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Eric Roberts
Known for: ActingEric 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.
Filmography 200
The Dark Knight
+6
as Maroni 
The Expendables
+6
as James Monroe 
Crash
as Seth Blanchard 
The Odyssey
as Eurymachus 
The Cable Guy
+6
as Eric Roberts 
Marvel's Hit-Monkey
as Albert Rinkov 
Inherent Vice
+2
as Michael Z. "Mickey" Wolfmann 
The Specialist
+2
as Tomas Leon 
DOA: Dead or Alive
+1
as Donovan 
National Security
+2
as Nash 
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
+3
as Governor Hughes 
Best of the Best
as Alex Grady 
Runaway Train
+3
as Buck 
Lovelace
+6
as Nat Laurendi 
Lansky
+2
as Ben "Bugsy" Siegel 
Final Analysis
as Jimmy Evans 
In Cold Blood
as Perry Smith 
The Prophecy II
as Michael 
Most Wanted
+1
as Assistant Deputy Director Spencer 
Assault on Wall Street
as Lawyer Patterson 
Pandemic
+1
as Richard Dellasandro 
Pups Alone
as CEO Bill 
The Ambulance
as Josh Baker 
The Opposite Sex
+1
as Mr. Campbell 
Stand Your Ground
+1
as Earl 
Best of the Best 2
as Alex Grady 
Head Full of Honey
+2
as Dr. Holst 
Doctor Who
as Bruce / The Master 
Darkness of Man
+4
as Larry 
Cross: Rise of the Villains
+2
as Mack 
The Lost Princess
+3
as The Shaman 
The Condemned 2
+5
as Frank Tanner 
Phat Girlz
+2
as Robert Myer 
The Wrong Teacher
as Vice Principal Clark 
Cecil B. Demented
as Honey's Ex 
The Institute
+3
as Dr. Torrington 
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
+2
as Antonio 
Purgatory
as Blackjack Britton 
Ape vs. Monster
+3
as Ethan Marcos 
Clika
+4
as Angelo 
The Depths
as Professor Conrad 
Hunt to Kill
+2
as Lee Davis 
Ayla: The Daughter of War
as Major General Coulter 
King of the Gypsies
+1
as Dave 
The Outlaws
+2
as Bloody Tom 
Heaven's Prisoners
as Bubba Rocque 
Spun
+4
as The Man 
Dark Realm
as Host 
Bullet in the Face
as Racken 
A Hitman in London
+7
as The Executive 
By the Sword
as Villard 
The Pope of Greenwich Village
as Paulie 
Golden Shoes
+3
as Frank 
Assault on Hill 400
+1
as Ed Anderson 
Confessions of an Action Star
as Self / Police Chief 
Six: The Mark Unleashed
as Dallas 
DC Down
as Speaker Terry Wilder 
Sharktopus
+7
as Dr. Nathan Sands 
The Coca-Cola Kid
as Becker 
Asteroid-a-Geddon
+2
as General Quinn 
Top Gunner
+2
as Herring 
Night Walk
+6
as Jude 
The Tomb
as Vaslev 
Luck of the Draw
as Carlo 
The Steam Experiment
as Grant 
Stalked by My Doctor: A Sleepwalker's Nightmare
+3
as Dr. Albert Beck / Laid Back Beck 
The Wrong Mr. Right
as Hal 
My Date with Drew
as Self 
Bed & Breakfast
as Mr. Hopewell 
Star 80
+1
as Paul Snider 
Descending Angel
as Michael Rossi 
The Wrong Mommy
as Roger 
Witless Protection
as Wilford Duvall 
Love, Cheat & Steal
as Reno Adams 
Megalodon: The Frenzy
+2
as Lt. Cmdr. Sharp 
White T
as Ricardo 
Megaboa
+3
as Dr. Malone 
Amazing Racer
+1
as Mitchell Prescott 
Chillerama
as General Bukkake (segment "Wadzilla") 
Angels Fallen
+1
as Werrick 
90 Feet from Home
+1
as William Rota 
A Husband for Christmas
as Mr. Rawlings 
Final Approach
as Coach Davis 
Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls
as Maximus Powers 
The Immortal Wars: Resurgence
as Dominion Harvey 
Sweetwater
as Judd 
Hard Luck Love Song
+1
as Skip 
The Rebels of PT-218
as Lieutenant William Snow 
The Grave
+2
as Cass 
Arena Wars
+2
as Admiral Jordan 
Freefall
as Grant Orion 
IRL
as Jonathan 
Nature of the Beast
as Adrian 
The Red Maple Leaf
as Governor's Secret Service Agent 
Hitmen
+2
as Michael Hero 
Sensation
as Dr. Ian Burton 
Wrong Cops
+4
as Bob 
Oldburgh
as Eric Roberts 
Stalked by My Doctor: The Return
+4
as Dr. Beck 
Maximum Impact
+5
as Robert Jacobs 
Death on the Border
+2
as Detective John Boone 
If I Can't Have You
as Stan 
Overall Figure
as Cottafavi 
Recollection
as Sid Dyas 
The Shadow Men
as Bob Wilson 
One Way
as Nick Swell 
Lore
as Sheriff 
Taco Shop
as Old School Eddie 
So This Is Christmas
as Bill 
Deadly Nightshade
+2
as Father Walsh 
Executor
+7
as Richard 
No Solicitors
as Lewis Cutterman 
Christmas in Compton
as Tommy Maxell 
But Deliver Us from Evil
+1
as Leigh Warring 
This Is Our Time
as Bob 
7 Days to Hell
+2
as Alex Fillmore 
The King's Guard
as Augustus Talbert 
Alter Ego
+3
as Detective DiBiasse 
Compadres
as Dalton 
Papa
as Dr. Eric Owens 
Collision Earth
+2
as Colonel Singh 
Stalked by My Doctor: Patient's Revenge
+5
as Dr. Albert Beck / Laid Back Beck 
Heaven
+1
as Angus Nunzio Fratelli 
The Surprise Visit
+1
as Hugh 
Desert Fiends
+5
as Joey 
Paranormal Movie
as Dr. Lipschitz 
The Sector
+3
as Senator Allen 
Blood Red
as Marco Collogero 
Doctor Who Am I
+4
as Self 
Jurassic Domination
+4
as General Greer 
Inside the Rain
+3
as Montgomery "Monty" Pennington 
Fatal Desire
as Joe 
Paradise Club
+1
as Earl Wild 
Stalked by My Doctor
+3
as Albert Beck 
The Firing Squad
as Adam Markman 
Raptor
as Sheriff Jim Tanner 
Cyclops
as Emperor Tiberius Caesar 
Love Is a Gun
+2
as Jack Hart 
L.A. Slasher
as The Mayor 
The Confession
as Arzobispo 
Before I Sleep
+2
as David 
Dark Honeymoon
as L.A. Guy 
Mockbuster
as Self 
Clinton Road
+3
as Eric 
The Hot Flashes
as Lawrence Humphrey 
Top Gunner: America vs. Russia
+2
as President Jeremiah Stewart 
Five Grand
as Marshal Denton J Cartwright 
The Wicked Within
as Dr. Woods 
Protocol-7
as Errani 
Black Wake
+2
as Dr. Frank 
Bunker: Project 12
+1
as Henderson 
Roughing It
as The Foreman 
Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs
as Trent Walker 
Séance Games: Metaxu
+5
as Demon 
The Immortal Wars
as Dominion Harvey 
When It Rains in LA
+4
as Nate 
Reboot Camp
+2
as Eric 
Westbrick Murders
as John Barrow 
Desert Fiends 2
as Eric 
7 Deadly Sins
as Judge 
Wolves of Wall Street
as Dyson Keller 
Scissors
as Mayor Anderson 
The Shepherd Code: Lapierre
as Max 
Psycho Ex
as Trevor 
Something
+3
as Coroner 
Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End
as Sheriff Jensen 
Things Like This
+2
as Paul Mandel 
Mommy's Deadly Con Artist
as Doctor McCarthy 
Halloween Hell
+3
as Dracula 
Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft
as Mr. Sebastian 
Border Blues
as Coyote Larry 
Jesse
as Chris 
In The Name of God
as Wallace 
Skate to Hell
+1
as Derek 
All American Christmas Carol
as Constantine / Ghost of Christmas Present 
Deported
+1
as Lancing 
Soul Pursuit
as Dad 
First Dog
as President of the United States 
Hollywood Signs
+1
as Self 
There Is Many Like Us
+1
as Lt. Rauder 
A Karate Christmas Miracle
as James Whitmore 
The Long Ride Home
as Sheriff Hank Bowman 
Stalked by My Doctor: Just What the Doctor Ordered
as Dr. Albert Beck / Laid Back Beck 
Power 98
as Karlin Pickett 
Public Enemies
as Arthur Dunlop 
My Dinner With Eric
as Self 
Class
as Benjamin Sheffield 
After School Special
+2
as Eric Roberts 
Sally Floss: Digital Detective
as The Host 
A Remarkable Life
as Jack 
Trust in Love
+3
as Adam the Stogie Guru 
Law of Attraction
as Henry Murphy 
24 Hours to D-Day
as General Omar Bradley