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{{Infobox Person | {{Infobox Person | ||
|image = Eric Roberts.jpg | |image = Eric Roberts.jpg | ||
| | |birth date = [[18 April (people)|18 April]] [[1956 (people)|1956]] | ||
|role = The [[Bruce Master]] | |||
|job title = [[Actor]] | |||
|story = [[#Credits|See credits section]] | |||
|time = 1996, 2019, 2021-present | |||
|imdb = 0000616 | |imdb = 0000616 | ||
|official site = www.ericrobertsactor.com | |official site = www.ericrobertsactor.com | ||
|twitter = ericroberts | |twitter = ericroberts | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Eric Anthony Roberts''' | '''Eric Anthony Roberts''' (born [[18 April (people)|18 April]] [[1956 (people)|1956]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cineplex.com/People/eric-roberts|title=Eric Roberts|website name=Cineplex.com|accessdate=31 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fccae9d|title=Eric Roberts|website name=BFI|accessdate=31 January 2019}}</ref>) played [[Bruce Gerhardt]] in the 1996 [[Doctor Who (TV story)|''Doctor Who'' TV movie]], and then the [[Bruce Master]] following the character's possession by [[the Master]]. More than twenty years later in 2019, Roberts reprised the role of the Master for [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s audio adventures. | ||
In 2007, he participated in ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'', where he was interviewed about the Master. | |||
== Career == | |||
His other starring roles include: {{wi|Star 80}} (1983), {{wi|The Pope of Greenwich Village}} (1984), {{wi|Best of the Best}} (1989) and ''Maul Dogs'' (2014). During the 2006-2007 TV season, he played the recurring villain Thompson in the NBC TV series {{wi|Heroes (American TV series)|Heroes}}, sharing several scenes with fellow ''Doctor Who'' alumnus [[Christopher Eccleston]] and later reprising his role in a 2008 flashback episode. He also played Sal Maroni in {{wi|The Dark Knight (film)|The Dark Knight}} (2008). | |||
He is married to [[Eliza Roberts]], who played Bruce's wife [[Miranda | He is one of the few Oscar-nominated actors to later appear in ''[[Doctor Who]]'', a status he shares with [[John Hurt]], [[Sophie Okonedo]], [[Carey Mulligan]], [[Frank Finlay]], [[Pauline Collins]] and Oscar winner [[Peter Capaldi]] (although Capaldi's Oscar award was not for acting). Roberts was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the 1985 film ''Runaway Train''. | ||
== Personal life == | |||
He is married to [[Eliza Roberts]], who played Bruce's wife [[Miranda Gerhardt]] in the TV movie. He is the father of popular actress {{w|Emma Roberts}} and the older brother of actress {{w|Julia Roberts}}. | |||
== Credits == | |||
=== Television === | |||
==== Doctor Who ==== | |||
* ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'' | |||
=== Audio === | |||
==== Special Releases ==== | |||
* ''[[Masterful (audio story)|Masterful]]'' | |||
==== Ravenous ==== | |||
* ''[[Day of the Master (audio story)|Day of the Master]]'' | |||
==== Master! ==== | |||
* ''[[Master! (audio anthology)|Master!]]'' | |||
** ''[[Faustian (audio story)|Faustian]]'' | |||
** ''[[Prey (audio story)|Prey]]'' | |||
** ''[[Vengeance (audio story)|Vengeance]]'' | |||
* ''[[Nemesis Express (audio anthology)|Nemesis Express]]'' | |||
** ''[[Nemesis Express (audio story)|Nemesis Express]]'' | |||
** ''[[Capture the Chronovore! (audio story)|Capture the Chronovore!]]'' | |||
** ''[[Passion (audio story)|Passion]]'' | |||
* ''[[Planet Doom (audio anthology)|Planet Doom]]'' | |||
** ''[[Basilisk (audio story)|Basilisk]]'' | |||
** ''[[Axos Rising (audio story)|Axos Rising]]'' | |||
** ''[[Hellbound (audio story)|Hellbound]]'' | |||
==== The Diary of River Song ==== | |||
* ''[[The Lifeboat and the Deathboat (audio story)|The Lifeboat and the Deathboat]]'' | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{imdb name|id=0000616}} | {{imdb name|id=0000616}} | ||
{{ | {{official website|ericrobertsactor.com}} | ||
{{twitter|ericroberts}} | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
{{NameSort}} | {{NameSort}} | ||
[[Category:Actors who portrayed the Master]] | [[Category:Actors who portrayed the Master]] | ||
[[Category:Doctor Who guest actors]] | [[Category:Doctor Who guest actors]] | ||
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[[Category:Actors who were credited in the Doctor Who opening titles]] | [[Category:Actors who were credited in the Doctor Who opening titles]] | ||
[[Category:The Diary of River Song voice actors]] | [[Category:The Diary of River Song voice actors]] | ||
[[Category:Pre-2005 Doctor Who cast reprising their roles at Big Finish]] | |||
[[Category:Ravenous voice actors]] | |||
[[Category:Webcast actors]] | |||
[[Category:Big Finish regular cast]] | |||
[[Category:Master! voice actors]] | |||
Revision as of 15:36, 24 March 2024
Eric Anthony Roberts (born 18 April 1956[1][2]) played Bruce Gerhardt in the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie, and then the Bruce Master following the character's possession by the Master. More than twenty years later in 2019, Roberts reprised the role of the Master for Big Finish's audio adventures.
In 2007, he participated in Doctor Who Confidential, where he was interviewed about the Master.
Career
His other starring roles include: Star 80 (1983), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), Best of the Best (1989) and Maul Dogs (2014). During the 2006-2007 TV season, he played the recurring villain Thompson in the NBC TV series Heroes, sharing several scenes with fellow Doctor Who alumnus Christopher Eccleston and later reprising his role in a 2008 flashback episode. He also played Sal Maroni in The Dark Knight (2008).
He is one of the few Oscar-nominated actors to later appear in Doctor Who, a status he shares with John Hurt, Sophie Okonedo, Carey Mulligan, Frank Finlay, Pauline Collins and Oscar winner Peter Capaldi (although Capaldi's Oscar award was not for acting). Roberts was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the 1985 film Runaway Train.
Personal life
He is married to Eliza Roberts, who played Bruce's wife Miranda Gerhardt in the TV movie. He is the father of popular actress Emma Roberts and the older brother of actress Julia Roberts.
Credits
Television
Doctor Who
Audio
Special Releases
Ravenous
Master!
The Diary of River Song
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Eric Roberts. Cineplex.com. Retrieved on 31 January 2019.
- ↑ Eric Roberts. BFI. Retrieved on 31 January 2019.
