Craig Roberts

• Name — Craig Roberts • Birth Name — Craig Haydn Roberts • Born — 21 January 1991 • Birthplace — Wales, United Kingdom • Occupation — Actor, director • Years Active — 2000–present

Craig Haydn Roberts was born on 21 January 1991, the son of Alison Bishop and Haydn Roberts. He was raised in Maesycwmmer, Caerphilly, and attended Lewis School, Pengam.

Roberts began his television career in the dramas Care (2000) and Little Pudding (2003). After these he was given roles in the series The Story of Tracy Beaker (2004–2006) and Casualty (2005–2008), and played vampire fanatic Robin Branagh in Young Dracula (2006–2008). He also appeared in the dramas Kiddo (2005) and Scratching (2006). On stage, Roberts toured Britain in 2008 with Y Touring Theatre Company, playing young Ryan in Full Time, a play that explores racism, sexism, and homophobia in football. In January 2009 he played the evil queen's sidekick Drax in the pantomime Snow White at Worthing. In 2010, Roberts had worldwide success with the teenage lead role in the film Submarine, based on the 2008 novel by Joe Dunthorne. It was directed by Richard Ayoade and also starred Paddy Considine and Yasmin Paige. Since then Roberts has appeared in the BBC Three television show Being Human (2011, 2012) and in the online spin-off series Becoming Human (2011) as Adam. In 2012, he starred in The Killers' music video for "Here with Me" with Winona Ryder, directed by Tim Burton. He also starred in Kassidy's music video for "One Man Army" in 2012. In late 2012, Roberts started working on a short television comedy he wrote and directed, entitled The Sheepish Approach. In 2014, he starred in the film Jolene: The Indie Folk Star alongside Charlotte Ritchie and Rosamund Hanson. He played the role of Dom in the seventh series of the TV show Skins, and "Assjuice" in the 2014 film Neighbors. He also appeared in the Manic Street Preachers video for "Show Me the Wonder" and directed the music video for the Los Campesinos! single "Avocado, Baby" from their album No Blues. In 2015, Roberts made his feature-director debut with Just Jim, which he also wrote and starred in. On 9 October 2015, Amazon Studios released season 1 of Red Oaks, an original comedy series where Roberts stars alongside Paul Reiser. Season 2 was released in late 2016, after which the show was renewed for a third and final season. Roberts starred in the 2016 film The Fundamentals of Caring alongside Paul Rudd. He played Trevor, a quick-witted 18-year-old boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The film premièred at the Sundance Film Festival in January and was released on Netflix in June. In 2019, Roberts appeared in the film Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans as Emperor Nero.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2000 — Care — Craig, Pauline's Child — Television film • 2003 — Little Pudding — Television film • 2005–2006 — The Story of Tracy Beaker — Rio Wellard — 36 episodes • 2005 — Kiddo — Jay — Television film • 2005, 2008 — Casualty — Darren Smith / Jordan Philpot — 2 episodes • 2006–2008 — Young Dracula — Robin Branagh — 27 episodes • 2011 — Being Human — Adam — 2 episodes • 2013 — Skins — Dominic — 2 episodes • 2013 — Playhouse Presents — Carl — Episode: "Cargese" • 2014 — Under Milk Wood — Nogood Boyo — Television film • 2014–2017 — Red Oaks — David Myers — 26 episodes • 2015 — Hoff the Record — Josh Brooke-Webb — Episode: "The Movie" • 2023 — Still Up — Danny — Main role • 2026 — Can You Keep a Secret? — Harry Fendon — Main role

• Year — Title — Role — Artist — Notes • 2012 — "Here with Me" — Wax Boy — The Killers • 2012 — "One Man Army" — Kassidy • 2013 — "Avocado, Baby" — N/A — Los Campesinos! — Director • 2013 — "Show Me the Wonder" — N/A — Manic Street Preachers • 2019 — "Rom-Com Gone Wrong" — N/A — Matt Maltese — Director