Roberts, Rick 1965–

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ROBERTS, Rick 1965

PERSONAL

Full name, Richard Charles Roberts; born November 13, 1965, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; married Marjorie Campbell (an actress); children: Benjamin, Isaac. Education: University of Alberta, B.A.; also attended National Theatre School of Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Addresses: Agent Endeavor, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actor.

Awards, Honors: Genie Award nomination, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, best supporting actor, c. 1994, for Love and Human Remains; Gemini Award nomination, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, best performance by an actor in a featured supporting role in a dramatic series, 1998, for Traders.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Bartender, Love and Human Remains (also known as Amour et restes humains ), Sony Pictures Classics, 1993.

Jonathan, Waiting for Michelangelo, 1996.

Ian, The Touch, MetroGoldwynMayer/United Artists, 1997.

Television Appearances; Series:

Donald D'Arby, Traders, Global Television and Lifetime, 19962000.

Dr. Evan Newman, L.A. Doctors (also known as L.A. Docs ), CBS, 1998.

Jake Crewe, An American in Canada, CBC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Jimmy Rousmaniere, JFK: Reckless Youth, 1993.

Daniel Chapman, And Never Let Her Go, CBS, 2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Reporter, Shadowhunter, 1993.

FBI technician, The Haunting of Lisa, 1995.

Reporter, The Man in the Attic, Showtime, 1995.

Travis Saunders, Moonshine Highway, 1996.

Chip Klooster, Time to Say Goodbye?, 1997.

Kevin Blair, When He Didn't Come Home, CBS, 1998.

Alex Redman, As Time Runs Out, CBS, 1999.

David Reynolds, A Town without a Christmas, CBS, 2001.

Brooks Oliver III, Eloise at Christmastime, ABC, 2003.

Charles Wentworth at the age of thirty, Fallen Angel, CBS, 2003.

Drew Dawson, Student Seduction, Lifetime, 2003.

Also appeared in Killing Me Softly.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Kevin, "Theatre of the Absurd," Beyond Reality, 1992.

"The Naked Truth," The Great Defender, Fox, 1995.

"Reunion," F/X: The Series, 1997.

Dr. Hopper, "Paradise Inn," Providence, NBC, 2000.

Dr. Hopper, "Syd in Wonderland," Providence, NBC, 2000.

"Breaking Point," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 2000.

David Clayton, "Don't Ask Don't Tell," The Associates, 2001.

Telethon host, "Rocko's Telethon," Puppets Who Kill, [Canada], c. 2002.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared in Canadian productions; appeared in productions of Edward IV, Henry VI, King Lear, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Moon and Dead Indians, Richard III, and Charming and Rose: True Love.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Journal (Edmonton), September 28, 1998, p. 1.

TV Guide, March 13, 1999, pp. 2425.

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