Craig Roberts

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Craig Roberts (2013)

Craig Haydn Roberts (born January 21, 1991 in Maesycwmmer , Caerphilly ) is a British actor . Roberts is best known for the role of Oliver Tate in Submarine , a British " coming-of-age " dramedy .

Life

Roberts was born on January 21, 1991 in Maesycwmmer ( Caerphilly ) in Wales and attended the Lewis School in Pengam (Caerphilly). He has one sister and two half-sisters.

Career

Roberts began his acting career with roles in the television drama Care (2000) and Little Pudding (2003). He then appeared in the BBC series The Story of Tracy Beaker (2005-2006) and Casualty (2005, 2008) and played the vampire fanatic Robin Branagh in Young Dracula (2006-2008). He was also seen in the television films Kiddo (2005) and Scratching (2006).

Roberts performed on stage in 2008 with the UK-based Y Touring Theater Company. There he played the young Ryan in Full Time , a play that thematizes racism, sexism and homophobia in football; in January 2009 he was Drax, the evil queen's henchman, in the fairy tale Snow White in Worthing .

In 2010, Roberts became known to a wider audience for his leading role in the film adaptation of the novel Submarine . Richard Ayoade directed the film . Since then, Roberts has appeared in the BBC Three television series Being Human (2011, 2012) and in the online version Becoming Human (2011) as Adam.

For the band The Killers he starred in the music video for Here with Me in 2012 . Directed by Tim Burton and fellow actress Winona Ryder . At the end of 2012 he began work on the comedy series The Sheepish Approach , which he wrote and directed the screenplay.

In 2013 he starred alongside Charlotte Ritchie and Rosamund Hanson in the film Jolene: The Indie Folk Star . He was also seen as Dom in the seventh and final season of Skins . He also starred in Manic Street Preachers ' video for Show Me the Wonder and starred in the music video Avocado, Baby of Los Campesinos! Director.

Since 2014 he plays the lead role in the Amazon - television series Red Oaks .

Filmography

  • 2000: Care (TV movie)
  • 2003: Little Pudding (TV movie)
  • 2005: Kiddo (TV movie)
  • 2005–2006: Tracy Beaker ( The Story of Tracy Beaker , TV series, 35 episodes)
  • 2005, 2008: Casualty (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 2006: Scratching (short film)
  • 2006–2008: Young Dracula (TV series, 27 episodes)
  • 2010: Submarine
  • 2010: PhoneShop (TV series, episode 1x06)
  • 2011: Jane Eyre
  • 2011: Becoming Human (TV series, 8 episodes)
  • 2011–2012: Being Human (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 2012: Red Lights
  • 2012: The First Time - You will never forget your first time! (The First Time)
  • 2012: Comes a Bright Day
  • 2012: The Killers: Here with Me (short film)
  • 2012: In Love With ... (TV series, episode 2x02)
  • 2013: Playhouse Presents (TV series, episode 2x07)
  • 2013: Skins - Close Up ( Skins , TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 2013: The Power Inside (short film)
  • 2013: The Double
  • 2014: The Zufrühkommer (Premature)
  • 2014: Bad Neighbors (Neighbors)
  • 2014: Under Milk Wood (TV movie)
  • 2014: Alt (TV movie)
  • 2014: TEOTFW (short film)
  • 2014: 22 Jump Street
  • 2014: Jolene: The Indie Folk Star Movie
  • 2014: Sunday Roast (short film)
  • 2014: Once Upon a Time in London (short film)
  • 2014–2017: Red Oaks (TV series, 26 episodes)
  • 2015: Just Jim
  • 2015: Hoff the Record (TV series, episode 1x01)
  • 2015: Kill Your Friends
  • 2016: Detour Home (The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving)
  • 2017: Edison - A Life Full of Light (The Current War)
  • 2019: Tolkien
  • 2019: Bittersweet Symphony
  • 2019: Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans (Horrible Histories: The Movie)
  • 2019: The Return of The Yuletide Kid

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Henry Barnes: 'I love deadpan': Richard Ayoade and Craig Roberts on Submarine. In: The Guardian . Guardian News & Media Ltd., March 15, 2011, accessed October 7, 2013 .
  2. ^ Sprout Pictures. Sprout Pictures, accessed October 7, 2013 .
  3. ↑ Jamie Milton: Behind The Scenes: Los Campesinos! ' 'Avocado, Baby' video. In: This Is Fake DIY. October 7, 2013, accessed October 7, 2013 .
personal data
SURNAME Roberts, Craig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Roberts, Craig Haydn (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Welsh actor
DATE OF BIRTH January 21, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH Maesycwmmer , Caerphilly , Wales, United Kingdom