In the eighties, Tim Roth emerged with fellow actors Daniel Day-Lewis and Colin Firth as part of the Brit Pack, a group of English actors who seemed to be in every film of the day.
Roth has played villains, outcasts, cops and robbers, but the personality behind the roles is just as fascinating.
1. He Was Almost Severus Snape
He was one of the first choices to play Severus Snape, the villainous potions teacher from the Harry Potter books. Instead, he opted to star in Planet of the Apes and the role went to Alan Rickman.