Acting
Ian Roberts
EN cinema · 37 credits
Born
29 July 1965 (age 61)
Birthplace
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Ian Michael Roberts – American actor, comedian, and writer, born 29 July 1965 in Queens, New York. Spent his childhood in Secaucus, New Jersey. A founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade improv troupe (with Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, and Matt Walsh). His most notable film roles include Sparky Polastri in Bring It On (2000), the Stage Manager in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Kyle in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), and roles in Drillbit Taylor (2008), Step Brothers (2008), and Semi-Pro (2008). On television he is best known for the Upright Citizens Brigade series (1998–2000), Sgt. Jack Declan in Reno 911!, The Literal Doctor in Arrested Development (2005–2013), and Key & Peele (2012–2015). He also co-created and starred in the Spike TV series Players (2010).
Known for
Filmography
Daughter in a Box
as Ronald
Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist
as Sergeant Jack Declan, Producer
Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon
as Sergeant Jack Declan, Producer
The House
as Driver at College Campus
Andy Richter's Home for the Holidays
Executive Producer
Freaks of Nature
as Chaz Sr
Grand Zero
as Jimmy Scofield
Get Hard
Screenplay, Story
Walk of Shame
as Main Network Executive
The Houses October Built
as Feaster Bunny
The Dictator
as NYC Cop
Freak Dance
as Dr. Starvos
I Love You, Man
as Venice Broadwalk Jogger
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
as Selleck Customer - Gary
Gigantic
as John Weathersby
Semi-Pro
as Spurs Coach
Step Brothers
as Male Therapist
Reno 911!: Miami
as Captain Rogers, DHS
Super High Me
as Self
Asssscat
Actor
Wild Girls Gone
as Stevie Flynn, Writer
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as Drug Dealer
Wah-Wah
as John Traherne
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Stage Manager
Terrorists
as Curtis Gorfurter
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Stage Manager
Death of a Dynasty
as Frat Boy #2
Promised Land
as Gerhard Snyman
Martin & Orloff
as Martin Flam, Writer
Malunde
2001
Malunde
as Kobus
Bring It On
as Sparky Polastri
Escape From a Wonderful Life
1996
Escape From a Wonderful Life
as Uncle Billy (voice), Writer