Dallas Roberts
Biography
Dallas Mark Roberts, born May 10 1970 in Houston, Texas, is an American actor who works in both stage and screen. He graduated from the Juilliard School and is primarily based in New York City, where he frequently appears in theatrical productions. Off‑Broadway his credits include a revival of Lanford Wilson’s Burn This alongside Edward Norton and Catherine Keener, Adam Rapp’s Nocturne—for which he received a Drama Desk Award nomination—and Caryl Churchill’s A Number with Sam Shepard and later Arliss Howard. He was slated to make his Broadway debut as Tom Wingfield in a revival of Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie opposite Jessica Lange and Josh Lucas. His film‑ and television‑related listings total 45 known credits.
Career overview
Dallas Mark Roberts was born on May 10, 1970 in Houston, Texas. He pursued formal training at the Juilliard School and subsequently established his professional base in New York City, where he has maintained a steady presence in theatrical productions. Roberts’s career spans both stage and screen, and his film‑ and television‑related work is catalogued under more than forty‑five credited appearances.
In New York’s Off‑Broadway scene Roberts has performed in a revival of Lanford Wilson’s Burn This, sharing the stage with Edward Norton and Catherine Keener. He also appeared in Adam Rapp’s Nocturne, a role that earned him a nomination for a Drama Desk Award, and in Caryl Churchill’s A Number, opposite Sam Shepard and later Arliss Howard, among other collaborators. These engagements illustrate his focus on contemporary and classic dramatic material within the city’s vibrant theatre community.
Roberts was slated to make his Broadway debut as Tom Wingfield in a revival of Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie, a production that would have paired him with Jessica Lange and Josh Lucas. Although that particular engagement did not come to fruition, his ongoing involvement in high‑profile stage projects and his extensive screen credits underscore a versatile acting career rooted in both New York theatre and broader screen work.
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- Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024) as Dr. Jerome Oziel
- Outpost (2023) as Ranger Dan
- Tulsa King (2022) as Dexter Deacon
- Tulsa King (2022) as Davis Deacon (uncredited)
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) as Devon Debella
- American Rust (2021) as Jackson Berg
- Big Sky (2020) as Richard Ford
- Motherless Brooklyn (2019) as Danny Fantl
- Dolly Parton's Heartstrings (2019) as Aaron
- FBI (2018) as Robert Lawrence
- Insatiable (2018) as Bob Armstrong
- My Friend Dahmer (2017) as Lionel Dahmer
- Mayhem (2017) as Lester McGill
- Ordinary World (2016) as Mickey
- All the Birds Have Flown South (2016) as Jimmy
- Chicago P.D. (2014) as Greg Yates
- Dallas Buyers Club (2013) as David Wayne
- Shadow People (2013) as Charlie Crowe
- Elementary (2012) as Dr. Richard Mantlo
- The Grey (2012) as Pete Henrick
- The Factory (2012) as Gary Gemeaux
- Unforgettable (2011) as Eliot Delson
- The Walking Dead (2010) as Milton Mamet
- Rubicon (2010) as Miles Fiedler
- The River Why (2010) as Titus
- The Good Wife (2009) as Owen Cavanaugh
- Shrink (2009) as Patrick
- Ingenious (2009) as Matt
- Tell-Tale (2009) as The Surgeon
- 3:10 to Yuma (2007) as Grayson Butterfield
- Joshua (2007) as Uncle Ned
- Lovely by Surprise (2007) as Mopekey
- Winter Passing (2006) as Ray
- The Notorious Bettie Page (2006) as Scotty
- Flicka (2006) as Gus
- Sisters (2006) as Dr. Dylan Wallace
- Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line (2006) as Self
- Walk the Line (2005) as Sam Phillips
- The L Word (2004) as Angus Patridge
- A Home at the End of the World (2004) as Jonathan Glover (1982)
- The Lucky Ones (2003) as Edison
- Music (2003) as Matt
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Abel Hazard
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Thomas Mathers
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Greg Yates
- Law & Order (1990) as Marty Winston
- Law & Order (1990) as Matthew Blanchard
- Law & Order (1990) as Mark Daltrey
- Blood on the Promontory