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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
+8
as Maroni 
The Expendables
+3
as James Monroe 
The Odyssey
+7
as Eurymachus 
Marvel's Hit-Monkey
as Albert Rinkov 
The Cable Guy
+8
as Eric Roberts 
Inherent Vice
+3
as Michael Z. "Mickey" Wolfmann 
The Specialist
+2
as Tomas Leon 
DOA: Dead or Alive
+10
as Donovan 
National Security
+3
as Nash 
Crash
+11
as Seth Blanchard 
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
+8
as Governor Hughes 
Best of the Best
+5
as Alex Grady 
Runaway Train
+4
as Buck 
Lovelace
+8
as Nat Laurendi 
In Cold Blood
+7
as Perry Smith 
The Prophecy II
+7
as Michael 
Darkness of Man
+5
as Larry 
Pandemic
+8
as Richard Dellasandro 
Final Analysis
+2
as Jimmy Evans 
Most Wanted
+3
as Assistant Deputy Director Spencer 
Assault on Wall Street
+8
as Lawyer Patterson 
Pups Alone
+1
as CEO Bill 
The Ambulance
+5
as Josh Baker 
The Opposite Sex
+6
as Mr. Campbell 
Stand Your Ground
+10
as Earl 
Best of the Best 2
as Alex Grady 
Head Full of Honey
+2
as Dr. Holst 
Doctor Who
as Bruce / The Master 
Phat Girlz
+5
as Robert Myer 
Cross: Rise of the Villains
+2
as Mack 
The Lost Princess
+12
as The Shaman 
The Condemned 2
+11
as Frank Tanner 
The Wrong Teacher
+3
as Vice Principal Clark 
Cecil B. Demented
+2
as Honey's Ex 
The Institute
+6
as Dr. Torrington 
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
+18
as Antonio 
Dark Realm
+1
as Host 
Clika
+6
as Angelo 
The Pope of Greenwich Village
+5
as Paulie 
Ape vs. Monster
+10
as Ethan Marcos 
Hunt to Kill
+10
as Lee Davis 
Ayla: The Daughter of War
as Major General Coulter 
King of the Gypsies
+3
as Dave 
The Outlaws
+14
as Bloody Tom 
Heaven's Prisoners
as Bubba Rocque 
Spun
+13
as The Man 
Bullet in the Face
as Racken 
Oldburgh
as Eric Roberts 
A Hitman in London
+16
as The Executive 
By the Sword
as Villard 
Golden Shoes
+9
as Frank 
Assault on Hill 400
+7
as Ed Anderson 
Confessions of an Action Star
+7
as Self / Police Chief 
Six: The Mark Unleashed
as Dallas 
DC Down
as Speaker Terry Wilder 
Sharktopus
+14
as Dr. Nathan Sands 
The Depths
as Professor Conrad 
Final Approach
+2
as Coach Davis 
The Coca-Cola Kid
+8
as Becker 
Asteroid-a-Geddon
+11
as General Quinn 
Top Gunner
+8
as Herring 
Night Walk
+6
as Jude 
Wrong Cops
+10
as Bob 
The Tomb
+6
as Vaslev 
Purgatory
+2
as Blackjack Britton 
IRL
as Jonathan 
Luck of the Draw
as Carlo 
The Steam Experiment
+8
as Grant 
Stalked by My Doctor: A Sleepwalker's Nightmare
+5
as Dr. Albert Beck / Laid Back Beck 
The Wrong Mr. Right
as Hal 
My Date with Drew
as Self 
Bed & Breakfast
+10
as Mr. Hopewell 
Star 80
+2
as Paul Snider 
Descending Angel
as Michael Rossi 
The Wrong Mommy
+4
as Roger 
Witless Protection
+9
as Wilford Duvall 
Love, Cheat & Steal
+5
as Reno Adams 
Megalodon: The Frenzy
+16
as Lt. Cmdr. Sharp 
White T
as Ricardo 
Megaboa
+18
as Dr. Malone 
Amazing Racer
+12
as Mitchell Prescott 
Raptor
+8
as Sheriff Jim Tanner 
Chillerama
+9
as General Bukkake (segment "Wadzilla") 
Angels Fallen
+10
as Werrick 
90 Feet from Home
+7
as William Rota 
A Husband for Christmas
+17
as Mr. Rawlings 
Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls
as Maximus Powers 
The Immortal Wars: Resurgence
+9
as Dominion Harvey 
Sweetwater
as Judd 
Cyclops
as Emperor Tiberius Caesar 
Hard Luck Love Song
+10
as Skip 
The Rebels of PT-218
+9
as Lieutenant William Snow 
The Grave
+14
as Cass 
Papa
as Dr. Eric Owens 
Arena Wars
+8
as Admiral Jordan 
Freefall
+1
as Grant Orion 
Nature of the Beast
+10
as Adrian 
The Red Maple Leaf
+1
as Governor's Secret Service Agent 
Hitmen
+7
as Michael Hero 
Sensation
+1
as Dr. Ian Burton 
Stalked by My Doctor: The Return
+10
as Dr. Beck 
Death on the Border
+11
as Detective John Boone 
If I Can't Have You
+4
as Stan 
Overall Figure
as Cottafavi 
The Shadow Men
+2
as Bob Wilson 
One Way
as Nick Swell 
Lore
+2
as Sheriff 
Taco Shop
+8
as Old School Eddie 
So This Is Christmas
+6
as Bill 
Deadly Nightshade
+7
as Father Walsh 
No Solicitors
+4
as Lewis Cutterman 
Christmas in Compton
as Tommy Maxell 
But Deliver Us from Evil
+7
as Leigh Warring 
This Is Our Time
as Bob 
7 Days to Hell
+8
as Alex Fillmore 
The King's Guard
+8
as Augustus Talbert 
Alter Ego
+6
as Detective DiBiasse 
Party from Hell
+3
as Peter 
Collision Earth
+6
as Colonel Singh 
Stalked by My Doctor: Patient's Revenge
+12
as Dr. Albert Beck / Laid Back Beck 
Heaven
+2
as Angus Nunzio Fratelli 
The Surprise Visit
+4
as Hugh 
Class
as Benjamin Sheffield 
Desert Fiends
+10
as Joey 
Paranormal Movie
+3
as Dr. Lipschitz 
Blood Red
+3
as Marco Collogero 
Doctor Who Am I
+10
as Self 
Jurassic Domination
+13
as General Greer 
Inside the Rain
+11
as Montgomery "Monty" Pennington 
Fatal Desire
+6
as Joe 
Paradise Club
+6
as Earl Wild 
Stalked by My Doctor
+9
as Albert Beck 
The Firing Squad
as Adam Markman 
Love Is a Gun
+5
as Jack Hart 
L.A. Slasher
+7
as The Mayor 
The Confession
as Arzobispo 
Before I Sleep
+6
as David 
Dark Honeymoon
+3
as L.A. Guy 
Maximum Impact
+15
as Robert Jacobs 
Mockbuster
+3
as Self 
Lansky
+1
as Ben "Bugsy" Siegel 
Clinton Road
+15
as Eric 
The Hot Flashes
+4
as Lawrence Humphrey 
Top Gunner: America vs. Russia
+10
as President Jeremiah Stewart 
Five Grand
as Marshal Denton J Cartwright 
The Wicked Within
as Dr. Woods 
Black Wake
+10
as Dr. Frank 
Bunker: Project 12
+6
as Henderson 
Roughing It
as The Foreman 
Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs
+9
as Trent Walker 
Séance Games: Metaxu
+10
as Demon 
The Immortal Wars
+6
as Dominion Harvey 
When It Rains in LA
+8
as Nate 
Reboot Camp
+11
as Eric 
Westbrick Murders
as John Barrow 
7 Deadly Sins
+6
as Judge 
Wolves of Wall Street
+3
as Dyson Keller 
Scissors
as Mayor Anderson 
Die Slow
as Victor 
Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End
+1
as Sheriff Jensen 
Things Like This
+11
as Paul Mandel 
Mommy's Deadly Con Artist
as Doctor McCarthy 
Halloween Hell
+13
as Dracula 
Recollection
+3
as Sid Dyas 
Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft
as Mr. Sebastian 
In The Name of God
+7
as Wallace 
Skate to Hell
+9
as Derek 
Psycho Ex
+7
as Trevor 
All American Christmas Carol
+5
as Constantine / Ghost of Christmas Present 
Witchcraft XVIII: The Lanterne of Light
as Professor Churchill 
Jesse
+2
as Chris 
Soul Pursuit
as Dad 
First Dog
+2
as President of the United States 
Deported
+9
as Lancing 
Hollywood Signs
+12
as Self 
There Is Many Like Us
+6
as Lt. Rauder 
A Karate Christmas Miracle
+9
as James Whitmore 
The Long Ride Home
+4
as Sheriff Hank Bowman 
Stalked by My Doctor: Just What the Doctor Ordered
+4
as Dr. Albert Beck / Laid Back Beck 
Public Enemies
+4
as Arthur Dunlop 
My Dinner With Eric
+6
as Self 
After School Special
+5
as Eric Roberts 
Sally Floss: Digital Detective
+8
as The Host 
A Remarkable Life
+6
as Jack 
Trust in Love
+11
as Adam the Stogie Guru 
Law of Attraction
+12
as Henry Murphy 
24 Hours to D-Day
+14
as General Omar Bradley 
Enemies Among Us
+10
as Cobbs 
Restraining Order
as Robert Woodfield 
The Night Never Sleeps
+6
as Hector 
Love by Design
+13
as Trevor