Rick Roberts
Richard Charles Roberts (born November 13, 1965) is a Canadian film, TV and stage actor. His most substantial role to date is as Donald D'Arby in the series Traders, for which he was nominated for a Gemini Award.
He moved briefly to Los Angeles in 1998 appearing in the CBS series L.A. Doctors alongside Ken Olin and Sheryl Lee. He returned to Canada to star in An American in Canada, which ran for two seasons.
In 2012, he was tapped to play Jack Layton in the CBC biopic Jack, alongside Sook-Yin Lee as Olivia Chow. His portrayal of Jack garnered him a Canadian Screen Award and an ACTRA Award for Best Actor.
Other work includes guest starring roles on Saving Hope (CTV/NBC), Copper (BBC America), Cracked (CBC), Republic of Doyle (CBC), Murdoch Mysteries (CBC), Cra$h & Burn (Showcase), Haven (SyFy), ZOS (Whizbang Films), and was featured regularly in the hit CBC series, This is Wonderland.
As a writer, his work Mimi (which he co-wrote with Allan Cole and Melody Johnson) premiered at The Tarragon Theatre and was nominated for a Dora Award. His play Kite premiered to critical acclaim earning numerous Dora Award nominations for writing and production. Other writing credits include Nod (Theatre Gargantua) and Fish/Wife (Tarragon Theatre).
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 6.649 |
Birthday | 1965-11-13 |
Place of Birth | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
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2007
The Note
6/11
Following a tragic plane crash, newspaper columnist Peyton MacGruder happens upon a hastily-written note that was from one of the passengers onboard....
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Pontypool
6.461/596
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Pontypool
2006
Man of the Year
5.916/423
The irreverent host of a political satire talk show decides to run for president and expose corruption in Washington. His stunt goes further than he e...
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Man of the Year
2001
A Town Without Christmas
6.1/15
In the small town of Seacliff, Wash., a child's letter to Santa Claus captures the nation's attention. When the little boy, Chris, writes that he wish...
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A Town Without Christmas
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Love & Human Remains
5.768/41
In a Canadian metropolis, failed actor David shares a place with the bookish Candy, whom he dated before coming out as gay. While David, who now waits...
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2010
The Night Before the Night Before Christmas
5.5/19
When Santa sets off on his Christmas duties a day early, crashes into the Fox family's house, ends up with amnesia and loses his magic sack of present...
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The Night Before the Night Before Christmas
2003
Student Seduction
5.8/10
Christie Dawson always wanted to be the "cool" teacher. But her world is shaken up after a pupil's crush spirals out of control and he sexually assaul...
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Student Seduction
2013
Foxfire
5.7/75
Set in the 1950s, a a group of young girls in upstate New York form their own gang.
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Foxfire
2007
Jonestown: Paradise Lost
6.8/20
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2005
More Sex & the Single Mom
7.3/3
Single, divorced lawyer Jess Gradwell returns in this sequel as she tries to raise her new three-year-old son, Jake, while dealing with her teenage da...
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More Sex & the Single Mom
2012
Still Mine
6.845/74
Craig, a fiercely determined New Brunswick farmer, sets out to build a more suitable house for his ailing wife, Irene, despite their children's concer...
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2006
Night Of Terror
5.1/8
A bonding family weekend turns sinister in a storm.
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Matters of Life & Dating
5/4
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2005
Descent
4.7/25
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2013
Jack
7/1
NDP Leader Jack Layton was fluently bilingual, glib, sometimes flashy, full of energy and always media-friendly. He loved to entertain and uplift his...
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Jack
2013
Relax, I'm From The Future
0/0
Percy Sullivan's suicide attempt gets interrupted by a man claiming to be from the future.
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Relax, I'm From The Future
2005
Haunting Sarah
5.5/17
A mother dealing with the death of her young son learns that her niece is in contact with his spirit.
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Haunting Sarah
1999
As Time Runs Out
5/3
A wealthy man races against time to save his kidnapped son whose abductor left him with a bomb set to detonate.
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2008
Phantom Punch
5.2/14
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Phantom Punch
2011
Salem Falls
5.4/20
A man with a troubled past tries to settle down in a small town, finds love and then ends up being the target of a witch hunt.
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Salem Falls
2012
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
8.5/1
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Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
2013
Pete's Christmas
5.7/176
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Pete's Christmas
2015
Killer Crush
5/12
Paige's crush on her professor takes a twisted turn when she is hired to be the caregiver for his wife who has Multiple Sclerosis.
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Killer Crush
2010
The Town Christmas Forgot
6.526/19
An urban family that can’t seem to get along gets stranded in a remote, impoverished lumber town two days before Christmas. When they become involved...
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The Town Christmas Forgot
2015
Zoom
5.665/97
A multi-dimensional interface between a comic book artist, a novelist, and a film director. Each lives in a separate reality but authors a story about...
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2003
Fallen Angel
6.413/23
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2008
Passage
0/0
With a unique blend of dramatic action and behind-the-scenes documentary footage, filmmaker John Walker shares the multi-layered story of British expl...
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Eloise at Christmastime
6.461/64
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Eloise at Christmastime
2013
The Rivalry: Red v. Blue
0/0
It's college basketball's ultimate rivalry: The Louisville Cardinals vs. the Kentucky Wildcats. This documentary weaves current events, including the...
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2005
Plague City: SARS in Toronto
5/1
The once clean and healthy city of Toronto becomes the pariah of the western world when a deadly chain of infection lands in the city. Panic spreads a...
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2012
The Riverbank
3.8/4
A woman returns to her hometown following the death of her fathers second wife, which leads her to uncover dark family secrets.
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2010
When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
5.579/19
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North of Albany
6/3
Annie frantically flees Montreal for the US with her young son, Felix and teenage daughter, Sarah, fearing the repercussions after Sarah severely inju...
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The Man in the Attic
4.9/5
Fact-based drama, set in 1910 Milwaukee, about an older married woman, bored with her husband, and her dead son's friend she takes as a lover and hide...
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1996
The Haunting of Lisa
5.5/2
A precocious youngster's visions of a mysterious woman and a series of child murders leads her mom to seek help from the authorities.
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