Richard Roxburgh
Biography
Richard Roxburgh is an Australian actor born on January 23, 1962, in Albury, New South Wales, Australia. He began his career working with the Sydney Theatre Company. Roxburgh has appeared in various productions, including films such as Mission: Impossible 2, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and Van Helsing, as well as Baz Luhrmann's films Moulin Rouge! and Elvis. He also starred in the ABC series Rake, which aired from 2010 to 2018. Roxburgh has received several accolades across film, television, and theatre, including AFI and AACTA Awards, Logie Awards, and Helpmann Awards. He has been involved in over 90 acting credits throughout his career.
Career overview
Richard Roxburgh is an Australian actor. He began his career working with the Sydney Theatre Company. He went on to appear in various productions, including Australian and international films and television series.
Roxburgh has appeared in films such as Mission: Impossible 2, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and Van Helsing. He has also worked on the ABC series Rake, which aired from 2010 to 2018. Additionally, he has been involved in several other notable productions, including Baz Luhrmann's films Moulin Rouge! and Elvis.
Roxburgh's extensive acting credits span multiple decades, with a focus on film and television. His work has been recognized in the Australian film and television industry, with credits in various productions that have garnered attention and acclaim.
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- Fing! (2026)
- Forgive Us All (2025) as Otto
- Eden (2025) as G. Allan Hancock
- Lesbian Space Princess (2025) as Problematic Ship (voice)
- Joh: Last King of Queensland (2025) as Joh Bjelke-Petersen
- The Correspondent (2025) as Peter Greste
- Prosper (2024) as Cal Quinn
- Force of Nature: The Dry 2 (2024) as Daniel Bailey
- My Freaky Family (2024) as King Murkhart (voice)
- Aunty Donna's Coffee Cafe (2023) as Rake
- Animal Kingdom 3D: A Tale of Six Families (2023) as Narrator
- Elvis (2022) as Vernon Presley
- Bali 2002 (2022) as Graham Ashton
- Frankly (2022) as Self
- Science of Drugs with Richard Roxburgh (2022) as Self - Presenter
- Fires (2021) as Duncan Simpson
- H Is for Happiness (2021) as Jim Phee
- Go! (2020) as Patrick
- Catherine the Great (2019) as Grigory Orlov
- Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019) as Brigadier Oliver David Jackson
- The Hunting (2019) as Nick
- Angel of Mine (2019) as Bernard
- The Pool (2019) as Narrator (voice)
- The Crown and Us: The Story of The Royals in Australia (2019) as Narrator letters (voice)
- Maya the Bee: The Honey Games (2018) as Flip (voice)
- Swinging Safari (2018) as Narrator - Adult Jeff Marsh (voice)
- Hawke: The Larrikin and The Leader (2018) as Narrator (voice)
- Breath (2017) as Mr. Pike
- Blue Murder: Killer Cop (2017) as Roger Rogerson
- Blue Murder: Killer Cop (2017) Executive Producer
- The Crown (2016) as Bob Hawke
- Hacksaw Ridge (2016) as Colonel Stelzer
- Looking for Grace (2016) as Dan
- The Weekly with Charlie Pickering (2015)
- Blinky Bill the Movie (2015) as Blinky's Father (voice)
- Australia: The Story of Us (2015) as Narrator
- Maya the Bee Movie (2014) as Flip (voice)
- The Turning (2013) as Vic Lang
- Sanctum (2011) as Frank
- Ice (2011) as Thom Archer
- Ice (2011) as Thom Archer
- Rake (2010) as Cleaver Greene
- Rake (2010) Producer
- Rake (2010) Creator
- Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) as Boron (voice)
- Voyage to the Planets (2010) as Narrador
- Matching Jack (2010) as David
- Hawke (2010) as Bob Hawke
- False Witness (2009) as Charles Van Koors
- The Diplomat (2009) as Charles Van Koors
- East of Everything (2008) as Art Watkins
- Romulus, My Father (2007) Director
- Romulus, My Father (2007) Associate Producer
- Like Minds (2006) as McKenzie
- The Silence (2006) as Richard Treloar
- Stealth (2005) as Keith Orbit
- Fragile (2005) as Robert Marcus
- Van Helsing (2004) as Count Vladislaus Dracula
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) as M
- The One and Only (2002) as Neil
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002) as Sherlock Holmes
- The Touch (2002) as Karl
- The Road from Coorain (2002) as Bill
- Moulin Rouge! (2001) as The Duke
- Blonde (2001) as Mr. R
- The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' (2001) as Self
- Mission: Impossible II (2000) as Hugh Stamp
- The Last September (2000) as Captain Daventry
- Passion (1999) as Percy Grainger
- A Little Bit of Soul (1998) as Voice of Sir Samuel Michael
- In the Winter Dark (1998) as Murray Jacob
- Oscar and Lucinda (1997) as Mr. Jeffries
- Thank God He Met Lizzie (1997) as Guy Jamieson
- The Last of the Ryans (1997) as Ronald Ryan
- Doing Time for Patsy Cline (1997) as Boyd
- Still Twisted (1997) as Ben (segment 'One Way Ticket')
- Twisted Tales (1996) as Ben
- Children of the Revolution (1996) as Joseph 'Joe' Welch
- Blue Murder (1995) as Roger Rogerson
- Hayride to Hell (1995) as George Weygate
- Billy's Holiday (1995) as Rob McSpedden
- Blue Murder (1995) as Roger Rogerson
- Lessons in the Language of Love (1995) as Harry
- Halifax f.p. (1994) as Sergeant Paul Santos
- Talk (1994) as Jack / Harry
- CrimeBroker (1993) as Harrison
- Tracks of Glory (1992) as Hugh McIntosh
- Police Rescue (1991) as Tim Warne
- Dead to the World (1991) as Johnny
- The Paper Man (1990) as Gracie Fields
- The Saint: Fear in Fun Park (1989) as Justin
- The Riddle of the Stinson (1988) as John Proud
- Salvation Creek as Bob
- R.U.R.