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Jonno Roberts

Profession
Acting
Born
July 13, 1979 · New Plymouth, New Zealand

Biography

Jonno Roberts has been acting in the US since arriving from New Zealand in 1999. He has become a popular performer on stage as well as screen, performing throughout the US and Europe. He rapidly gained a reputation for hard-hitting performances in a number of productions that have been acknowledged as American theatre landmarks, including the hit New York production of Tracey Letts' "BUG" (he replaced Michael Shannon in the lead role); as Eilif in Janos Szasz' devastating "Mother Courage" at the American Repertory Theatre; as Edmund the Bastard to Stacy Keach's "King Lear" at the Goodman Theatre, Chicago; and in notorious Catalan director Calixto Bieito's sole American production - "Camino Real", also at the Goodman. He was profiled as a notable artist by the National Endowment for the Arts. Before moving to the US, he was best known in New Zealand as a comedian, and can still be occasionally seen performing at the legendary LA venue Largo, alongside longtime friend and comedy partner Rhys Darby. Jonno received a Masters degree from the Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University, and from the Moscow Arts Theatre School.

Known for

Bones poster
Bones
Series · 2005 · ★ 8.2
The Rookie poster
The Rookie
Series · 2018 · ★ 8.5
NCIS poster
NCIS
Series · 2003 · ★ 7.6
Person of Interest poster
Person of Interest
Series · 2011 · ★ 8.1
The Good Place poster
The Good Place
Series · 2016 · ★ 8.0
Elementary poster
Elementary
Series · 2012 · ★ 7.6
CSI: Miami poster
CSI: Miami
Series · 2002 · ★ 7.7
Lie to Me poster
Lie to Me
Series · 2009 · ★ 7.9
Sweet Tooth poster
Sweet Tooth
Series · 2021 · ★ 7.7
La Brea poster
La Brea
Series · 2021 · ★ 7.4
Xena: Warrior Princess poster
Xena: Warrior Princess
Series · 1995 · ★ 7.5
NCIS: Los Angeles poster
NCIS: Los Angeles
Series · 2009 · ★ 7.5

Filmography