Editing Tim Robbins (section)

{{short description|American actor (born 1958)}}
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{{Distinguish|Tom Robbins}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Tim Robbins
| image              = Tim Robbins (Berlin Film Festival 2013).jpg
| caption            = Robbins at the [[2013 Berlin Film Festival]]
| birth_name         = Timothy Francis Robbins
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1958|10|16}}
| birth_place        = [[West Covina, California]], U.S.
| education          = [[State University of New York at Plattsburgh]]<br>[[University of California, Los Angeles]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| years_active       = 1982–present
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|director|producer|screenwriter}}
| works              = [[Tim Robbins filmography|Full list]]
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Tim Robbins|Full list]]
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Gratiela Brancusi]]|2017|2022|reason=divorced}}
| partner            = [[Susan Sarandon]] (1988–2009)
| website            = {{url|timrobbins.net}}
| module             = {{Listen |embed= yes |filename= Tim_Robbins_BBC_Radio4_Front_Row_2_Sept_2010_b00tj4lt.flac |title= Tim Robbins's voice |type= speech |description= from the BBC program ''[[Front Row (radio programme)|Front Row]]'', September 2, 2010.<ref>{{Cite episode |title= Tim Robbins |series= Front Row |series-link= Front Row (radio programme) |url= http://bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tj4lt |station= [[BBC Radio 4]] |date= September 2, 2010 |access-date= January 18, 2014 }}</ref>}}
| children           = 2, including [[Miles Robbins]]
}}

'''Timothy Francis Robbins''' (born October 16, 1958)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/108437/Tim-Robbins/biography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080329151753/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/108437/Tim-Robbins/biography |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 29, 2008 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |author=Jason Ankeny |date=2008 |title=Tim Robbins |access-date=August 14, 2010}}</ref> is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Andy Dufresne in the film ''[[The Shawshank Redemption]] ''(1994), and Jacob Singer in ''[[Jacob's Ladder (1990 film)|Jacob's Ladder]]'' (1990), as well as winning an [[Academy Award]] and [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] award for his role in ''[[Mystic River (film)|Mystic River]]'' (2003) and another Golden Globe for ''[[The Player (1992 film)|The Player]]'' (1992).

Robbins' other roles include starring as Lt. Samuel "Merlin" Wells in ''[[Top Gun]]'' (1986), Nuke LaLoosh in ''[[Bull Durham]]'' (1988), Erik in ''[[Erik the Viking]]'' (1989), Ed Walters in ''[[I.Q. (film)|I.Q.]]'' (1994), Nick Beam in ''[[Nothing to Lose (1997 film)|Nothing to Lose]]'' (1997) and Senator Robert Hammond in ''[[Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern]]'' (2011). He also directed the films ''[[Bob Roberts]]'' (1992) and ''[[Dead Man Walking (film)|Dead Man Walking]]'' (1995), both of which were well received. He received an Academy Award nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] for ''Dead Man Walking.''

On television, Robbins played Secretary of State Walter Larson in the [[HBO]] comedy ''[[The Brink (TV series)|The Brink]]'' (2015), and in ''[[Here and Now (2018 TV series)|Here and Now]]'' (2018) portrayed Greg Boatwright. In 2023–2025, he starred as Bernard Holland in the [[Apple TV+]] series ''[[Silo (TV series)|Silo]]''.