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Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-04-18 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Biloxi, Mississippi, USA

Eric Roberts

Biography:

Eric Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor. His career began with a well-received performance in King of the Gypsies (1978), for which he earned his first Golden Globe Award nomination. His second Golden Globe nomination came for his portrayal of Paul Snider in Star 80 (1983), followed by Globe and Academy Award nominations for his supporting role in Runaway Train (1985). In a career spanning almost forty years, Roberts has performed in over 200 films, including Raggedy Man (1981), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), The Specialist (1994), Cecil B. Demented (2000), National Security (2003), The Dark Knight (2008), The Expendables (2010) and Inherent Vice (2014). His equally varied television work includes three seasons with the sitcom Less than Perfect, as well as recurring roles on the NBC drama Heroes and the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. His sisters Julia Roberts and Lisa Roberts Gillan, and daughter Emma Roberts, also have acting careers.

Known For

Acting

2026

G.O.D. Tech as Angel of the Messiah

2025

Someone Dies Tonight as Niko 'The Closer' Dukakis
Mundije as Frank Gaglione
Kung Fu Slayers as Overlord
The Perfect Destiny as Blake Walker
7 Days To Hell as Alex Fillmore
Die Slow as Victor
The Arkansas Pigman Massacre as Tracey’s father
City Rush 4 as Chief Montana
City of Demons as Sonny Barnes
The Comic Shop as Mr. Hamford
Clika as Angelo

2024

Lumina as Thom
Space Sharks as Dr. Johnson
Aftermath as Mysterious Man
Down Below as Dr. Rockeby
Sallywood as Agent
Hippo as The Narrator
Woke as Seth / Stephen Logan
The Wrong Life Coach as Mr. Gordon
The Brattt as Policeman
Arena Wars as Admiral Jordan
Devil's Knight as Lord Sussex
The Dead Rose as Mayor Romano
The Laundress as Husband
Fyre Rises as Commander Cowley
Terror of the Soul as Father Francis
The Private Eye as Edmond
The Confession as Arzobispo
Ojai as The Rigid Man
The Firing Squad as Adam Markman
Mr. Pettigrew as Arliss Blackthorne
Beyond the Rush as Judge Martin Joy
The Contract as Giuseppe
Protocol-7 as Errani
Intent Unknown as Drew Campbell
Insane Like Me? as Sheriff Davis
An Angry Boy as Andy
The Outlaws as Bloody Tom
Holiday in the Hamptons as Arnold Lewis
Spawns as John Keaton
Psycho Ex as Trevor
Team of Two as Captain Johnson
Tacoma as Gene Mohr
Garlic Parmesan as Wing Guru
Rule of Thirds as Stephan
Bad Substitute as Principal
24 Hours To D-Day as General Omar Bradley
Conditions of Release as Parole Officer
I Don't Know as Elijah
The Contract as Clark
Guardians as Reverend Willis
Here's Yanni! as Jim Hopper
Santa's Cousin as Santa Claus
Heretics as John
The Fusion as Kai
I Voted as Sheriff Halleck
Q: Deep Fake as George Gadsden

2023

The Lost Princess as The Shaman
Hitmen as Michael Hero
Assault on Hill 400 as Ed Anderson
Buckle Up as Oswald
R as Irwin Winkler
MY-01 as Brack Oberlin
DC Down as Speaker Terry Wilder
City Rush 3 as Chief Montana
My Last Best Friend as The Protagonist / Walter Stoyanov
Megalodon: The Frenzy as Lt. Cmdr. Sharp
Silver Fox as Tim Masterson
Old Ferguson as Eddy Ferguson
Top Gunner: America vs. Russia as President Jeremiah Stewart
Dying to Sleep as Dr. Ted Palmer
Sweetwater as Judd
Wrongful Death as Senator McElroy
Black Girl, Erupted as Mr. Horowitz
Red City Pine as Mick O' Neil
Working Stiffs as Rhett Rockweller
Death on the Border as Detective John Boone
Alien Vampire Busters as Mayor Macmillan
A Cotton Moon as The Shepherd
The Company We Keep as Pete Matthews
American Comedy as Don Giovanni
Ohryis Project as Captain Tasker
Jingle Smells as Marty Grevell
Altered Perceptions as John Cooper
It Wants Blood 2 as Du Sang
Mothership as Psychiatrist
Suffrage as Walt Warner
Spookt as Dr. Byler
Things Like This as Paul Mandel
Exceptional Beings as Poseidon
Love By Design as Trevor
The Blues Society as Bob Palmer
Trust in Love as Adam the Stogie Guru
MEDINAH as Salma's Husband

2022

Dog Boy as Lee Fineman
Controlled as Dr. Derrick
The Electric Man as Mr. Manson
Caroltyn as Sheriff Ridley
Broadcast as Sherman Paragon
The Mosquito as Dr. Glenn
The Suspended Man as Narrator(voice)
Classified as Senator Kincaide
69 Parts as Dad
Jurassic Domination as General Greer
Escape Through Africa as Captain Lockwood
8 Days to Hell as Alex Fillmore
Soul Cage as Russ Hammer
The No Problem Zone as Chris Stewart
Memoirs of a Fighter as Peter Williams
Dawn as Buisnessman
From Dusk Till Bong as Harvey Van Winkle
Insite as Derek
The Caller as Caleb Baxter (voice)
The Sea Was Never Blue as Samuel Friedman
Blackbird as Blake
Bleach as Matthew
The Rideshare Killer as Lieutenant Moyer
Babylon as Robert Roy
The Rookie: Feds as Josh Reynolds

2021

Marked as Alexei
Night Night as Dr. Nelson
Stringer as David
The Elevator as Roman Juniper
Alter Ego as Detective DiBiasse
Sour Honey as Cillian
Megaboa as Dr. Malone
Victory by Submission as Leon 'The Neon' Harris
The Magic as Bill Buchanan
Deadly Nightshade as Father Walsh
A Town Called Parable as Pastor John Corell
Uploaded as Bobby
The Estate as Marcello
Red Prophecies as John Pain
Pups Alone as CEO Bill
Killer Advice as Trevor
The Cove as Luther’s father
Andronicus as The Father
Mr. Birthday as Rick
Stalked by My Doctor: Just What the Doctor Ordered as Dr. Albert Beck / Laid Back Beck
Ape vs. Monster as Ethan Marcos
Unchained as The Father
Mommy's Deadly Con Artist as Doctor McCarthy
After Masks as Russell (Quarantales Segment)
The Rebels of PT-218 as Lieutenant William Snow
The Poltergeist Diaries as John McBride
Sarogeto as Doctor Ross Langely
Marvel's Hit-Monkey as Albert Rinkov

2020

Hammer as Bill
Eddie as Robert Reynolds
Beverly Hills Bandits as Detective Jack Boudin
Pamela & Ivy as The Man
Free Lunch Express as Man in line
Frank and Ava as Harry Cohn
Inside the Rain as Montgomery "Monty" Pennington
Hayalet: 3 Yaşam as Alexander Knight
Angels Fallen as Werrick
Deported as Lancing
Date in Vegas as Himself
The Wind Walker as Mr. Jacobsen
Collision Earth as Colonel Singh
Top Gunner as Herring
The Arrangement as The Pitchman
Law of Attraction as Henry Murphy
Greatland as Alpha Altruist
Heaven as Angus Nunzio Fratelli
Asteroid-a-Geddon as General Quinn
Dirty Fears as Eric
Reboot Camp as Eric
Eddie as Billy Reynolds
Interrogation as Bernard Poulos

2019

Exposure as Tony
The Savant as Lonnie
7 Deadly Sins as Judge
Billboard as Rick
Submission as Coach Bronx
Something as Coroner
The Reliant as Mr. Jones
Night Walk as Jude
Monster Island as General Horne
Clinton Road as Eric
Stalked by My Doctor: A Sleepwalker's Nightmare as Dr. Albert Beck / Laid Back Beck
Prescience as Mathew Smith
It Wants Blood! as Senator Du Sang
90 Feet from Home as William Rota
Unbridled as Roger Donigal
Hollywould as Leon Davenport
A Karate Christmas Miracle as James Whitmore
Lone Star Deception as Bill Sagle
IRL as Jonathan
The Righteous Gemstones as Junior Marsh

2018

Q-4: Dream Corporation as Systems Analyst Farraday
Taco Shop as Old School Eddie
King of Newark 2 as Senator Wells
Black Wake as Dr. Frank
King Cohen as Self
Child of Satan as Priest
1959 as Jim Blackwell
Stalked by My Doctor: Patient's Revenge as Dr. Albert Beck / Laid Back Beck
Beautifully Broken as Larry Hartley
Papa as Dr. Eric Owens
A. I. Tales as Tailored Man
Hide in the Light as Father Wes
Head Full of Honey as Dr. Holst
The Wrong Teacher as Vice Principal Clark
The Perception as Nick Shaw
Never Saw It Coming as Wendell Garfield
Kidding as Bernard Paley

2017

The Matadors as CIA Director
Fake News as Maxwell Stern
Osprey as Apollos
Paradise Club as Earl Wild
Beyond Brotherhood as Buelo Chino
The Institute as Dr. Torrington
The Summoning as Chief Lubbock
The Immortal Wars as Dominion Harvey
Ayla: The Daughter of War as Major General Coulter
Spreading Darkness as Stu Undercoffler
But Deliver Us from Evil as Leigh Warring
Maximum Impact as Robert Jacobs
#Speedball as Louie
Lux in Tenebris as Pokerboss Dean Deus
Lore as Sheriff
Juvie as Jack
Henri as Jenkins Chesney
Get Naked! as The Governor
The Demonic Dead as The Devil
You're Gonna Miss Me as Lawrence Graves
The Red Maple Leaf as Governor's Secret Service Agent

2016

Job's Daughter as Detective McQueen
Oiled Up as Loan Shark
Compadres as Dalton
Dead Saturday as Pastor Malcolm
Moments of Clarity as Hal Spreadum
Prayer Never Fails as Judge Bolden
Than All Else Ever as Captain George Sigler
The Rally - LA as Santiago
Bunker: Project 12 as Henderson
Six Gun Savior as The Devil
Hunting Season as William
Evil Exhumed as The Shaman
The Sector as Senator Allen
Five Grand as Marshal Denton J Cartwright
Executor as Richard
Santa's Boot Camp as Mall Santa
A Husband for Christmas as Mr. Rawlings
EuroClub as Uncle Nicky
Enemy Within as Jack

2015

A Fatal Obsession as Michael Ryan
Rock Story as Andy Granite
Maul Dogs as Jack
The Opposite Sex as Mr. Campbell
L.A. Slasher as The Mayor
A Hitman in London as The Executive
Story of Eva as Detective Wood
Hungry as Congressman Dennis
Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs as Trent Walker
Amityville Death House as The Warlock
Dark Moon Rising as Henrick
Golden Shoes as Frank
The Wicked Within as Dr. Woods
Stalked by My Doctor as Albert Beck
Fractured as Dr. Jason Ballard
Sicilian Vampire as Detective Louis Marshall
No Deposit as Gerry Gaci
The Condemned 2 as Frank Tanner
Spanners as johnathon
Joker's Poltergeist as James Jenning
American Sharia as Officer Richardson
No Solicitors as Lewis Cutterman
The Fix as Fabrizio De La Rocha
Dead Ringer as Peter Bengtson
Love Me True as Father Anthony
Lazarus Rising as James Connelly
There Is Many Like Us as Lt. Rauder
Las Vegas Story as Walter
The Player as Pauly Agostino

2014

Camp Dread as Julian Barrett
BlackJacks as Mr Cromwell
Eternity: The Movie as Gene Weiner
2 Bedroom 1 Bath as Dr. Philip Tenenbaum
Road to the Open as Tim Gollant
Inherent Vice as Michael Z. Wolfmann
Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper as Older Bernie
A Cry from Within as Jonathan
Beyond the Game as Max Barry
Let the Lion Roar as Augustine of Hippo
Jake's Road as Keith
Rogue Strike as Captain Novakov
It's Not a Date as Bill Sagat
Chicks Dig Gay Guys as Mr. Wagner
Halloween Hell as Dracula
Relentless Justice as Lanzetta
Starcrossed as Rommel Lazarus
Sector 4: Extraction as Black Knight CEO
My Name is Nobody as Ryan Zaratini
Lose-Lose as Charles
Trust Me as Jeff
West End as Victor Trevi
Zombie Dream as Eric
Scorpion as Mick

2013

Dante's Hell Animated as Dante (voice)
Lovelace as Nat Laurendi
Wrong Cops as Bob
A Talking Cat!?! as Duffy (voice)
Paranormal Movie as Dr. Lipschitz
White T as Ricardo
The Hot Flashes as Lawrence Humphrey
Abstraction as Angelo Moretti
The House Across the Street as Officer Peterson
Self Storage as Walter
Pop Star as Mr. Esposito
Run as Jeremiah
All American Christmas Carol as Constantine / Ghost of Christmas Present
The Devil's Dozen as Martin Sosa
Assumed Killer as Taxi Driver
Day of the Gun as Abraham Tanner
Scavenger Killers as Agent Guthro
Sink Hole as Cutter
Cool Cat Finds a Gun as Celebrity PSA
Assault on Wall Street as Lawyer Patterson
A New York Heartbeat as Casket Mike
Jet Set as Dr. Brix
Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Jimmy "The Butcher" Figgis
The Bachelor as Self - Guest

2012

Deadline as Ronnie Bullock
The Cloth as Father Tollman
Bloodwork as Man in Suit
The Dead Want Women as Sonny Barnes
Stealing Las Vegas as Alex Stratholme
The Child as Robert Stern
The Mark as Mr.Cooper
Christmas in Compton as Tommy Maxell
Beyond the Trophy as Sgt. Bachman
Heal Thyself as Dr. Cash
Mary as Doctor Marley
Silver Case as Senator
The Finder as Uncle Shadrack
Honest Trailers as Sal Maroni (archive footage)
On Cinema as Self

2011

The Wayshower as Parley Hinkins
Chillerama as General
Jesse as Chris
The Journal as Alain Villenueve
Suits as Charles Forstman
Ridiculousness as Self - Guest
Femme Fatales as David Bannion

2010

The Expendables as James Monroe
Rock Slyde as Jake the Deliveryman
Groupie as Angus
Reality Star as Frank
Bed & Breakfast as Mr. Hopewell
Sharktopus as Dr. Nathan Sands
Hunt to Kill as Lee Davis
First Dog as President of the United States
Class as Benjamin Sheffield
Westbrick Murders as John Barrow
Justified as Alex Miller
Lost Girl as Hades
Lost Girl as Hades / Jack
Hawaii Five-0 as Richard Sheridan

2009

Royal Kill as Dad
The Tomb as Vaslev
In the Blink of an Eye as Captain Jones
The Butcher as Merle Hench
Amazing Racer as Mitchell Prescott
Crimes of the Past as Robert Byrne
The Whole Truth as Yaro Maroslav
Project Solitude as John Sola
Glee as Fundraiser Coordinator

2008

The Dark Knight as Maroni
Cyclops as Emperor Tiberius Caesar
Witless Protection as Wilford Duvall
Depth Charge as Commander Krieg
Dark Honeymoon as L.A. Guy
The Cookie Thief as The Cookie Thief
Contamination as Dimitry
The Ties That Bind Us as The Master (archive footage)
Fear Itself as Harry Siegel
Crash as Seth Blanchard
Gotham Tonight as Sal Maroni

2007

Hollywood Dreams as Thomas Kurt
Burn Notice as Reed Perkins
Chuck as Packard
Pandemic as Mayor Richard Dellasandro

2006

One Way as Nick Swell
Aurora as Mr. Brown
8 of Diamonds as Charlie Klamanski
Phat Girlz as Robert Myer
Light Years Away as Dr. Howard Melvin
Heroes as Thompson
L'onore e il rispetto as Thomas Di Maggio

2005

Junior Pilot as Coach Davis
Confessions of an Action Star as Self / Police Chief
Graves End as Tarkington Alexander Graves / Tag
Geppetto's Secret as Jack Hammer (voice)
Break a Leg as Michael Richard Lange
The Double as Steven Edwards
Grey's Anatomy as Robert Avery
Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant

2004

Border Blues as Coyote Larry
Killer Weekend as Jack Talbot
The Last Shot as Self (Uncredited)
Entourage as Eric Roberts
Danny Phantom as Dark Danny (voice)
The L Word as Gabriel McCutcheon
Justice League Unlimited as Mongul (voice)

2003

Spun as The Man
Intoxicating as Teddy
The Long Ride Home as Sheriff Hank Bowman
L.A. Confidential as Pierce Patchett

2002

Christmas Rush as Scalzetti
Wolves of Wall Street as Dyson Keller
The Beatnicks as Mack Drake
Endangered Species as Police Lt. Mike Sullivan
Wrong Number as Josh Grey
Roughing It as The Foreman
Less than Perfect as Will Butler
CSI: Miami as Ken Kramer

2001

Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534 as First Officer Mike Hogan
Raptor as Sheriff Jim Tanner
Fast Sofa as Robinson
Strange Frequency as Bob Henry (segment 'My Generation')
Con Games as Officer Hopkins
Stiletto Dance as Kit Adrian
Walking Shadow as Police Chief DeSpain
Mindstorm as David Mendez
Witchblade as Lupo
Dark Realm as Host
Justice League as Mongul (voice)

2000

Sanctimony as Lieutenant
The Alternate as The Replacement
Wildflowers as Jacob
Kein Alibi - Dunkles Geheimnis as Victor Haddock / Stanley Joiner
Race Against Time as James Gabriel
TripFall as Mr. Eddie
Dirk and Betty as Customer
The King's Guard as Augustus Talbert
Cecil B. Demented as Honey's Ex
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Brother Daniel Larson

1999

Purgatory as Blackjack Britton
Two Shades of Blue as Calvin Stasi
Hitman's Run as Tony Lazorka / John Dugan
BitterSweet as Mr. Venti
Restraining Order as Robert Woodfield
Facade as Colin Wentworth
Heaven's Fire as Dean McConnell
Lansky as Ben "Bugsy" Siegel
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Sam Winfield (uncredited)

1998

The Prophecy II as Michael
La Cucaracha as Walter Pool
Dead End as Henry Smovinsky
T.N.T. as Russo
The King of Queens as Strohmeyer

1997

Most Wanted as Assistant Deputy Director Spencer
The Shadow Men as Bob Wilson
The View as Self
C-16: FBI as John Olansky
Oz as Richard L'Italien
The Odyssey as Eurymachus
The Hunger as Jean

1996

It's My Party as Nick Stark
The Cable Guy as Eric Roberts
Heaven's Prisoners as Bubba Rocque
Doctor Who as Bruce / The Master
Public Enemies as Arthur Dunlop
Power 98 as Karlin Pickett
American Strays as Martin
Past Perfect as Dylan Cooper
The Glass Cage as Montrachet
Dark Angel as Walter D'Arcangelo
The Grave as Cass
In Cold Blood as Perry Smith

1995

Saved By The Light as Dannion Brinkley

1994

The Specialist as Tomas Leon
Love Is a Gun as Jack Hart
Sensation as Dr. Ian Burton
Freefall as Grant Orion
The Hard Truth as Dr. Chandler Etheridge
Babyfever as Anthony
Touched by an Angel as Nick Stratton

1993

Best of the Best 2 as Alex Grady
Love, Cheat & Steal as Reno Adams
Voyage as Gil Freeland
Frasier as Chet (voice)

1992

Final Analysis as Jimmy Evans
Fugitive Among Us as Cal Harper

1991

By the Sword as Villard
Lonely Hearts as Frank

1990

The Ambulance as Josh Baker
Descending Angel as Michael Rossi
The Lost Capone as Al Capone

1989

Rude Awakening as Fred Wook
Blood Red as Marco Collogero
Options as Matt Salinger / Donald Anderson (in telefilm epilogue)
Best of the Best as Alex Grady

1988

To Heal a Nation as Jan Scruggs

1987

1986

Nobody's Fool as Riley
Slow Burn as Jacob Asch

1985

1984

1983

Star 80 as Paul Snider

1982

American Playhouse as Miss Lonelyhearts

1981

Raggedy Man as Teddy

1980

Paul's Case as Paul

1978

1963

Doctor Who as The Master

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Monsters of Mulberry Street as Joseph Coletti
Mayday Z as Richard Carrington
Dead Community Guild as The Stranger
The Depths as Professor Conrad
The Epidemic as Ralph
Open Wounds as Jefferson Price
Quarter as Dr. Miller
Skate to Hell as Derek
Downtown Bus as Scott 'The Savage' Simpson
Unfriendly Fire as Luke Russell
The Farmhouse Murders as Mayor Frederick Kane
Young & Naive as Professor Rothstein
The Method as Harold Price
Bark as Albert
Recollection as Sid Dyas
6 Rounds of Chloe as Dr. Bing
8v40 as Supreme Commander Marshall
This Is Our City as Frank Galanarri Sr.
Dogwood as Daniel Manlius
Reytac's 2 Rounds as Robert Thompson

Writing

2022

Production

2023

2022

My Dinner With Eric as Executive Producer

2018

Hide in the Light as Executive Producer

2010

Groupie as Associate Producer

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The Epidemic as Executive Producer