Eric Roberts | |
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Name: | Eric Anthony Roberts |
Birthplace: | Biloxi, Mississippi United States |
Birthdate: | 18 April, 1956 |
Active: | 1977–present |
Films appeared in: | Voyage Most Wanted Heaven's Fire Hitman's Run Race Against Time The Alternate Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534 Christmas Rush CSI: Miami Final Approach Pandemic (2007) The Dark Knight Depth Charge The Butcher The Expendables Hunt to Kill Chuck Justified Rogue Strike<brHawaii Five-0 (2010 series) Skin Traffik The Player (2015 TV show) |
Role: | Gil Freeland (Voyage) Assiasant Deputy Director Spencer (Most Wanted) Dean McConnell (Heaven's Fire) Tony Lazorka/John Dugan (Hitman's Run) James Gabriel (Race Against Time) The Alternate (The Alternate) First Officer Mike Hogan (Rough Air) Jimmy Scalzetti (Christmas Rush) Ken Kramer (CSI: Miami) Coach Davis (Final Approach) Mayor Richard Dellasandro (Pandemic) Maroni (TDK) Cdr. William Krieg (Depth Charge) Merle Hench (The Butcher) James Munroe (The Expendables) Lee Davis (Hunt to Kill) Packard (Chuck) Agent Miller (Justified) Captain Novakov (Rogue Strike) Richard Sheridan (H5-0) The Executive (Skin Traffik) Pauly Agostino (The Player) |
Eric Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is a Golden-Globe nominated actor who has starred in over 300 motion pictures and television shows. He is best known for being the older brother of acclaimed actress Julia Roberts and for his roles in films such as The Pope of Greenwich Village, Runaway Train (with Danny Trejo and Jon Voight), the first two Best of the Best films (with Simon Rhee), National Security, The Dark Knight (with Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman and Gary Oldman), The Expendables (with Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Jet Li and Dolph Lundgren), Lovelace and Inherent Vice.
He has had recurring or lead roles on shows such as "C-16: FBI", "Falcone", "Less Than Perfect", "The L-Word", "Heroes", "Crash", "CSI" (with Paul Guilfoyle and Joseph Patrick Kelly), "The Finder", "The Young and the Restless" and "Suits".
Roberts has also guest-starred on shows such as "Oz", "Touched by an Angel", "CSI: Miami", "Chuck", "Burn Notice", "Femme Fatales", "Glee" and "Justified".
Roberts appeared in the Die Hard scenario films Heaven's Fire and The Alternate as the lead hero and in Christmas Rush (A.K.A. Breakaway) and Depth Charge as the lead villain. He is set to star in another Die Hard/The Hunt for Red October clone titled Rogue Strike. He also had a supporting role in 2005's Final Approach.