Rick Roberts
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).
72 acting credits
Acting · 72
Suits
2011
Murdoch Mysteries
2008
The Outer Limits
1995
Haven
2010
Providence
1999
Rookie Blue
2010
The Listener
2009
Perception
2012
Republic of Doyle
2010
Covert Affairs
2010
Transplant
2020
This Is Wonderland
2004
Coroner
2019
Frankie Drake Mysteries
2017
FX: The Series
1996
L.A. Doctors
1998
Kevin Hill
2004
Traders
1996
Nurses
2020
Against the Wall
2011
Between
2015
Life with Derek
2005
Played
2013
The Company
2007
King & Maxwell
2013
Puppets Who Kill
2002
This Life
2015
Angela's Eyes
2006
Carl²
2005
ZOS: Zone of Separation
2009
Pontypool
2009
Man of the Year
2006
And Never Let Her Go
2001
More Sex & the Single Mom
2005
An American in Canada
2003
Zoom
2016
Foxfire
2013
Love & Human Remains
1994
The Man in the Attic
1995
When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
2010
Eloise at Christmastime
2003
As Time Runs Out
1999
The Note
2007
Still Mine
2012
Descent
2005
Salem Falls
2011
A Town Without Christmas
2001
The Night Before the Night Before Christmas
2010
Killer Crush
2015
Fallen Angel
2003
Shades of Black: The Conrad Black Story
2006
Haunting Sarah
2005
Student Seduction
2003
The Riverbank
2012
Moonshine Highway
1996
Passage
2008
Phantom Punch
2008
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
2012
Pete's Christmas
2013
Time to Say Goodbye?
1997
Jack
2013
The Light Before the Sun
2024
The Town Christmas Forgot
2010
North of Albany
2022
Plague City: SARS in Toronto
2005
The Haunting of Lisa
1996
Matters of Life & Dating
2007
Jonestown: Paradise Lost
2007
Cymbeline
2024
Night Of Terror
2006
The Rivalry: Red v. Blue
2013
Relax, I'm From The Future
2013