Australian actor Richard Roxbur is well aware of the challenges and obstacles to an acting career. Starting with episodes and supporting roles, he achieved worldwide recognition and the opportunity to work with Hollywood stars in cult films.
Richard Roxburgh was born in 1962 in the Australian state of South Wales, in the city of Albury. The actor recalls that he had absolutely no craving for acting in his childhood. He went to school, played sports, met with friends, and he had the same dreams and aspirations with them.
Therefore, after school, he went to study as an economist. And only when I graduated from high school, I realized what he really wanted. However, the path to the career of the actor was closed - the education did not match. Then Richard entered the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art in the capital of Australia, Sydney. He graduated from this educational institution rather successfully, so he was immediately hired to work in the theater, where he served for several months. His real dream was connected with the cinema.
Actor's career
When he was almost twenty-five years old, he made his film debut - it was a small role, followed by more significant roles. In his portfolio, Roxburgh then placed the paintings "Paper Man", "Horror in an Amusement Park" and "Deaf to the World." These were supporting works, films did not go beyond Australia, however, it was noticeable with what return the young actor works, how he invests in each episode.
Therefore, success did not have to wait long: in 1995 he received the Australian Silver Logie Award, and then the AFI Award for his successful role in the television series Blue Murder. And the picture "Children of the Revolution" was released worldwide, and brought Roxburgh world fame and experience with celebrities Judy Davis and Sam Neal.
The further film career went only uphill: Richard was waiting for the main role in the film “Good Day for Patsy Kline”, a duet with Cate Blanchet in the melodrama Oscar and Lucinda and an Oscar nomination for her role in this tape; role in the blockbuster Mission Impossible-2, where he collaborated with Tom Cruise. It is the role of Hugh Stump in Mission
."brought him world fame.
He is very good at playing the role of villains: the duke in the musical Moulin Rouge, a real villain in the League of Outstanding Gentlemen, Count Dracula in the action movie Van Helsing. The last work became the most significant in the career of Richard. He happened to work on the same site with Kate Bessinger, Hugh Jackman and David Vanem.
To date, the best films in his filmography are considered to be "Reading Thoughts, " "For Conscience, " "Legends of the Night Watch, " and the series "Blonde."
