A native of Houston, Texas, Roberts, who attended Juilliard, has lived in New York City for 14 years. He was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his role in the Off-Broadway play, "Nocturne," by Adam Rapp.
Recently appeared as Gil in Lee Blessing's 'Thief River' and as Johnny Socko in Ron Fitzgerald's 'Parts Unknown' at the O'Neill Playwright's Festival, Kynaston in Jeffrey Hatcher's 'Kynaston' (world premiere) at Contemporary American Theater Festival, Jack in Maria Irene Fornes's 'Enter the Night' (New York premiere) at Signature Theatre, and Astrakhan in Arthur Kopit's Y2K (world premiere) at the Humana Festival at the Actors Theatre of Louisville.