeemusFilm
1993NYPD BlueJerry, Donald selnessSeries
1993Boiling PointRothFilm
1992RubyFerrieFilm
1992Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek StoryFilm
1991Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia BrideBarman · 2 episodesSeries
1991The 100 Lives of Black Jack SavageSeries
1991Love, Lies and MurderAl Stutz · 2 episodesSeries
1990GoodFellasParole OfficerFilm
1990Loose CannonsGerberFilm
1990False IdentityMarshall ErricksonFilm
1990Nasty BoysFinleySeries
1990Broken BadgesSeries
1989SeinfeldRonSeries
1989An Innocent ManZekeFilm
1989Alien NationBrian Knox / Dr. DeathSeries
1989Perfect WitnessDillonFilm
1988Mississippi BurningAgent StokesFilm
1987Jake and the FatmanSeries
1985The EqualizerDeputy Secretary, Weber / Cronin · 2 episodesSeries
1983SvengaliWaiter (uncredited)Film
1982TootsieWaiter (uncredited)Film
1982Sophie's ChoiceReporterFilm
1982The VerdictCourtroom Observer (uncredited)Film
1981Tales of Ordinary MadnessBar Patron (uncredited)Film
1979ManhattanMan on Street (uncredited)Film
—Game of PowerPete DelaneyFilm
—GhostkillerSpecial Agent Lee Tarkington / 1862 Herbert TarkingtonFilm
—Mouth to MouthFilm
Crew (1)
2015Game Changer: The Legacy of SawThanksFilm
Production (4)
2024Altered RealityCo-ProducerFilm
2019The Way We Weren'tProducerFilm
2017My Pretty PonyExecutive ProducerFilm
—GhostkillerProducerFilm