Jonno Roberts

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

The Elephant King

World's End

Speed Queen

The Nut Farm

Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 4: Dawn of the Vampires

Message from the King

Filmography

2025 Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 4: Dawn of the Vampires

as Commander Bright

2024 The Nut Farm

2021 La Brea

as James

2021 Mr. Corman

as Chris

2021 Sweet Tooth

as Hazmat #1

2019 Broker

as Poker Player

2018 The Rookie

as Rupert Payne - VIP Ride-Along

2017 Message from the King

as Rice

2016 The Good Place

as Gawlff

2016 Wrecked

as Declan Stanwick

2015 Quantico

as Bruno Graf

2015 The Player

as Rehnquist

2013 Project: S.E.R.A.

as NSA Agent

2013 The Crazy Ones

as Grant

2013 Speed Queen

2012 Elementary

as Jerome Thomas

2012 Seizures

as Vincent

2011 Person of Interest

as Peter Arndt

2010 World's End

as Tobias

2009 NCIS: Los Angeles

as CIA Analyst Robert Lester