David Roberts (Australian actor)

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David Roberts
Education Victorian College of the Arts
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present
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(m. 2000)​
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David Roberts is an Australian actor who has appeared in television, film and theatre.

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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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Attack on Fear Seth AndersenTV movie
1988Miracle at Beekman's PlaceTV movie
1990 Beyond My Reach Christopher BrookesFeature film
1990 Nirvana Street Murder PolicemanFeature film
1997NightrideShort film
1999 Me Myself I Robert DicksonFeature film
2003RoundaboutMichael TaylorShort film
2003 The Matrix Reloaded RolandFeature film
2003 The Matrix Revolutions Feature film
2003 Gettin' Square Niall TooleFeature film
2005A Divided HeartCharles Vickery
2005 Three Dollars GerardFeature film
2006 Small Claims: The Reunion Peter HindmarshTV movie
2007 Ghost Rider Captain Dolan Feature film
2007SkinShort film
2008 Fool's Gold CyrusFeature film
2008 The Square Raymond YaleFeature film
2010The FoalUncle JohnShort film
2012 Careless Love Mr StevensonFeature film
2012 Fatal Honeymoon Daniel SamuelsTV movie
2013The LandingEdwardShort film
2014ConvictHarvey
2014 Unbroken Officer CollierFeature film
2017 My Pet Dinosaur Doctor
2018 Slam Alan McLeary
2020 Occupation: Rainfall AbrahamFeature film
2023 A Savage Christmas James Savage SrFeature film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2025Scrublands: SilverTBATV series [5]
2023 Queen of Oz Richard SteeleTV series, 3 episodes [6]
2023 Safe Home Gerard PriestlyTV series, 4 episodes [7]
2022 Colin From Accounts BernieTV series, 2 episodes
2022 Barons George ThompsonTV series, 4 episodes
2021 Blue Bloods LieutenantTV series, 1 episode
2020 Drunk History Australia CricketerTV series, 1 episode
2019 Total Control Kevin CartwrightTV series, 6 episodes [8]
2019 Bad Mothers HarryTV series, 5 episodes
2018 Fighting Season Ian VogelTV series, 4 episodes
2018 The Blacklist Desk SergeantTV series, 1 episode
2011–17 Offspring Phil D'ArabontTV series, 15 episodes
2017 True Story with Hamish & Andy ChrisTV series, 1 episode [9]
2013–16 Please Like Me DadTV series, 27 episodes [10]
2016 Soul Mates Mayor of BondiTV series, 2 episodes
2016 Secret City General McAulffieTV series, 6 episodes
2010–16 Rake NortonTV series, 4 episodes
2009–2015 Home and Away Judge Menzies / Lou de BonoTV series, 20 episodes
2014 The Code Peter LawsonTV series, 3 episodes
2013 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Lachlan PepperTV series, 1 episode
2013 The Packer Murdoch Story David McNicollTV miniseries, 2 episodes
2012 Devil's Dust Ian HutchinsonTV series, 2 episodes
2012 Tricky Business David LangTV series, 1 episode
2009–2011 Underbelly Frank de Groot / Angus CampbellTV miniseries, 3 episodes
2009 The Jesters Andrew ShraptonTV series, 1 episode
2009 City Homicide Max McKenzieTV series, 2 episodes
2009 Rescue: Special Ops Ed FrazerTV series, 2 episodes
2007–08 All Saints Graeme Collins / Owen FergusonTV series, 2 episodes
2007–08 Satisfaction TimTV series, 3 episodes
2005 Holly's Heroes Alan PetersonTV series, 26 episodes
2005 Last Man Standing GerryTV series, 1 episode
2003 MDA John AlfranoTV series, 4 episodes
2003 Blue Heelers Peter BallTV series, 1 episode
2003 The Secret Life of Us Bruce LaneTV series, 2 episodes
2003Out ThereJohnathan ArcherTV series, 1 episode
2002 Bootleg Martin BurrowsTV series, 3 episodes
2002 BackBerner David FrostTV series, 1 episode
2002 The Lost World MordenTV miniseries, 1 episode
2000–2002 Halifax f.p. Detective MurrayTV series, 2 episodes
2001 Head Start Stephen PerryTV series, 1 episode
2001 Do or Die Dr BakerTV miniseries
2000 Tales of the South Seas TV series, 1 episode: "The Boxer Rebellion"
1998 Water Rats Barry StrongTV series, 2 episodes
1998 Wildside Murray AndersTV series, 1 episode
1997 Big Sky Pete MartinTV series, 1 episode
1996 Mercury Dave GibsonTV series, 13 episodes
1996 Snowy River: The McGregor Saga John ArcherTV series, 1 episode
1993 Law of the Land Peter LawrenceTV series, 13 episodes
1993 Phoenix Robert HowieTV series, 10 episodes
1993 Seven Deadly Sins AlistairTV miniseries, 1 episode
1991 Chances Matt HennessyTV series, 24 episodes
1991 All Together Now EtienneTV series, 1 episode
1990 The Flying Doctors Peter GardinerTV series, 1 episode

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References

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  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.
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