Richard Roxburgh

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Richard Roxburgh
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Roxburgh in 2013
Born (1962-01-23) 23 January 1962 (age 62)
Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Education Australian National University (BEc)
National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • filmmaker
Years active1987present
Spouse
(m. 2004)
Children3

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

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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).

Early life and education

Richard Roxburgh was born on 23 January 1962. His parents were John, an accountant, and Mary Roxburgh. He grew up in Albury, New South Wales. [1]

Roxburgh studied economics at the Australian National University in Canberra, [2] [1] where he resided at Garran Hall and graduated with a B.Ec. in 1984. [3] [4]

After graduating from ANU, he decided to become an actor and was admitted to the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) on his second audition attempt, [5] graduating in 1986. [1]

Career

Roxburgh with his wife, Silvia Colloca, at the AACTA Awards 2012, Sydney Silvia Colloca and Richard Roxburgh AACTA 2012 (1).jpg
Roxburgh with his wife, Silvia Colloca, at the AACTA Awards 2012, Sydney

Roxburgh began working with the Sydney Theatre Company as soon as he graduated from NIDA, [6] and also worked with Belvoir St Theatre. [1]

He came to public attention for his portrayal of New South Wales Police Force detective Roger Rogerson in the 1995 television miniseries Blue Murder . Through the 1990s, he appeared in several Australian film and stage productions including a critically acclaimed turn as Hamlet alongside Geoffrey Rush, Jacqueline McKenzie and David Wenham in the 1994 Company B production at the Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney. In December 2007, he played the lead character, Roland Henning, who suffered writer's block in Michael Gow's play, Toy Symphony , at the Belvoir St Theatre, winning the 2008 Helpmann Award for best male actor in a play.

In 2000, Roxburgh appeared in the first of several international blockbuster films as the main villain's henchman Hugh Stamp in the John Woo-directed Mission: Impossible 2 , which was filmed in Sydney. Also filmed in Sydney was Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge! (2001), in which Roxburgh played the Duke of Monroth.

Roxburgh appeared as three iconic characters over the next three years: he played Sherlock Holmes in 2002's The Hound of the Baskervilles , Holmes's nemesis Professor Moriarty in 2003's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Count Dracula in 2004's Van Helsing . He is one of only two actors to have played all three of these characters, the other being Orson Welles, who played them in separate radio programs.

Roxburgh directed his first film, Romulus, My Father starring Eric Bana, released in 2007. This film won the AFI Award in December 2007 and was nominated for several more. In 2008 and 2009, he played the lead role of Art Watkins in the ABC drama series East of Everything . [7]

In July 2010, Roxburgh played former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke in a telemovie based on Hawke's life. [7] He reprised the role in the 2020 episode "Terra Nullius" of the Netflix series The Crown . [8]

In November 2010, Roxburgh co-created and began starring in the critically acclaimed ABC1 television comedy-drama series Rake as the brilliant but self-destructive Sydney criminal barrister Cleaver Greene, a role for which he won the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama in 2012. He stars in Matching Jack , which was released in August 2010, and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole , released in September 2010.[ citation needed ]

Returning to the stage, Roxburgh played Vanya opposite Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving and John Bell in Sydney Theatre Company's 2010 production of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya . [9] In 2013, he again performed at the STC with Weaving as the protagonists in Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot , Weaving as Vladimir and Roxburgh as Estragon. [10] In 2014, Roxburgh played the title role in Edmond Rostand's 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac at the STC. [11] In 2015, Roxburgh appeared in Andrew Upton's adaptation of Chekhov's play Platonov , titled The Present, for the STC. It was directed by John Crowley and featured Cate Blanchett, Jacqueline McKenzie, Marshall Napier, and Toby Schmitz. [12] That production moved in 2016/17 to the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City for the Broadway debut of Roxburgh and the rest of the cast. [13]

In 2023, he appeared in Aunty Donna's Coffee Cafe as a parody of his previous role in Rake. [14]

In 2024 Roxburgh appeared in the Stan series Prosper , a thriller set in the megachurch community. [15] [16]

Roxburgh played the lead role in the feature film The Correspondent , as journalist Peter Greste. [17] The Correspondent, directed by Kriv Stenders, was screened as the opening film of the Adelaide Film Festival in October 2024, [18] along with the animated feature Lesbian Space Princess , in which he was one of the cast of voice actors. [19]

Children's literature

Roxburgh wrote and illustrated the well-received, 240-page children's adventure fiction title, Artie and the Grime Wave, published by Allen & Unwin in October 2016 ( ISBN   9781760292140).

Personal life

Roxburgh met Miranda Otto after meeting on the set of Doing Time for Patsy Cline in 1997; they were in a relationship until 2000. [1]

He married Italian-born opera singer, actress, blogger, cookbook author, and television cookery show personality Silvia Colloca in 2004. They met on the set of Van Helsing, playing Count Dracula and his bride, respectively. They have three children. [20] [21]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991 Dead to the World Johnny
1994 Talk Jack/Harry
1995 Lessons in the Language of Love HarryShort film
Billy's Holiday Rob McSpedden
Hayride to Hell George WeygateShort film
1996 Children of the Revolution Joe
1997 Doing Time for Patsy Cline Boyd
Thank God He Met Lizzie Guy Jamieson
1998 Oscar and Lucinda Mr. Jeffries
A Little Bit of Soul Sir Samuel MichaelVoice
In the Winter Dark Murray Jacob
1999 The Last September Captain Daventry
Passion Percy Grainger
2000 Mission: Impossible 2 Hugh Stamp
2001 Moulin Rouge! The Duke
2002 The Touch Karl
The One and Only Neil
2003 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen The Fantom / "M" / Professor Moriarty
2004 Van Helsing Count Dracula
2005 Stealth Dr. Keith Orbit
Fragiles Robert Kerry
2006 Like Minds Martin McKenzie
2007 Romulus, My Father Director and producer
2010 Matching Jack David
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole BoronVoice
2011 Sanctum Frank McGuire
2013 The Turning Vic Lang
2014 Maya the Bee FlipVoice
2015 Blinky Bill the Movie Blinky's dadVoice
Looking for Grace Dan
2016 Hacksaw Ridge Colonel Stelzer
2017 Breath Mr. Pike
2018 Swinging Safari Adult Jeff MarshNarrator only
Maya the Bee: The Honey Games FlipVoice
2019 Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan Brigadier David Jackson
H Is for Happiness Jim Phee
Angel of Mine Bernard
2020 Go Karts Patrick
2022 Elvis Vernon Presley
2023 Force of Nature: The Dry 2 Daniel Bailey
2024 Eden
2024 The Correspondent Peter Greste
2024 Lesbian Space Princess Voice

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 The Riddle of the Stinson ProudTV film
1989The Saint: Fear in Fun ParkJustinTV film
1990 The Paper Man 'Gracie' FieldsTV miniseries
1992 Tracks of Glory Hugh McintoshTV miniseries
1993 Seven Deadly Sins Gluttony / MarkTV miniseries
Crimebroker HarrisonTV film
Police Rescue Tim WarneTV series, 1 episode
1995 Halifax f.p. Sergeant Paul SantosTV series, 1 episode
Blue Murder Roger Rogerson TV miniseries
1996 Twisted Tales BenTV series, 1 episode
1997 The Last of the Ryans Ronald Ryan TV film
FrontierSuperintendent William Hobbs
2001 Blonde Mr. RTV film
2002 The Road from Coorain BillTV film
The Hound of the Baskervilles Sherlock Holmes TV film
2006The SilenceRichard TrealoarTV film
2008–09 East of Everything Art WatkinsTV series
2009 False Witness Charles Van KoorsTV film
2010 Hawke Bob Hawke TV film
2010–18 Rake Cleaver GreeneTV series. Also co-creator / producer
2011IceThom Archer
2015 Australia: The Story of Us NarratorTV docudrama
2017 Blue Murder: Killer Cop Roger Rogerson TV series
2019 The Hunting NickTV miniseries
The PoolNarratorTV series, 1 episode
Catherine the Great Grigory Orlov TV miniseries
LovestruckNigel ValentineTV film
2020 The Crown Bob Hawke TV series, episodes: "Terra Nullius" & "48:1"
2021 Fires Duncan SimpsonTV series, 2 episodes
2022 Bali 2002 Graham AshtonTV miniseries
2023 Aunty Donna's Coffee Cafe Rake TV series
The PM's Daughter H.A.N.C.TV series, 3 episodes
2024 Prosper Cal QuinnTV series; 8 episodes

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 Death of a Salesman Willy Loman Albury High School
1992 The Homecoming
1994 That Eye, the Sky Henry WarburtonBurning House Theatre Company, Sydney & Playhouse, Melbourne
1994 Hamlet Hamlet Company B at Belvoir St Theatre
2007-08 Toy Symphony Roland Henning Belvoir St Theatre
2010 Uncle Vanya Vanya Sydney Theatre Company for Bell Shakespeare
2013 Waiting for Godot Estragon Sydney Theatre Company
2014 Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac Sydney Theatre Company
2015The Present Sydney Theatre Company
2016/17The Present Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
1992 Sydney Theatre Awards Best Performance in a Supporting Role The Homecoming Won [22]
1994Freelance Director That Eye, the Sky Won
Best New Play or MusicalWon
Best Performance by an Actor Hamlet Nominated [23]
1995 Green Room Awards Best ActorNominated
Australian Film Institute Television Awards Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama Halifax f.p. Nominated
1996 Australian Film Institute Television Awards Blue Murder Nominated
Logie Awards Most Outstanding Actor Won
1997Verona International Film FestivalBest Actor Thank God He Met Lizzie Won
Australian Film Institute Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role Doing Time for Patsy Cline Won
1998 Film Critics Circle of Australia Best Actor – MaleWon
1999 Australian Film Institute Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role Passion Nominated
2001 Australian Film Institute Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Moulin Rouge! Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
2004 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards Worst Fake Accent – Male Van Helsing Won [24]
2006 Australian Film Institute Awards Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama The SilenceNominated
2007 Logie Awards Most Outstanding Actor Nominated
Sydney Theatre Awards Best Actor in a Lead Role Toy Symphony Won
Australian Film Institute Awards Best Direction Romulus, My Father Nominated
2008 Film Critics Circle of Australia Best DirectorNominated
Helpmann Awards Best Male Actor in a Play Toy SymphonyWon
2010 Equity Ensemble Awards Rake Won
Sydney Theatre Awards Best Actor Uncle Vanya Won [25]
Australian Film Institute Awards Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama Hawke Won
2011 Seoul International Drama Awards Best ActorNominated
Logie Awards Most Outstanding Actor Nominated
Rake Won
Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels Actor – TV SeriesWon
Helpmann Awards Best Male Actor in a Play Uncle Vanya Nominated
2012 Equity Ensemble Awards Rake Nominated
AACTA Awards Best Television Drama Series Nominated
2013Nominated
Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama Won
Sydney Theatre Awards Best Actor Waiting for Godot Nominated
2014 Cyrano de Bergerac Won
Helpmann Awards Best Male Actor in a Play Waiting for Godot Won
AACTA Awards Best Television Drama Series Rake Nominated
Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama Nominated
2015 Logie Awards Most Outstanding Actor Nominated
2016 Helpmann Awards Best Male Actor in a Play The PresentNominated
2017 Logie Awards Most Outstanding Actor Rake Nominated
2019 AACTA Awards Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama The Hunting Won
2020 AACTA Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role H is for Happiness Nominated
2021 AACTA Awards Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama Fires Nominated
2022 Logie Awards Most Outstanding Actor Won
2023 Logie Awards Most Outstanding Actor Bali 2002 Nominated

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