Richard Roxburgh

Richard Roxburgh (born 23 January 1962)"Australian Actor Richard Roxburgh" by Shaun Doherty, London Academy of Media Film & TV (24 March 2011) is an Australian actor who has starred in many Australian films and television series and has appeared in supporting roles in a number of Hollywood productions, usually as villains.
==Early life==
Roxburgh was born in Albury, New South Wales, to John (d. July 2011) and Mary Roxburgh; he is the youngest of six children. John Roxburgh was a successful accountant. Richard Roxburgh played Willy Loman in the Albury High School production of Death of a Salesman in 1978.
Roxburgh studied economics at the Australian National University in Canberra, where he resided at Garran Hall and graduated with a B.Ec. in 1984. After graduating from ANU, he decided to become an actor and was admitted to the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) on his second audition attempt.
==Acting career==
Roxburgh began working with the Sydney Theatre Company as soon as he graduated from NIDA.
He came to public attention for his portrayal of New South Wales Police Force detective Roger Rogerson in the 1995 television miniseries Blue Murder. Through the 1990s, he appeared in several Australian film and stage productions including a critically acclaimed turn as Hamlet in the 1994 Company B production at the Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney. In December 2007 he played the lead character, Roland Henning, who suffered writer's block in Michael Gow's play, Toy Symphony, at the Belvoir St Theatre, winning the 2008 Helpmann Award for best male actor in a play.
In 2000, Roxburgh appeared in the first of several international blockbuster films when he appeared as henchman Hugh Stamp in the John Woo-directed Mission: Impossible 2, which was filmed in Sydney. Also filmed in Sydney was Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge! (2001), in which Roxburgh played the Duke of Monroth.
Roxburgh appeared as three iconic characters over the next three years: he played Sherlock Holmes in 2002's The Hound of the Baskervilles, Holmes's nemesis Professor Moriarty in 2003's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Count Dracula in 2004's Van Helsing. He is one of only two actors to have played all three of these characters, the other being Orson Welles, who played them in separate radio programs.
Roxburgh directed his first film, Romulus, My Father starring Eric Bana, released in 2007. This film won (and was nominated for several more) the AFI Award in December 2007. In 2008 and 2009, he played the lead role of Art Watkins in the ABC drama series East of Everything.
In July 2010, Roxburgh played former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke in a telemovie based on Hawke's life. Late in 2010, Roxburgh co-created and appeared in the lead role of the ABC1 television eight-episode drama series Rake. He stars in Matching Jack, which was released in August 2010, and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, released in September 2010.
Returning to the stage, Roxburgh played Vanya opposite Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving and John Bell in Sydney Theatre Company's 2010 production of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya.Uncle Vanya at the Sydney Theatre Company In 2013 he again performed at the STC with Weaving as the protagonists in Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot, Weaving as Vladimir and Roxburgh as Estragon. In 2014, Roxburgh played the title role in Edmond Rostand's 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac at the STC.Cyrano de Bergerac, performance details, Sydney Theatre Company In 2015 Roxburgh appeared in Andrew Upton's adaptation of Chekhov's play Platonov, titled The Present, for the STC; it was directed by John Crowley and featured Cate Blanchett, Jacqueline McKenzie, Marshall Napier, Toby Schmitz.The Present, production details, Sydney Theatre Company That production moved in 2016/17 to the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in Manhattan for the Broadway debut of Roxburgh and the rest of the cast."Broadway season gives Cate Blanchett her shot at a Tony" by Michaela Boland, The Australian, 10 December 2016 Roxburgh roles Filp the Grasshopper in Maya the Bee film series, and Mr. Bill in Blinky Bill the Movie.
==Personal life==
Roxburgh was in a relationship with fellow actor and NIDA graduate Miranda Otto whom he met on the set of the film Doing Time for Patsy Cline in 1997. Their relationship ended in 2000.
During production of the film Van Helsing, Roxburgh met Italian actress Silvia Colloca whom he married on 25 September 2004; they have two sons.
==Roles==
==Filmography==
Title 	Year 	Role 	Notes
The Riddle of the Stinson 	1987 	Proud 	Television film
The Saint: Fear in Fun Park 	1989 	Justin 	Television film
The Paper Man 	1990 	'Gracie' Fields 	Television mini-series
Dead to the World 	1991 	Johnny 	
Tracks of Glory 	1992 	Hugh Mcintosh 	Television mini-series
Police Rescue 	1993 	Tim Warne 	Television series: 1 episode
Crimebroker 	1993 	Harrison 	Television film
Seven Deadly Sins 	1993 	Gluttony 	Australian Television mini-series
Talk 	1994 	Jack/Harry 	
Halifax f.p. 	1995 	Sergeant Paul Santos 	Television series: 1 episode
Billy's Holiday 	1995 	Rob McSpedden 	
Lessons in the Language of Love 	1995 	Harry 	Short film
Blue Murder 	1995 	Roger Rogerson 	Television mini-series
Hayride to Hell 	1995 	George Weygate 	Short film
Children of the Revolution 	1996 	Joe 	
Twisted Tales 	1996 	Ben 	Television series: 1 episode
The Last of the Ryans 	1997 	Ronald Ryan 	Television film
Thank God He Met Lizzie 	1997 	Guy Jamieson 	
Doing Time for Patsy Cline 	1997 	Boyd 	Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Oscar and Lucinda 	1998 	Mr Jeffries 	
In the Winter Dark 	1998 	Murray Jacob 	
Frontier 	1998 	Superintendent William Hobbs	Television mini-series
A Little Bit of Soul 	1998 	Sir Samuel Michael 	Voice
Passion 	1999 	Percy Grainger 	Nominated – Australian Film Institute for Best Actor in a Leading Role
 	1999 	Captain Daventry 	
Mission: Impossible 2 	2000 	Hugh Stamp 	
Moulin Rouge! 	2001 	 	
Blonde 	2001 	Mr. R 	Television mini-series
 	2002 	Sherlock Holmes 	
The Road from Coorain 	2002 	Bill 	Television film
 	2002 	Karl 	
 	2002 	Neil 	
 	2003 	 	
Van Helsing 	2004 	Dracula 	
Stealth 	2005 	Dr. Keith Orbit 	
Fragiles 	2005 	Robert Kerry 	
Like Minds 	2006 	Martin McKenzie 	
 	2006 	Richard Trealoar 	
Romulus, My Father 	2007 	Director 	
East of Everything 	2008–2009 	Art Watkins 	Television series; 13 episodes
False Witness 	2009 	Charles Van Koors 	
Matching Jack 	2010 	David 	
Hawke 	2010 	Bob Hawke 	Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole	2010 	Boron 	Voice
Rake 	2010, 2012, 2014, 2016	Cleaver Greene 	Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor in a SeriesEquity Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Sanctum 	2011 	Frank McGuire 	
Ice 	2011 	Thom Archer 	Television mini-series
The Turning 	2013 	Vic Lang 	
Maya the Bee 	2014 	Flip 	Voice
Looking for Grace 	2015 	Dan 	
Blinky Bill the Movie 	2015 	Blinky's dad 	Voice
Hacksaw Ridge 	2016 	Colonel Stelzer 	
Breath 	2017 	Mr. Pike 	Filming
==Awards==
Australian Film Institute/AACTA
* 1997 – won: Doing Time for Patsy Cline
* 1999 – nominated: Passion
* 2001 – nominated: Moulin Rouge!
* 2006 – nominated: The Silence (TV)
* 2010 – won: Hawke (TV)
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
* 1998 – won: Doing Time for Patsy Cline
Logie Awards
* 2007 – nominated: The Silence
* 2011 – nominated: Hawke (TV)
* 2011 – won: Rake (TV)
==References==
==External links==
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* Eyeforfilm.co.uk – Interview with Richard Roxburgh about Romulus, My Father
Category:1962 births
Category:Australian male film actors
Category:Australian male television actors
Category:Australian male stage actors
Category:Australian film directors
Category:Helpmann Award winners
Category:Living people
Category:People from Albury, New South Wales
Category:National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni
Category:Best Actor AACTA Award winners