New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 280. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.He is best known for his portrayal of John Kramer Jigsaw in the eight films of the Saw franchise.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.Bells portrayal of Jigsaw has earned him five award nominations and two wins.
Tobin, who was of Irish descent, 5 built and established the radio station WJDA in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1947 and once ran for mayor of Gloversville, New York. Bells maternal grandmother, Julia Gandon Bell, was born in Cork, Ireland. 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 masters 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. He told Movieline, You know, when youre talking about Tootsie, its the tip of the iceberg, because those other twenty-nine films I did arent even on IMDb. He worked on The Verdict (1982) for two weeks as a courtroom reporter in the trial. ![]() For every role he plays, starting with the initial reading of the script to the final shot of a production, he keeps a journal of various questions about and motivations for his character. I write all kinds of stream-of-consciousness things that help me. In the mid-1980s, Bell said I was doing off-Broadway plays three nights a week, working on my craft. And a director at the Actors Studio said, You know, Tobin youve been doing that for a while. The same year, he played Mendoza in In the Line of Fire, where he attempts to taunt an undercover Clint Eastwood into proving his loyalty by murdering his partner, played by Dylan McDermott. He went on to appear in an episode of the sitcom Seinfeld titled The Old Man playing a record store owner. He appeared in two episodes of NYPD Blue playing different characters. That same year, he portrayed the Unabomber in the made-for-television film Unabomber: The True Story. The following year, he guest starred in an episode of Stargate SG-1 and a two-part episode of Walker, Texas Ranger. He also appeared as the villain Peter Kingsley during the second season of 24. He provided his voice for the Jigsaw character in the Saw video game (2009) and its sequel, Saw II: Flesh Blood (2010), to which he provided his likeness. Even though Bell spent three weeks lying on a floor and had very few lines, his role was pivotal to the first film. For his role as Jigsaw, Bell received MTV Movie Awards nominations in 2006 and 2007 for Best Villain, won Best Butcher in the Fuse Fangoria Chainsaw Awards and was given the Best Villain in a Film Series title at the 2010 Chiller-Eyegore Awards. Although he considers his role in Saw to have been a great blessing, he hopes to soon have the opportunity to be cast against type. In 2016, he starred as hermit Yo Ling on the soap opera Days of Our Lives, revealed to be John Black s long lost father. He starred as the voices of the villain Doctor Alchemy and the malicious speed god and main antagonist Savitar on the third season of The Flash, in an uncredited role. When not acting, he coaches a Little League Baseball team and flag football. His other hobbies include hiking and playing guitar. ![]() Schenectady Gazette. Retrieved 2010-07-19. Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.
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