Craig Roberts
| Craig Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Born |
21 January 1991 Maesycwmmer, Caerphilly, Wales |
| Occupation | Actor |
Craig Haydn Roberts (born 21 January 1991) is a Welsh actor. He is best known for playing the lead role of Oliver Tate in Submarine, a coming-of-age comedy-drama, and the character Rio in the television series The Story of Tracy Beaker (2004–2006).
Early life
Roberts was born on 21 January 1991 in Maesycwmmer, Caerphilly, South Wales. He attended Lewis School Pengam, Pengam, Caerphilly, South Wales. He has one sister, Chelsea, and two half sisters, Natalee and Angharad.
Career
Roberts began his television career with roles in the dramas Care (2000) and Little Pudding (2003). Following these he was given roles in the television series The Story of Tracy Beaker (2004-2006) and Casualty (2005-2008) and played vampire fanatic Robin Branagh in Young Dracula (2006-2008). He also appeared in the dramas Kiddo (2005) and Scratching (2006).
On stage, Roberts toured Britain in 2008 with Y Touring Theatre Company playing young Ryan in Full Time, a play that explores racism, sexism and homophobia in football; in January 2009 he played the evil queen's sidekick Drax in the pantomime Snow White at Worthing.
In 2010, Roberts had worldwide success playing the teenage lead role in the film Submarine,[1] based on the 2008 novel by Joe Dunthorne. The film was directed by Richard Ayoade and also starred Paddy Considine and Yasmin Paige.[2][3]
Since then Roberts has appeared in the BBC Three television show Being Human (2011, 2012) and in the online spin-off series Becoming Human (2011) as Adam.[4]
In 2012, he starred in The Killers' music video for "Here with Me" with Winona Ryder, directed by Tim Burton.
In late 2012, Roberts started working on a short television comedy he wrote and directed, titled "The Sheepish Approach".[5]
In 2013 he will be starring in the film Jolene: The Indie Folk Star alongside Charlotte Ritchie and Rosamund Hanson. He played the role of Dom in the seventh series of the TV show Skins. He also appeared in the Manic Street Preachers video for Show Me The Wonder and directed the music video for the Los Campesinos! single "Avocado, Baby," from their forthcoming album, No Blues.
Filmography
| Year | Production | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Care | Craig, Pauline's Child | TV movie |
| 2003 | Little Pudding | TV movie | |
| 2004 | The Story of Tracy Beaker | Rio | TV series (2 series 2004-2006) |
| 2005 | Kiddo | Jay | TV movie |
| Casualty | Darren Smith/Jordan Philpot | TV series (2 episodes: 2005-2008) | |
| 2006 | Scratching | Mike | short |
| 2006 - 2008 | Young Dracula | Robin Branagh | TV series seasons 1 and 2 (27 episodes: 2006-2008) |
| 2010 | Submarine | Oliver Tate | |
| 2011 | Being Human | Adam | TV series (2 episodes: "Adam's Family", "Hold the Front Page") |
| Becoming Human | Adam | web series | |
| Jane Eyre | John Reed | ||
| 2012 | Red Lights | Ben | |
| The First Time | Simon Daldry | ||
| Comes a Bright Day | Sam Smith | ||
| 2013 | Skins | Dominic | series 7 episodes 1 & 2 |
| Jolene: The Indie Folk Star | Benny | ||
| The Power Inside | Neil | web series | |
| The Double | |||
| 2014 | Neighbors | Assjuice | Post-production |
| 22 Jump Street | Spencer | Post-production | |
| ALT | Milo | Post-production |
References
- ↑ Henry Barnes (2011-03-15). "'I love deadpan': Richard Ayoade and Craig Roberts on Submarine | Film | guardian.co.uk". Guardian. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ↑ White, James (2009-11-06). "Paddy Considine starring in Submarine". TotalFilm.com. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ↑ "Submarine stars Craig Roberts and Yasmin Paige: Q&A". Film4. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00y5m86
- ↑ http://vimeo.com/54624677
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