Neil Roberts (actor)

Neil Roberts

Roberts in 2006
Occupation Actor
Years active 1986–present
Website
http://www.neilrobertsactor.co.uk

Neil Roberts is an English actor, known for portraying Rex Buckland in Charmed, Gavin Arnold in Family Affairs and Richard in Life Bites.

Background

Neil trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School between 1983 and 1986.

Acting career

Neil had classical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Since then he has appeared in leading roles in numerous plays, musicals, television programmes and films in Britain and in America.

His West End and Regional Theatre productions, range from Christopher Robin in “Winnie The Pooh”, to the title role in “Hamlet”. Recent theatre also includes: playing Harry Bright in “Mamma Mia!!” in the West End, Captain Von Trap in “The Sound of Music and the UK tour of the 2 hander “Who Killed “Agatha” Christie?”.

Recent television includes: playing the recurring role of Mike Leydon in “Coronation Street” and Richard, the Dad, in 62 episodes of the Disney Channel comedy “Life Bites”.

Other television includes: “New Tricks”; “Doctors”, series regular on Channel 5 soap opera Family Affairs, playing Gavin Arnold. and “Holby” as the cardiothoracic specialist Philip Lawlor. As well as: “Privates” written by Steven Moffatt”; The BAFTA nominated “A Breed Of Heroes”; and his “Mesmerising” (Daily Mail) and “Brilliant” (The Mirror) portrayal of the mass murderer Jeremy Bamber in “The White House Farm Murders”.

Neil’s American work includes: playing Rex Buckland in the first season of Aaron Spelling’s “Charmed”; “Party of Five” opposite Neve Campbell; “Diagnosis Murder” with Dick Van Dyke; and opposite Tori Spelling as her love interest in “Beverley Hills 90210”

His film work includes Oscar winner Barry Levinson’s “The Second Civil War” opposite James Earl Jones, the lead opposite David Hasselhoff in the film “Nick Fury” based on the Marvel comic and “Killing Me Softly” with Heather Graham.

Neil’s latest project was producing and playing the lead in the short film “The History of Chance”. The film premiered at the Oscar-qualifying 2012 Raindance Film Festival and has won the Grand Prize at the Canada International Film Festival, coming first out of nearly a thousand entries. In addition, it has picked up the Silver Lei Award at the Honolulu International Film Festival, was nominated for Best Drama at the Cape Fear Independent Film Festival and Best Film at the YoungCuts Film Festival, and is currently playing at selected international festivals.

Other credits include secret agent Max Meltus in the television commercials for cough medicine Meltus, and a 1998 commercial for Nescafé Gold Blend, opposite Simone Bendix in the last Gold Blend couple ads.[1] He has also lent his voice to the Doctor Who audio drama Kingdom of Silver, and the Stargate Atlantis audio drama The Kindness of Strangers.

Personal life

Roberts is based in London. He has two sons.

Filmography

Television

Year Show Role Notes
1993 Crime Story: The White House Farm Murders Jeremy Bamber Television film
1994 A Breed of Heroes Lieutenant Philip Lamb Television film
1995 Just William PC Jones TV series
1996 Party of Five Gary Prescott
- Not So Fast (1996)
Teen drama
Sliders Ted Bernsen
- Season's Greedings (1996)
Sci-fi drama
Public Morals Guy
- The Goldenrod Cover (1996)
Drama
1997 Baywatch Nights John
- Mobius (1997)
Drama
The Second Civil War Tony Phillips Television film
Diagnosis Murder Dr Shurmur
- Looks Can Kill (1997)
Police drama
Babylon 5 Brother Michael
- The Deconstruction of Falling Stars (1997)
Sci-fi drama
1998 Beverly Hills, 90210 Jacob Wallenfels
- The Wedding: Part One (1998)
- The Wedding: Part Two (1998)
Teen drama
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Alexander Goodwin Pierce Television film
Charmed Rex Buckland
6 episodes Recurring (1998–1999)
- Dream Sorcerer (1998)
- The Wedding from Hell (1998)
- The Truth Is Out There... and It Hurts (1998)
- The Witch Is Back(1998)
- Wicca Envy (1999)
Supernatural drama
Privates Jim
2 episodes Regular (2000)
- Pilot
- Ep 1.1
TV series
2000 The Bill James Spiller
- All Fall Down: Part One (2000)
- All Fall Down: Part Two (2000)
Police drama
2001 Family Affairs Gavin Arnold
64 episodes Regular
Soap opera
2003 Keen Eddie Nicholas Ritter
- Achtung Baby (2003)
Comedy-drama
Doctors Harry Mawer
- An Early Frost (2003)
Soap opera
Holby City Duncan Lewis
- Just Getting By (2003)
Medical drama
2005 Love Soup Clive
- There Must Be Some Way Out of Here (2005)
- Death and Nurses (2005)
Comedy-drama
The Impressionists Durranty
- Three Part TV mini Series
Docudrama
2006 Holby City Dr Philip Lawlor Recurring
- Extreme Measures (2006)
- Complications Ensue (2008)
- On a Mission (2008)
Medical drama
Gil Mayo Mysteries Dr Sebastian Oliver
- Episode 1.4 (2008)
Medical drama
2007 Doctors Laurent Cohen
- Ménage à Trois (2007)
Soap opera
2008 Life Bites Richard (2008–2009) Regular 60 Episodes Children's TV series
2010 Doctors James Forth
- Legacy (2010)
Soap opera
I Shouldn't Be Alive Eddie
- Boys Adrift (2010)
Docudrama
New Tricks Anthony Vernon
- Left Field (2010)
Crime drama
2010 Coronation Street Mike Leydon 4 Episodes Recurring
- Episode 1.7748 (2011)
- Episode 1.7770 (2012)
- Episode 1.7771 (2012)
- Episode 1.7772 (2012)
Soap Opera

Film

Year Film Role Notes
2002 Killing Me Softly Philip Uncredited
2007 IntraVenus James Short film
2012 History of Chance Tom Candle Short film

References

  1. Bentley, Stephanie (11 June 1998). "Nestle scraps Gold Blend couple ads". Marketing Week. Retrieved 10 March 2010.

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