Eric Roberts
Born April 18, 1956 (Age: 70)
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Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
Biography
Eric Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor. His career began with a well-received performance in King of the Gypsies (1978), for which he earned his first Golden Globe Award nomination. His second Golden Globe nomination came for his portrayal of Paul Snider in Star 80 (1983), followed by Globe and Academy Award nominations for his supporting role in Runaway Train (1985). In a career spanning almost forty years, Roberts has performed in over 200 films, including Raggedy Man (1981), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), The Specialist (1994), Cecil B. Demented (2000), National Security (2003), The Dark Knight (2008), The Expendables (2010) and Inherent Vice (2014). His equally varied television work includes three seasons with the sitcom Less than Perfect, as well as recurring roles on the NBC drama Heroes and the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. His sisters Julia Roberts and Lisa Roberts Gillan, and daughter Emma Roberts, also have acting careers.
Eric Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor. His career began with a well-received performance in King of the Gypsies (1978), for which he earned his first Golden Globe Award nomination. His second Golden Globe nomination came for his portrayal of Paul Snider in Star 80 (1983), followed by Globe and Academy Award nominations for his supporting role in Runaway Train (1985). In a career spanning almost forty years, Roberts has performed in over 200 films, including Raggedy Man (1981), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), The Specialist (1994), Cecil B. Demented (2000), National Security (2003), The Dark Knight (2008), The Expendables (2010) and Inherent Vice (2014). His equally varied television work includes three seasons with the sitcom Less than Perfect, as well as recurring roles on the NBC drama Heroes and the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. His sisters Julia Roberts and Lisa Roberts Gillan, and daughter Emma Roberts, also have acting careers.
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Filmography
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence
2026
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as
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Age: 69
Oldburgh
2026
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as Eric Roberts
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Age: 69
Clika
2026
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as Angelo
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Age: 69
Darkness of Man
2025
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as Larry
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Age: 69
3: The Movie
2025
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as Oracle
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Age: 69
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
2025
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as Horror Film Expert
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Age: 69
Angel with a Gun
2024
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as
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Age: 68
My Hero
2024
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as
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Age: 68
The Firing Squad
2024
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as Adam Markman
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Age: 68
No Image
Princess Love
2023
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as Mark
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Age: 67
My Last Best Friend
2023
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as The Protagonist / Walter Stoyanov
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Age: 67
Babylon
2022
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as Robert Roy
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Age: 66
A Town Called Parable
2021
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as Pastor John Corell
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Age: 65
Sarogeto
2021
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as Doctor Ross Langely
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Age: 65
Stringer
2021
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as David
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Age: 65
The Sleepless
2021
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as Dr. Moore
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Age: 65
No Image
Three Clicks
2021
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as Damien
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Age: 64
Frank and Ava
2020
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as Harry Cohn
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Age: 64
No Image
Mark & Clark World Adventurers
2020
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as Dexter Boyd
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Age: 64
Heaven
2020
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as Angus Nunzio Fratelli
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Age: 64
Beverly Hills Bandits
2020
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as Detective Jack Boudin
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Age: 64
Exodus of the Prodigal Son
2020
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as Chief Roberts
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Age: 64
Eddie
2020
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as Robert Reynolds
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Age: 63
The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20
2019
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as Self
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Age: 63
Exposure
2019
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as Tony
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Age: 63
The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years
2019
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as
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Age: 63
Beautifully Broken
2018
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as Larry Hartley
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Age: 62
Q-4: Dream Corporation
2018
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as Systems Analyst Farraday
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Age: 62
King of Newark 2
2018
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as Senator Wells
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Age: 61
Mystic Journey to India
2018
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as Self
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Age: 61
Fake News
2017
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as Maxwell Stern
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Age: 61
Osprey
2017
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as Apollos
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Age: 61
Ayla: The Daughter of War
2017
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as Major General Coulter
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Age: 61
No Image
Eyes of the Roshi
2017
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as Booker
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Age: 60
Oiled Up
2016
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as Loan Shark
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Age: 60
Job's Daughter
2016
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as Detective McQueen
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Age: 59
Rock Story
2015
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as Andy Granite
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Age: 59
No Image
Hungry
2015
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as Congressman Dennis
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Age: 59
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
2015
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as Governor Hughes
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Age: 59
Real Blood: The True Beginning
2015
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as Priest
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Age: 58
The Opposite Sex
2015
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as Mr. Campbell
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Age: 58
Inherent Vice
2014
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as Michael Z. "Mickey" Wolfmann
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Age: 58
Deadly Famous
2014
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as Eric
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Age: 57
Lovelace
2013
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as Nat Laurendi
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Age: 57
Heal Thyself
2012
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as Dr. Cash
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Age: 55
The Journal
2011
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as Alain Villenueve
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Age: 55
Reality Star
2010
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as Frank
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Age: 54
The Expendables
2010
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as James Monroe
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Age: 54
Project Solitude
2009
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as John Sola
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Age: 53
The Dark Knight
2008
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as Maroni
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Age: 52
The Ultimate Fighter
2007
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as Ivan
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Age: 51
A Killer Weekend
2007
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as Mason
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Age: 50
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2006
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as Antonio
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Age: 50
DOA: Dead or Alive
2006
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as Donovan
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Age: 50
Light Years Away
2006
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as Dr. Howard Melvin
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Age: 50
Phat Girlz
2006
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as Robert Myer
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Age: 49
Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy
2005
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as Dark Danny (voice)
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Age: 49
The Last Shot
2004
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as Self (uncredited)
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Age: 48
Killer Weekend
2004
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as Jack Talbot
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Age: 47
National Security
2003
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as Nash
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Age: 46
Wolves of Wall Street
2002
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as Dyson Keller
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Age: 46
Christmas Rush
2002
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as Scalzetti
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Age: 46
Endangered Species
2002
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as Police Lt. Mike Sullivan
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Age: 46
Wrong Number
2002
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as Josh Grey
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Age: 45
Roughing It
2002
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as The Foreman
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Age: 45
The Beatnicks
2002
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as Mack Drake
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Age: 45
Mercy Streets
2000
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as Rome
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Age: 44
Sanctimony
2000
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as Lieutenant
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Age: 44
Wildflowers
2000
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as Jacob
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Age: 44
Cecil B. Demented
2000
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as Honey's Ex
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Age: 44
The King's Guard
2000
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as Augustus Talbert
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Age: 44
Race Against Time
2000
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as James Gabriel
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Age: 44
TripFall
2000
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as Mr. Eddie
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Age: 44
The Alternate
2000
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as The Replacement
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Age: 43
Luck of the Draw
2000
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as Carlo
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Age: 43
No Alibi
2000
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as Victor Haddock / Stanley Joiner
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Age: 43
No Image
Dirk and Betty
2000
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as Customer
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Age: 43
Dead End
1998
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as Henry Smovinsky
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Age: 42
No Image
Making Sandwiches
1998
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as Julia
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Age: 42
La Cucaracha
1998
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as Walter Pool
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Age: 42
The Prophecy II
1998
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as Michael
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Age: 41
T.N.T.
1998
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as Russo
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Age: 41
Most Wanted
1997
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as Assistant Deputy Director Spencer
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Age: 41
The Shadow Men
1997
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as Bob Wilson
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Age: 41
The Odyssey
1997
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as Eurymachus
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Age: 41
Past Perfect
1996
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as Dylan Cooper
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Age: 40
The Glass Cage
1996
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as Montrachet
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Age: 40
American Strays
1996
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as Martin
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Age: 40
Dark Angel
1996
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as Walter D'Arcangelo
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Age: 40
The Cable Guy
1996
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as Eric Roberts
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Age: 40
Power 98
1996
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as Karlin Pickett
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Age: 40
Heaven's Prisoners
1996
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as Bubba Rocque
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Age: 40
Doctor Who
1996
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as Bruce / The Master
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Age: 40
Public Enemies
1996
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as Arthur Dunlop
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Age: 40
It's My Party
1996
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as Nick Stark
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Age: 39
The Grave
1996
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as Cass
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Age: 39
The Immortals
1995
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as Jack
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Age: 39
The Specialist
1994
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as Tomas Leon
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Age: 38
Love, Cheat & Steal
1993
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as Reno Adams
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Age: 37
Vendetta II: The New Mafia
1993
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as Sean McLeary
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Age: 37
Voyage
1993
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as Gil Freeland
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Age: 37
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
1993
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as Bill Bonanno
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Age: 37
Best of the Best 2
1993
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as Alex Grady
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Age: 36
Final Analysis
1992
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as Jimmy Evans
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Age: 35
Fugitive Among Us
1992
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as Cal Harper
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Age: 35
By the Sword
1991
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as Villard
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Age: 35
Lonely Hearts
1991
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as Frank
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Age: 35
Descending Angel
1990
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as Michael Rossi
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Age: 34
The Lost Capone
1990
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as Al Capone
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Age: 34
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
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as Self
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Age: 34
The Ambulance
1990
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as Josh Baker
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Age: 33
Best of the Best
1989
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as Alex Grady
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Age: 33
Blood Red
1989
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as Marco Collogero
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Age: 33
Rude Awakening
1989
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as Fred Wook
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Age: 33
Options
1989
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as Matt Salinger / Donald Anderson (in telefilm epilogue)
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Age: 33
To Heal a Nation
1988
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as Jan Scruggs
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Age: 32
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
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as (voice)
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Age: 31
Runaway Train
1985
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as Buck
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Age: 29
The Coca-Cola Kid
1985
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as Becker
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Age: 29
The Pope of Greenwich Village
1984
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as Paulie
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Age: 28
Star 80
1983
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as Paul Snider
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Age: 27
Raggedy Man
1981
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as Teddy
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Age: 25
Paul's Case
1980
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as Paul
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Age: 23
King of the Gypsies
1978
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as Dave
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Age: 22