Quentin Tarantino biography
Quentin Tarantino is an American filmmaker and actor (born 1963), born on 27 March 1963 in Knoxville.
Quentin Tarantino's screen career began in 1986 with Love Birds In Bondage.
Quentin Tarantino has appeared in 76 films and 11 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are The Projectionist (2026), Only What We Carry (2026), The Lost Chapter: Yuki's Revenge (2025).
Quentin Tarantino is best known for Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill: Volume 1.
Honours include Officer of Arts and Letters, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (2 times) and Edgar Awards.
Coming up next: The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth (2026), Tangled Up in Blue.
- Born
- 27 March 1963 (age 63)
- Birthplace
- Knoxville
- Work
- Actor, Screenwriter, Film director, Film producer, Film actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1987 to present
- Known for
- Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill: Volume 1, Kill Bill: Volume 2, Death Proof
- Awards
- Officer of Arts and Letters
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (2 times)
- Edgar Awards
- Hungarian Order of Merit
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
Quentin Tarantino filmography
78 films and 11 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangled Up in Blue | TBA | Post-production | ||
| 2026 | The Projectionist | |||
| 2026 | The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth | Post-production | ||
| 2026 | Only What We Carry | John Percy | ||
| 2025 | The Lost Chapter: Yuki's Revenge | |||
| 2025 | One Spoon of Chocolate | "Presented by" | ||
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | |||
| 2017 | Behind the Scenes | English | ||
| 2015 | The Hateful Eight | |||
| 2014 | She's Funny That Way | English | ||
| 2012 | Django Unchained | |||
| 2012 | The Man with the Iron Fists | "Presented by" | ||
| 2011 | POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold | English | ||
| 2011 | Hollywood Don't Surf! | English | ||
| 2011 | Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel | English | ||
| 2009 | Inglourious Basterds | |||
| 2008 | Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero | English | ||
| 2008 | Hell Ride | "Presented by" | ||
| 2007 | Planet Terror | |||
| 2007 | Death Proof | Also cinematographer | ||
| 2007 | Sukiyaki Western Django | Piringo | ||
| 2007 | Manufacturing Dissent | English | ||
| 2007 | Diary of the Dead | Newsreader | Voice cameo | |
| 2007 | Hostel: Part II | "Presented by" | ||
| 2006 | Reservoir Dogs |
Show all 78 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Freedom's Fury | Documentary film | ||
| 2005 | Make Your Own Damn Movie! | English | ||
| 2005 | The Protector | "Presented by" | ||
| 2005 | The Big Fat Kill | |||
| 2005 | Hostel | "Presented by" | ||
| 2005 | Daltry Calhoun | |||
| 2004 | Kill Bill: Volume 2 | |||
| 2004 | Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession | English | ||
| 2004 | Words in Progress | |||
| 2004 | The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing | English | ||
| 2004 | Double Dare | English | ||
| 2004 | My Name Is Modesty | "Presented by" Direct-to-video | ||
| 2004 | Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair | Crazy 88 member | Uncredited cameo | |
| 2003 | Kill Bill: Volume 1 | |||
| 2002 | BaadAsssss Cinema | English | ||
| 2002 | All the Love You Cannes! | English | ||
| 2002 | Hero | "Presented by" | ||
| 2001 | From Dusk Till Dawn | Based on the film of the same name written by Tarantino | ||
| 2001 | Iron Monkey | American release only | ||
| 2000 | Little Nicky | Deacon | Cameo | |
| 1999 | From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter | "Presented by" Direct-to-video | ||
| 1999 | From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money | "Presented by" Direct-to-video | ||
| 1998 | Jackie Chan : My Story | Cantonese | ||
| 1998 | God Said Ha! | |||
| 1997 | Jackie Brown | Adapted from the novel Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard | ||
| 1997 | Full Tilt Boogie | English | ||
| 1996 | Curdled | |||
| 1996 | Girl 6 | Director #1 , NY | Cameo | |
| 1996 | From Dusk till Dawn | Story written by Robert Kurtzman | ||
| 1996 | The Rock | Rewrite | ||
| 1996 | Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair | Role: Jack Cavello | ||
| 1995 | Leonard Cohen: Dance Me to the End of Love | English | ||
| 1995 | Four Rooms | Chester Rush | Segment: "The Man from Hollywood" | |
| 1995 | Destiny Turns on the Radio | Johnny Destiny | ||
| 1995 | Desperado | Pick-up guy | ||
| 1995 | The Man from Hollywood | Segment from Four Rooms | ||
| 1995 | Dance Me to the End of Love | Groom | Music video | |
| 1995 | Crimson Tide | Rewrite | ||
| 1994 | Pulp Fiction | Story co-written with Roger Avary | ||
| 1994 | Somebody to Love | Bartender | Cameo | |
| 1994 | Sleep with Me | Sid | Cameo | |
| 1994 | The Coriolis Effect | Panhandle Slim | Short film, voice cameo | |
| 1994 | Natural Born Killers | |||
| 1994 | It's Pat | Rewrite | ||
| 1993 | True Romance | |||
| 1993 | Killing Zoe | |||
| 1992 | Reservoir Dogs | |||
| 1992 | Eddie Presley | Asylum attendant | Cameo | |
| 1991 | Reservoir Dogs: Sundance Institute 1991 June Film Lab | |||
| 1991 | Past Midnight | Rewrite | ||
| 1987 | My Best Friend's Birthday | |||
| 1987 | Maximum Potential | Exercise video production assistant | ||
| 1986 | Love Birds In Bondage |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Super Pumped | Narrator (voice) | 7 episodes | |
| 2019 | The Hateful Eight: Extended Version | 4 episodes | ||
| 2015 | #15SecondScare | 14 episodes | ||
| 2014 | From Dusk till Dawn: The Series | Based on From Dusk till Dawn, 30 episodes | ||
| 2005 | Duck Dodgers | Master Moloch (voice) | Episode: "Master & Disaster" | |
| 2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | |||
| 2004 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Episode: "Season 3, Episode 75" | ||
| 2002 | Alias | McKenas Cole | 4 episodes | |
| 1995 | ER | Episode: "Motherhood" | ||
| 1995 | All-American Girl | Desmond Winocki | Episode: "Pulp Sitcom" | |
| 1988 | The Golden Girls | Elvis Presley impersonator | Episode: "Sophia's Wedding: Part 1" |