Roger Alborough
Born (1953-02-19) 19 February 1953
OccupationActor

Roger Alborough (born 19 February 1953) is a British TV and Theatre actor appearing in many dramas on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and in film. Recent work includes Black Mirror by Charlie Brooker Thieftakers 2, The 8 Days that Made Rome, Washington for The History Channel as General Braddock. Alborough has also appeared in Doctors, Silent Witness, The Queen as Sir William Heseltine, Body Story, Judge John Deed, EastEnders, The Bill, Mr Pye, Strife, Merlin of the Crystal Cave, and Unnatural Causes among others. In the BBC sitcom The Green Green Grass, Alborough played the part of Jonty in the 2005 Christmas Special episode "One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock".

In 2018, Alborough played the role of The Professor in Ionesco's The Lesson at the award-winning Hope Theatre in London. He followed this with role of Tom in Goodnight Mr Tom at East Riding Theatre. In 2016, Alborough played the role of Andy Capp at the Finborough Theatre in London in a stage musical based on the long-running cartoon strip.[1]

Films include Shaka Zulu as Hawkins, I Anna, Velvet Underground.

Roger has also played radical co-prime minister Peter Clement in the game Not for Broadcast.

West End includes Buddy and Jailhouse Rock. Up'n Under, Chasing Dragons at the Soho Theatre, African Snow at the Trafalgar Studios, Enjoy original cast at the Vaudeville, Annie Get Your Gun Haymarket.[2][3][4][5]

Filmography

Films

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Velvet Goldmine Middle Age Man
1999 Julie and the Cadillacs Joe Tex
2003 Please Martin (Short)
2009 Unscripted Freeland Carter (Short)
2013 I, Anna Security Guard
2015 Brothers of War Frank Willis
Blue Borsalino Frank Delaware (Short)
2016 Last Chance Saloon Barman (Short)
2019 Once Upon a Time in London Mr. Pickett

TV

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1980 Escape 2nd Policeman (TV Movie)
1984 More Lives Than One Sergeant (TV Movie)
1986 Mr Pye Sergeant (TV Mini-Series), 1 episode, "Made for the Moonlight"
1988 Theatre Night George Rous (TV Series), 1 episode, "Strife"
1990 The Castle of Adventure Army Sergeant (TV Series), 1 episode, "Episode #1.1"
1990–2001 The Bill Nossek (1990) / Charlie Basham (1993) / Mike Marshall (1998) / Roger Hargreaves (2000) / Ch. Supt. Draper (2001) (TV Series), 5 episodes
1991 Merlin of the Crystal Cave Uther (TV Series), 5 episodes
1991–2001 Casualty DS Cod (1991) / Detective Constable (1992) / Father Benson (2001) (TV Series), 3 episodes, "Facing Up" "Will You Still Love Me?" and "Crash Course"
1993 Night of the Golden Brain Mick (TV Movie)
Frank Stubbs Promotes Moss (TV Series), 1 episode, "Beginners"
Unnatural Causes Superintendent Maitland (TV Movie)
1994–2005 EastEnders Charles (1994) / Malcolm Kittle (2005) (TV Series), 6 episodes
1995 London's Burning Station Officer Grant (TV Series), 1 episode, "Episode #8.2"
1996 Pie in the Sky Plainclothes 1 (TV Series), 1 episode, "Chinese Whispers"
1997 Thief Takers Officer Green (TV Series), 1 episode, "Black Mist"
1998 Trial & Retribution Sgt. Morris (TV Series), 1 episode, "Part One"
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman Barman (uncredited) (TV Series), 1 episode, "A Last Embrace"
1999 Body Story John (Documentary), 1 episode, "The Beast Within"
2001 Shaka Zulu: The Citadel Hawkins (credited as Richard Alborough) (American TV Movie)
Poirot Chief Constable Weston (TV Series), 1 episode, "Evil Under the Sun"
2002–2005 Judge John Deed Supt Craddock / Detective Sergeant Craddock / Det. Supt. Craddock (TV Series), 4 episodes,
2003 My Hero Patient Requesting Magazine (TV Series), 1 episode, "The Family Way"
Rosemary & Thyme Sam Trent (TV Series), 1 episode, "And No Birds Sing"
The Debt CS Baxter (TV Movie)
2003–2015 Doctors Christopher Moulding (2003) / Peter Mckenna (2006) / Henry Sumner (2009) / Ciarran O'Malley (2012) / Reece Williams (2015) (TV Series), 5 episodes,
2005 The Green Green Grass Jonty (TV Series), 1 episode, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock"
2006 Surviving Disaster Anatoli Dyatlov (TV Mini-Series), 1 episode, "Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster"
2009 The Queen William Heseltine (TV drama-documentary Series), 1 episode, "Episode 3:The Rivals"
2012 Silent Witness DI Stroud (TV Series), 2 episodes, "Paradise Lost: Part 1" and "Paradise Lost: Part 2"
2013 Lucan Whitehouse (TV Mini-Series), 1 episode,
Drifters Interviewer (TV Series), 1 episode, "Work Experience"
2017 Emmerdale Harry (TV Series), 1 episode, "Episode #1.7741"
Tina and Bobby Rev. Michael Stone (TV Mini-Series), 1 episode, "Episode #1.1"
2018 Patrick Melrose Funeral Director (TV Mini-Series), 1 episode, "At Last"
2019 The Feed Devan (TV Series), 1 episode, "Episode #1.4"
Black Mirror Joe (TV Series), 1 episode, "Smithereens"
2020 Washington General Braddock (TV Mini-Series documentary), 1 episode, "Loyal Subject"

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Club Renwick (voice)
2022 Not For Broadcast Peter Clement Video Game[6]

References

  1. ↑ Shenton, Mark (9 February 2016). "Andy Capp the Musical review at Finborough Theatre, London – 'utterly charming'". The Stage. London. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. ↑ James Inverne (2 December 2003). "Elvis' Jailhouse Rock Set to Rock London March 26". Playbill. Archived from the original on 28 April 2005. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  3. ↑ Maria Mackay (28 April 2007). "Theatre Review: African Snow". Christian Today. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  4. ↑ Cavendish, Dominic (8 August 2007). "Les Dennis in Certified Male at the Edinburgh Festival". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  5. ↑ "First Night Records Online Store, Annie Get Your Gun – 1986 London Cast". first-night-records.co.uk. London, United Kingdom: First Night Records. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Not For Broadcast Credits". notgames.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2021.


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