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Tobin Bell (born Joseph Henry Tobin, Jr.; August 7, 1942)〔 is an American film and television character actor, known for his portrayal of John Kramer/Jigsaw of the ''Saw'' film series. After years of work doing stand-ins and background work on films, he got his first major acting job in ''Mississippi Burning'' (1988) and went on to star in made-for-television films and guest star in television shows throughout the 1990s. A life member of The Actors Studio, Bell also voice acted his Jigsaw character in two video games based on the films, ''Saw'' and its sequel, ''Saw II: Flesh & Blood''. Bell's portrayal of Jigsaw has earned him five award nominations and two wins. Before his breakthrough with ''Saw'', Bell appeared in many notable films, including ''The Verdict'' (1982), ''Tootsie'' (1982), ''Mississippi Burning'' (1988), ''False Identity'' (1990), ''Loose Cannons'' (1990), ''Goodfellas'' (1990), ''Ruby'' (1992), ''The Firm'' (1993), ''In the Line of Fire'' (1993), ''Malice'' (1993), ''The Quick and the Dead'' (1995), ''Brown's Requiem'' (1998), a voice role in ''The Road to El Dorado'' (2000), and a narration in ''Boiling Point'' (1993). ==Early life== Bell was born in Queens, New York and raised in Weymouth, Massachusetts.〔 His English-born mother, Eileen Bell Tobin, is an actress who worked at the Quincy Repertory Company. His father, Joseph H. Tobin, built and established the radio station WJDA in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1947 and once ran for mayor of Gloversville, New York. Bell has one sister and one brother.〔 Bell studied liberal arts and journalism in college, with the intention of becoming a writer and entering the broadcasting field. He also has an interest in environmental matters, holding a master's degree in environmental science from Montclair State University as well as having worked for the New York Botanical Garden. He credits hearing a seminar by Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy at Boston University with inspiring him to begin an acting career. Bell later joined the Actors Studio where he studied with Lee Strasberg and Ellen Burstyn, and joined Sanford Meisner's Neighborhood Playhouse. He played background roles in the late seventies and early eighties in over thirty films, including films by Woody Allen (''Manhattan'') and Martin Scorsese, while also performing in Broadway.〔 Bell said that other actors at the Actors Studio thought doing stand-in and background work was "stupid or degrading", but he never felt that way. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tobin Bell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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