Dallas Roberts

For the sprinter, see Dallas Roberts (athlete).

Dallas Mark Roberts (born May 10, 1970) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Milton Mamet in the third season of AMC's The Walking Dead (2012–2013), Eliot Delson in Unforgettable, and Owen Cavanaugh in The Good Wife. He also starred in the Netflix comedy Insatiable.

Dallas Roberts
Roberts in 2018
Born	Dallas Mark Roberts (1970-05-10) May 10, 1970 (age 54) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Education	State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota Juilliard School (BFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1994–present
Spouse	Christine Jones
Children	2

Early life and education

Roberts was born and raised in Houston, Texas, where he attended Paul Revere Middle School and Robert E. Lee High School.^[1][2] He moved to Sarasota, Florida, where he graduated from Sarasota High School in 1988 and attended State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota.^[3][4] In 1990, Roberts was accepted to the Juilliard School in New York City, where he graduated in 1994^[3] as a member of the Drama Division's Group 23.^[5]

Career

Roberts is primarily based in New York City, where he regularly appears in theatrical productions. Off-Broadway he has appeared in a revival of Lanford Wilson's Burn This, opposite Edward Norton and Catherine Keener; in Adam Rapp's Nocturne, for which he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award; and in Caryl Churchill's A Number, opposite Sam Shepard and later Arliss Howard, among others.^{[citation needed]}

Roberts' film work includes the screen adaptation of Michael Cunningham's A Home at the End of the World, and supporting roles in Walk the Line and The Notorious Bettie Page, among others. He had a regular role on the Showtime drama The L Word.^[6] He starred in the AMC original series Rubicon as Miles Fiedler, a genius intelligence analyst at a national think tank.^[7] He appeared in twelve episodes of The Good Wife as Owen, the gay brother of Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies).^[8][9] He has also made many appearances on Law & Order and its spinoff, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He also appeared in a crossover arc between SVU, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Fire as serial killer Gregory Yates.^[10]

From August 2012 through March 2013, Roberts was in the cast of The Walking Dead as scientist Milton Mamet, who studies "walkers" (zombies).^[11][12] From 2013 to 2015, he played Eliot Delson on Unforgettable.^[13][14]

Personal life

Roberts is married to scenic designer Christine Jones; the couple have two sons.^[15]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Music	Matt	Short film
2004	A Home at the End of the World	Jonathan Glover
2005	Walk the Line	Sam Phillips
	Winter Passing	Ray
	The Notorious Bettie Page	Scotty
2006	Sisters	Dylan Wallace
	Flicka	Gus
2007	Joshua	Ned Davidoff
	Lovely by Surprise	Mopekey
	3:10 to Yuma	Grayson Butterfield
2009	Ingenious	Matt
	Shrink	Patrick
	Tell-Tale	The Surgeon
2010	The River Why	Titus
2011	The Grey	Pete Henrick
2012	The Factory	Carl
2013	Dallas Buyers Club	David Wayne
	Shadow People	Charlie Crowe	Also known as The Door
2014	Wallace	Wallace	Short film
2016	Ordinary World	Mickey
2017	Mayhem	Lester McGill
	My Friend Dahmer	Lionel Dahmer
2019	Motherless Brooklyn	Danny Fantl
2022	Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery	Devon Debella

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	New York Undercover	Larry	Episode: "To Protect and Serve"
1995	Law & Order	Matthew Blanchard	Episode: "Guardian"
2001		Mark Daltrey	Episode: "Bronx Cheer"
2004	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Thomas Mathers	Episode: "Weak"
2006–2009	The L Word	Angus Partridge	Main role (season 3-4); guest (season 6)
2009	Law & Order	Marty Winston	Episode: "By Perjury"
2010	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Dr. Abel Hazard	Episode: "Abel & Willing"
	Rubicon	Miles Fiedler	Main role
2010–2016	The Good Wife	Owen Cavanaugh	Recurring role
2012	Elementary	Dr. Mantlo	Episode: "Pilot"
2012–2013	The Walking Dead	Milton Mamet	Recurring role (season 3)
2013–2015	Unforgettable	Eliot Delson	Main role (season 2-3); guest (season 4)
2015–2016	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Greg Yates	Recurring role
	Chicago P.D.		2 episodes
2017	American Crime	Carson Hesby	Recurring role (season 3)
2018	FBI	Robert Lawrence	Episode: "Pilot"
2018–2019	Insatiable	Bob Armstrong	Lead role
2019	Heartstrings	Aaron	Episode: "Jolene"
2021	American Rust	Jackson Berg	Recurring role
2022	Big Sky	Richard Ford	4 episodes
2024	Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story	Dr. Jerome Oziel	Recurring role

References

1. Dansby, Andrew (January 23, 2012). "Dallas Roberts finds cold comfort in 'The Grey'". Houston Chronicle.
2. Leydon, Joe (January 28, 2012). "Running from wolves: Houston-born actor Dallas Roberts dashes through the snow in The Grey". Culture Map: Houston. Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
3. Huisking, Charlie (July 19, 2004). "Roberts rules". Herald-Tribune. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
4. Handelman, Jay (August 1, 2010). "Navigating the 'Rubicon'". Herald-Tribune. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
5. "Alumni News". The Juilliard School. September 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
6. Andrew Gans (June 26, 2005). "Alan Cumming Joins Cast of Showtime's 'The L Word'". Playbill. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
7. "How 'Rubicon' became much more than a conspiracy thriller". Uproxx. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
8. Ausiello, Michael (August 3, 2010). "Exclusive: 'Good Wife' casts 'L Word' alum Dallas Roberts to play Alicia's gay bro". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
9. Martin, Denise (March 13, 2013). "Stockard Channing and Dallas Roberts Are Returning to The Good Wife". Vulture. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
10. Stanhope, Kate (December 22, 2015). "'Chicago P.D.' Boss Teases Dallas Roberts' (Final?) Return for 'Intense' 'SVU' Crossover". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
11. Goldberg, Lesley (March 31, 2013). "'Walking Dead' Postmortem: Dallas Roberts on Milton's Twisted Fate". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
12. "'The Walking Dead' Season 3 Interview: Dallas Roberts on Milton's Present & Future". ScreenRant. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
13. Andreeva, Nellie. "CBS' 'Unforgettable' Adds Dallas Roberts As Regular, Two Recurring For Season 2". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
14. Bierly, Mandi (July 28, 2013). "'Walking Dead' alum Dallas Roberts talks new 'Unforgettable' role (and his hilarious 'Law & Order' guest history)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
15. Napoleon, Davi (February 19, 2010). "Designer Christine Jones on American Idiot and Theater for One | Theater Talk". Archived from the original on February 23, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2010.

External links

• Dallas Roberts at IMDb
• Dallas Roberts at the Internet Broadway Database
• Dallas Roberts at the Internet Off-Broadway Database