Luke Roberts (actor)

Early life and education

Roberts was born in Suffolk. He was educated at Woodbridge School and Swansea University, where he read American Studies. Afterwards, he graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2000.

Career

In 2001, Roberts made his television debut in the war drama miniseries Band of Brothers in the episode "Crossroads". From 2004 to 2005, he appeared on the second episode of Sky One's Mile High. In 2005, Roberts made his film debut in the thriller movie by Nicolas Forzy titled Ambition. He portrayed Doctor Joseph Byrne in the BBC One's medical drama series Holby City. In 2011, he appeared in the fantasy swashbuckler film Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

Roberts starred in the 2013 fantasy horror film by Pearry Reginald Teo titled Dracula: The Dark Prince alongside Jon Voight, Kelly Wenham and Ben Robson, in which he played the lead role of Dracula. He bagged a recurring role in the first season of The CW's historical romantic drama series Reign. In 2014, he appeared in the epic historical action film 300: Rise of an Empire. On the same year, he took on a supporting role in the action comedy police procedural series Taxi Brooklyn and appeared on the first season of the BBC Two Wolf Hall, which is based on the book of the same name about 1500s England. In 2016, Roberts joined the cast of Starz's Black Sails as Governor Woodes Rogers, a formidable foe to the pirates of Nassau. He also appeared as the legendary knight Ser Arthur Dayne in sixth season of HBO's Game of Thrones.

In 2017, Roberts was cast to play the lead role in the crime suspense drama series Ransom where he played the lead character named Eric Beaumont. The series ran for 1 January 2017, to 25 May 2019. In 2019, he had a recurring role in the drama miniseries The Rook as Marcus Kevler.

In 2022, Roberts appeared in the superhero film The Batman and had a supporting role in the fantasy horror film Dampyr.

In 2023, Roberts starred alongside Ally Maki in the drama film Seagrass.

In 2024, Roberts starred as protagonist James Sunderland in the horror video game Silent Hill 2, a remake of the 2001 game of the same name. For his performance, he was nominated for Best Lead Performer at the Golden Joystick Awards 2024 and Best Performance at The Game Awards 2024.

Roberts plays the character Mark in Hudson and Rex in season 8 and two prior year's episodes. He is taking a major role after the departure of the first Rex (Diesel vom Burgimwald) and Charlie Hudson (played by John Reardon, who appeared in season 8 for a brief time.)

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

References

1. "Luke Roberts - Ransom Cast Member". Paramount Plus.
2. (6 June 2024). "10 Band Of Brothers Actors Who Went On To Huge Careers". Screen Rant.
3. "Luke Roberts". Holby.tv.
4. (3 September 2019). "When was Luke Roberts on Holby City as Joseph Byrne and why did he leave?". Metro.co.uk.
5. (11 February 2014). "DRACULA: THE DARK PRINCE (2013) Reviews and overview". MOVIES and MANIA.
6. (25 January 2024). "'Black Sails' Turns 10: Where's the Cast Now?". TV Insider.
7. (13 November 2015). "Black Sails: Season Three of Starz TV Series Debuts January 23rd". TV Series Finale.
8. (6 June 2016). "CBS Picks Up Drama Series 'Ransom' From Frank Spotnitz, Luke Roberts Stars". Deadline.
9. (20 January 2022). "Game of Thrones' Luke Roberts (Arthur Dayne) cast as Thomas Wayne in The Batman". Wiki of Thrones.
10. (30 August 2022). "The Batman Movie Update Reveals Actor Playing Bruce Wayne's Dad". The Direct.
11. "Seagrass".
12. Radheyan Simonpillai, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/tiff/article-tiff-2023-seagrass/ "TIFF 2023: B.C. director Meredith Hama-Brown set to make splash with layered debut Seagrass"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', September 1, 2023.
13. Mehtani, Siddharth. (1 September 2024). "All Silent Hill 2 Remake Voice Actors: English and Japanese". Power Up Gaming.
14. (2024-10-04). "Astro Bot and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth lead the shortlist for the Golden Joystick Awards 2024, nudging out Helldivers 2 and Balatro for the most nominations".
15. Maas, Jennifer. (2024-11-18). "Game Awards Nominations 2024: 'Astro Bot,' 'Final Fantasy VII Rebirth' Lead With 7 Nods Each".
16. "Thomas Wayne actor in #TheBatman has been identified! It's Luke Roberts, an english actor that appeared in GoT. Here he's reading Batman: Sins of the Father for research on Thomas".
17. (31 October 2019). "Movie Adaptation of 'Dampyr' Comic Sets Cast, Starts Production (EXCLUSIVE)".
18. (1 November 2019). "Bonelli ha annunciato il cast del film di Dampyr".
19. Gardner, Matt. (October 4, 2024). "2024 Golden Joystick Awards Nominations: A Big Year For Indie Games".
20. Maas, Jennifer. (November 18, 2024). "Game Awards Nominations 2024: 'Astro Bot,' 'Final Fantasy VII Rebirth' Lead With 7 Nods Each".
21. Szalai, Georg. (2025-03-04). "BAFTA Games Awards: ‘Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II,’ ‘Astro Bot,’ ‘Still Wakes the Deep’ Lead Nominations".