# Neil Roberts (actor)

Neil Roberts is an English actor, known for portraying Rex Buckland in Charmed, Gavin Arnold in Family Affairs, Richard in Disney's Life Bites, DS Jason Wise in Emmerdale, Glenn Donovan in Hollyoaks and the default voice of The Dark Urge in Baldur's Gate 3.

## Life and career

Roberts trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School; following his graduation, he played the titular role in various productions of Hamlet. Roberts' is best known for the recurring role of Rex Buckland in Charmed and as the default voice for The Dark Urge character in the game Baldur's Gate 3. In 2024 Roberts was cast as the barrister Warren Finn in EastEnders.
From 2016 to 2023, he appeared in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as DS Jason Wise. In 2016, he appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Ricky Delaine. He returned to the role in 2021. In 2017, Roberts appeared in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Glenn Donovan. Other credits include secret agent Max Meltus in the television advertisements for cough medicine Meltus, and a 1998 commercial for Nescafé Gold Blend, opposite Simone Bendix in the last Gold Blend couple ads. Roberts married actress Dianne Pilkington in September 2020.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Crime Story: The White House Farm Murders | Jeremy Bamber | Television film |
| 1994 | A Breed of Heroes | Lieutenant Philip Lamb | Television film |
| 1995 | Just William | PC Jones | Recurring role |
| 1996 | Party of Five | Gary Prescott | Episode: "Not So Fast" |
| 1996 | Sliders | Ted Bernsen | Episode: "Season's Greetings" |
| 1996 | Public Morals | Guy | Episode: "The Goldenrod Cover" |
| 1997 | Baywatch Nights | John | Episode: "Mobius" |
| 1997 | The Second Civil War | Tony Phillips | Television film |
| 1997 | Diagnosis Murder | Dr Shurmur | Episode: "Looks Can Kill" |
| 1997 | Babylon 5 | Brother Michael | Episode: "The Deconstruction of Falling Stars" |
| 1998 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Jacob Wallenfels | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Alexander Goodwin Pierce | Television film |
| 1998 | Charmed | Rex Buckland | Recurring role |
| 1998 | Privates | Jim | Main role |
| 2000 | The Bill | James Spiller | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Family Affairs | Gavin Arnold | Series regular |
| 2003 | Keen Eddie | Nicholas Ritter | Episode: "Achtung Baby" |
| 2003 | Doctors | Harry Mawer | Episode: "An Early Frost" |
| 2003 | Holby City | Duncan Lewis | Episode: "Just Getting By" |
| 2005 | Love Soup | Clive | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | The Impressionists | Durranty | Main role |
| 2006 | Holby City | Dr Philip Lawlor | Recurring role |
| 2006 | Mayo | Dr Sebastian Oliver | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Doctors | Laurent Cohen | Episode: "Ménage à Trois" |
| 2008 | Life Bites | Richard | Main role |
| 2010 | Doctors | James Forth | Episode: "Legacy" |
| 2010 | I Shouldn't Be Alive | Eddie | Episode: "Boys Adrift" |
| 2010 | New Tricks | Anthony Vernon | Episode: "Left Field" |
| 2011–2012 | Coronation Street | Mike Leydon | Recurring role |
| 2017 | Hollyoaks | Glenn Donovan | Series regular |
| 2019 | Whiskey Cavalier | Rodney Seagel | Episode: "Two of a Kind" |
| 2020 | Endeavour | Oberon Prince | Episode: "Raga" |
| 2016, 2021 | Doctors | Ricky Delaine | Recurring role |
| 2016–2017, 2019–2020, 2023 | Emmerdale | DS Jason Wise | Recurring role |
| 2024 | EastEnders | Warren Finn | Recurring role |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Killing Me Softly | Philip | Uncredited |
| 2007 | IntraVenus | James | Short film |
| 2012 | History of Chance | Tom Candle | Short film |
| 2016 | Mum's List | Professor Mike Stevens | Feature |
| 2016 | Vernon Walks | Herbert | Paramount Short Film |
| 2018 | Eighteen Weeks | Mike | Short Film |
| 2018 | Sorceress | Husband | Short Film |

## Theatre credits

| Year | Show | Role(s) | Venue(s) |
| | 'Tis Pity She's A Whore | Giovanni | New Prospect Theatre |
| | The Jungle Book | Mowgli | Other Place RSC |
| | Salad Days | Timothy | UK Tour |
| | Forty Years On | Tupper | Salisbury Playhouse |
| | Robin Hood | Much The Miller | Nottingham Playhouse |
| | Hamlet | Hamlet | Edinburgh Festival |
| | Winnie The Pooh | Christopher Robin | UK Tour |
| | Winnie The Pooh | Christopher Robin | Royalty Theatre, WEST END |
| | A Single Man | Kenny | Greenwich Theatre |
| | Here Come The Clowns | Lew | King's Head Theatre |
| | As You Like It | Silvius | Greenwich Theatre |
| | Post Mortem | Babe | King's Head Theatre |
| | The Prisoner's of War | Lt. Grayle | Hampstead Theatre |
| | On Approval | Duke of Bristol | Watermill Theatre, Newbury |
| | Ellergies For Angels Punks & Raging Queens | Dwight | Criterion Theatre, WEST END |
| | Love For Love | Valentine Legend | Hampstead Theatre |
| | My Cousin Rachel | Philip | Windsor Theatre |
| | Murder In Green Meadows | Thomas | Vienna Theatre |
| 2009 | Beauty & The Beast | Eugene | Imagine Theatre Company |
| 2010 | Night Fright | Frank Gilman | Nottingham Playhouse |
| 2010 - 2011 | Who Killed "Agatha" Christie | Arthur Christie | UK Tour |
| 2011 | Wind In The Willows | Ratty | Basingstoke Theatre |
| 2011 | The Sound of Music | Captain Von Trapp | Asia Tour |
| 2012 - 2014 | Mamma Mia! | Harry | Prince of Wales Theatre & Novello Theatre, WEST END |
| 2015 | The End of the Affair | Maurice Bendrix | UK Tour |
| 2015 | Sherlock Holmes | Anderson | UK Tour |
| 2016 | Dealer's Choice | Stephen | Brighton Theatre |
| 2016 | Jekyll & Hyde | Anderson | UK Tour |
| 2016 - 2017 | Mary Poppins | Mr Banks | UK & International Tour |
| 2018 | Rain Man | Dr Vern Bruener | UK Tour |

## Video Games

| Year | Title | Role | Studio |
| 2024 | Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes | Squash & Sallas Baelrant | Rabbit & Bear Studios and 505 Games |
| 2023 | Baldur's Gate 3 | The Dark Urge (default) & TAV 5 | Larian Studios |
| 2022 | The Lord of the Rings: Gollum | Gwendil & Ork | Daedalic Entertainment |
| 2021 | Hood: Outlaws & Legends | Guard | Sumo Newcastle |