Sebastien Roberts


Sebastien Roberts is a French-Canadian actor of television and film, working in both French and English since 2000
His most recent film appearances include the TV series Mary Kills People about assisted medical suicide. He's also been working on season 5 of the French TV show O' as well as a newcomer on season 5 of the huge hit French series Unité 9. His role as a rapist in the English/German film One Way with Til Scweiger and Eric Roberts, got many people talking because of the graphic scenes. Also in Lucky Number Slevin, the TV-Mini-series Canada Russia '72 as Rod Gilbert, and the mystery Ice Blues. He also played the lead in 2007's Black Swarm.

Biography

After moving from Montreal to Sarnia in Southwestern Ontario, at a young age. He had performed in a few plays in high school and later joined an improv team in Ontario. He originally worked in the pipe industry as a plumber working on oil plants. He then moved back to Montreal when his son was born. Sebastien had his son Jesse at age 21 so acting wasn't his priority early in his adult life. He decided to pursue a lost dream of becoming an actor after his twin sister died at the age of 26. He went to a theatre school when he was 28. He graduated from the Neighborhood Playhouse shortly after in 2002. He is fluent in French.

Filmography