Danny Roberts (Australian actor)

Daniel Roberts (born 27 January 1966), also credited as Danny Roberts, is an Australian actor. He is perhaps best known his roles as Ailsa Stewart's younger creepy brother Tony O'Rourke in early January 1997, Dennis Harling from September 2011 until February 2012, and Gavin Cooper from 12 to 24 November 2015 in Home and Away.

Danny Roberts
Born
Daniel Roberts

(1966-01-27) 27 January 1966
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present
Known forSons and Daughters
(19831987)
Home and Away
(1997, 20112012, 2015)
Spouse
Lindsay Neil
(m. 1989)
Children2 including David Jones-Roberts

Early life

Roberts was born in Perth, Western Australia on 27 January 1966. He started with the Patch Theatre at age 12, and was in the first round at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 1979.

Acting career

Roberts moved to Melbourne in 1982 where he appeared in Cop Shop and The Sullivans. He then played a lead role in the soap opera Waterloo Station (1983), but the series was cancelled after a few months on air. He became a major cast member in Sons and Daughters, playing Andy Green from 1983 until the series ended in 1987.

Roberts went on to a regular role in soap opera The Power, The Passion, which ran for eight months in 1989. After the series was cancelled he moved to Byron Bay, New South Wales, where he founded the Australian Theatre Company in 1991. He was artistic director of the company until 1995. Following this, he appeared in the series Fire, playing Georgie Parker's character's brother, Ted Cartright. He also played Nate's father Gavin Cooper on Home and Away.

Roberts' television credits include Blue Heelers, Murder Call, Stingers, Young Lions, Big Sky and the first two seasons of Underbelly.

His film credits include Blackwater Trail, Walking on Water, Beneath Clouds, Mission: Impossible 2, and Dreamland

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Type
1995Blackwater TrailDaviesTV movie
1995The Last BulletWilliamsTV movie
1999Close ContactWyattTV movie
2000House!AndyFeature film
2000Mission: Impossible 2Co-pilotFeature film
2002Walking on WaterCarlFeature film
2002Beneath CloudsFeature film
2004What Grown-Ups KnowMauriceShort film
2004The SilenceDavid DawkinsTV movie
2009InvasionThe StrangerShort film
2010DreamlandDan FreemanFeature film
2011Killer EliteSimon McCannFeature film
2013Mystery RoadMaccaFeature film

Television

Year Title Role Type
Cop ShopTV series
The SullivansTV series
1983Waterloo StationTrevor BrownTV series
1983-87Sons and DaughtersAndy GreenTV series, 559 episodes
1989The Power, The PassionSamuel WrightTV series
1995FireTed CartwrightTV series, 5 episodes
1996Blue HeelersCraig RobertsonTV series, 1 episode: "Dead and Alive"
1997Home and AwayTony O'RourkeTV series, 2 episodes
1997Fallen AngelsQuentinTV series, 1 episode: "In Defence of Electricity"
1997Murder CallMatt PropertTV series, 1 episode: "Black Friday"
1998All SaintsMr JenningsTV series, season 1, 1 episode: "Think Positive"
1999Big SkyJohnnyTV series, 2 episodes
2001Water RatsFred PearsonTV series, 1 episode
2002JeopardyPolicemanTV series, 1 episode: "Pilot"
2002Young LionsRoss KennedyTV miniseries, 1 episode: "Lone Star Blues"
2004All SaintsDavid McLachlanTV series, season 7, 1 episode: "Peripheral Vision"
2004StingersJake TaylorTV series, 3 episodes
2005McLeod's DaughtersJoe KershawTV series, 1 episode: "Do You Read Me...?"
2009Underbelly: A Tale of Two CitiesJames 'Jimbo' EganTV series, 8 episodes
2010Underbelly: The Golden MileJames 'Jimbo' EganTV series, 13 episodes
2010Cops L.A.C.BrettTV series, 1 episode: "Illegal Dumping"
2011Rescue: Special OpsGraham CooperTV series, 1 episode: "The Dunes"
2011Wild BoysMulligan JonesTV series, 1 episode
2011-12Home and AwayDennis HarlingTV series, 14 episodes
2014Old SchoolAndy MuirTV miniseries, 1 episode: "Her Weight in Gold"
2015Home and AwayGavin CooperTV series, 6 episodes
2018TidelandsGrayson RaxterTV series, 4 episodes

Personal life

After Sons and Daughters, Roberts travelled to the United States, where he met his future wife Lindsay Neil. They married in 1989. They had two children. His son David appeared in Home and Away as Xavier Austin from 2008 until 2013.[1]

References

  1. TV Week 10–16 January 2009.
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