Filmography
Roberts in Sydney, Australia, 2012
Eric Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor. His career began with King of the Gypsies (1978), earning a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor Debut. He earned both a Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in Runaway Train (1985).
Through the 1990s and 2000s, he maintained dramatic film and TV film roles while appearing in TV series. His TV work includes playing the Master in the 1996 Doctor Who TV Movie,
three seasons with the sitcom Less than Perfect and a recurring role on the NBC drama Heroes .
His sisters Julia Roberts and Lisa Roberts Gillan, and daughter Emma Roberts , also have acting careers.
To date, Roberts has made appearances in over 735 different productions, making him the fourth-most prolific English-speaking screen actor of all time,[ 1] and the seventh-overall most prolific screen actor of all time.[ 1]
Film
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1974
How to Survive a Marriage
Stephen
3 episodes
1977
Another World
Ted Bancroft
Recurring role
1980
Paul's Case
Paul
Television film
1983
Miss Lonelyhearts
Miss Lonelyhearts
1986
Slow Burn
Jacob Asch
1990
Descending Angel
Michael Rossi
Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride
Sean McLeary
3 episodes
1993
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
Bill Bonanno
Television miniseries
Voyage
Gil Freeland
Television film
Love, Cheat & Steal
Reno Adams
1994
Primer plano
Himself
Femmes Fatales: Sharon Stone
Himself
1995
Saved by the Light
Dannion Brinkley
1996
The Drew Carey Show
Steven
Episode: "Drew's Other Man"
In Cold Blood
Perry Smith
2 episodes Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
Doctor Who
The Master / Bruce
Television film
Dark Angel
Walter D'Arcangelo
1997
Frasier
Chet
Voice, episode: "Roz's Krantz & Gouldenstein Are Dead "
The Odyssey
Eurymachus
2 episodes
Oz
Richard L'Italien
Episode: "Capital P"
1999
Purgatory
Jack "Blackjack" Britton
Television film
Lansky
Benny "Bugsy" Siegel
Television film
Touched by an Angel
Nick Stratton
Episode: "Made in the U.S.A"
Todd McFarlane's Spawn
Petey
Voice, episode: "The Mindkiller"
Heaven's Fire
Dean McConnell
Television film
The Hunger
Jean
Episode: "The Dream Sentinel"
2000
Falcone
Raymond "The Madman" Ricci
4 episodes
Race Against Time
James Gabriel
Television film
2001
The King of Queens
Strohmeyer
Episode: "Paint Misbehavin "
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sam Winfield
Episode: "Victims"
The Andy Dick Show
Prisoner
Episode: "Pee-Bop"
Walking Shadow
Police Chief DeSpain
Television film
Mindstorm
David Mendez
2002
Justice League
Mongul
Voice, episode: "War World"
Roughing It
The Foreman
Television film
Witchblade
Lupo
Episode: "Parabolic"
2002–2005
Less than Perfect
Will Butler
61 episodesSatellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Television Series
2003
L.A. Confidential
Pierce Patchett
Pilot
2004
Miss Cast Away
Maximus Powers
Television film
2004
Justice League Unlimited
Mongul
Voice, episode: "For the Man Who Has Everything "
2005
Danny Phantom
Dark Danny
Voice, episode: "The Ultimate Enemy"
CSI: Miami
Ken Kramer
Episode: "Whacked"
2006–2007
The L Word
Gabriel McCutcheon
3 episodes
2006
Fatal Desire
Joe
Television film
2007
Pandemic
Mayor D'Alesandro
Television film
2007–2010
Heroes
Agent Thompson
7 episodes
2008
Fear Itself
Harry Siegal / Harry Bender
Episode: "Spooked "
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Roy Hubert
Episode: "Betrayed "
The Cleaner
Ray Crin
Episode: "Here Comes the Boom"
Entourage
Himself
Episode: "Tree Trippers"
Cyclops
Emperor Tiberius
Television film
Depth Charge
Commander William Krieg
Television film
2009
Crash
Seth Blanchard
13 episodes
2010
Sharktopus
Dr. Nathan Sands
Television film
Chuck
Packard
Episode: "Chuck Versus the Couch Lock"
2010–2011
The Young and the Restless
Vance Abrams
34 episodes
2011
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Andy Armus
Episode: "The Time Is Now"
Burn Notice
Reed Perkins
Episode: "Fail Safe"
Vegan 101
Dr. Eaton Wright
3 episodes
2012
The Finder
Uncle Shadrack
2 episodes
Femme Fatales
David Bannion
Episode: "Family Business"
Bullet in the Face
Racken
6 episodes
L'onore e il rispetto 3
Tom Di Maggio
5 episodes
Das Kind
Robert Stern
Television film
A Halloween Puppy
Ted
Television film
2013–2015
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Brother Daniel Larson
3 episodes
2013
High Heels, Low Standards
Senator Starling
Episode: "My Two Daddies"
Tainted Love
Fred Lucas
4 episodes
Deadtime Stories
Merlin "Crazy Merlin"
Episode: "Little Magic Shop of Horrors"
2014–2019
Suits
Charles Forstman
9 episodes
2014
Glee
Fundraiser Coordinator
Episode: "The Back-Up Plan "
Justified
Agent Miller
Episode: "Wrong Roads"
2015
Hawaii Five-0
Richard Sheridan
Episode: "Wawahi moe'uhane"
The Player
Pauly Agostino
Episode: "The Big Blind"
Stalked by My Doctor
Dr. Albert Beck
Television film
Lost Girl
Hades / Jack
9 episodes
2016
The Wrong Roommate
Floyd Mezner
Television film
Scorpion
Mick Doherty
Episode: "The Fast and the Nerdiest"
Mann & Wife
Officer Wilson
Episode: "Mann Up"
Non è stato mio figlio
Giovanni Geraldi
8 episodes
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Jimmy Figgis
Episode: "Coral Palms: Part 3 "
Stalked by My Doctor: The Return
Dr. Albert Beck
Television film
A Husband for Christmas
Mr. Rawlings
Swedish Dicks
Chip
Episode: "#1.8"
Code Black
Vince Savetti
2 episodes
2016–2020
Medinah
Randall
4 episodes
2017
Changelings
Father Martin Mordicai
Episode: "Aswang"
My Cat from Hell
Himself
Episode: "Jekyll and Hyde Cat"
2017, 2021
Grey's Anatomy
Robert Avery
2 episodes
2018
New Dogs, Old Tricks
Alexander Fortnoy
2 episodes
The Wrong Teacher
Clark
Television film
Stalked by My Doctor: Patient's Revenge
Dr. Albert Beck
2019
Stalked by My Doctor: A Sleepwalker's Nightmare
Those Who Can't
Dave "Dealin' Dave"
2 episodes
The Wrong Mommy
Roger
Television film
Monster Island
General Horne
Television film
La Reina del Sur
2020
Kidding
Bernard Paley
Episode: "I Wonder What Grass Tastes Like"
Interrogation
Bernard Poulos
2 episodes
Date of Honor
Flex
4 episodes
2021
The Wrong Mr. Right
Hal
Television film
Just What the Doctor Ordered
Dr. Albert Beck
Television film
2022
The Righteous Gemstones
Junior Marsh
7 episodes
2022
The Rookie: Feds
Josh Reynolds
Episode: "To Die For"
2022
Family Reunion
Silas Lawrence
Episode: "Remember Our 20 Acres and a Deed?"
2023
Јужни ветар: На граници
John Bradley
10 episodes
2024
The Wrong Life Coach
Mr. Gordon
Television film
2024
Dancing with the Stars
Himself
Season 33 contestant; 10th place
Music videos
Audio dramas
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2019
The Diary of River Song: Series 5 [ 7]
The Master [ 7]
Episode: The Lifeboat and the Deathboat
2019
Doctor Who: Ravenous
Episodes: Day of the Master Part One , Day of the Master Part Two
2021
Masterful
Special release marking 50 years of the character of the Master
2021
Master!
Series 1
N/A
2022
Series 2: Nemesis Express
N/A
2024
Series 3: Planet Doom
N/A
2024-2027
Dark Gallifrey
Roberts's Master will have a trilogy in the forthcoming series[ 8]
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