Timothy Francis "Tim" Robbins is an actor cum producer who is as famous for his acting talents as he is for his activism. A man with liberal political views, he often chooses films that promote liberty and civil rights for all. He is known to act in movies that highlight social and political issues such as capital punishment, child sexual abuse and libertarian politics. The son of an actress and a musician, he developed an early interest in show business. He was a member of his school drama club and started doing theatre when he was 12. As a teenager he spent many years in the Annual Summer Street Theater at Theater for the New City and played the leading role in a musical adaptation of ‘The Little Prince’. He began his professional acting career as a television actor and appeared as a domestic terrorist in the program ‘St. Elsewhere’. Gradually he set his eyes on entering Hollywood and started doing minor roles in films. His portrayal of a likeable baseball player in the movie ‘Bull Durham’ got him noticed and helped to propel his career to great heights. Famous for his slender frame and mellow voice, Robbins is especially talented at playing soft-spoken and sensitive characters on screen.