Behind the veil of sadistic trickster Jigsaw in the Saw horror movie franchise Tobin Bell is disgustingly normal.
Bell, who stars as the sinister killer in the Saw horror films, lives a secret double life – as a mild-mannered Little League baseball coach!
In real life, the 67-year-old actor, who has found fame playing the Jigsaw Killer is a soft-spoken, married father of two who admits he doesn’t even like horror films.
"Tobin is a doting father and faithful husband who likes nothing more than staying home at night in front of a fire and reading a book or helping his kids with their homework," a Hollywood insider told The ENQUIRER.
In the hugely popular Saw"horror movies, Tobin’s character, John Kramer, sometimes communicates with his victims as the creepy puppet "Billy."
He traps them in mind game experiments to test their will to live as he inflicts physical and psychological torture.
Prior to playing Jigsaw, Tobin was trained in classical theater.
"The irony is he could do Shakespeare or Ibsen. He doesn’t even like horror movies!" the insider said.
"It was more a case of the role finding Tobin, and him running with it."
And it was the gory and gruesome horror films that made him a star.
"I think the Saw films are a little smarter than most horror films, which rely only on special effects, scary moments and music," Tobin told a reporter. "The ‘Saw’ movies have concepts that make you think."
Saw VII"currently is in preproduction and Tobin is already on board.
"As long as the character continues to grow, and as long as the working relationship with the directors, writers and producers is positive, I’m generally up for anything," he added.
