 Click to View Photos of Eric Anthony Roberts | Eric Anthony Roberts is an American actor. His career began with a leading role in King of the Gypsies , for which he received his first Golden Globe Award nomination. He was again recognized by the Golden Globes for his interpretation of Paul Snider in Bob Fosse's Star 80 . Roberts' performance in Runaway Train , as prison escapee Buck McGeehy, earned him a nomination for a third Golden Globe and a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is the older brother of actress Julia Roberts.
In a career spanning over 40 years, Roberts has amassed more than 596 credits, including Raggedy Man , The Pope of Greenwich Village , The Specialist , Cecil B. Demented , National Security , A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints , The Dark Knight , The Expendables and Inherent Vice . 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, as well as Saved by the Light, the legal drama Suits, Fox's The Finder, and the only non-UK actor to play as The Master in the 1996 Doctor Who television movie.Full name: Eric Anthony Roberts Born: April 18, 1956Birthplace: Biloxi, USA |
