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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
+5
as Maroni 
The Expendables
+3
as James Monroe 
The Odyssey
+7
as Eurymachus 
Crash
+11
as Seth Blanchard 
The Cable Guy
+8
as Eric Roberts 
Marvel's Hit-Monkey
as Albert Rinkov 
Lovelace
+8
as Nat Laurendi 
Inherent Vice
+3
as Michael Z. "Mickey" Wolfmann 
The Specialist
+2
as Tomas Leon 
DOA: Dead or Alive
+10
as Donovan 
Best of the Best
+5
as Alex Grady 
National Security
+3
as Nash 
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
+8
as Governor Hughes 
Runaway Train
+4
as Buck 
Assault on Wall Street
+7
as Lawyer Patterson 
The Pope of Greenwich Village
+5
as Paulie 
Lansky
+1
as Ben "Bugsy" Siegel 
Final Analysis
+2
as Jimmy Evans 
Pandemic
+8
as Richard Dellasandro 
In Cold Blood
+7
as Perry Smith 
Star 80
+2
as Paul Snider 
The Prophecy II
+7
as Michael 
DC Down
as Speaker Terry Wilder 
The Shadow Men
+2
as Bob Wilson 
Most Wanted
+3
as Assistant Deputy Director Spencer 
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 
Darkness of Man
+5
as Larry 
Chillerama
+9
as General Bukkake (segment "Wadzilla") 
Doctor Who
as Bruce / The Master 
Cyclops
as Emperor Tiberius Caesar 
No Solicitors
+4
as Lewis Cutterman 
Top Gunner
+9
as Herring 
Clika
+6
as Angelo 
Lore
+2
as Sheriff 
The Lost Princess
+12
as The Shaman 
Spreading Darkness
as Stu Undercoffler 
The Condemned 2
+11
as Frank Tanner 
Phat Girlz
+5
as Robert Myer 
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 
Cross: Rise of the Villains
+2
as Mack 
Mockbuster
+3
as Self 
Border Blues
+9
as Coyote Larry 
Purgatory
+2
as Blackjack Britton 
Ape vs. Monster
+10
as Ethan Marcos 
Final Approach
+2
as Coach Davis 
The Depths
as Professor Conrad 
Hunt to Kill
+10
as Lee Davis 
Ayla: The Daughter of War
as Major General Coulter 
King of the Gypsies
+3
as Dave 
Sharktopus
+13
as Dr. Nathan Sands 
The Outlaws
+14
as Bloody Tom 
Heaven's Prisoners
as Bubba Rocque 
Bullet in the Face
as Racken 
Dark Realm
+1
as Host 
Sweetwater
as Judd 
Stalked by My Doctor: The Return
+10
as Dr. Beck 
Raptor
+8
as Sheriff Jim Tanner 
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 
Roughing It
as The Foreman 
Confessions of an Action Star
+7
as Self / Police Chief 
Six: The Mark Unleashed
as Dallas 
Hitmen
+7
as Michael Hero 
The Sector
+6
as Senator Allen 
The Coca-Cola Kid
+8
as Becker 
Spun
+13
as The Man 
Asteroid-a-Geddon
+11
as General Quinn 
Megaboa
+19
as Dr. Malone 
Night Walk
+6
as Jude 
BlackJacks
+2
as Mr Cromwell 
The Red Maple Leaf
+1
as Governor's Secret Service Agent 
The Estate
+6
as Marcello 
Luck of the Draw
as Carlo 
The Steam Experiment
+8
as Grant 
The Wrong Mr. Right
as Hal 
Stalked by My Doctor: A Sleepwalker's Nightmare
+5
as Dr. Albert Beck / Laid Back Beck 
My Date with Drew
as Self 
Bed & Breakfast
+10
as Mr. Hopewell 
Descending Angel
as Michael Rossi 
The Wrong Mommy
+4
as Roger 
Evil Exhumed
+2
as The Shaman 
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 
Amazing Racer
+12
as Mitchell Prescott 
First Dog
+2
as President of the United States 
Power 98
+2
as Karlin Pickett 
Angels Fallen
+10
as Werrick 
90 Feet from Home
+7
as William Rota 
A Husband for Christmas
+17
as Mr. Rawlings 
Depth Charge
+7
as Commander Krieg 
Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls
as Maximus Powers 
The Immortal Wars: Resurgence
+9
as Dominion Harvey 
Dawn
+6
as Buisnessman 
Hard Luck Love Song
+10
as Skip 
The Rebels of PT-218
+9
as Lieutenant William Snow 
The Grave
+14
as Cass 
Skate to Hell
+9
as Derek 
Arena Wars
+8
as Admiral Jordan 
IRL
as Jonathan 
The Tomb
+6
as Vaslev 
Nature of the Beast
+10
as Adrian 
Sensation
+1
as Dr. Ian Burton 
Wrong Cops
+10
as Bob 
Oldburgh
as Eric Roberts 
Maximum Impact
+15
as Robert Jacobs 
Death on the Border
+11
as Detective John Boone 
If I Can't Have You
+4
as Stan 
One Way
as Nick Swell 
Taco Shop
+8
as Old School Eddie 
So This Is Christmas
+6
as Bill 
Deadly Nightshade
+7
as Father Walsh 
Executor
+17
as Richard 
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 
Compadres
+3
as Dalton 
Papa
as Dr. Eric Owens 
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 
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 
Paradise Club
+6
as Earl Wild 
Stalked by My Doctor
+9
as Albert Beck 
The Firing Squad
as Adam Markman 
Fatal Desire
+6
as Joe 
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 
Clinton Road
+15
as Eric 
The Hot Flashes
+4
as Lawrence Humphrey 
Beyond the Trophy
as Sgt. Bachman 
Psycho Ex
+7
as Trevor 
Top Gunner: America vs. Russia
+10
as President Jeremiah Stewart 
Halloween Hell
+13
as Dracula 
Freefall
as Grant Orion 
The Wicked Within
as Dr. Woods 
Protocol-7
+3
as Errani 
Black Wake
+10
as Dr. Frank 
Bunker: Project 12
+6
as Henderson 
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 
Westbrick Murders
as John Barrow 
Desert Fiends 2
+4
as Eric 
7 Deadly Sins
+6
as Judge 
Wolves of Wall Street
+3
as Dyson Keller 
Scissors
as Mayor Anderson 
Something
+11
as Coroner 
Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End
+1
as Sheriff Jensen 
Things Like This
+11
as Paul Mandel 
Recollection
+3
as Sid Dyas 
Mommy's Deadly Con Artist
as Doctor McCarthy 
Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft
as Mr. Sebastian 
In The Name of God
+7
as Wallace 
All American Christmas Carol
+5
as Constantine / Ghost of Christmas Present 
Reboot Camp
+10
as Eric 
Deported
+9
as Lancing 
Soul Pursuit
as Dad 
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 
Jesse
+2
as Chris 
The Child
+4
as Robert Stern 
Sally Floss: Digital Detective
+8
as The Host