Eli Roth

Eli Roth
Roth in 2009
Born
Eli Raphael Roth

(1972-04-18) April 18, 1972 (age 52)
Alma materNew York University
Occupation
  • Film director, screenwriter, producer, actor
Years active1996–present
Spouse
(m. 2014; div. 2019)
Children1

Eli Raphael Roth (born April 18, 1972) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. As a director and producer, he is most closely associated with the horror genre, namely splatter films, having directed the films Cabin Fever (2002) and Hostel (2005).

Roth continued to work in the horror genre, directing the films Hostel: Part II (2007), The Green Inferno (2013) and Thanksgiving (2023). He also expanded into other genres, directing the erotic thriller film Knock Knock (2015) and the action film Death Wish (2018), a remake of the 1974 original.[1] Also in 2018, he directed the fantasy comedy film The House with a Clock in Its Walls, his first PG-rated film and his highest domestic grosser to date.[2]

As an actor, Roth starred as Donny "The Bear Jew" Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino's war film Inglourious Basterds (2009), for which he received a Critic's Choice Movie Award and a SAG Award as part of the ensemble.

Many journalists have included him in a group of filmmakers dubbed the Splat Pack for their explicitly violent and controversially bloody horror films.[3] In 2013, Roth received the Visionary Award for his contributions to horror at the Stanley Film Festival.

  1. ^ Bunch, Sonny (March 7, 2018). "Eli Roth's 'Death Wish' Cements His Status as the Premier Maker of 'Dad Horror'". Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 23, 2018). "'The House With A Clock In Its Walls' Sounding Near $27M Alarm; Counterprogramming Still In Deep Sleep". Deadline. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  3. ^ Kay, Jeremy (June 8, 2007). "My mission to appall, by the Splat Pack king". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022.

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