Daniel Roebuck

Daniel Roebuck is one of those faces I recognize instantly even when his name escapes me. He's been a quietly reliable character actor since River's Edge back in 1986, and I always associate him with the Deputy Marshal Biggs role in The Fugitive and its follow-up U.S. Marshals. What strikes me is the range hiding behind that everyman look: he's also written, produced, and directed, not just acted. He's the kind of Pennsylvania-bred journeyman who keeps a film grounded without ever demanding the spotlight, and I find that dependability genuinely underrated in Hollywood.

Name (English)

Daniel Roebuck

Name (Japanese)

ダニエル・ローバック

Reading

だにえる・ろーばっく

Born

March 4, 1963 (age 63)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rabbit

Origin

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

Occupation

screenwriter / film producer / television actor / film actor / film director

High school

Bethlehem Catholic High School

• Official sitehttp://www.danielroebuck.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel%20Roebuck
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%90%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q552031

Tags

• Pennsylvania
• screenwriter
• film producer
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.