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).

Filmography

• 2024Cymbeline — Duke / Roman Soldier
• 2024The Light Before the Sun — Freddie
• 2022North of Albany — Paul
• Nurses — Edward Miller
• Transplant — Nick Olsen, Neil Olsen
• Coroner — Gerald Henry Jones
• Frankie Drake Mysteries — Keith Campbell
• 2016Miss Sloane — Senator Mandel
• 2016Zoom — Plastic Surgery Doctor
• Between
• 2015Killer Crush — Dr. Lucas Emery
• This Life — Matthew Lawson
• 2013Foxfire — Mr. Kellogg
• 2013Jack — Jack Layton
• King & Maxwell — Peter Bunting
• 2013Pete's Christmas — Kenny
• Played
• 2013Relax, I'm From The Future — Percy Sullivan
• Perception — Philip Klane
• 2012Still Mine — John
• 2012Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town — Peter Leacock
• 2012The Riverbank — Matt Costin
• Against the Wall
• 2011Salem Falls — Amos Duncan
• Suits — Tom
• 2011The Healer — Associate Producer
• Covert Affairs — Joseph Nichols
• Haven — Thornton Aarons
• Republic of Doyle — William Cadigan Clarke
• Rookie Blue — Trevor Bennett
• 2010The Night Before the Night Before Christmas — Wayne Fox
• 2010The Town Christmas Forgot — Charles Benson
• 2010When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story — Frank Shaw
• 2009Pontypool — Ken Loney (voice)
• The Listener — Grant Bogle
• ZOS: Zone of Separation — Major Gavin Hart
• Murdoch Mysteries — Dr. Gilbert Birkins
• 2008Passage — John Rae
• 2008Phantom Punch — Father Alios
• The True Story — Narrator
• 2007Jonestown: Paradise Lost — Jim Jones
• 2007Matters of Life & Dating
• The Company — William Colby
• 2007The Note — Truman Harris
• Angela's Eyes — Gene
• 2006Man of the Year — Hemmings
• 2006Night Of Terror — Sean Dunne
• 2006Shades of Black: The Conrad Black Story — Morde
• Carl² — Barney Crashman (voice)
• 2005Descent — Dr. Palmer Drake
• 2005Haunting Sarah — Edgar Lewis
• Life with Derek
• 2005More Sex & the Single Mom — Steve
• 2005Plague City: SARS in Toronto — Jeremy Neville
• Kevin Hill — D. A. Miller
• This Is Wonderland — Cameron Tiernay
• An American in Canada — Jake Crewe
• 2003Eloise at Christmastime — Brooks the Fiance
• 2003Fallen Angel — Charles Wentworth jeune
• 2003Student Seduction — Drew Dawson
• Puppets Who Kill
• 2001A Town Without Christmas — David Reynolds
• And Never Let Her Go — Daniel Chapman
• 1999As Time Runs Out — Alex Redman
• Providence — Dr. Hopper
• L.A. Doctors — Evan Newman
• 1997Time to Say Goodbye? — Chip Klooster
• FX: The Series — Matt Cherico
• 1996Moonshine Highway — Travis Saunders
• 1996The Haunting of Lisa — FBI Technician
• Traders — Donald D'Arby
• 1995The Man in the Attic — Reporter
• The Outer Limits — Andrew McLaren
• 1994Love & Human Remains — Robert
• 1991Blood River — Art Direction

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2013The Rivalry: Red v. Blue — Himself