Craig Roberts
Biography
Craig Roberts is a Welsh actor and director who started out in television dramas, among them Care (2000) and Little Pudding (2003), and later played Rio Wellard in The Story of Tracy Beaker, Robin Branagh in Young Dracula and a role in Casualty. He grew up in Maesycwmmer, and in 2008 toured Britain with Y Touring Theatre Company before playing Drax in a Worthing pantomime the following January. His lead role as Oliver Tate in Richard Ayoade's Submarine (2010) brought him worldwide success, and he went on to play David Meyers in the comedy series Red Oaks and parts in Neighbors (2014) and The Fundamentals of Caring (2016). He wrote, directed and starred in Just Jim (2015), his first feature as director, and appeared as Emperor Nero in Horrible Histories: The Movie Rotten Romans (2019).
35years old
Turns 36 on January 21in 72 days
- Born Maesycwmmer
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Also credited as Craig Haydn Roberts
Movie Career
- Films
- 15
- Career span
- 9 years2010 to 2019
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Behind the camera
Just Jim, which Craig Roberts wrote and starred in, was the film that served as his feature-director debut in 2015.
Beyond film
Tim Burton directed a 2012 music video for The Killers' song "Here with Me," and Roberts appeared in it alongside Winona Ryder.
Behind the camera
In late 2012, Roberts began work on a short television comedy called The Sheepish Approach, which he both wrote and directed.
Craig Roberts movies on Netflix
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romansas Nero
Tolkienas Private Sam Hodges
The Current Waras Robert Lane
The Fundamentals of Caringas Trevor
Just Jimas Jim
Kill Your Friendsas Darren
22 Jump Streetas Spencer
Neighborsas Assjuice
Prematureas Stanley
The Doubleas Young Detective
Comes a Bright Dayas Sam Smith
Red Lightsas Ben
The First Timeas Simon Daldry
Jane Eyreas John Reed
Submarineas Oliver Tate
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Richard Ayoade directed two of these films. Nicholas Hoult appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.








Films together
Nicholas Hoult3 films together, 2015 to 2019
Nicholas Hoult's page Tolkien2019IMDb rating 6.8Roberts as Private Sam HodgesHoult as J.R.R. Tolkien
The Current War2018IMDb rating 6.5Roberts as Robert LaneHoult as Nikola Tesla
Kill Your Friends2015IMDb rating 6.0Roberts as DarrenHoult as Steven Stelfox
Derek Jacobi2 films together, 2019
Derek Jacobi's page Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans2019IMDb rating 5.4Roberts as NeroJacobi as Claudius
Tolkien2019IMDb rating 6.8Roberts as Private Sam HodgesJacobi as Professor Joseph Wright
Sally Hawkins2 films together, 2010 to 2011
Mia Wasikowska2 films together, 2011 to 2014
Mia Wasikowska's page The Double2014IMDb rating 6.4Roberts as Young DetectiveWasikowska as Hannah
Jane Eyre2011IMDb rating 7.3Roberts as John ReedWasikowska as Jane Eyre
Noah Taylor2 films together, 2010 to 2014
Noah Taylor's page The Double2014IMDb rating 6.4Roberts as Young DetectiveTaylor as Harris
Submarine2010IMDb rating 7.3Roberts as Oliver TateTaylor as Lloyd Tate
Brian Huskey2 films together, 2014
Richard AyoadeDirector, 2 films, 2010 to 2014
All films by Richard Ayoade The Double2014IMDb rating 6.4Roberts as Young Detective
Submarine2010IMDb rating 7.3Roberts as Oliver Tate
Also two films together4 more actors
- Halston SageNeighbors (2014) and The First Time (2012)
- Yasmin PaigeThe Double (2014) and Submarine (2010)
- Claire CageJust Jim (2015) and Submarine (2010)
- Damien MolonyThe Current War (2018) and Kill Your Friends (2015)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Craig Roberts's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$677 million
11 of the 15 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 15 films: 11 worldwide figure; 4 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 4Figure not found
Top grosser

Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$331M49.0% of the total
- 2$271M40.0% of the total
- 3$35M5.1% of the total
- 4$14M2.0% of the total
- 5$12M1.8% of the total
- 6$8.7M1.3% of the total
- 7$3.8M0.6% of the total
- 8$865K0.1% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.













