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Luke Roberts (actor)

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Luke Roberts
Roberts in 2022
Born
Luke John Roberts
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present

Luke John Roberts (born 1977) is a British actor from Suffolk, England. After his early roles in the ITV soap opera Crossroads (2003) and the Sky1 series Mile High (2004–2005), he became known for starring as Joseph Byrne in the BBC One series Holby City (2006–2022) and Woodes Rogers in the Starz series Black Sails (2016–2017). He played Ser Arthur Dayne in the sixth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones (2016) and led the Global series Ransom (2017–2019).

Roberts played James Sunderland in the video game Silent Hill 2 (2024), a remake of the 2001 game of the same name. For his performance, he was nominated at the Golden Joystick and The Game Awards.

Early life and education

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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.[1]

Career

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In 2001, Roberts made his television debut in the war drama miniseries Band of Brothers in the episode "Crossroads".[2] 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.[3] In 2011, he appeared in the fantasy swashbuckler film Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6] He also appeared as the legendary knight Ser Arthur Dayne in sixth season of HBO's Game of Thrones.[7]

In 2017, Roberts was cast to play the lead role in the crime suspense drama series Ransom[8] 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.[9][10]

In 2023, Roberts starred Ally Maki in the drama film Seagrass.[11][12]

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.[13] For his performance, he was nominated for Best Lead Performer at the Golden Joystick Awards 2024 and Best Performance at The Game Awards 2024.[14][15]

Filmography

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Film

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Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Ambition Bruce
2010 Pull Luke Short film
2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Captain of the guard
2013 Dracula: The Dark Prince Dracula
2014 300: Rise of an Empire Butcher
2016 Dating My Mother Norman the Dealer
2022 The Batman Thomas Wayne [16]
Dampyr Draka [17][18]
2023 Seagrass Steve
TBA The Adventures of Audra † Richard Bennett Pre-production
Everything & The Universe † Brian Moffett Pre-production

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 Band of Brothers Herbert J. Suerth Miniseries; episode: "Crossroads"
2003 Crossroads Ryan Samson Unknown episodes
2004–2005 Mile High Captain Dan Peterson Main role
2005, 2006–2022 Holby City Daniel Fryer, Joseph Byrne Episode: "No Pain, No Gain"; main role (series 8–13); recurring role
2006 Uncle Max Hunk Episode: "Uncle Max Goes Bowling"
2008 HolbyBlue Joseph Byrne Episode: "2.1"
2011 Law & Order: UK Tom Hartson Episode: "Fault Lines"
2013 Beauty & the Beast Connor Servino Episode: "Seeing Red"
Reign Simon Westbrook 2 episodes
2014 Taxi Brooklyn Rhys Richards 5 episodes
2015 Wolf Hall Henry Norris
The Dovekeepers Jachim Ben Simon
2016–2017 Black Sails Woodes Rogers Lead role
2016 Game of Thrones Ser Arthur Dayne Episode: "Oathbreaker"
2017–2019 Ransom Eric Beaumont Lead role
2019 A Working Mom's Nightmare Mark Hartman Television film
2022 Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities Eddie Sykes / The Traveler Episode: "The Autopsy"
2024 The Tourist Marlowe / Dr. Watkins 1 episode
Sister Boniface Mysteries Kingsley Markham Episode: "Never Too Deadly To Die"

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Risen 2: Dark Waters Nameless hero Voice role
2024 Outcast: A New Beginning Cutter Slade Voice role
Silent Hill 2 James Sunderland Voice role and motion-capture

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2024 Golden Joystick Awards Best Lead Performer Silent Hill 2 Nominated [19]
The Game Awards Best Performance Nominated [20]
The Horror Game Awards Best Performance Won [21][22]

References

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  1. ^ "Luke Roberts - Ransom Cast Member". Paramount Plus. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  2. ^ "10 Band Of Brothers Actors Who Went On To Huge Careers". Screen Rant. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Luke Roberts". Holby.tv. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  4. ^ "When was Luke Roberts on Holby City as Joseph Byrne and why did he leave?". Metro.co.uk. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  5. ^ "DRACULA: THE DARK PRINCE (2013) Reviews and overview". MOVIES and MANIA. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  6. ^ "'Black Sails' Turns 10: Where's the Cast Now?". TV Insider. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Black Sails: Season Three of Starz TV Series Debuts January 23rd". TV Series Finale. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  8. ^ "CBS Picks Up Drama Series 'Ransom' From Frank Spotnitz, Luke Roberts Stars". Deadline. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Game of Thrones' Luke Roberts (Arthur Dayne) cast as Thomas Wayne in The Batman". Wiki of Thrones. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  10. ^ "The Batman Movie Update Reveals Actor Playing Bruce Wayne's Dad". The Direct. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Seagrass". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  12. ^ Radheyan Simonpillai, "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. Archived from the original on 1 September 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  14. ^ Josh West (4 October 2024). "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". gamesradar. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  15. ^ Maas, Jennifer (18 November 2024). "Game Awards Nominations 2024: 'Astro Bot,' 'Final Fantasy VII Rebirth' Lead With 7 Nods Each". Variety. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  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". Twitter.com. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Movie Adaptation of 'Dampyr' Comic Sets Cast, Starts Production (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  18. ^ "Bonelli ha annunciato il cast del film di Dampyr". Fumettologica (in Italian). 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  19. ^ Gardner, Matt (4 October 2024). "2024 Golden Joystick Awards Nominations: A Big Year For Indie Games". Forbes. Archived from the original on 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  20. ^ Maas, Jennifer (18 November 2024). "Game Awards Nominations 2024: 'Astro Bot,' 'Final Fantasy VII Rebirth' Lead With 7 Nods Each". Variety. Archived from the original on 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  21. ^ The Horror Game Awards. "Best Performance". The Horror Game Awards. Archived from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  22. ^ Wilson, Mike (15 December 2024). "'Silent Hill 2' Earns Game of the Year From The Horror Game Awards 2024". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
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