
Eric Roberts
Known for Acting · 747 credits
- Born
- 1956-04-18 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
- Also known as
- Eric Anthony 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
TV Shows (70)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Sam Winfield (uncredited)

Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Robert Avery

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Daniel Larson

Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Richard Sheridan

CSI: Miami
2002
as Ken Kramer

Suits
2011
as Charles Forstman

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Roy Hubert

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Jimmy Figgis

The View
1997
as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self

Frasier
1993
as Chet (voice)

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee

The King of Queens
1998
as Strohmeyer

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest

Heroes
2006
as Thompson

Scorpion
2014
as Mick

Ridiculousness
2011
as Self - Guest

Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self

Dancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Contestant / Self - Audience Member

Glee
2009
as Fundraiser Coordinator

Entourage
2004
as Eric Roberts

The Drew Carey Show
1995
as Steven

Justified
2010
as Alex Miller

Chuck
2007
as Packard

American Playhouse
1982
as Miss Lonelyhearts

Oz
1997
as Richard L'Italien

Burn Notice
2007
as Reed Perkins

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Nick Stratton

The Righteous Gemstones
2019
as Junior Marsh

The L Word
2004
as Gabriel McCutcheon

The Odyssey
1997
as Eurymachus

Danny Phantom
2004
as Dark Danny (voice)

Lost Girl
2010
as Hades / Hades / Jack

Justice League Unlimited
2004
as Mongul (voice)

Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self

Creature Features
2016
as Self

The Hunger
1997
as Jean

Made in Hollywood
2005
as Self

The Rookie: Feds
2022
as Josh Reynolds

Femme Fatales
2011
as David Bannion

Justice League
2001
as Mongul (voice)

Less than Perfect
2002
as Will Butler

Doctor Who Confidential
2005
as Self

Kidding
2018
as Bernard Paley

The Finder
2012
as Uncle Shadrack

The Player
2015
as Pauly Agostino

Marvel's Hit-Monkey
2021
as Albert Rinkov

The Bachelor
2013
as Self - Guest

Fear Itself
2008
as Harry Siegel

Swedish Dicks
2016
as Chip

Strange Frequency
2001
as Bob Henry

Russians in the City of Angels
2003
as Larry Maklovski

Crash
2008
as Seth Blanchard

L'onore e il rispetto
2006
as Thomas Di Maggio

Witchblade
2001
as Lupo

Interrogation
2020
as Bernard Poulos

Bullet in the Face
2012
as Racken

Gotham Tonight
2008
as Sal Maroni

Pandemic
2007
as Richard Dellasandro

In Cold Blood
1996
as Perry Smith
Movies (677)

The Dark Knight
2008
as Maroni

Babylon
2022
as Robert Roy

Lovelace
2013
as Nat Laurendi

The Expendables
2010
as James Monroe

Psycho Ex
2024
as Trevor

The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
2015
as Governor Hughes

The Specialist
1994
as Tomas Leon

Maximum Impact
2017
as Robert Jacobs

Inherent Vice
2014
as Michael Z. "Mickey" Wolfmann

Ayla: The Daughter of War
2017
as Major General Coulter

Alter Ego
2021
as Detective DiBiasse

Die Slow
2025
as Victor
Birthday Bash
as Dean Hartford

El verdadero plan de Dios
2012

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018
as Self

Clika
2026
as Angelo

Get Naked!
2017
as The Governor

Doctor Who
1996
as Bruce / The Master

Chillerama
2011
as General Bukkake (segment "Wadzilla")

Rock Story
2015
as Andy Granite

The Cable Guy
1996
as Eric Roberts

The Wrong Teacher
2018
as Vice Principal Clark

Assault on Wall Street
2013
as Lawyer Patterson

Stand Your Ground
2025
as Earl

Paranormal Movie
2013
as Dr. Lipschitz

DOA: Dead or Alive
2006
as Donovan

Minacious
2022
as Caleb Baxter

Roughing It
2002
as The Foreman

Lansky
1999
as Ben "Bugsy" Siegel

National Security
2003
as Nash
Downtown Bus
as Scott 'The Savage' Simpson

Best of the Best
1989
as Alex Grady

Date in Vegas
2020
as Eric Roberts

Five Grand
2016
as Marshal Denton J Cartwright

Border Blues
2004
as Coyote Larry

The Ambulance
1990
as Josh Baker

Garlic Parmesan
2024
as Wing Guru

Guardians
2024
as Reverend Willis

Black Flowers
as Thomas Matsson

Head Full of Honey
2018
as Dr. Holst

Dark Angel
1996
as Walter D'Arcangelo

Scissors
2025
as Mayor Anderson
#Speedball
2017
as Louie

The Institute
2017
as Dr. Torrington

The Outlaws
2024
as Bloody Tom

Angels Fallen
2020
as Werrick

Lolita
2025
as Officer Jones

Spooked
2008
as Harry Siegel

Séance Games: Metaxu
2024
as Demon

Actors Anonymous
2017
as Sonny

Jump Scare
2025
as Father
Southern Comfort
2006
as Ray

Freefall
1994
as Grant Orion

Tacoma
2024
as Gene Mohr

Bloodwork
2012
as Man in Suit

Runaway Train
1985
as Buck

Stalked by My Doctor: The Return
2016
as Dr. Beck

No Solicitors
2015
as Lewis Cutterman

The Tomb
2009
as Vaslev

Silver Case
2012
as Senator

Most Wanted
1997
as Assistant Deputy Director Spencer

Sleuthhound Screwball
2024
as Orca

3
2025
as Oracle

Animal Justice
as Dr. Cash

Amazing Racer
2009
as Mitchell Prescott

Joker's Poltergeist
2017
as James Jenning

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020
as Self

Love, Cheat & Steal
1993
as Reno Adams

Starcrossed
2014
as Rommel Lazarus

Dark Image
2017

Sharktopus
2010
as Dr. Nathan Sands

Wrongful Death 2: Bloodlines
2025
as Sen. McElroy
The Laundress
2024
as Husband

Paradise Club
2017
as Earl Wild

Bed & Breakfast
2010
as Mr. Hopewell

Enzo: The Mafias Boxer
as Bruno Rossi

After School Special
2017
as Eric Roberts

The Lost Princess
2025
as The Shaman

Inside the Rain
2020
as Montgomery "Monty" Pennington

The Beach Player
as Coach Smith

Wrong Cops
2013
as Bob

Overall Figure
2025
as Cottafavi

Endangered Species
2002
as Police Lt. Mike Sullivan

Caroltyn
2022
as Sheriff Ridley

Madonna Non Grata
2026
as Eddie

Las Vegas Vietnam: The Movie
2019
as Mob Boss

A New York Heartbeat
2013
as Casket Mike

Sicilian Vampire
2015
as Detective Louis Marshall

The Code of Cain
2015
as Parker

1242: Gateway to the West
2025
as Captain Akos

It's My Party
1996
as Nick Stark

Die for a Dollar
2019
as Mr. G

The Shadow Men
1998
as Bob Wilson

The Perception
2018
as Nick Shaw

The Opposite Sex
2015
as Mr. Campbell

23 Minutes to Sunrise
2013
as Daniel

The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
2020
as Self

7 Days to Hell
2025
as Alex Fillmore

Doctor Who Am I
2022
as Self

Betrayal
2013

The Blues Society
2023
as Bob Palmer

Quarter
as Dr. Miller

Darkness of Man
2025
as Larry

Final Analysis
1992
as Jimmy Evans

Megalodon: The Frenzy
2023
as Lt. Cmdr. Sharp

Top Gunner
2020
as Herring

The Last Shot
2004
as Self (uncredited)

Stalked by My Doctor
2015
as Albert Beck

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence
2026

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
as (voice)

So This Is Christmas
2013
as Bill

Hollywood Signs
2022
as Self
Eyes of the Roshi
2017
as Booker

Taco Shop
2018
as Old School Eddie

Spun
2003
as The Man

Sweetwater
2023
as Judd

Holiguards Saga: The Portal of Force

90 Feet from Home
2019
as William Rota
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
2009
as Self

Final Approach
2005
as Coach Davis
About Eric Roberts
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 Special… With 747 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Eric Roberts has appeared in 677 films and 70 TV shows.
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Most Popular Eric Roberts Movies
- The Dark Knight (2008) — as Maroni
- Babylon (2022) — as Robert Roy
- Lovelace (2013) — as Nat Laurendi
- The Expendables (2010) — as James Monroe
- Psycho Ex (2024) — as Trevor
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