He also starred in the horror film Death Proof (2007) and the disaster film Aftershock (2012). Īs an actor, Roth starred as Donny 'The Bear Jew' Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino's war film Inglourious Basterds (2009), for which he received a Critic's Choice Movie Award and a SAG Award as part of the ensemble. Also in 2018, he directed the fantasy comedy film The House with a Clock in Its Walls, his first PG-rated film and his highest domestic grosser to date. He also expanded into other genres, directing the erotic thriller film Knock Knock (2015) and the action film Death Wish (2018), a remake of the 1974 original. Roth continued to work in the horror genre, directing the films Hostel: Part II (2007) and The Green Inferno (2013). As a director and producer, he is most closely associated with the horror genre, having directed the films Cabin Fever (2003) and Hostel (2005). Eli Raphael Roth (born April 18, 1972) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor.
