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My Take
Richard Roxburgh is one of those actors who makes you quietly wonder why he isn't far more famous internationally, and then you remember that Australian prestige television swallowed him whole — and honestly, good. His turn as Cleaver Greene in Rake is one of the great TV performances of the 2010s: a man of spectacular self-destruction played with such lived-in charm that you root for him even as he ruins everything in sight. Roxburgh has the rare ability to be genuinely funny and quietly devastating in the same scene, and his stage background — he came up through the Sydney Theatre Company — gives everything he does a precision that most screen actors can't fake. International audiences caught glimpses of him in Moulin Rouge and Van Helsing, but those blockbusters barely scratched what he's capable of. The real Roxburgh is in the Australian work, and it's well worth hunting down.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Richard Roxburgh
- Name (Japanese)
- リチャード・ロクスバーグ
- Reading
- りちゃーど・ろくすばーぐ
- Born
- January 23, 1962 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Tiger
- Origin
- Albury, New South Wales, Australia
- Height
- 2 cm
- Occupation
- actor / film director / stage actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- High school
- Albury High School
- University
- Australian National University
Awards & achievements
- Sydney Theatre Awards
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Rake | — | |
| Notable work | Romulus, My Father | — | |
| Notable work | East of Everything | — | |
| Notable work | Blue Murder | — | |
| Notable work | Blinky Bill the Movie | — | |
| Notable work | Maya the Bee | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Richard Roxburgh born?
Born January 23, 1962 (age 64).
Where is Richard Roxburgh from?
Richard Roxburgh is from Albury, New South Wales, Australia.
What does Richard Roxburgh do?
Richard Roxburgh works as actor, film director, stage actor, film actor, television actor.
How tall is Richard Roxburgh?
Richard Roxburgh is 2 cm.
What is Richard Roxburgh known for?
Notable works include Rake, Romulus, My Father, East of Everything.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- 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.