David Roberts (Australian actor)

David Roberts
EducationVictorian College of the Arts
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present
Spouse
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(m. 2000)​
Children2

David Roberts is an Australian actor who has appeared in television, film and theatre.

Career

Roberts graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1987.[1] He is best known for his role as Captain Roland in the 2003 science-fiction action films The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. He has also appeared in the 2007 Marvel Comics adaptation Ghost Rider (2007), starring Nicolas Cage.[2]

In 2008, he was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the role of Raymond Yale in Nash Edgerton's feature-length debut The Square.[3][4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1984 Attack on Fear Seth Andersen TV movie
1988 Miracle at Beekman's Place TV movie
1990 Beyond My Reach Christopher Brookes Feature film
1990 Nirvana Street Murder Policeman Feature film
1997 Nightride Short film
1999 Me Myself I Robert Dickson Feature film
2003 Roundabout Michael Taylor Short film
2003 The Matrix Reloaded Roland Feature film
2003 The Matrix Revolutions Feature film
2003 Gettin' Square Niall Toole Feature film
2005 A Divided Heart Charles Vickery
2005 Three Dollars Gerard Feature film
2006 Small Claims: The Reunion Peter Hindmarsh TV movie
2007 Ghost Rider Captain Dolan Feature film
2007 Skin Short film
2008 Fool's Gold Cyrus Feature film
2008 The Square Raymond Yale Feature film
2010 The Foal Uncle John Short film
2012 Careless Love Mr Stevenson Feature film
2012 Fatal Honeymoon Daniel Samuels TV movie
2013 The Landing Edward Short film
2014 Convict Harvey
2014 Unbroken Officer Collier Feature film
2017 My Pet Dinosaur Doctor
2018 Slam Alan McLeary
2020 Occupation: Rainfall Abraham Feature film
2023 A Savage Christmas James Savage Sr Feature film

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2025 Scrublands: Silver TBA TV series [5]
2023 Queen of Oz Richard Steele TV series, 3 episodes [6]
2023 Safe Home Gerard Priestly TV series, 4 episodes [7]
2022 Colin From Accounts Bernie TV series, 2 episodes
2022 Barons George Thompson TV series, 4 episodes
2021 Blue Bloods Lieutenant TV series, 1 episode
2020 Drunk History Australia Cricketer TV series, 1 episode
2019 Total Control Kevin Cartwright TV series, 6 episodes [8]
2019 Bad Mothers Harry TV series, 5 episodes
2018 Fighting Season Ian Vogel TV series, 4 episodes
2018 The Blacklist Desk Sergeant TV series, 1 episode
2011–17 Offspring Phil D'Arabont TV series, 15 episodes
2017 True Story with Hamish & Andy Chris TV series, 1 episode [9]
2013–16 Please Like Me Dad TV series, 27 episodes [10]
2016 Soul Mates Mayor of Bondi TV series, 2 episodes
2016 Secret City General McAulffie TV series, 6 episodes
2010–16 Rake Norton TV series, 4 episodes
2009–2015 Home and Away Judge Menzies / Lou de Bono TV series, 20 episodes
2014 The Code Peter Lawson TV series, 3 episodes
2013 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Lachlan Pepper TV series, 1 episode
2013 The Packer Murdoch Story David McNicoll TV miniseries, 2 episodes
2012 Devil's Dust Ian Hutchinson TV series, 2 episodes
2012 Tricky Business David Lang TV series, 1 episode
2009–2011 Underbelly Frank de Groot / Angus Campbell TV miniseries, 3 episodes
2009 The Jesters Andrew Shrapton TV series, 1 episode
2009 City Homicide Max McKenzie TV series, 2 episodes
2009 Rescue: Special Ops Ed Frazer TV series, 2 episodes
2007–08 All Saints Graeme Collins / Owen Ferguson TV series, 2 episodes
2007–08 Satisfaction Tim TV series, 3 episodes
2005 Holly's Heroes Alan Peterson TV series, 26 episodes
2005 Last Man Standing Gerry TV series, 1 episode
2003 MDA John Alfrano TV series, 4 episodes
2003 Blue Heelers Peter Ball TV series, 1 episode
2003 The Secret Life of Us Bruce Lane TV series, 2 episodes
2003 Out There Johnathan Archer TV series, 1 episode
2002 Bootleg Martin Burrows TV series, 3 episodes
2002 BackBerner David Frost TV series, 1 episode
2002 The Lost World Morden TV miniseries, 1 episode
2000–2002 Halifax f.p. Detective Murray TV series, 2 episodes
2001 Head Start Stephen Perry TV series, 1 episode
2001 Do or Die Dr Baker TV miniseries
2000 Tales of the South Seas TV series, 1 episode: "The Boxer Rebellion"
1998 Water Rats Barry Strong TV series, 2 episodes
1998 Wildside Murray Anders TV series, 1 episode
1997 Big Sky Pete Martin TV series, 1 episode
1996 Mercury Dave Gibson TV series, 13 episodes
1996 Snowy River: The McGregor Saga John Archer TV series, 1 episode
1993 Law of the Land Peter Lawrence TV series, 13 episodes
1993 Phoenix Robert Howie TV series, 10 episodes
1993 Seven Deadly Sins Alistair TV miniseries, 1 episode
1991 Chances Matt Hennessy TV series, 24 episodes
1991 All Together Now Etienne TV series, 1 episode
1990 The Flying Doctors Peter Gardiner TV series, 1 episode

Music video

References

  1. ^ "David Roberts". Cameron's. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  2. ^ Team, The IF (29 August 2007). "It's a family affair for the Edgerton brother's first feature". IF Magazine. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  3. ^ "The Landing | Short Film". www.thelandingfilm.com. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  4. ^ "2008 AFI Awards Nominees". Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  5. ^ Knox, David (5 June 2024). "Filming underway on Scrublands: Silver | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  6. ^ "BBC One - Queen of Oz, Series 1, Episode 1". BBC. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Safe Home | TV Tonight". 7 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Black B*TCH: Trailer | TV Tonight". 29 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Returning: True Story with Hamish & Andy | TV Tonight". 18 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Renewed: Please Like Me | TV Tonight". 7 July 2016.


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