Roger Alborough (born 19 February 1953) is a British TV and Theatre actor appearing in many dramas on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and in film. Recent work includes Black Mirror by Charlie Brooker Thieftakers 2, The 8 Days that Made Rome, Washington for The History Channel as General Braddock. Alborough has also appeared in Doctors, Silent Witness, The Queen as Sir William Heseltine, Body Story, Judge John Deed, EastEnders, The Bill, Mr Pye, Strife, Merlin of the Crystal Cave, and Unnatural Causes among others. In the BBC sitcom The Green Green Grass, Alborough played the part of Jonty in the 2005 Christmas Special episode "One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock".
Roger Alborough | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 February 1953 |
| Occupation | Actor |
In 2018, Alborough played the role of The Professor in Ionesco's The Lesson at the award-winning Hope Theatre in London. He followed this with role of Tom in Goodnight Mr Tom at East Riding Theatre. In 2016, Alborough played the role of Andy Capp at the Finborough Theatre in London in a stage musical based on the long-running cartoon strip.[1]
Films include Shaka Zulu as Hawkins, I Anna, Velvet Underground.
Roger has also played radical co-prime minister Peter Clement in the game Not for Broadcast.
West End includes Buddy and Jailhouse Rock. Up'n Under, Chasing Dragons at the Soho Theatre, African Snow at the Trafalgar Studios, Enjoy original cast at the Vaudeville, Annie Get Your Gun Haymarket.[2][3][4][5]
Filmography
editFilms
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Velvet Goldmine | Middle Age Man | |
| 1999 | Julie and the Cadillacs | Joe Tex | |
| 2003 | Please | Martin | (Short) |
| 2009 | Unscripted | Freeland Carter | (Short) |
| 2013 | I, Anna | Security Guard | |
| 2015 | Brothers of War | Frank Willis | |
| Blue Borsalino | Frank Delaware | (Short) | |
| 2016 | Last Chance Saloon | Barman | (Short) |
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in London | Mr. Pickett |
TV
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Escape | 2nd Policeman | (TV Movie) |
| 1984 | More Lives Than One | Sergeant | (TV Movie) |
| 1986 | Mr Pye | Sergeant | (TV Mini-Series), 1 episode, "Made for the Moonlight" |
| 1988 | Theatre Night | George Rous | (TV Series), 1 episode, "Strife" |
| 1990 | The Castle of Adventure | Army Sergeant | (TV Series), 1 episode, "Episode #1.1" |
| 1990–2001 | The Bill | Nossek (1990) / Charlie Basham (1993) / Mike Marshall (1998) / Roger Hargreaves (2000) / Ch. Supt. Draper (2001) | (TV Series), 5 episodes |
| 1991 | Merlin of the Crystal Cave | Uther | (TV Series), 5 episodes |
| 1991–2001 | Casualty | DS Cod (1991) / Detective Constable (1992) / Father Benson (2001) | (TV Series), 3 episodes, "Facing Up" "Will You Still Love Me?" and "Crash Course" |
| 1993 | Night of the Golden Brain | Mick | (TV Movie) |
| Frank Stubbs Promotes | Moss | (TV Series), 1 episode, "Beginners" | |
| Unnatural Causes | Superintendent Maitland | (TV Movie) | |
| 1994–2005 | EastEnders | Charles (1994) / Malcolm Kittle (2005) | (TV Series), 6 episodes |
| 1995 | London's Burning | Station Officer Grant | (TV Series), 1 episode, "Episode #8.2" |
| 1996 | Pie in the Sky | Plainclothes 1 | (TV Series), 1 episode, "Chinese Whispers" |
| 1997 | Thief Takers | Officer Green | (TV Series), 1 episode, "Black Mist" |
| 1998 | Trial & Retribution | Sgt. Morris | (TV Series), 1 episode, "Part One" |
| An Unsuitable Job for a Woman | Barman (uncredited) | (TV Series), 1 episode, "A Last Embrace" | |
| 1999 | Body Story | John | (Documentary), 1 episode, "The Beast Within" |
| 2001 | Shaka Zulu: The Citadel | Hawkins (credited as Richard Alborough) | (American TV Movie) |
| Poirot | Chief Constable Weston | (TV Series), 1 episode, "Evil Under the Sun" | |
| 2002–2005 | Judge John Deed | Supt Craddock / Detective Sergeant Craddock / Det. Supt. Craddock | (TV Series), 4 episodes, |
| 2003 | My Hero | Patient Requesting Magazine | (TV Series), 1 episode, "The Family Way" |
| Rosemary & Thyme | Sam Trent | (TV Series), 1 episode, "And No Birds Sing" | |
| The Debt | CS Baxter | (TV Movie) | |
| 2003–2015 | Doctors | Christopher Moulding (2003) / Peter Mckenna (2006) / Henry Sumner (2009) / Ciarran O'Malley (2012) / Reece Williams (2015) | (TV Series), 5 episodes, |
| 2005 | The Green Green Grass | Jonty | (TV Series), 1 episode, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock" |
| 2006 | Surviving Disaster | Anatoli Dyatlov | (TV Mini-Series), 1 episode, "Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster" |
| 2009 | The Queen | William Heseltine | (TV drama-documentary Series), 1 episode, "Episode 3:The Rivals" |
| 2012 | Silent Witness | DI Stroud | (TV Series), 2 episodes, "Paradise Lost: Part 1" and "Paradise Lost: Part 2" |
| 2013 | Lucan | Whitehouse | (TV Mini-Series), 1 episode, |
| Drifters | Interviewer | (TV Series), 1 episode, "Work Experience" | |
| 2017 | Emmerdale | Harry | (TV Series), 1 episode, "Episode #1.7741" |
| Tina and Bobby | Rev. Michael Stone | (TV Mini-Series), 1 episode, "Episode #1.1" | |
| 2018 | Patrick Melrose | Funeral Director | (TV Mini-Series), 1 episode, "At Last" |
| 2019 | The Feed | Devan | (TV Series), 1 episode, "Episode #1.4" |
| Black Mirror | Joe | (TV Series), 1 episode, "Smithereens" | |
| 2020 | Washington | General Braddock | (TV Mini-Series documentary), 1 episode, "Loyal Subject" |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Club | Renwick (voice) | |
| 2022 | Not For Broadcast | Peter Clement | Video Game[6] |
References
edit- ^ Shenton, Mark (9 February 2016). "Andy Capp the Musical review at Finborough Theatre, London – 'utterly charming'". The Stage. London. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ James Inverne (2 December 2003). "Elvis' Jailhouse Rock Set to Rock London March 26". Playbill. Archived from the original on 28 April 2005. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
- ^ Maria Mackay (28 April 2007). "Theatre Review: African Snow". Christian Today. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
- ^ Cavendish, Dominic (8 August 2007). "Les Dennis in Certified Male at the Edinburgh Festival". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
- ^ "First Night Records Online Store, Annie Get Your Gun – 1986 London Cast". first-night-records.co.uk. London, United Kingdom: First Night Records. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ "Not For Broadcast Credits". notgames.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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