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David Roberts
EducationVictorian College of the Arts[1]
OccupationActor
Years active1984–present
Spouse
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(m. 2000)​
Children2

David Roberts is an Australian actor who has appeared in television, film and theatre.

Early life

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Roberts graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1987.[1]

Career

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Television

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Roberts began acting on screen in the early 1990s, with guest roles in television series including medical drama The Flying Doctors, sitcom All Together Now and miniseries Seven Deadly Sins.[2] He also played the recurring guest role of Detective Brett Murray in Halifax f.p. alongside Rebecca Gibney.[3]

His first big break was in crime drama series Phoenix playing Detective Russell Howie, followed by a role in newsroom drama Mercury, opposite Geoffrey Rush[2][4] playing Dave 'Gibbo' Gibson.

In 2005, Roberts joined the cast of ABC family series Holly's Heroes,[2] playing the driven Coach Peterson.[5] He then appeared in long running soap opera Home and Away in 2009,[2] playing ill-fated trawler owner, Lou De Bono, a love interest for Irene Roberts (Lynne McGranger).[6] In 2013, he had a lead role in comedy series Please Like Me,[2] playing Alan, the father of Josh Thomas’s character.[7]

In 2019, Roberts played a senior member of Parliament in political series Total Control, alongside Rachel Griffiths and Deborah Mailman in 2019.[8] More recently, he appeared in 2023 SBS drama thriller miniseries Safe Home[9] and opposite his wife Helen Thomson, as Bernie in award-winning television series Colin from Accounts.[10]

Further television credits include Devil's Playground, The Code, Secret City, Rake, Offspring, Bad Mothers, Barons, Queen of Oz, Silver and Sunny Nights.[1]

Film

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Roberts is best known for his role as Captain Roland in the 2003 science-fiction action films The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions,[2] alongside Keanu Reeves and Hugo Weaving. He has also appeared in 2007 Marvel Comics adaptation Ghost Rider, starring Nicolas Cage.[11]

In 2008, he was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the role of Raymond Yale in Nash Edgerton's feature film debut, the thriller The Square.[12][13] In 2014, he appeared in gritty crime drama film The Convict.[14]

He starred opposite his wife in the films Gettin' Square (2002), A Savage Christmas (2023)[15] and Spit (2025),[16] the latter in which he reprised his role from Gettin’ Square.

Other film credits include Me Myself I (2000), alongside Rachel Griffiths, Three Dollars (2005) with David Wenham and Frances O'Connor and US productions Fool's Gold (2008) opposite Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson and Unbroken (2014) by Angelina Jolie.[1]

On 11 April 2025, Roberts was named to appear in the film Posthumous.[17]

Theatre

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Roberts has performed in stage productions for Griffin, Belvoir, and Malthouse Theatre.[2]

He appeared in Melbourne Theatre Company productions of Les Liaisons Dangereuses[18] and The Touch of Silk in 1988[19] followed by The Recruiting Officer and Our Country’s Good in 1989.[20]

He acted together with his wife in a stage production of In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) in 2011.[21]

Personal life

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Roberts is married to fellow actor Helen Thomson. Together they have two children and reside at Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney.[10][22]

Awards and nominations

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Year Title Award Category Result Ref.
2008 The Square Australian Film Institute Awards Best Lead Actor Nominated [23]
2014 Please Like Me Equity Ensemble Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated [24]
Power Games: The Packer–Murdoch War Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Miniseries or Telemovie Nominated [24]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1984 Attack on Fear Seth Andersen TV movie
1988 Miracle at Beekman's Place TV movie
1990 Beyond My Reach Christopher Brookes Feature film
Nirvana Street Murder Policeman Feature film
1997 Nightride Short film
1999 Me Myself I Robert Dickson Feature film
2003 Roundabout Michael Taylor Short film
The Matrix Reloaded Captain Roland Feature film
The Matrix Revolutions Feature film
Gettin' Square Niall Toole Feature film
2005 A Divided Heart Charles Vickery
Three Dollars Gerard Feature film
2006 Small Claims: The Reunion Peter Hindmarsh TV movie
2007 Ghost Rider Captain Jack Dolan Feature film
Skin Short film
2009 Fool's Gold Cyrus Feature film
The Square Raymond Yale Feature film
2010 The Foal Uncle John Short film
2012 Careless Love Mr Stevenson Feature film
Fatal Honeymoon Daniel Samuels TV movie
2013 The Landing Edward Short film
2014 The Convict Harvey Feature film
Unbroken Officer Collier Feature film
2017 My Pet Dinosaur Doctor Feature film
2018 Slam Alan McLeary Feature film
2020 Occupation: Rainfall Abraham Feature film
2023 A Savage Christmas James Savage Sr Feature film
2025 Spit Niall Toole Feature film
Posthumous Neil Film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1990 The Flying Doctors Peter Gardiner 1 episode
1991 All Together Now Etienne 1 episode
Chances Matt Hennessy 24 episodes
1993 Seven Deadly Sins Alistair Miniseries, 1 episode
Phoenix Robert Howie 10 episodes
Law of the Land Peter Lawrence 13 episodes
1996 Snowy River: The McGregor Saga John Archer 1 episode
Mercury Dave Gibson 13 episodes
1997 Big Sky Pete Martin 1 episode
1998 Wildside Murray Anders 1 episode
Water Rats Barry Strong 2 episodes
2000 Tales of the South Seas Episode: "The Boxer Rebellion"
2000; 2002 Halifax f.p. Detective Murray 2 episodes
2001 Do or Die Dr Baker Miniseries
Head Start Stephen Perry 1 episode
2002 The Lost World Morden Miniseries, 1 episode
BackBerner David Frost 1 episode
Bootleg Martin Burrows 3 episodes
2003 Out There Johnathan Archer 1 episode
The Secret Life of Us Bruce Lane 2 episodes
Blue Heelers Peter Ball 1 episode
MDA John Alfrano 4 episodes
2005 Last Man Standing Gerry 1 episode
Holly's Heroes Alan Peterson 26 episodes
2007–2008 Satisfaction Tim 3 episodes
All Saints Graeme Collins / Owen Ferguson 2 episodes
2009 Rescue: Special Ops Ed Frazer 2 episodes
City Homicide Max McKenzie 2 episodes
The Jesters Andrew Shrapton 1 episode
Underbelly: Razor Frank de Groot 1 episode
2009–2015 Home and Away Judge Menzies / Lou de Bono 20 episodes
2010–2016 Rake Norton 4 episodes
2011 Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities Angus Campbell 2 episodes
2011–2017 Offspring Phil D'Arabont 15 episodes
2012 Tricky Business David Lang 1 episode
Devil's Dust Ian Hutchinson 2 episodes
2013 The Packer Murdoch Story David McNicoll Miniseries, 2 episodes
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Lachlan Pepper 1 episode
2013–2016 Please Like Me Dad 27 episodes [25]
2014 The Code Peter Lawson 3 episodes
2016 Secret City General McAulffie 6 episodes
Soul Mates Mayor of Bondi 2 episodes
2017 True Story with Hamish & Andy Chris 1 episode [26]
2018 The Blacklist Desk Sergeant 1 episode
Fighting Season Ian Vogel 4 episodes
2019 Bad Mothers Harry 5 episodes
Total Control Kevin Cartwright 6 episodes [27]
2020 Drunk History Australia Cricketer 1 episode
2021 Blue Bloods Lieutenant 1 episode
2022 Barons George Thompson 4 episodes
Colin From Accounts Bernie 2 episodes
2023 Safe Home Gerard Priestly 4 episodes [28]
Queen of Oz Richard Steele 3 episodes [29]
2025 Scrublands: Silver Vern Jones 4 episodes [30]

Theatre

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1987 King Lear Edmund Guild Theatre, Melbourne [31]
1988 Les Liaisons Dangereuses Le Chevalier Danceny Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC [18]
The Touch of Silk David Ritchie [19]
1989 The Recruiting Officer Costar Piermain [20]
Our Country's Good Midshipman Harry Brewer [20]
1994 On the North Diversion Road Beckett Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox [32]
1995 The Incorruptible Merlyn Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox / STC [33]
The Head of Mary Merlyn Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox [34]
1998 Natural Life Merlyn Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox & Queen's Theatre, Adelaide with STCSA [35]
2003–2004 King Lear Edgar Merlyn Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox & Tokyo / Nagoya / Seoul tour [36]
2011 In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) Dr Givings Sydney Opera House with STC [21]

Music video

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "David Roberts". Cameron's. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "David Roberts – Movies and TV Shows". SBS. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Halifax f.p: episode guide, series 5". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Phoenix". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Holly's Heroes: characters". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Lou De Bono". www.backtothebay.net. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Please Like Me – About the Show". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  8. ^ "DEBORAH MAILMAN IN TOTAL CONTROL: A COVER-UP". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  9. ^ "From the award-winning producer behind Offspring, SBS Original thriller Safe Home premieres 11 May". www.sbs.com.au. 29 March 2023.
  10. ^ a b Allegretti, Alessandra (4 June 2024). "Helen Thomson (A.K.A Lynelle in Colin from Accounts) spills her favourite Blue Mountains secrets". www.escape.com.au.
  11. ^ "It's a family affair for the Edgerton brother's first feature". IF Magazine. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  12. ^ "The Landing – Short Film". www.thelandingfilm.com. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  13. ^ "2008 AFI Awards Nominees". Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  14. ^ Downs-Woolley, Bree (27 February 2014). "TV Interview: George Basha: new Aussie film, Convict". www.glamadelaide.com.au. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  15. ^ Slatter, Sean (23 January 2023). "Helen Thomson, Darren Gilshenan gather for Madeleine Dyer's A Savage Christmas". www.if.com.au.
  16. ^ "Spit". www.orpheum.com.au. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  17. ^ Slatter, Sean (11 April 2025). "Josh Tanner and Jade van der Lei begin 'Posthumous' journey in Queensland with Sophie Lowe, David Roberts, Doris Younane". IF Magazine. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  18. ^ a b "Les Liaisons Dangereuses". Theatregold. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  19. ^ a b "The Touch of Silk". Theatregold. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  20. ^ a b c "The Recruiting Officer". Theatregold. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  21. ^ a b Scrivano, Laura (18 February 2011). "FEATURE: IN THE NEXT ROOM". Sydney Theatre Company.
  22. ^ Gripper, Ali (14 December 2011). "Blue Mountains country home". www.homestolove.com.au.
  23. ^ "2008 Winners & Nominees". AACTA Awards. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  24. ^ a b "Redfern Now, Top of the Lake, Upper Middle Bogan casts win 2014 Equity Ensemble Awards!". www.meaa.org. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  25. ^ "Renewed: Please Like Me". TV Tonight. 7 July 2016.
  26. ^ "Returning: True Story with Hamish & Andy". TV Tonight. 18 July 2017.
  27. ^ "Black B*TCH: Trailer". TV Tonight. 29 August 2019.
  28. ^ "Safe Home". TV Tonight. 7 May 2023.
  29. ^ "BBC One - Queen of Oz, Series 1, Episode 1". BBC. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  30. ^ Knox, David (5 June 2024). "Filming underway on Scrublands: Silver". TV Tonight.
  31. ^ "King Lear (1987)". University of Melbourne. 18 October 2025.
  32. ^ "On the North Diversion Road". Malthouse Theatre. 18 October 2025.
  33. ^ "The Incorruptible". Malthouse Theatre. 18 October 2025.
  34. ^ "The Head of Mary". Malthouse Theatre. 18 October 2025.
  35. ^ "Natural Life". Malthouse Theatre. 18 October 2025.
  36. ^ "King Lear". Malthouse Theatre. 18 October 2025.
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