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Tim Robbins
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<p>Timothy Francis Robbins (born October 16, 1958) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Andy Dufresne in the film <i><a href="/facts/The_Shawshank_Redemption/XyrAdF3I">The Shawshank Redemption</a> </i>(1994), and Jacob Singer in <i><a href="/facts/Jacob%27s_Ladder_(1990_film)/Ycjj8jQK">Jacob's Ladder</a></i> (1990), as well as winning an <a href="/facts/Academy_Award/CwTxYuNQ">Academy Award</a> and <a href="/facts/Golden_Globe_Award/1v50C2Tb">Golden Globe</a> award for his role in <i><a href="/facts/Mystic_River_(film)/nd1WIVa8">Mystic River</a></i> (2003) and another Golden Globe for <i><a href="/facts/The_Player_(1992_film)/Gobu58BP">The Player</a></i> (1992). </p><p>Robbins' other roles include starring as Lt. Samuel "Merlin" Wells in <i><a href="/facts/Top_Gun/pfhxRHYq">Top Gun</a></i> (1986), Nuke LaLoosh in <i><a href="/facts/Bull_Durham/YXFlrd4e">Bull Durham</a></i> (1988), Erik in <i><a href="/facts/Erik_the_Viking/1J2xyKHc">Erik the Viking</a></i> (1989), Ed Walters in <i><a href="/facts/I.Q._(film)/TMNUfMcl">I.Q.</a></i> (1994), Nick Beam in <i><a href="/facts/Nothing_to_Lose_(1997_film)/C5IN93ak">Nothing to Lose</a></i> (1997) and Senator Robert Hammond in <i><a href="/facts/Green_Lantern_(film)/qlWmRLlS">Green Lantern</a></i> (2011). He also directed the films <i><a href="/facts/Bob_Roberts/BYdVwQsx">Bob Roberts</a></i> (1992) and <i><a href="/facts/Dead_Man_Walking_(film)/5xh58T7e">Dead Man Walking</a></i> (1995), both of which were well received. He received an Academy Award nomination for <a href="/facts/Academy_Award_for_Best_Director/3TuCQ2Sd">Best Director</a> for <i>Dead Man Walking.</i> </p><p>On television, Robbins played Secretary of State Walter Larson in the <a href="/facts/HBO/gGSPvEEu">HBO</a> comedy <i><a href="/facts/The_Brink_(TV_series)/VgsnW7JR">The Brink</a></i> (2015), and in <i><a href="/facts/Here_and_Now_(2018_TV_series)/mHoGfn6K">Here and Now</a></i> (2018) portrayed Greg Boatwright. In 2023–2025, he starred as Bernard Holland in the <a href="/facts/Apple_TV%2B/mBHlcK5r">Apple TV+</a> series <i><a href="/facts/Silo_(TV_series)/HnGMDUtG">Silo</a></i>. </p>