Accomplished actor Tim Roth, who will soon be seen in the "Twin Peaks" revival on Showtime, has boldly admitted he's a sexual abuse survivor. The English actor reveals his past experience with an abuser who happens to be his own grandfather.
Tim Roth said that his father, who was an active member of the British Communist Party in the '70s, had a terrible childhood. He described his old man as a damaged soul due to Roth's grandfather. In turn, his grandfather also abused him.
"He was a f---ing rapist," the actor told The Guardian. He also said that no one had confronted the situation in the family. "Nobody knew what to do," Tim Roth further revealed.
Tim Roth: my father and I were abused by my grandfather https://t.co/j3kUe9zSJN
— The Guardian (@guardian) December 5, 2016
This isn't the first time the Oscar-nominated actor has admitted to his harrowing experience. In 2009, the "Reservoir Dogs" star revealed the fact in an interview with Daily Mail.
At that time, Tim Roth didn't identify who his abuser was and he has always refused to tag himself as a victim. He also revealed that he has been exposed to violence as a school kid as his peers used to beat him up for being "wimpy."
It was these experiences that prompted him to do "The War Zone" in 1999. The British drama that starred Tilda Swinton, Colin Farrell, Ray Winstone, Freddie Cunliffe and Lara Belmont centered on sexual abuse and incest.
The movie would be Tim Roth's first directorial job. The actor would then receive several citations for this work, including the CICAE Panorama Award at the Berlin Film Festival, according to a Tim Roth fan site. "It was a fantastic chance for me to exorcise a lot of demons," the actor said in reference to the movie.
Tim Roth is married to Nikki Butler since 1993. They have two grown kids, Michael and Timothy. The actor has an older son, Jack, from a previous relationship.
