Timothy Francis Robbins kicked-off his acting career at the āTheatre for the New City.ā He is best-known for his performance in āThe Shawshank Redemption,ā where he portrayed Andy Dufresne. He starred in a neo-noir mystery drama film āMystic River,ā for which he bagged in an āAcademy Award.ā He also earned an āAcademy Awardā nomination for directing āDead Man Walking.ā His also directed a satirical mockumentary āBob Roberts,ā which was well-received. Some of his noteworthy works include āThe Player,ā āBull Durham,ā āThe Hudsucker Proxy,ā āJacobās Ladder,ā āTop Gun,ā āWar of the Worlds,ā amongst various others. His popular television credits include āHere and Now,ā āThe Simpsons,ā āThe Brink,ā āSaturday Night Live,ā āHill Street Blues,ā āThe Spoils of Babylon,ā āCastle Rock,ā and more.