Dallas Roberts Biography

Dallas Mark Roberts (born May 10, 1970) is an American stage and screen actor. He is most recently known for playing Milton Mamet in season three of AMC's post-apocalyptic horror television series, The Walking Dead (2012"2013). He is also a regular on Season 2 of "Unforgettable", where he plays Eliot Delson.

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. He then moved to Sarasota, Florida, where he graduated from Sarasota High School in 1988 and attended Manatee Community College. In 1990, Roberts was accepted to the Juilliard School in New York City, where he graduated in 1994 as a member of the Drama Division's Group 23.

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. He was slated to make his Broadway debut as Tom Wingfield in a revival of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie opposite Jessica Lange and Josh Lucas, but was replaced by Christian Slater during rehearsals.

Roberts' film work includes the screen adaptation of Michael Cunningham's A Home at the End of the World, opposite Colin Farrell and Robin Wright Penn, and supporting roles in Walk the Line and The Notorious Bettie Page, among others. He also had a regular role on the Showtime drama The L Word.

He starred in the AMC original series Rubicon as Miles Fiedler, a genius intelligence analyst at a national think tank. He has guest starred in four episodes of the CBS series The Good Wife as the brother of the character Alicia Florrick, played by Julianna Margulies.

From 21 August 2012 through 31 March 2013, Roberts has been included in the cast of the hit AMC television show The Walking Dead, playing scientist Milton Mamet, who studies "walkers" (zombies).

Personal life

Roberts is married to scenic designer Christine Jones. They have two sons, Pilot (age ) and Ever (age ).

Filmography

• The Lucky Ones (2003)
• Music (2003)
• Heavy Put-Away (2004)
• A Home at the End of the World (2004)
• Walk the Line (2005)
• Winter Passing (2005)
• The Notorious Bettie Page (2005)
• The L Word (2006)
• Sisters (2006)
• Flicka (2006)
• Joshua (2007)
• Lovely By Surprise (2007)
• 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
• Ingenious (2009)
• Shrink (2009)
• Tell-Tale (2009)
• The River Why (2010)
• The Factory (2010)
• Rubicon (2010)
• The Grey (2012)
• The Walking Dead (2012"13)
• Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
• Unforgettable (2013"present)