Eric Anthony Roberts career began with a well-received performance in King of the Gypsies (1978), for which he earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for New Star of the Year – Actor. He went on to earn a second Golden Globe nomination for portraying Paul Snider in Star 80, as well as Globe and Academy Award nominations 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 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. He achieved recent recognition for his feat of acting in over 150 films between 2013 and 2015.
Known For
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Cast Credits
Double Cross (2020)
Guest starring as Richard
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x02: Double Trouble (Jan 25, 2024)
- Episode 5x01: Double Jeopardy (Jan 18, 2024)
Interrogation (2020)
Guest starring as Bernard Poulos
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: I.A. Sgt. Ian Lynch & Det. Brian Chen vs Trey Carano 2003 (Feb 6, 2020)
- Episode 1x07: Det. Carol Young & Det. Brian Chen vs Melanie Pruitt 2005 (Feb 6, 2020)
The Righteous Gemstones (2019)
Guest starring as Junior Marsh
(7 episodes)
- Episode 2x09: I Will Tell of All Your Deeds (Feb 27, 2022)
- Episode 2x08: The Prayer of a Righteous Man (Feb 20, 2022)
- Episode 2x06: Never Avenge Yourselves, But Leave It to the Wrath of God (Feb 6, 2022)
- Episode 2x05: Interlude II (Jan 30, 2022)
- Episode 2x03: For He Is a Liar and the Father of Lies (Jan 16, 2022)
- Episode 2x02: After I Leave, Savage Wolves Will Come (Jan 9, 2022)
- Episode 2x01: I Speak in the Tongues of Men and Angels (Jan 9, 2022)
Carl Weber's The Family Business (2018)
Guest starring as Stan Wright
- Episode 2x05: You Can Run But You Can't Hide (Jul 2, 2020)
Kidding (2018)
Guest starring as Bernard Paley
- Episode 2x04: I Wonder What Grass Tastes Like (Feb 16, 2020)
Those Who Can't (2016)
Guest starring as Dealin' Dave
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x06: Taco Tuesday (Feb 18, 2019)
- Episode 3x04: A Smoot Holiday Coincidence (Feb 4, 2019)
Code Black (2015)
Guest starring as Vince Savetti
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x05: Landslide (Nov 2, 2016)
- Episode 2x02: Life and Limb (Oct 5, 2016)
Scorpion (2014)
Guest starring as Mick Doherty
- Episode 2x18: The Fast and the Nerdiest (Feb 29, 2016)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
Guest starring as Jimmy "The Butcher" Figgis
- Episode 4x03: Coral Palms, Part 3 (Oct 4, 2016)
The Finder (2012)
Guest starring as Uncle Shadrack
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: The Boy with the Bucket (May 11, 2012)
- Episode 1x06: Little Green Men (Feb 23, 2012)
Celebrity Wife Swap (2012)
Guest starring as Eric Roberts
- Episode 3x02: Robin Leach / Eric Roberts (Apr 22, 2014)
Suits (2011)
Guest starring as Charles Forstman
(9 episodes)
- Episode 9x08: Prisoner's Dilemma (Sep 11, 2019)
- Episode 5x09: Uninvited Guests (Aug 19, 2015)
- Episode 4x16: Not Just a Pretty Face (Mar 4, 2015)
- Episode 4x09: Gone (Aug 13, 2014)
- Episode 4x08: Exposure (Aug 6, 2014)
- Episode 4x07: We're Done (Jul 30, 2014)
- Episode 4x06: Litt the Hell Up (Jul 23, 2014)
- Episode 4x05: Pound of Flesh (Jul 16, 2014)
- Episode 4x04: Leveraged (Jul 9, 2014)
Femme Fatales (2011)
Guest starring as David Bannion
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Family Business (2) (Jul 6, 2012)
- Episode 2x07: Family Business (1) (Jul 6, 2012)
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011)
Guest starring as Andy Armus
- Episode 1x10: The Time is Now (May 4, 2011)
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
Guest starring as Richard Sheridan
- Episode 5x10: Wawahi Moe'uhane (Jan 2, 2015)
Lost Girl (2010)
Guest starring as Hades
(9 episodes)
- Episode 5x16: Rise (Oct 25, 2015) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x15: Let Them Burn (Oct 18, 2015) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x14: Follow the Yellow Trick Road (Oct 11, 2015) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x13: Family Portrait (Oct 4, 2015) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x12: Judgement Fae (Sep 27, 2015) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x11: Sweet Valkyrie High (Sep 20, 2015)
- Episode 5x10: Like Father, Like Daughter (Sep 13, 2015) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x09: 44 Minutes to Save the World (Sep 6, 2015) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x08: End of Faes (Jan 25, 2015) [Special Guest Star]
Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009)
Guest starring as Eric Roberts
- Episode 1x06: Carnie Wilson; Eric Roberts; Elisabeth Rohm; C. Thomas Howell (Nov 14, 2009)
Chuck (2007)
Guest starring as Packard
- Episode 4x05: Chuck Versus the Couch Lock (Oct 18, 2010) [Special Guest Star]
Heroes (2006)
Guest starring as Mr. Thompson
(7 episodes)
- Episode 4x18: The Wall (Feb 1, 2010)
- Episode 3x08: Villains (Nov 10, 2008)
- Episode 1x22: Landslide (May 14, 2007)
- Episode 1x21: The Hard Part (May 7, 2007)
- Episode 1x19: .07% (Apr 23, 2007)
- Episode 1x18: Parasite (Mar 5, 2007)
- Episode 1x17: Company Man (Feb 26, 2007)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Eric Roberts
- Episode 19x02: A Haunting in Venice; The Retirement Plan; Love at First Sight (Sep 16, 2023)
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Guest starring as Dr. Robert Avery
(2 episodes)
- Episode 17x14: Look Up Child (May 6, 2021)
- Episode 13x16: Who is He (And What is He to You)? (Mar 16, 2017)
ALF's Hit Talk Show (2004)
Guest starring as Eric Roberts
- Episode 1x07: Eric Roberts, Vince Pastore (Dec 17, 2004)
The L Word (2004)
Guest starring as Gabriel McCutcheon
(3 episodes)
- Episode 4x09: Lacy Lilting Lyrics (Mar 4, 2007)
- Episode 4x08: Lexington and Concord (Feb 25, 2007)
- Episode 3x12: Left Hand of the Goddess (Mar 26, 2006)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Eric Roberts
- Episode 2003-02-05: Ben Stein, Eric Roberts, Jurassic 5, & Gerhard Reinke (Feb 5, 2003)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Guest starring as Brother Daniel Larson
(3 episodes)
- Episode 15x18: The End Game (Feb 15, 2015) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 14x01: The Devil and D.B. Russell (Sep 25, 2013) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 13x22: Skin in the Game (May 15, 2013)
Witchblade (2000)
Guest starring as Lupo
- Episode 2x10: Parabolic (Aug 12, 2002) [Special Guest Star]
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Guest starring as Sam Winfield
- Episode 2x13: Victims (Feb 9, 2001) [Special Guest Star]
Loose Women (1999)
Guest starring as Eric Roberts
- Episode 12x19: 27/09/07 - Eric Roberts, Pamela Stephenson (Sep 27, 2007)
The King of Queens (1998)
Guest starring as Strohmeyer
- Episode 3x14: Paint Misbehavin' (Feb 5, 2001) [Special Guest Star]
Oz (1997)
Guest starring as Prisoner #97L641 Richard L'Italien
- Episode 1x04: Capital P (Jul 28, 1997)
Frasier (1993)
Guest starring as Chet
- Episode 4x15: Roz's Krantz & Gouldenstein Are Dead (Mar 11, 1997)
The Young and the Restless (1973)
Starring as Vance Abrams
(7 episodes)
- Episode 38x215: Tuesday March 02 2010 (Mar 2, 2010)
- Episode 38x214: Monday March 01 2010 (Mar 1, 2010)
- Episode 38x213: Fri Feb 26 2010 (Feb 26, 2010)
- Episode 38x41: Fri Feb 26 2010 (Feb 26, 2010)
- Episode 38x39: Wed Feb 24 2010 (Feb 24, 2010)
- Episode 38x38: Tues Feb 23 2010 (Feb 23, 2010)
- Episode 38x35: Thurs Feb 18 2010 (Feb 18, 2010)
Doctor Who (1963)
Guest starring as The Master
- Episode S26 Special: Doctor Who: The Movie (May 12, 1996)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Eric Roberts
- Episode 1986-03-24: The 58th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 24, 1986)