Luke John Roberts (born 1977) is an English actor. He is known for portraying Joseph Byrne in the medical drama series Holby City (2006–2022) and James Sunderland in the 2024 remake of Silent Hill 2, receiving nominations at the BAFTA, Golden Joystick and The Game Awards.
Roberts's early roles include the soap opera Crossroads (2003) and the drama series Mile High (2004–2005). Outside of Holby City and Silent Hill 2, he played Woodes Rogers in the adventure series Black Sails (2016–2017), Arthur Dayne in an episode of the fantasy series Game of Thrones (2016), and led the Global series Ransom (2017–2019).
Early life and education Roberts was born in Suffolk. He was educated at Woodbridge School and Swansea University, where he read American Studies. Afterwards, he graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2000.
Career In 2001, Roberts made his television debut in the war drama miniseries Band of Brothers in the episode "Crossroads". From 2004 to 2005, he appeared on the second season of Sky One's Mile High. In 2005, Roberts made his film debut in the thriller movie by Nicolas Forzy titled Ambition. He portrayed Doctor Joseph Byrne in the BBC One's medical drama series Holby City. In 2011, he appeared in the fantasy swashbuckler film Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Roberts starred in the 2013 fantasy horror film by Pearry Reginald Teo titled Dracula: The Dark Prince alongside Jon Voight, Kelly Wenham and Ben Robson, in which he played the lead role of Dracula. He bagged a recurring role in the first season of The CW's historical romantic drama series Reign. In 2014, he appeared in the epic historical action film 300: Rise of an Empire. On the same year, he took on a supporting role in the action comedy police procedural series Taxi Brooklyn and appeared on the first season of the BBC Two Wolf Hall, which is based on the book of the same name about 1500s England. In 2016, Roberts joined the cast of Starz's Black Sails as Governor Woodes Rogers, a formidable foe to the pirates of Nassau. He also appeared as the legendary knight Ser Arthur Dayne in sixth season of HBO's Game of Thrones.
In 2017, Roberts was cast to play the lead role in the crime suspense drama series Ransom where he played the lead character named Eric Beaumont. The series ran for 1 January 2017, to 25 May 2019. In 2019, he had a recurring role in the drama miniseries The Rook as Marcus Kevler.
In 2022, Roberts appeared in the superhero film The Batman and had a supporting role in the fantasy horror film Dampyr.
In 2023, Roberts starred alongside Ally Maki in the drama film Seagrass.Radheyan Simonpillai, "TIFF 2023: B.C. director Meredith Hama-Brown set to make splash with layered debut Seagrass". The Globe and Mail, September 1, 2023.
In 2024, Roberts starred as protagonist James Sunderland in the horror video game Silent Hill 2, a remake of the 2001 game of the same name. For his performance, he was nominated for Best Lead Performer at the Golden Joystick Awards 2024 and Best Performance at The Game Awards 2024.
Roberts plays the character Mark in Hudson and Rex in season 8 and two prior year's episodes. He is taking a major role after the departure of Charlie Hudson (played by John Reardon), who appeared in season 7 for a brief time.
Filmography Film
Year Title Role Notes 2005 Ambition Bruce 2010 Pull Luke Short film 2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Captain of the guard 2013 Dracula: The Dark Prince Dracula 2014 300: Rise of an Empire Butcher 2016 Dating My Mother Norman the Dealer2022 The Batman Thomas Wayne Dampyr Draka 2023 Seagrass Steve Richard Bennett Pre-production Brian Moffett Pre-production
Television Year Title Role Notes 2001 Band of Brothers Herbert J. Suerth Miniseries; episode: "Crossroads" 2003 Crossroads Ryan Samson 98 episodes 2004–2005 Mile High Captain Dan Peterson Main role 2005–2022 Holby City Daniel Fryer, Joseph Byrne Episode: "No Pain, No Gain"; main role (series 8–13); recurring role 2006 Uncle Max Hunk Episode: "Uncle Max Goes Bowling" 2008 HolbyBlue Joseph Byrne Episode: "2.1" 2011 Law & Order: UK Tom Hartson Episode: "Fault Lines" 2013 Beauty & the Beast Connor Servino Episode: "Seeing Red" Reign Simon Westbrook 2 episodes 2014 Taxi Brooklyn Rhys Richards 5 episodes 2015 Wolf Hall Henry Norris The Dovekeepers Jachim Ben Simon 2016–2017 Black Sails Woodes Rogers Lead role 2016 Game of Thrones Ser Arthur Dayne Episode: "Oathbreaker" 2017–2019 Ransom Eric Beaumont Lead role 2019 A Working Mom's Nightmare Mark Hartman Television film2022 Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities Eddie Sykes / The Traveler Episode: "The Autopsy"2024 The Tourist Marlowe / Dr. Watkins 1 episode Sister Boniface Mysteries Kingsley Markham Episode: "Never Too Deadly to Die" 2025Hudson & RexMark2 episodesTerminal List: Dark WolfCourierEpisode 5: "E&E"Robin Hood Amaury D'Montfort Season 2 cast
Video games
Year Title Role Notes 2012 Risen 2: Dark Waters Nameless hero Voice role2024Outcast: A New BeginningCutter SladeVoice roleSilent Hill 2James SunderlandVoice role and motion-capture
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2024 Golden Joystick Awards Best Lead Performer Silent Hill 2 The Game Awards Best Performance 2025 British Academy Games Awards Performer in a Leading Role
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