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Eric Roberts
1 FOLLOWER • 67 CREDITS • APR 18, 1956 • 68
Biography
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.
Known For
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/68MUdrxeokhmd8pvlAjkD6yIfHR.jpg)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xinqAmYrZ1TEwowcQhgTkZVtVE0.jpg)
Doctor Who
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jcEl8SISNfGdlQFwLzeEtsjDvpw.jpg)
Grey's Anatomy
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6uKEYejjR88GwHgNq6NAQ30glTx.jpg)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hzeirSF6bRjssDh5JFrm5WRwFLd.jpg)
Scorpion
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/62T2vsZYTje3KhdCsiLR1K1RFJW.jpg)
Glee
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jE6sqorxIyVU55VhDbz7NbqxZlV.jpg)
Lost Girl
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hgRMSOt7a1b8qyQR68vUixJPang.jpg)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gJZ1rhLLFpatuAeylJoUI82DKC7.jpg)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vEZvGVVMjk1TRs59nfypTI5lAXj.jpg)
Chuck
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zuXXivVEjOkMswJvNFFRmJW0bTZ.jpg)
E! True Hollywood Story
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ie1quhMk09lDtvtAyQAHTu09R9Z.jpg)
Justified
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jiSv0xNx6MGhAFfv05Ov7DgDELJ.jpg)
Touched by an Angel
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gYAb6GCVEFsU9hzMCG5rxaxoIv3.jpg)
Frasier
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5wZDu7JVXqmzJLthh1ngIfLmKIS.jpg)
Honest Trailers
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vQiryp6LioFxQThywxbC6TuoDjy.jpg)
Suits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oJAvkzejtQzqwsDjkd8Y0m2oDL9.jpg)
Interrogation
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oTQ9PUnCgf9CimYeWuDGp8iaT07.jpg)
Oz
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cRuye5mp69wfnsbfgJiBFQJQo1e.jpg)
The L Word
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yhw7UPzsE2GElyYJKvkJw03wcuO.jpg)
The King of Queens
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lbkYq13TM6b2nM33fxQDVs210J0.jpg)
The Righteous Gemstones
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onmSVwYsPMYtO8OjLdjS8FfRNKb.jpg)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pBUOFBmZLaIxzjDjQP7d3QZrd4w.jpg)
Danny Phantom
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kSraSPTeNoiR60ti9amNqLvM3Em.jpg)
Late Night with David Letterman
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7Cn1Sj5yipu7tBX14BbaXuBHbL1.jpg)
Heroes
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pNW64pjaHvf6purNaFhq4SHYRfl.jpg)
CSI: Miami
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/o2fnD3SNiQjGVgA2C3ezaeh2HK.jpg)
Burn Notice
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/caIAQIoM9NLZofT8fz8t47W1gYe.jpg)
Justice League
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vlcynm3pJf5tRsyXre9oEnVAEVb.jpg)
Fear Itself
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8foXsJ7kEThYbCy6cOi3LJPATtv.jpg)
The Hunger
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oYqvxrvN5PVd4Kvp46LnXVl42nW.jpg)
Kidding
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/53d9irSbFJGramziasFjByOcDZX.jpg)
The Player
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kLKP8zrArBtBboGz3qJOuMGC7rL.jpg)
Entourage
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sFLBmaQcUDSz87bL7UlkE8oVumm.jpg)
The Rookie: Feds
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4rJdcHQrE4stnZTEAP0m4gnlVQi.jpg)
Ridiculousness
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8PY0OZ1xUbguPipb0a1uL6mg5Ka.jpg)
Justice League Unlimited
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wjOHjWCUE0YzDiEzKv8AfqHj3ir.jpg)
Babylon
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qJ2tW6WMUDux911r6m7haRef0WH.jpg)
The Dark Knight
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4dm5XEXIT73aB0g1nrplwYguaU9.jpg)
Assault on Wall Street
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tsj5oYBRoF5PuTYrfe1Hw6fsxfG.jpg)
Darkness of Man
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1cJmiDpBgjdqUY02mfDAKMBM5YB.jpg)
One Way
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ejMVMjjd7XPjfLDmf78vV3VNoYt.jpg)
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hVlR85h3NcEZ17CxK9KDI4XFfmC.jpg)
A Panoramic Canvas Called 'Babylon'
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hawBKoIgHIcDwHa94PrMrpCDe5v.jpg)
Witless Protection
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pKRYibUH3OmnW51fLmT08SGT6El.jpg)
King of the Gypsies
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j09ZkH6R4JWVylBcDai1laCmGw7.jpg)
The Expendables
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rAm6B3WVRzT4XKD15qF1wrDbmmC.jpg)
The Odyssey
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9CVAjtkSaFs9FyddGfThj11ZuQq.jpg)
The Specialist
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tExuJbpB9vDdpFK31QEBq4aksPn.jpg)
Beyond Brotherhood
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sPT8bQYxsOgoBZXC0Cy3GuInhhl.jpg)
Maximum Impact
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8DyAgM340pP402ABl1Jt0uQ7tgZ.jpg)
DC Down
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vHdgO6qsUCRy7f7VDfucSdI0Qri.jpg)
Lansky
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xUk5AGcGvybPBvvMqrDPbAFAknD.jpg)
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/c3dNwI3JVj4FoAdrFU3AUycIgbk.jpg)
All American Christmas Carol
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rYqCMllLTq6mE8fEAzvhXepakoi.jpg)
In Cold Blood
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4yAmG0mAjn7bZ3L9s1DrzN8oiIy.jpg)
Nobody's Fool
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aiiZcbvPpWF84PXM1Y3pyU4u6o3.jpg)
American Comedy
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cwae2p7JcRNtz1CvNCzpX5ad96V.jpg)
Doctor Who
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jwPboyvydzKJAWfAp72rxUAFxDY.jpg)
The Journal
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/h6clL4lnwo8ddC7Lj6yrgDUd6I4.jpg)
Love, Cheat & Steal
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lcEOVoHUyfcMCjciOWikPLWPK0Z.jpg)
Run
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w3pYxiYHcPlEIW44RYdQgNQESvE.jpg)
Top Gunner
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mu61lmfOrBJB1SNUoRSszteVl5.jpg)
The Alternate
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1o0jJYxgF7IJKdYNlDWgxomt2ft.jpg)
Megalodon: The Frenzy
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4GUaYrx5p8bNX7rfFA6S1cDQ4uL.jpg)
Heaven
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oY38DuCHCj5uWxvC0AqRio6cPHK.jpg)
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