Roger Alborough
Biography
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. Richard trained at The Central School of Speech and Drama from 1973 to 1976 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 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.
Known For & Full Filmography19 Titles
Drama Series - 2011, 16 episodes • as Joe
Twisted tales run wild in this mind-bending anthology series that reveals humanity's worst traits, greatest innovations and more.
Drama Series - 1997, 16 episodes • as Sgt Morris
Devised and written by Lynda La Plante as a follow-on from her successful television series Prime Suspect, this vast police procedural follows police detectives in England as they investigate crimes and the trials that come about as a result.
Drama Series - 1994, 16 episodes • as Plainclothes
Pie in the Sky is a British offbeat police comedy drama programme starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed, created by Andrew Payne and first broadcast in five series on BBC1 between 13 March 1994 and 17 August 1997 as well as being syndicated on other channels in other countries, including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The series departs slightly from other police dramas in that the protagonist, Henry Crabbe, while still being an on-duty policeman, is also the head chef of the title restaurant set in the fictional town of Middleton and county of Westershire.
Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Funeral Director
A critical and often humorous look at the upper class, tracking the protagonist's harrowing odyssey from a deeply traumatic childhood through adult substance abuse and, ultimately, toward recovery.
Drama Series - 2000, 16 episodes • as Patient Requesting Magazine
My Hero is a BBC sitcom created by Paul Mendelson. The programme ran for six series, first broadcast in February 2000, and concluding in September 2006. The series follows the antics of the dim-witted superhero "Thermoman", portrayed by Ardal O'Hanlon in series one to five and by James Dreyfus in the final series. The series was regularly directed by John Stroud. In the UK, the digital channel Gold regularly re-runs the programme, although the last series has yet to appear on the channel. In the United States it was shown on PBS and, briefly, BBC America. In Australia, UKTV offered re-runs of the first three series, while BBC Entertainment provided repeats for Scandinavia.
Drama Series - 2003, 16 episodes • as Sam Trent
Brought together by professional and personal heartache, two plucky ladies plant the seeds for a brighter future. Rosemary Boxer, with a doctorate in plant pathology, and Laura Thyme, a former police constable and avid gardener, discover their shared love of green-thumbness and start a gardening business. As they restore various English gardens back to their lavish states, the inquisitive pair also find themselves uncovering an assortment of mysteries.
Drama Series - 2019, 16 episodes • as Devan
In the near future, people’s minds are connected to The Feed, giving them instant connectivity. When something or someone invades it, everyone is at risk.
Movie - 1998, 2h 15m • as Middle Age Man
Almost a decade since larger-than-life glam-rock enigma Brian Slade disappeared from public eye, an investigative journalist is on assignment to uncover the truth behind his former idol.
Drama Series - 1997, 16 episodes • as Barman
Cordelia Gray inherits a struggling detective agency after her boss's suicide. Her assistant Edith Sparshott aids her as she navigates the dark underbelly of crime, uncovering clues in complex cases.
Drama Series - 1993, 16 episodes • as Moss
Frank Stubbs (Timothy Spall) is a down-at-heel ticket tout with grand ideas. He has an ambition to become a 'high class' promoter of famous and talented performers. In reality, his ambitions tend to outstrip his capabilities.
Drama Series - 1991, 16 episodes • as Uther
A BBC Sunday afternoon drama serial aimed at family audiences, telling the Arthurian tale from the point of view of Merlin, from his youth to old age.
Drama Series - 1986, 16 episodes • as Sergeant
Mr Pye travels to the Channel Island of Sark to spread the love of God. But doing good deeds means something strange starts to happen to him, he starts to grow wings.
Drama Series - 1990, 16 episodes • as Army Sergeant
Based on the children's adventure novel by Enid Blyton, five young children come to learn the secrets of a ruined castle.
Drama Series - 2017, 16 episodes • as Rev Michael Stone
When England won the World Cup in July 1966 Bobby Moore became a national hero. Swept up by the media frenzy and the nation’s adoration, he and wife Tina were the original ‘golden’ couple.
Drama Series - 2006, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
Natural and man-made catastrophes retold by eyewitnesses and dramatic reconstructions.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Mr. Vaux
Billy Hill and Jack 'Spot' Comer were among the most notorious criminals in London up until the 1950s. Dramatising the violent reign of two of London's most notorious gangsters, Billy Hill (Leo Gregory) and Jack 'Spot' Comer (Terry Stone), ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON charts the legendary rise and fall of a nationwide criminal empire that lasted until the mid-fifties and which paved the way for the notorious Kray Twins and The Richardsons. This is the story of their rise and fall.
Movie - 2003, 2h 15m • as Chief Supt. Baxter
An ex-robber reluctantly agrees to do one last job in order to protect his family.
Movie - 1993, 2h 15m • as Superintendent Maitland
Roy Marsden returns as author P.D. James's indefatigable gumshoe, Inspector Adam Dalgliesh. This time, he's investigating the murder of a famous mystery writer whose body is found in the bottom of a dinghy on the Suffolk coast. To add a further degree of difficulty, Dalgliesh must contend with a colleague on the case, the aptly named Inspector Reckless.
Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • as Frank Delaware
When his first and only client wakes from a coma, a retired private investigator reveals a secret that has cast shadows over his life for close to fifty years.