Craig Roberts
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Craig Haydn Roberts is a Welsh actor, writer and director. He is best known for playing the lead role of Oliver Tate in "Submarine", a coming-of-age comedy-drama, set in Swansea.
Roberts was born in Newport, Wales, the son of Alison and Haydn Roberts, but was raised in Bargoed, Caerphilly.
Filmography - Acting
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Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans (2019)
As: Nero
Roman teenager Atti is forced to join the Roman army when one of his clever schemes falls foul of Emperor Nero. He is sent to "miserable, cold, wet Britain" where "the natives are revolting - quite literally". Things go from bad to worse when Atti is captured by Orla, a feisty teenage Celt desperate to prove herself as a warrior. After narrowly avoiding a very sticky end in a bog, Atti uses his Roman ...
Directed by: Dominic Brigstocke
Stars: Craig Roberts | Nick Frost | Kate Nash | Emilia Jones | Sebastian Croft
Bittersweet Symphony (2019)
As: Bobby John
A musician who has just completed her first soundtrack to a Hollywood feature finds her personal life getting complicated.
Runtime: 80 min.
Directed by: Jamie Adams
Stars: Craig Roberts | Griffin Dunne | Jennifer Grey | Suki Waterhouse | Poppy Delevingne
Tolkien (2019)
As: Sam
Directed by: Dome Karukoski
Stars: Genevieve O'Reilly | Colm Meaney | Nicholas Hoult | Lily Collins | Tom Glynn-Carney
The Fundamentals of Caring (2016)
As: Trevor Conklin
Having suffered a tragedy, Ben becomes a caregiver to earn money. His first client, Trevor, is a hilarious 18-year-old with muscular dystrophy. One paralyzed emotionally, one paralyzed physically, Ben and Trevor hit the road on a trip into the western states. The folks they collect along the way will help them test their skills for surviving outside their calculated existence. Together, they come ...
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Rob Burnett
Stars: Selena Gomez | Craig Roberts | Jennifer Ehle | Bobby Cannavale | Paul Rudd
Kill Your Friends (2015)
As: Darren
In the late 1990s, a drug-addled nihilist resorts to murder to climb the ladder of the London music industry.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Owen Harris
Stars: Craig Roberts | Jim Piddock | Nicholas Hoult | Tom Riley | Georgia King
Just Jim (2015)
As: Jim
In a small Welsh town where people talk to themselves we meet Jim, a lonely teenager who is given the chance to increase his popularity when a cool American kid moves in next door. Written and directed by Craig Roberts, who also plays the lead role.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Craig Roberts
Stars: Mark Lewis Jones | Craig Roberts | Emile Hirsch | Sai Bennett | Richard Harrington
Premature (2014)
As: Stanley
On the most important day of his young life, a high school senior is forced to relive his failed attempt at losing his virginity over and over again, until he gets it right.
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Dan Beers
Stars: Craig Roberts | Alan Tudyk | Katie Findlay | John Karna | Carlson Young
Benny & Jolene (2014)
As: Benny
The trials and tribulations of the latest Indie Folk Star - Jolene.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Jamie Adams
Stars: Craig Roberts | Dolly Wells | Laura Patch | Rosamund Hanson | Charlotte Ritchie
22 Jump Street (2014)
As: Spencer
After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their partnership. Now they don't have to just crack the case - they have to figure out if they can have a mature ...
Runtime: 112 min.
Directed by: Phil Lord | Christopher Miller
Stars: Ice Cube | Jonah Hill | Peter Stormare | Channing Tatum | Amber Stevens
Under Milk Wood (2014)
As: Nogood Boyo
An all star cast unite to perform a distinctive BBC Wales Television adaptation of Dylan Thomas's radio play, presented in collaboration with National Theatre Wales, to mark the centenary of Dylan Thomas' birth. The plot reveals the innermost thoughts of the residents of the small, Welsh fishing village Llareggub as it delves into the dreams of various townspeople including blind sailor Captain Cat, who ...
Runtime: 59 min.
Directed by: Pip Broughton
Stars: John Rhys-Davies | Matthew Rhys | Michael Sheen | Griff Rhys Jones | Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Neighbors (2014)
As: Assjuice
A couple with a newborn baby face unexpected difficulties after they are forced to live next to a fraternity house.
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Nicholas Stoller
Stars: Ike Barinholtz | Zac Efron | Rose Byrne | Seth Rogen | Dave Franco
The Double (2014)
As: Young Detective
An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Richard Ayoade
Stars: Noah Taylor | Yasmin Paige | Mia Wasikowska | Jesse Eisenberg | Wallace Shawn
The First Time (2012)
As: Simon Daldry
Dave, a high school senior, spends most of his time pining away over a girl he can’t have. Aubrey, a junior with artistic aspirations, has a hot boyfriend who doesn’t quite understand her or seem to care. Although they go to different schools, Dave and Aubrey find themselves at the same party. When both head outside to get some air, they meet. A casual conversation sparks an instant connection, ...
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Jon Kasdan
Stars: Craig Roberts | Britt Robertson | Victoria Justice | James Frecheville | Dylan O'Brien
Red Lights (2012)
As: Ben
Two investigators of paranormal hoaxes, the veteran Dr. Margaret Matheson and her young assistant, Tom Buckley, study the most varied metaphysical phenomena with the aim of proving their fraudulent origins. Simon Silver, a legendary blind psychic, reappears after an enigmatic absence of 30 years to become the greatest international challenge to both orthodox science and professional sceptics. Tom starts to ...
Runtime: 114 min.
Directed by: Rodrigo Cortés
Stars: Cillian Murphy | Robert De Niro | Toby Jones | Sigourney Weaver | Elizabeth Olsen
Comes a Bright Day (2012)
As: Sam Smith
Comes A Bright Day is a romantic thriller set during the armed robbery of one of London's most exclusive jewellers. Sometimes funny, often dark, always captivating and never what you expect.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Simon Aboud
Stars: Kevin McKidd | Timothy Spall | Craig Roberts | Imogen Poots
Jane Eyre (2011)
As: John Reed
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meet the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Mr. Rochester's terrible secret be about ...
Runtime: 120 min.
Directed by: Cary Fukunaga
Stars: Mia Wasikowska | Michael Fassbender | Judi Dench | Jamie Bell | Su Elliott
Submarine (2010)
As: Oliver Tate
15-year-old deep-thinking Welsh schoolboy, Oliver Tate struggles to initiate and maintain a relationship with Jordana, his devilish, dark-haired classmate at their Swansea high school. As his parents' marriage begins to fall apart, similar problems arise in his relationship with Jordana.
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Richard Ayoade
Stars: Sally Hawkins | Noah Taylor | Paddy Considine | Craig Roberts | Yasmin Paige