Eric Roberts
Actor
Biography
Eric 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
The Expendables
as James Monroe 2010
Babylon
as Robert Roy 2022
Inherent Vice
as Michael Z. "Mickey" Wolfmann 2014
The Cable Guy
as Eric Roberts 1996
The Specialist
as Tomas Leon 1994
National Security
as Nash 2003
DOA: Dead or Alive
as Donovan 2006
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
as Governor Hughes 2015
Lovelace
as Nat Laurendi 2013
Runaway Train
as Buck 1985
Spun
as The Man 2003
Assault on Wall Street
as Lawyer Patterson 2013
Megaboa
as Dr. Malone 2021
Ayla: The Daughter of War
as Major General Coulter 2017
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
as Antonio 2006
Best of the Best
as Alex Grady 1989