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Behind and in front of the camera

Eli Roth is an American filmmaker and actor known for horror films including Cabin Fever and Hostel, as well as his role in Inglourious Basterds.

A career built around genre storytelling

Eli Roth is an American director, writer, producer and actor whose work is closely associated with horror cinema.

His feature directing debut Cabin Fever premiered at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival. He followed it with Hostel, another horror film that established his place in the genre.

As an actor, Roth played Sergeant Donny Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. The performance placed him in an ensemble that received a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Roth later directed Thanksgiving and Ice Cream Man. In the latter he also plays Marty, combining directing and acting on the same production.

The films below are those currently available on FLM.RED, not a complete list of his work.

Selected work

2002

Cabin Fever

Director and co-writer

2005

Hostel

Director and writer

2009

Inglourious Basterds

Donny Donowitz

2026

Ice Cream Man

Director and Marty

Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.

Films in FLM.RED

Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.

Sources & image notes

Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.