Dallas Roberts' Real Name: Dallas Mark Roberts

Quick answer: Dallas Roberts' full name is Dallas Mark Roberts. He was born on May 10, 1970, in Houston, Texas, and acts under his birth name. "Dallas" is his real first name, not a nickname (Houston Chronicle; TV Guide).

Early life and Juilliard

Roberts grew up in Houston, attending Paul Revere Middle School and Robert E. Lee High School. He then moved to Sarasota, Florida, graduating from Sarasota High School in 1988 and attending what is now State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota. In 1990 he was accepted to the Juilliard School Drama Division and graduated in 1994 as part of Group 23 (Sarasota Herald-Tribune; Juilliard alumni news).

New York stage

Roberts is based in New York and works regularly in theater. Off-Broadway credits include a revival of Lanford Wilson's Burn This with Edward Norton and Catherine Keener; Adam Rapp's Nocturne, which earned him a Drama Desk nomination; and Caryl Churchill's A Number, opposite Sam Shepard.

Film

• A Home at the End of the World (2004): as Jonathan Glover.
• Walk the Line (2005): as Sun Records founder Sam Phillips.
• 3:10 to Yuma (2007): as Grayson Butterfield.
• The Grey (2011), Dallas Buyers Club (2013) as lawyer David Wayne, and My Friend Dahmer (2017) as Lionel Dahmer.
• Motherless Brooklyn (2019) and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022).

Television

• The L Word: Angus Partridge (2006–09).
• Rubicon (AMC, 2010): analyst Miles Fiedler.
• The Good Wife (2010–16): Owen Cavanaugh, Alicia Florrick's brother (EW).
• The Walking Dead (2012–13): scientist Milton Mamet (The Hollywood Reporter).
• Unforgettable (2013–15): Eliot Delson.
• Law & Order: SVU / Chicago P.D.: serial killer Gregory Yates in a crossover arc.
• Insatiable (Netflix, 2018–19): lead role as Bob Armstrong.
• Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Netflix, 2024): therapist Dr. Jerome Oziel.
• Tulsa King (2025).

Personal life

Roberts is married to scenic designer Christine Jones, who won Tony Awards for American Idiot and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. They have two sons.