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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1962-01-23 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Albury, New South Wales, Australia

Richard Roxburgh

Biography:

Richard Roxburgh (born 23 January 1962) is an Australian actor and filmmaker. He has received several accolades across film, television, and theatre, including AFI and AACTA Awards, Logie Awards, and Helpmann Awards.

He began his career working with the Sydney Theatre Company. He went on to appear in Australian and international productions such as Baz Luhrmann's films Moulin Rouge! (2001) and Elvis(2022), the ABC series Rake (2010–2018), and the action films Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), and Van Helsing (2004).

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Known For

Acting

2025

The Correspondent as Peter Greste
Eden as Allan Hancock

2024

My Freaky Family as King Murkhart
Prosper as Cal Quinn

2023

2022

Elvis as Vernon Presley
Bali 2002 as Graham Ashton
Frankly as Self

2021

H Is for Happiness as Jim Phee
Fires as Duncan Simpson

2020

Go! as Patrick

2019

Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan as Brigadier Oliver David Jackson
Angel of Mine as Bernard
The Hunting as Nick
The Pool as Narrator (voice)
Catherine the Great as Grigory Orlov

2018

Swinging Safari as Narrator - Adult Jeff Marsh (voice)

2017

Breath as Mr. Pike
Blue Murder: Killer Cop as Roger Rogerson

2016

Hacksaw Ridge as Colonel Stelzer
The Crown as Bob Hawke

2015

Blinky Bill the Movie as Blinky's Father (voice)

2014

Maya the Bee Movie as Flip (voice)

2013

The Turning as Vic Lang

2011

Sanctum as Frank
Ice as Thom Archer
Ice as Thom Archer

2010

Hawke as Bob Hawke
Matching Jack as David
Rake as Cleaver Greene

2009

The Diplomat as Charles Van Koors
False Witness as Charles Van Koors

2008

East of Everything as Art Watkins

2006

Like Minds as McKenzie
The Silence as Richard Treloar

2005

Stealth as Keith Orbit
Fragile as Robert Marcus

2004

Van Helsing as Count Vladislaus Dracula

2003

2002

The Touch as Karl

2001

Moulin Rouge! as The Duke
Blonde as Mr. R

2000

The Last September as Captain Daventry

1999

Passion as Percy Grainger

1998

In the Winter Dark as Murray Jacob
A Little Bit of Soul as Voice of Sir Samuel Michael

1997

Thank God He Met Lizzie as Guy Jamieson
The Last of the Ryans as Ronald Ryan
Oscar and Lucinda as Mr. Jeffries
Still Twisted as Ben (segment 'One Way Ticket')

1996

Children of the Revolution as Joseph 'Joe' Welch

1995

Billy's Holiday as Rob McSpedden
Hayride to Hell as George Weygate
Blue Murder as Roger Rogerson
Blue Murder as Roger Rogerson

1994

Talk as Jack / Harry
Halifax f.p. as Sergeant Paul Santos

1993

CrimeBroker as Harrison

1992

Tracks of Glory as Hugh McIntosh

1991

Police Rescue as Tim Warne

1990

The Paper Man as Gracie Fields

1989

1988

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Directing

2007

Romulus, My Father as Director

Production

2017

Blue Murder: Killer Cop as Executive Producer

2010

Rake as Producer

2007

Romulus, My Father as Associate Producer

Creator

2010

Rake as Creator