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Richard Roxburgh

Richard Roxburgh

29 movies on Netflix

Biography

Richard Roxburgh is an Australian actor and filmmaker who began his career with the Sydney Theatre Company after graduating from NIDA in 1986. He grew up in Albury, New South Wales, and first came to public attention as detective Roger Rogerson in the 1995 miniseries Blue Murder, having played Hamlet in a 1994 Company B production at Belvoir St Theatre. His international film work includes Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), Moulin Rouge! (2001), The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) and Van Helsing (2004), and he later appeared in Elvis (2022). He directed Romulus, My Father, which won an AFI Award, and co-created and starred in the series Rake, winning an AACTA Award in 2012 for his role as the barrister Cleaver Greene. His stage work earned him a Helpmann Award in 2008.

64years old

Turns 65 on January 23in 72 days

  • Born Albury
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18

Movie Career

Films
29
Career span
28 years1997 to 2025

Genres

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  1. Early training

    Roxburgh earned a B.Ec. in 1984 after studying economics at the Australian National University in Canberra. He then chose acting and, on his second try, was admitted to NIDA, where he graduated in 1986.

  2. Big break

    Richard Roxburgh's breakthrough role was as Roger Rogerson, a detective with the New South Wales Police Force, in Blue Murder, the 1995 television miniseries.

  3. Behind the camera

    Roxburgh made his directorial debut with Romulus, My Father, which starred Eric Bana and came out in 2007. That December it won the AFI Award and earned several other nominations.

  4. A first

    Roxburgh made his Broadway debut in the 2016/17 transfer of The Present, Andrew Upton's adaptation of Chekhov's Platonov, to the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City.

Richard Roxburgh movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Van Helsing2004 Action, Adventure, Fantasyas Count Vladislaus Dracula

    IMDb rating 6.1310K votes

  2. Mission: Impossible II2000 Action, Adventure, Thrilleras Hugh Stamp

    IMDb rating 6.1418K votes

  3. Moulin Rouge!2001as The Duke

    IMDb rating 7.5317K votes

  4. Elvis2022as Vernon Presley

    IMDb rating 7.3265K votes

  5. Hacksaw Ridge2016as Colonel Stelzer

    IMDb rating 8.1697K votes

  6. Sanctum2011as Frank

    IMDb rating 5.959K votes

  7. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen2003as M

    IMDb rating 5.8193K votes

  8. Fragile2005as Robert Marcus

    IMDb rating 6.019K votes

Most often with

Baz Luhrmann directed two of these films, Kriv Stenders two. David Wenham appears in five 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.

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David Wenham, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with David WenhamLuke Bracey, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Luke BraceyBarry Otto, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Barry OttoSam Neill, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Sam NeillToni Collette, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Toni ColletteMiriam Margolyes, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Miriam MargolyesBaz LuhrmannDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Baz LuhrmannKriv StendersDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Kriv Stenders

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Box office

What Richard Roxburgh's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.1 billion

20 of the 28 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 28 films: 20 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.

  • 20Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 4Figure not found

Top grosser

Mission: Impossible II2000as Hugh Stamp$546 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 93% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Mission: Impossible II2000as Hugh Stamp
    $546M26.5% of the total
  2. 2
    Van Helsing2004as Count Vladislaus Dracula
    $300M14.6% of the total
  3. 3
    Elvis2022as Vernon Presley
    $289M14.0% of the total
  4. 4
    The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen2003as M
    $179M8.7% of the total
  5. 5
    Moulin Rouge!2001as The Duke
    $179M8.7% of the total
  6. 6
    Hacksaw Ridge2016as Colonel Stelzer
    $175M8.5% of the total
  7. 7
    Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole2010as Boron (voice)
    $140M6.8% of the total
  8. 8
    Sanctum2011as Frank
    $109M5.3% of the total
Stealth (2005), $76.9 millionMaya the Bee Movie (2014), $29.6 millionMaya the Bee: The Honey Games (2018), $10.8 millionFragile (2005), $6.7 millionForce of Nature: The Dry 2 (2024), $5.8 millionBlinky Bill the Movie (2015), $4.6 millionDanger Close (2019), $2.1 millionЕden (2024), $1.9 millionOscar and Lucinda (1997), $1.9 millionGo! (2020), $520,191Angel of Mine (2019), $230,193Lesbian Space Princess (2025), $133,520

$141 millionfrom the other 12 films with a worldwide figure, 7% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Richard Roxburgh's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
Sydney Theatre AwardsWon

Online

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