
Eric Roberts
Known for Acting · 744 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 (69)

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

Suits
2011
as Charles Forstman

CSI: Miami
2002
as Ken Kramer

Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Richard Sheridan

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Roy Hubert

Frasier
1993
as Chet (voice)

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Jimmy Figgis

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

The View
1997
as Self

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee

Glee
2009
as Fundraiser Coordinator

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self

The Drew Carey Show
1995
as Steven

Entourage
2004
as Eric Roberts

Scorpion
2014
as Mick

Heroes
2006
as Thompson

Burn Notice
2007
as Reed Perkins

The King of Queens
1998
as Strohmeyer

Chuck
2007
as Packard

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

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Nick Stratton

Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self

Oz
1997
as Richard L'Italien

Justified
2010
as Alex Miller

The L Word
2004
as Gabriel McCutcheon

Lost Girl
2010
as Hades / Hades / Jack

The Rookie: Feds
2022
as Josh Reynolds

Ridiculousness
2011
as Self - Guest

The Righteous Gemstones
2019
as Junior Marsh

Justice League Unlimited
2004
as Mongul (voice)

Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self

Danny Phantom
2004
as Dark Danny (voice)

Creature Features
2016
as Self

Less than Perfect
2002
as Will Butler

The Hunger
1997
as Jean

Justice League
2001
as Mongul (voice)

Femme Fatales
2011
as David Bannion

Made in Hollywood
2005
as Self

Doctor Who Confidential
2005
as Self

Kidding
2018
as Bernard Paley

Fear Itself
2008
as Harry Siegel

The Finder
2012
as Uncle Shadrack

The Odyssey
1997
as Eurymachus

American Playhouse
1982
as Miss Lonelyhearts

Crash
2008
as Seth Blanchard

Interrogation
2020
as Bernard Poulos

Witchblade
2001
as Lupo

Marvel's Hit-Monkey
2021
as Albert Rinkov

The Player
2015
as Pauly Agostino

Swedish Dicks
2016
as Chip

C-16: FBI
1997
as John Olansky

L'onore e il rispetto
2006
as Thomas Di Maggio

Pandemic
2007
as Richard Dellasandro

Russians in the City of Angels
2003
as Larry Maklovski

The Bachelor
2013
as Self - Guest

Keeping Up with the Joneses
2021
as Leo

E! True Hollywood Story
1996
as Self

In Cold Blood
1996
as Perry Smith
Movies (675)

The Dark Knight
2008
as Maroni

Babylon
2022
as Robert Roy

The Expendables
2010
as James Monroe

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

DOA: Dead or Alive
2006
as Donovan

Lovelace
2013
as Nat Laurendi

Inherent Vice
2014
as Michael Z. "Mickey" Wolfmann

The Specialist
1994
as Tomas Leon

Runaway Train
1985
as Buck

The Cable Guy
1996
as Eric Roberts

National Security
2003
as Nash

Clika
2026
as Angelo

Stand Your Ground
2025
as Earl

Ayla: The Daughter of War
2017
as Major General Coulter

Darkness of Man
2025
as Larry

The Lost Princess
2025
as The Shaman

Most Wanted
1997
as Assistant Deputy Director Spencer

Best of the Best
1989
as Alex Grady

The Prophecy II
1998
as Michael

Megaboa
2021
as Dr. Malone

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

Assault on Wall Street
2013
as Lawyer Patterson

The Institute
2017
as Dr. Torrington

Final Analysis
1992
as Jimmy Evans

Silver Case
2012
as Senator

Chillerama
2011
as General Bukkake (segment "Wadzilla")

Spun
2003
as The Man

Depth Charge
2008
as Commander Krieg

Angels Fallen
2020
as Werrick

Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
2010
as Self

Purgatory
1999
as Blackjack Britton

Pups Alone
2021
as CEO Bill

Sanctimony
2000
as Lieutenant

The Ambulance
1990
as Josh Baker

The Butcher
2009
as Merle Hench

Best of the Best 2
1993
as Alex Grady

Seeking the King

The Beatnicks
2002
as Mack Drake

Doctor Who
1996
as Bruce / The Master

The Tomb
2009
as Vaslev

One Way
2006
as Nick Swell

Hitmen
2023
as Michael Hero

Lansky
1999
as Ben "Bugsy" Siegel

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

Reboot Camp
2020
as Eric

Dark Honeymoon
2008
as L.A. Guy

The Wrong Teacher
2018
as Vice Principal Clark

Monster Island
2019
as General Horne

Prescience
2019
as Mathew Smith

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence
2026

Star 80
1983
as Paul Snider

Walking Shadow
2001
as Police Chief DeSpain

A Hitman in London
2015
as The Executive

Amazing Racer
2009
as Mitchell Prescott

The Immortals
1995
as Jack

Lazarus Rising
2015
as James Connelly

Sweetwater
2023
as Judd

The Wayshower
2011
as Parley Hinkins

Enemy Within
2016
as Jack

Cyclops
2008
as Emperor Tiberius Caesar

Head Full of Honey
2018
as Dr. Holst

Options
1989
as Matt Salinger / Donald Anderson (in telefilm epilogue)

The Condemned 2
2015
as Frank Tanner

Hard Luck Love Song
2021
as Skip
Facade
1999
as Colin Wentworth

Trust Me
2014
as Jeff

8v40
2026
as Supreme Commander Marshall

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2006
as Antonio

Caroltyn
2022
as Sheriff Ridley

Witless Protection
2008
as Wilford Duvall

La Cucaracha
1998
as Walter Pool

If I Can't Have You
2023
as Stan

King of the Gypsies
1978
as Dave

Maximum Impact
2017
as Robert Jacobs

Assumed Killer
2013
as Taxi Driver
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
2009
as Self

The Pope of Greenwich Village
1984
as Paulie

Confessions of an Action Star
2005
as Self / Police Chief

Protocol-7
2024
as Errani

Hunt to Kill
2010
as Lee Davis

The Grave
1996
as Cass

Phat Girlz
2006
as Robert Myer

Groupie
2010
as Angus

Dante's Inferni
2025
as Dante (voice)

In Search of the Last Action Heroes
2019
as Self

The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
2025
as Horror Film Expert

Deported
2020
as Lancing

Holiguards Saga: The Portal of Force

The Opposite Sex
2015
as Mr. Campbell

Papa
2018
as Dr. Eric Owens

Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self

Stringer
2021
as David

The Last Shot
2004
as Self (uncredited)

Someone Dies Tonight
2026
as Niko 'The Closer' Dukakis

Megalodon: The Frenzy
2023
as Lt. Cmdr. Sharp

Wrongful Death 2: Bloodlines
2025
as Sen. McElroy

After School Special
2017
as Eric Roberts

It's My Party
1996
as Nick Stark

Heaven's Prisoners
1996
as Bubba Rocque

Arena Wars
2024
as Admiral Jordan

Transformation
2023
as self

Wrong Cops
2013
as Bob

Raptor
2001
as Sheriff Jim Tanner

Collision Earth
2020
as Colonel Singh

1242: Gateway to the West
2025
as Captain Akos

The Sector
2016
as Senator Allen

Dead Ringer
2015
as Peter Bengtson

L.A. Confidential
2003
as Pierce Patchett

Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper
2014
as Older Bernie

Love by Design
2023
as Trevor

White T
2013
as Ricardo

Roughing It
2002
as The Foreman

Stalked by My Doctor
2015
as Albert Beck

Hollywood Signs
2022
as Self

Golden Shoes
2015
as Frank

Top Gunner
2020
as Herring

Stalked by My Doctor: A Sleepwalker's Nightmare
2019
as Dr. Albert Beck / Laid Back Beck

Actors Anonymous
2017
as Sonny

Hippo
2024
as The Narrator

Sharktopus
2010
as Dr. Nathan Sands
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 744 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Eric Roberts has appeared in 675 films and 69 TV shows.
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Most Popular Eric Roberts Movies
- The Dark Knight (2008) — as Maroni
- Babylon (2022) — as Robert Roy
- The Expendables (2010) — as James Monroe
- The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) (2015) — as Governor Hughes
- DOA: Dead or Alive (2006) — as Donovan
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