Richard Roxburgh

Richard Roxburgh is an Australian AFI Award-winning actor who has starred in many Australian films and has appeared in supporting roles in a number of Hollywood productions, usually as villains.

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Moulin Rouge! (2001)

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A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Baz Luhrmann
CAST:  Nicole Kidman  •  Ewan McGregor  •  John Leguizamo  •  Jim Broadbent

A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Baz Luhrmann
CAST:  Nicole Kidman  •  Ewan McGregor  •  John Leguizamo  •  Jim Broadbent

Hayride to Hell (1995)

Hayride to Hell is a 1995 Australian short subject directed and written by Kimble Rendall. It tells the story of salesman George Weygate, who comes across a girl begging for his help. Only shown in late night art houses, the film has never been widely released. It ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kimble Rendall
CAST:  Kylie Minogue  •  Richard Roxburgh  •  Victoria Longley

Hayride to Hell is a 1995 Australian short subject directed and written by Kimble Rendall. It tells the story of salesman George Weygate, who comes across a girl begging for his help. Only shown in late night art houses, the film has never been widely released. It ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kimble Rendall
CAST:  Kylie Minogue  •  Richard Roxburgh  •  Victoria Longley

Mission: Impossible II (2000)

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With computer genius Luther Stickell at his side and a beautiful thief on his mind, agent Ethan Hunt races across Australia and Spain to stop a former IMF agent from unleashing a genetically engineered biological weapon called Chimera. This mission, should Hunt ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Woo
CAST:  Tom Cruise  •  Dougray Scott  •  Thandiwe Newton  •  Ving Rhames

With computer genius Luther Stickell at his side and a beautiful thief on his mind, agent Ethan Hunt races across Australia and Spain to stop a former IMF agent from unleashing a genetically engineered biological weapon called Chimera. This mission, should Hunt ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Woo
CAST:  Tom Cruise  •  Dougray Scott  •  Thandiwe Newton  •  Ving Rhames

Romulus, My Father (2007)

The story of Romulus, his beautiful wife, Christina, and their struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up their son, Raimond. It is a story of impossible love that ultimately celebrates the unbreakable bond between father and son.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Roxburgh
CAST:  Eric Bana  •  Franka Potente  •  Marton Csokas  •  Kodi Smit-McPhee

The story of Romulus, his beautiful wife, Christina, and their struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up their son, Raimond. It is a story of impossible love that ultimately celebrates the unbreakable bond between father and son.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Roxburgh
CAST:  Eric Bana  •  Franka Potente  •  Marton Csokas  •  Kodi Smit-McPhee

Stealth (2005)

Deeply ensconced in a top-secret military program, three pilots struggle to bring an artificial intelligence program under control ... before it initiates the next world war.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Cohen
CAST:  Josh Lucas  •  Jessica Biel  •  Jamie Foxx  •  Sam Shepard

Deeply ensconced in a top-secret military program, three pilots struggle to bring an artificial intelligence program under control ... before it initiates the next world war.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Cohen
CAST:  Josh Lucas  •  Jessica Biel  •  Jamie Foxx  •  Sam Shepard

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)

To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian literature band together to do battle against a cunning villain.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Norrington
CAST:  Sean Connery  •  Naseeruddin Shah  •  Peta Wilson  •  Tony Curran

To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian literature band together to do battle against a cunning villain.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Norrington
CAST:  Sean Connery  •  Naseeruddin Shah  •  Peta Wilson  •  Tony Curran

Van Helsing (2004)

Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster and is hell-bent on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Sommers
CAST:  Hugh Jackman  •  Kate Beckinsale  •  Richard Roxburgh  •  Josie Maran

Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster and is hell-bent on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Sommers
CAST:  Hugh Jackman  •  Kate Beckinsale  •  Richard Roxburgh  •  Josie Maran

Thank God He Met Lizzie (1997)

The romantic myth is exposed for Guy when he is plagued by memories of an old girlfriend on his wedding day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cherie Nowlan
CAST:  Richard Roxburgh  •  Cate Blanchett  •  Frances O'Connor  •  John Gaden

The romantic myth is exposed for Guy when he is plagued by memories of an old girlfriend on his wedding day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cherie Nowlan
CAST:  Richard Roxburgh  •  Cate Blanchett  •  Frances O'Connor  •  John Gaden

The Silence (2006)

A police officer reassigned to curate a photography exhibition finds links between a series of murders.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cate Shortland
CAST:  Richard Roxburgh  •  Essie Davis  •  Emily Barclay  •  Damian de Montemas

A police officer reassigned to curate a photography exhibition finds links between a series of murders.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cate Shortland
CAST:  Richard Roxburgh  •  Essie Davis  •  Emily Barclay  •  Damian de Montemas

The Last September (2000)

In 1920s Ireland, an elderly couple reside over a tired country estate. Living with them are their high-spirited niece, their Oxford student nephew, and married house guests, who are trying to cover up that they are presently homeless. The niece enjoys romantic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Deborah Warner
CAST:  Michael Gambon  •  Maggie Smith  •  Keeley Hawes  •  David Tennant

In 1920s Ireland, an elderly couple reside over a tired country estate. Living with them are their high-spirited niece, their Oxford student nephew, and married house guests, who are trying to cover up that they are presently homeless. The niece enjoys romantic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Deborah Warner
CAST:  Michael Gambon  •  Maggie Smith  •  Keeley Hawes  •  David Tennant

The Riddle of the Stinson (1988)

In 1937, a routine passenger and mail flight crashes during bad weather on a flight between Brisbane and Sydney. A local bushman begins a search, and finds the wreckage and two survivors ten days after the crash.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Noonan
CAST:  Jack Thompson  •  Norman Kaye  •  Richard Roxburgh  •  Huw Williams

In 1937, a routine passenger and mail flight crashes during bad weather on a flight between Brisbane and Sydney. A local bushman begins a search, and finds the wreckage and two survivors ten days after the crash.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Noonan
CAST:  Jack Thompson  •  Norman Kaye  •  Richard Roxburgh  •  Huw Williams

Like Minds (2006)

A forensic psychologist must determine if a minor should be charged with murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregory J. Read
CAST:  Eddie Redmayne  •  Tom Sturridge  •  Toni Collette  •  Richard Roxburgh

A forensic psychologist must determine if a minor should be charged with murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregory J. Read
CAST:  Eddie Redmayne  •  Tom Sturridge  •  Toni Collette  •  Richard Roxburgh

The Turning (2013)

Seventeen talented Australian directors from diverse artistic disciplines each create a chapter of the hauntingly beautiful novel by multi award-winning author Tim Winton. The linking and overlapping stories explore the extraordinary turning points in ordinary ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wenham  •  Mia Wasikowska  •  Robert Connolly  •  Warwick Thornton  •  Jonathan auf der Heide  •  Tony Ayres  •  Shaun Gladwell  •  Rhys Graham  •  Yaron Lifschitz  •  Anthony Lucas  •  Ian Meadows  •  Ashlee Page  •  Marieka Walsh  •  Jub Clerc  •  Claire McCarthy  •  Stephen Page  •  Simon Stone  •  Justin Kurzel
CAST:  Cate Blanchett  •  Hugo Weaving  •  Rose Byrne  •  Miranda Otto

Seventeen talented Australian directors from diverse artistic disciplines each create a chapter of the hauntingly beautiful novel by multi award-winning author Tim Winton. The linking and overlapping stories explore the extraordinary turning points in ordinary ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wenham  •  Mia Wasikowska  •  Robert Connolly  •  Warwick Thornton  •  Jonathan auf der Heide  •  Tony Ayres  •  Shaun Gladwell  •  Rhys Graham  •  Yaron Lifschitz  •  Anthony Lucas  •  Ian Meadows  •  Ashlee Page  •  Marieka Walsh  •  Jub Clerc  •  Claire McCarthy  •  Stephen Page  •  Simon Stone  •  Justin Kurzel
CAST:  Cate Blanchett  •  Hugo Weaving  •  Rose Byrne  •  Miranda Otto

Ice (2011)

It is 2020. Findings by environmental scientist Professor Thom Archer suggest that Halo, the corporate energy company drilling on the Greenland Glacier are causing it to melt. Archer's warnings are ignored, so he heads to the Arctic to find indisputable evidence. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Copus
CAST:  Stephen Moyer  •  Frances O'Connor  •  Patrick Bergin  •  Claire Forlani

It is 2020. Findings by environmental scientist Professor Thom Archer suggest that Halo, the corporate energy company drilling on the Greenland Glacier are causing it to melt. Archer's warnings are ignored, so he heads to the Arctic to find indisputable evidence. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Copus
CAST:  Stephen Moyer  •  Frances O'Connor  •  Patrick Bergin  •  Claire Forlani

Matching Jack (2010)

A woman struggles with her son's illness and her husband's infidelity, but, after a chance encounter with an Irish sailor and his son, her life is turned upside down in a love story that defies explanation and breaks all the rules.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nadia Tass
CAST:  Jacinda Barrett  •  Tom Russell  •  James Nesbitt  •  Richard Roxburgh

A woman struggles with her son's illness and her husband's infidelity, but, after a chance encounter with an Irish sailor and his son, her life is turned upside down in a love story that defies explanation and breaks all the rules.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nadia Tass
CAST:  Jacinda Barrett  •  Tom Russell  •  James Nesbitt  •  Richard Roxburgh

The Road from Coorain (2002)

A young girl comes of age in the Australian bush amid natural disaster and family tragedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brendan Maher
CAST:  Juliet Stevenson  •  Richard Roxburgh  •  John Howard  •  Katherine Slattery

A young girl comes of age in the Australian bush amid natural disaster and family tragedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brendan Maher
CAST:  Juliet Stevenson  •  Richard Roxburgh  •  John Howard  •  Katherine Slattery

Sanctum (2011)

Master diver Frank McGuire (Richard Roxburgh) has explored the South Pacific's Esa-ala Caves for months. But when his exit is cut off in a flash flood, Frank's team—including 17-year-old son Josh (Rhys Wakefield) and financier Carl Hurley (Ioan Gruffudd)—are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alister Grierson
CAST:  Ioan Gruffudd  •  Richard Roxburgh  •  Alice Parkinson  •  Rhys Wakefield

Master diver Frank McGuire (Richard Roxburgh) has explored the South Pacific's Esa-ala Caves for months. But when his exit is cut off in a flash flood, Frank's team—including 17-year-old son Josh (Rhys Wakefield) and financier Carl Hurley (Ioan Gruffudd)—are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alister Grierson
CAST:  Ioan Gruffudd  •  Richard Roxburgh  •  Alice Parkinson  •  Rhys Wakefield

Hawke (2010)

The story of Bob Hawke - Australia's most loved Prime Minister as he faces his greatest challenge: a battle within his own party. As he fights for his life, we discover his incredible transformation from a hard-drinking womanising trade union leader into a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emma Freeman
CAST:  Rachael Blake  •  Felix Williamson  •  Asher Keddie  •  Sacha Horler

The story of Bob Hawke - Australia's most loved Prime Minister as he faces his greatest challenge: a battle within his own party. As he fights for his life, we discover his incredible transformation from a hard-drinking womanising trade union leader into a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emma Freeman
CAST:  Rachael Blake  •  Felix Williamson  •  Asher Keddie  •  Sacha Horler

Billy's Holiday (1995)

This movie is all about a normal guy called Billy Apples. He is a social drinker and sometimes lead singer of a band. While he is doing all of this, he still manages to bring up his teenage daughter. One night while sitting at home Billy finds that he has a talent! ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Wherrett
CAST:  Max Cullen  •  Kris McQuade  •  Tina Bursill  •  Drew Forsythe

This movie is all about a normal guy called Billy Apples. He is a social drinker and sometimes lead singer of a band. While he is doing all of this, he still manages to bring up his teenage daughter. One night while sitting at home Billy finds that he has a talent! ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Wherrett
CAST:  Max Cullen  •  Kris McQuade  •  Tina Bursill  •  Drew Forsythe

Passion (1999)

Passion concentrates on Grainger's unusual relationship with his mother and his sexual peculiarities (especially his obsessive self-flagellation, though homosexuality is also hinted at) which affect his relationship with a woman who comes to love him. It is set ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Duncan
CAST:  Richard Roxburgh  •  Barbara Hershey  •  Claudia Karvan  •  Simon Burke

Passion concentrates on Grainger's unusual relationship with his mother and his sexual peculiarities (especially his obsessive self-flagellation, though homosexuality is also hinted at) which affect his relationship with a woman who comes to love him. It is set ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Duncan
CAST:  Richard Roxburgh  •  Barbara Hershey  •  Claudia Karvan  •  Simon Burke
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