Popular actor Richard Roxburgh was born on January 23, 1962 in the Australian city of Albury, South Wales. Since childhood, dreamed of becoming an actor. From 1982 to 1986 he studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, which is considered the most prestigious theater university in Australia.
After graduating, the aspiring actor played in the theater for a while, and in 1987 made his film debut, playing the role of Prada, a supporting character. Then, Richard Roxburgh starred in the films “Horror in an Amusement Park,” “Paper Man,” and “Deaf to the World.” All these roles were insignificant, and the films themselves did not advance beyond the local distribution and did not bring profit. However, the young actor was not embarrassed by the secondary images that fell to his lot, he played each of his characters with full dedication.
Theater roles
Nevertheless, the creative biography of Richard Roxburgh opened up new pages, and he himself became a popular film actor. The Roxburgh Theater did not forget, the most famous was the role of Hamlet in the play of the same name by William Shakespeare directed by the John Tasker Theater in Sydney.
Movie Achievements
In 1995, Richard Roxburgh successfully performed in the television series Blue Murder, playing one of the main roles. This work earned him his first awards, the Australian Silver Logie Awards and the AFI Award. Even more successful for the actor was the film "Children of the Revolution," directed by Peter Duncan, shot the same year. This picture fell into the world, was shown in the United States and some European countries. On the set, Richard Roxburgh met movie stars such as Judy Davis and Sam Neal.
Further, the actor’s career developed on an increasing basis, he starred in the film directed by Chris Kennedy “Good Day for Patsy Kline,” in which he played the main role. This was followed by a series of film projects in Hollywood, in particular the film-melodrama Oscar and Lucinda with American movie star Cate Blanchett. In it, Richard played the character of Mr. Jeffries, for which he was nominated for an Oscar.
American cinema
Further, Richard Roxburgh, whose photo has already begun to appear in glossy magazines, starred in the Hollywood blockbuster Mission Impossible-2 with Tom Cruise in the title role. His character named Hugh Stump made the Australian actor famous throughout the world. The next film in Hollywood with the participation of Roxburgh was the musical Moulin Rouge! In which he brilliantly played the Duke.
The roles of villains
Richard’s role as a film actor is inclined to negative roles, he is best at negative characters. In 2003, he played the villain in the movie League of Outstanding Gentlemen with Sean O'Connery, Jason Fleming and other famous actors. The following year, Roxburgh was invited to participate in the science-fiction action movie Van Helsing. He played the role of the legendary Count Dracula, this image became one of the most significant in his career. The partners on the set were Hugh Jackman, David Vanem, Kate Beckinsale.
Roxburgh is currently filming less in Hollywood; he is busy with Australian film projects. Among his latest works is the film-drama "Match Jack", "Sanctum" (action-packed thriller), the series "When the Earth Frozen."
Personal life
About Richard Roxburgh, it cannot be said that his personal life is very turbulent. From April 1997 until the autumn of 2000, the actor met with Miranda Otto, an Australian movie actress. The relationship did not end there.
During the filming of Van Helsing, Richard met Sylvia Collock, an American actress of Italian descent. The girl played one of the victims of Count Dracula. Roxburgh made an offer to Sylvia at the end of 2004, and they got married. Miranda Otto did not come to the wedding. The marriage with Sylvia was happy, Richard Roxburgh and his wife live together to this day, which is not so often the case in the world of cinema.
The couple has two sons: five-year-old Mayro David Roxburgh and Rafael Domenico Roxburgh, who is eight years old.
Filmography
The actor in his career starred in fifty-three full-length films and several television series. Below is a list of the most popular films with his participation:
- "Paper Man", 1990, the character of Gracie;
- "Conversation", 1994, the role of Jack;
- "Lesson of love", 1995, the character of Harry;
- "Path to Hell", 1995, the role of George;
- "Holiday for Billy", 1995, the role of Bob;
- "Children of the Revolution," filmed in 1996, character William Hobbs;
- "The Last of the Ryan", 1997, the role of Ronald Ryan;
- "A Good Day for Patsy Kline", filmed in 1997, the character Boyd;
- "Thank God he met Lizzy", 1997, the role of Guy Jamison;
- Oscar and Lucinda, 1997, character Mr. Jeffries;
- "Little Partial Soul", the film was shot in 1998, the role of Samuel Michael;
- "Winter haze", 1998, the character of Murray Jacob;
- "Last September", 1999, the role of Captain Deventry;
- "Passion", the picture was taken in 1999, the character of Percy Granger;
- "Mission Impossible-2", 2000, the role of Hugh Stump;
- "Moulin Rouge!", 2001, the role of the Duke;
- "Adventurers", 2002, character Carl;
- "One in the world", 2002, the role of the Nile;
- "The Hound of the Baskervilles", 2002, the role of Sherlock Holmes;
- "League of Outstanding Gentlemen", the film was shot in 2003, the role of Professor Moriarty;
- "Van Helsing", 2004, character Count Dracula;
- "Stealth", 2005, character Dr. Kate Orbit;
- "Fragility", 2005, the role of Robert Kerry;
- "Silence", 2006, the role of Richard Trilor;
- "Reading Thoughts", 2006, character Martin Mackenzie;
- "Matching Jack", 2010, the role of David;
- "Sanctum", filmed in 2011, the character of Frank McGuire;
- "Get Out of the Night," 2011, the role of von Reuters.
Richard Roxburgh, whose filmography, as you see, is already quite extensive, does not stop there. The famous actor continues to act in new film projects.