Richard Roxburgh: biography, filmography, personal life

Popular film actor Richard Roxburgh was born on January 23, 1962 in the Australian city of Albury, South Wales. Since my childhood I 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 theatrical high school in Australia.

After receiving the diploma, the novice actor played for a while in the theater, and in 1987 made his debut in the cinema, playing the role of Prada, the character of the second plan. Then Richard Roxburgh starred in the films "Horror in the amusement park", "Paper man", "Deaf to the world". All these roles were insignificant, and the films themselves did not move beyond local rentals and did not bring profit. However, the young actor was not embarrassed by the secondary images that fell on his side, he played every character he played with full force.

Roles in the theater

Nevertheless, the creative biography of Richard Roxburgh opened up new pages, and he himself became a popular film actor. Theater Roxburgh, too, did not forget, the most famous for him brought the role of Hamlet on the same play by William Shakespeare in the production of the John Tasquer Theater in Sydney.

Achievements in cinema

In 1995, Richard Roxburgh successfully performed in the television series Blue Murder, playing one of the main roles. This work brought him the first awards, the Australian Silver Logie Award and the AFI Award. Even more successful for the actor was the film "Children of the Revolution" directed by Peter Duncan, filmed in the same year. This picture got into the world's rental, was demonstrated in the US and some European countries. On the set, Richard Roxburgh met with such movie stars as Judy Davis and Sam Neill.

In the future, the actor's career developed more and more, he starred in the film directed by Chris Kennedy "A Good Day for Patsy Kline," in which he played the lead role. Then followed a series of film projects in Hollywood, in particular, the film-melodrama "Oscar and Lucinda" starring American cinema Cate Blanchett. In it, Richard played the character of Mr. Jeffries, for which he was nominated for an Oscar.

American Cinematography

Further, Richard Roxburgh, whose photo has already appeared 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 Duke.

Roles of Scoundrels

Richard's role as a movie actor tends to negative roles, he is best served by negative characters. In 2003, he played a villain in the film "League of Outstanding Gentlemen" with Sean O'Connery, Jason Flemming and other famous actors. The following year, Roxburgh was invited to participate in the fiction film "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 Wenham, Keith Beckinsale.
Currently, Roxburgh is less than starred in Hollywood, he is busy on Australian film projects. Among his recent works - the film drama "Jack's Relevance," "Sanctum" (thrilling action-thriller), the series "When the Earth froze."

Personal life

About Richard Roxburgh can not be said that his personal life is very stormy. From April 1997 until the fall of 2000, the actor met with Miranda Otto, an Australian film actress. Relationships did not end with anything.

During the filming of Van Helsing, Richard met Sylvia Collock, an American actress of Italian descent. The girl was playing one of the victims of Count Dracula. Roxburgh made Sylvia an offer in late 2004, and they got married. Miranda Otto did not come to the wedding. Marriage with Sylvia was happy, Richard Roxburgh and his wife live together to this day, which is not so often happening in the world of cinema.

The couple have two sons: five-year-old Mairo David Roxburgh and Rafael Domenico Roxburgh, who is eight years old.

Filmography

The actor for his career starred in fifty-three feature 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;
- "The lesson of love," 1995, Harry's character;
- "Path to Hell", 1995, the role of George;
- "The 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 Cline," filmed in 1997, Boyd character;
- "Thank God, he met Lizzie", 1997, the role of Guy Jamieson;
- "Oscar and Lucinda", 1997, character Mr. Jeffries;
- "Little Soul Particle," 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 filmed in 1999, the character Percy Granger;
- "Mission Impossible-2", 2000, the role of Hugh Stamp;
- "Moulin Rouge", 2001, the role of the Duke;
- "Adventurers", 2002, the character of Karl;
- "The only thing in the world", 2002, the role of the Nile;
- "The Hound of the Baskervilles", 2002, the role of Sherlock Holmes;
- "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," the film was shot in 2003, the role of Professor Moriarty;
- "Van Helsing", 2004, the character of Count Dracula;
- "Stealth", 2005, the character of Dr. Keith Orbit;
- "Fragility", 2005, the role of Robert Kerry;
- "Silence", 2006, the role of Richard Trilor;
- "Reading Thought", 2006, character Martin McKenzie;
- "Jack's Match", 2010, the role of David;
- "Sanctum", filmed in 2011, the character of Frank McGuire;
- "Away from the Night", 2011, the role of von Reiter.

Richard Roxburgh, whose filmography, as you can see, is already quite extensive, does not stop there. The famous actor continues to appear in new film projects.