Eli Roth

Biography

Eli Raphael Roth (born April 18, 1972) is an American film director, producer, writer and actor. He is part of the group of filmmakers dubbed the Splat Pack, because of their association and their focus on the horror genre. Roth is an award-winning actor, most known for his role as Donny Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, for which he won both a SAG Award (Best Ensemble) and also a BFCA Critics Choice Award (Best Acting Ensemble).

Career Overview

Eli Roth has 188 screen credits in a career dating back to 1979. Their work spans 22 cinematic universes — most prominently Hostel with 3 titles. Signature works include Ice Cream Man, Borderlands, Death Wish. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 188
Birth Date: 1972-04-18 00:00:00
Birth Place: Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 22 universes

Hostel (3 titles)
Thanksgiving Collection (2 titles)
The Last Exorcism Collection (2 titles)
Tarantino Universe (2 titles)
George Briggs, FBI (1 titles)
The Man with the Iron Fists Collection (1 titles)
2001 Maniacs Collection (1 titles)
Cabin Fever Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Karen Cliche (2 collaborations)
Shiloh O’Reilly (2 collaborations)
Benjamin Byron Davis (2 collaborations)
Charlie Storey (2 collaborations)
Andriah Bryan (2 collaborations)
Amanda Barker (2 collaborations)
Jordan Poole (2 collaborations)
Cate Blanchett (2 collaborations)
Jack Black (2 collaborations)
Gina Gershon (2 collaborations)

Credits

production (40 credits)
- Stiletto
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Don't Go in That House, Bitch!
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Lake Mead
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Ice Cream Man
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Burger Night: Luli, Magda & Lore
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Final Cut
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Thanksgiving 2
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Untitled Knock Knock Remake Film
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Creature House
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Trackmaster
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- The Gun
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Death Boom
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Dream Eater
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- Let the Devil In
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Trauma (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - Evil (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - Panic (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - Shock (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  2025
- Jimmy and Stiggs
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- The Piano Killer
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- Thanksgiving
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2023
- The Haunted Museum: 3 Ring Inferno
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- Haunt
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- Baywatch
  
  co-producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Cabin Fever
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- Knock Knock
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- Clown
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- The Green Inferno
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- The Stranger
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- The Sacrament
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Hemlock Grove
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Brian's Song (2015) ... executive producer production
  
  - Damascus (2015) ... executive producer production
  
  - Dire Night on the Worm Moon (2015) ... executive producer production
  
  - Todos Santos (2015) ... executive producer production
  
  - Pendant (2015) ... executive producer production
  
  2013
- The Last Exorcism Part II
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2013
- The Man with the Iron Fists
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- Aftershock
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- The Last Exorcism
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2010
- Hostel: Part II
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- Grindhouse
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- Hostel
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2006
- 2001 Maniacs
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2005
- Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2004
- Cabin Fever
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2003
- The Rotten Fruit
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2000
- Restaurant Dogs
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1994
directing (21 credits)
- Don't Go in That House, Bitch!
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Ice Cream Man
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Final Cut
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Thanksgiving 2
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- The Piano Killer
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2025
- Borderlands
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2024
- Thanksgiving
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2023
- Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2022
- Fin
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2021
- The House with a Clock in Its Walls
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2018
- Death Wish
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2018
- Knock Knock
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- The Green Inferno
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- Hemlock Grove
  
  - Jellyfish in the Sky (2013) ... director directing
  
  2013
- Stolz der Nation
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- Hostel: Part II
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- Grindhouse
  
  co-director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- Hostel
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- Cabin Fever
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- The Rotten Fruit
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- Restaurant Dogs
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1994
writing (23 credits)
- Don't Go in That House, Bitch!
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2026
- Lake Mead
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2026
- Ice Cream Man
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2026
- Final Cut
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2026
- Thanksgiving 2
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2026
- The Piano Killer
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2025
- Reflexos
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2024
- Borderlands
  
  screenstory
  
  writing
  
  2024
- Thanksgiving
  
  story
  
  writing
  
  2023
- Eli Roth's Be Mine: A VR Valentine's Slasher
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2023
- Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2022
- Cabin Fever
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2016
- Knock Knock
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2015
- The Green Inferno
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2014
- The Man with the Iron Fists
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2012
- Aftershock
  
  screenstory
  
  writing
  
  2012
- Hostel: Part III
  
  characters
  
  writing
  
  2011
- Hostel: Part II
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2007
- Grindhouse
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2007
- Hostel
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2006
- Cabin Fever
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2003
- The Rotten Fruit
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2000
- Restaurant Dogs
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1994
actors (86 credits)
- Ice Cream Man
  Marty
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Death Boom
  Self – Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- The Thing Expanded
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Sturmgruppe
  Rap*st
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Scratching the Surface: A Look Back
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Night Always Comes
  Blake
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- The Piano Killer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- The Idol
  
  - Jocelyn Forever (2023) ... Andrew Finkelstein actor actors
  
  - Daybreak (2023) ... Andrew Finkelstein actor actors
  
  - Pop Tarts & Rat Tales (2023) ... Andrew Finkelstein actor actors
  
  2023
- Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
  
  - Episode 15: Eli Roth (2022) ... actor actors
  
  2022
- Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Death Rider in the House of Vampires
  Drac Cassidy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Fin
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- I Am Alfred Hitchcock
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Tales of the Uncanny
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- QT8: The First Eight
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters
  Fighter Pilot (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
  
  - The House by the Cemetery (2021) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Mother's Day (2021) ... Self actor actors
  
  2019
- Euphoria
  
  - Andale (2026) ... Batman actor actors
  
  2019
- Me Me Lai Bites Back
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- The House with a Clock in Its Walls
  Comrade Ivan
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- 78/52
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Cabin Fever
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Star Wars: Greatest Moments
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Zombies Gone Wild!
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- David Choe: High Risk
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Clown
  Frowny the Clown
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Why Horror?
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Worshiping The Wicker Man
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- The Man with the Iron Fists
  Wolf Clan #2
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Aftershock
  Gringo
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Rock of Ages
  Stefano
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Corman's World
  Self - Filmmaker
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Scream: The Inside Story
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- The Splat Pack
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- The United Monster Talent Agency
  Director #2
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Piranha 3D
  Wet T-Shirt Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- 13 Scarier Movie Moments
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Don't Look Up
  Béla Olt
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Inglourious Basterds
  SGT. Donny Donowitz
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- The Shark Is Still Working
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Eli on Ichi
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Southland Tales
  Man Who Gets Shot on Toilet
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Heckler
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Hostel Part II: A Legacy of Torture
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Death Proof
  Dov
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Grindhouse
  Dov (segment "Death Proof") / Tucker (segment "Thanksgiving")
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- 50 Films to See Before You Die
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist?
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Hostel Dissected
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Hostel
  American Stoner (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Disaster!
  Lumberjack (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- The Perfect Scary Movie
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- 2001 Maniacs
  Justin
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Spaced: Skip to the End
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Tales from the Crapper
  Party Goer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Cabin Fever
  Justin / Grim
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Pierre and Sonny Jim
  (puppeteer)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
  Beautiful Young Boy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- The Rotten Fruit
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Terror Firmer
  Shocked Onlooker
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- The Horse Whisperer
  Office Worker
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park
  Subway Man (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- The Mirror Has Two Faces
  Male Student
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  
  - Seth Green, Eli Roth, EL-P (2007) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  1993
- Shark Week
  
  - Shark After Dark: The Sharkiest Place on Earth () ... actor actors
  
  - Shark After Dark: Going Coastal () ... actor actors
  
  - Shark School with Michael Phelps (2017) ... actor actors
  
  - Sharkmania (2017) ... actor actors
  
  - Lair of the Sawfish (2017) ... actor actors
  
  1988
- Untitled Paper Towel Project
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- The Loser Show
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1984
- Splatter On The Linoleum
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1984
- CBS News Sunday Morning
  
  - Episode 5 (2021) ... Self actor actors
  
  1979
crew (15 credits)
- Scratching the Surface: A Look Back
  
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2026
- Talk to Me
  
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2023
- X
  
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2022
- Fortress
  
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2021
- Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
  
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2021
- Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
  
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2015
- The Sacrament
  
  presenter
  
  crew
  
  2014
- John Dies at the End
  
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2013
- The Silent Earth
  
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2012
- Piranha 3D
  
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2010
- Inglourious Basterds
  
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2009
- Southland Tales
  
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2007
- Kill Bill: Vol. 2
  
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2004
- Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin
  
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2004
- Donnie Darko
  
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2001
sound (1 credits)
- The Rotten Fruit
  
  music
  
  sound
  
  2000
visual effects (1 credits)
- The Rotten Fruit
  
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  2000
editing (1 credits)
- Restaurant Dogs
  
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1994