Richard Roxburgh
Born	1 January 1962 (1962-01-01) (age 48) Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Years active	1987–2009
Spouse(s)	Silvia Colloca (2004-present)

Richard Roxburgh (born 1 January 1962) is an Australian actor who has starred in many Australian films and has appeared in supporting roles in a number of Hollywood productions, usually as villains.

Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Acting career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Awards 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Early life and education

Roxburgh was born in Albury. He studied economics at the Australian National University in Canberra^[1], but decided to become an actor, and was admitted to the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) on his second audition attempt.

[edit] Acting career

Roxburgh came to public attention for his acclaimed portrayal of corrupt New South Wales Police detective Roger Rogerson in the television mini-series Blue Murder, for which he won an AFI Award and Silver Logie for best actor in a television series.

He appeared in several Australian film and stage productions through the 1990s, including a critically-acclaimed turn as Hamlet in the 1994 Company B production at the Belvoir St Theatre. 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 Street Theatre Sydney, winning the 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 II, which was filmed in Sydney. Also filmed in Sydney was Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge! (2001), in which Roxburgh played the Duke of Monroth. He continued the string of villainous roles with [Professor Moriarty|Agent M]] in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) and as Count Dracula in Van Helsing (2004).

Roxburgh directed his first film, Romulus, My Father starring Eric Bana, released in 2007. In 2008 and 2009, he played the lead role of Art Watkins in the ABC drama series East of Everything.^[2]

In 2009, Roxburgh will play former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke in a telemovie based on Hawke's life.^[2]

[edit] Personal life

Roxburgh was in a relationship with fellow actor and NIDA graduate Miranda Otto, who he met on the set of the film Doing Time for Patsy Cline in 1997. Their relationship ended in 2000.^[3]

During production of the film Van Helsing, Roxburgh met Italian actress Silvia Colloca, whom he married on 25 September 2004. They have one son, Raphael Roxburgh, who was born in February 2007.^[4]

[edit] Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1995	Lessons in the Language of Love	Harry
1996	Children of the Revolution	Joe
1997	Thank God He Met Lizzie	Guy Jamieson
1998	In The Winter Dark	Murray Jacob
1999	Passion: The Story of Percy Grainger	Percy Grainger	Nominated in the Australian Film Institute for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
2000	Mission: Impossible II	Hugh Stamp
2001	Moulin Rouge!	The Duke	-Nominated in the Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture -Nominated in Australian Film Institute for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
2002	The Hound of the Baskervilles The Touch The One and Only	Sherlock Holmes Karl Neil
2003	The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen	The Fantom / "M" / Professor James Moriarty
2004	Van Helsing	Dracula
2005	Stealth Fragiles	Dr. Keith Orbit Robert Marcus
2006	Like Minds	McKenzie
2007	Romulus, My Father,	Director	-Nominated in Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards for Best Director -Nominated in Australian Film Institute for Best Direction
2009	False Witness	Charles Van Koors
2010	Matching Jack	David

[edit] Awards

• Australian Film Institute:
  • 2006 - nominated: The Silence (TV)
  • 2001 - nominated: Moulin Rouge!
  • 1999 - nominated: Passion
  • 1997 - won: Doing Time for Patsy Cline

• Film Crities Circle of Australia Awards:
  • 1998 - won: Doing Time for Patsy Cline

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Richard Roxburgh at the Internet Movie Database
• Romulus My Father website
• Eyeforfilm.co.uk - Interview with Richard Roxburgh about Romulus, My Father