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Dallas Roberts

Actor · Born May 10, 1970 (56) · Houston, Texas, USA

Dallas Mark Roberts (born May 10, 1970) is an American stage and screen actor. Roberts was born in Houston, Texas. He is a graduate of Juilliard School. He is primarily based in New York City, where he regularly appears in theatrical productions. Off-Broadway he has appeared in a revival of Lanford Wilson's Burn This, opposite Edward Norton and Catherine Keener; in Adam Rapp's Nocturne, for which he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award; and in Caryl Churchill's A Number, opposite Sam Shepard and later Arliss Howard, among others. He was slated to make his Broadway debut as Tom Wingfield in a revival of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie opposite Jessica Lange and Josh Lucas, but was replaced by Christian Slater during rehearsals Roberts' film work includes the screen adaptation of Michael Cunningham's A Home at the End of the World, opposite Colin Farrell and Robin Wright Penn, and supporting roles in Walk the Line and The Notorious Bettie Page, among others. He also had a recurring role on the Showtime drama The L Word. He starred in the AMC original series Rubicon where he plays Miles Fiedler, a genius intelligence analyst at a national think tank. He has guest starred in three episodes of the CBS series The Good Wife as the brother of the character Alicia Florrick, played by Julianna Margulies. Roberts is married to scenic designer Christine Jones. They have two sons. Description above from the Wikipedia Dallas Roberts, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 10, 1970 (56)
From
Houston, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 34% in 30 days

What are Dallas Roberts' films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 97th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
30%
Morality
25%
Survival
19%
Bonds
16%
Power
4%
Society
3%
Ideas
3%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 12 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 11

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 11 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 11
Mentor
2 of 11
Hero
2 of 11
Ally
2 of 11
Herald
1 of 11
Threshold guardian
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Dread
9
Melancholic
10
Contemplative
6
Hopeful
5
Other
14

How their films linger

Unsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Dallas Roberts' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 32 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dallas Roberts' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

46 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Blow the Horn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Robert

  • Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dr. Jerome Oziel

  • Outpost(2022)

    as Ranger Dan

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Glass Onion(2022)

    as Devon Debella

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Tulsa King(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Davis Deacon (uncredited) · as Dexter Deacon

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Hermanos Menendez: Mal juzgados? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Jerome Oziel

  • American Rust(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Jackson Berg

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Big Sky(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Richard Ford

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Dolly Parton's Heartstrings(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Aaron

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Motherless Brooklyn(2019)

    as Danny Fantl

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • FBI(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Insatiable(2018)

    Show 22 episodes · as Bob Armstrong

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Mayhem(2017)

    as Lester McGill

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • My Friend Dahmer(2017)

    as Lionel Dahmer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Ordinary World(2016)

    as Mickey

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • All the Birds Have Flown South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Jimmy

  • Chicago P.D.(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Greg Yates

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Dallas Buyers Club(2013)

    as David Wayne

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Shadow People(2013)

    as Charlie Crowe

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Factory(2012)

    as Gary Gemeaux

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Elementary(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Richard Mantlo

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Grey(2011)

    as Pete Henrick

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Unforgettable(2011)

    Show 28 episodes · as Eliot Delson

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Walking Dead(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · as Milton Mamet

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Rubicon(2010)

    Show 13 episodes · as Miles Fiedler

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The River Why(2010)

    as Titus

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 14 episodes · as Owen Cavanaugh

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Shrink(2009)

    as Patrick

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Tell Tale(2009)

    as The Surgeon

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Ingenious(2009)

    as Matt

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • 3:10 to Yuma(2007)

    as Grayson Butterfield

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Joshua(2007)

    as Uncle Ned

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Lovely by Surprise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mopekey

  • Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Dr. Dylan Wallace

  • Flicka(2006)

    as Gus

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Notorious Bettie Page(2005)

    as Scotty

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Winter Passing(2005)

    as Ray

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Walk the Line(2005)

    as Sam Phillips

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Home at the End of the World(2004)

    as Jonathan Glover (1982)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The L Word(2004)

    Show 24 episodes · as Angus Patridge

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Matt

  • The Lucky Ones(2003)

    as Edison

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Abel Hazard

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · as Greg Yates · as Thomas Mathers

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Daltrey · as Marty Winston · as Matthew Blanchard

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Blood on the Promontory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 46 titles, 45 of them dated from 1990 to 2026; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office

Walk the Line (2005)

$187M worldwide

Highest rated

Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Unforgettable (2011)

Film career

19902026

Peak 2006 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting46 of 46: 46 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s17 · acting2010s18 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 9% of 22 roles
040914

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Dallas Roberts' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 38 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

The Lucky Ones (2003)

89th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Dallas Roberts' work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles50–90 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles20–60 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles42–93 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles38–81 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles51–78 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Dallas Roberts work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dallas Roberts' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Mangold shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers