Rick Roberts (actor)
| Rick Roberts (actor) | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 13, 1965 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Richard Charles "Rick" Roberts[1] (born November 13, 1965) is a Canadian actor. His most substantial role to date is as Donald D'Arby in the series Traders, for which he was nominated for a Gemini Award.
Roberts was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He played Elizabeth Berkley's husband in the Lifetime made-for-television movie Student Seduction. Roberts has also appeared in L.A. Doctors and An American in Canada. Most recently he played Dennis MacDonald on Family's Life with Derek, and the role of explorer John Rae in the 2008 docudrama Passage. He also played the role of Jim Jones in Jonestown: Paradise Lost which aired on the History Channel and the Discovery Channel. He also played the evil Brooks in Eloise at Christmastime.
In 2012 he was tapped to play Jack Layton in the CBC biopic Jack, alongside Sook-Yin Lee as Olivia Chow.[2]
Filmography
- A Town Without Christmas ....(2001)
- Puppets Who Kill .... Telethon Host (1 episode, 2002)
- An American in Canada .... Jake Crewe (6 episodes, 2002–2003)
- Fallen Angel (2003) (TV) .... Charles Wentworth, Age 30
- Eloise at Christmastime (2003) (TV) .... Brooks
- Student Seduction (2003) (TV) .... Drew Dawson
- This Is Wonderland as Cameron Tiernay (6 episodes, 2005–2006)
- Haunting Sarah (2005) (TV) as Edgar Lewis
- Plague City: SARS in Toronto (2005) (TV) as Dr. Jeremy Neville
- Descent (2005) (TV) as Dr. Palmer Drake
- Kevin Hill as D. A. Miller (1 episode, 2005)
- The Eleventh Hour as Ian Bannerman (1 episode, 2005)
- More Sex & the Single Mom (2005) (TV) .... Steve
- Life with Derek as Dennis MacDonald (1 episode, 2006)
- Shades of Black: The Conrad Black Story (2006) (TV) as Morde
- Angela's Eyes as Gene Taylor (7 episodes, 2006)
- Man of the Year (2006) as Hemmings
- At the Hotel as Nervous Affair Man (1 episode, 2006)
- Night of Terror (2006) (TV) as Sean Dunne
- Jonestown: Paradise Lost (2007) (TV) as Jim Jones
- The Note (2007) (TV) as Truman
- Matters of Life and Dating (2007) (TV)
- The Company (3 episodes, 2007)
- Passage (film) (2008) as John Rae
- Phantom Punch (2008) as Father Alios
- Pontypool (2008) (voice) as Ken Loney
- Murdoch Mysteries as Dr. Gilbert Birkins (1 episode, 2008)
- ZOS: Zone of Separation (8 episodes, 2009)
- Pure Evil (2009) (TV) as Frank
- Cra$h & Burn as Jay Pound (6 episodes, 2009–2010)
- The Reception (2010) as Kent
- When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story (2010) (TV) as Frank Shaw
- The Night Before the Night Before Christmas (2010) (TV) as Wayne Fox
- The Town Christmas Forgot (2010)
- Perception (2011) (TV) as Philip Klane
- Still Mine (2012) as John
- Jack (2013) as Jack Layton
- Killer Crush (2015) (TV film) . . .Dr. Lucas Emery
References
- ↑ http://www.filmreference.com/film/31/Rick-Roberts.html
- ↑ Annette Bourdeau (August 7, 2012). "Sook-Yin Lee To Play Olivia Chow In Jack Layton Movie". Huffington Post Canada.
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