Wesell. In 2005, Roberts had a brief cameo in the Australian film Little Fish, starring Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving, playing an ex-rugby league star. He appeared in the 2006 motion picture Superman Returns as Riley, a henchman of Lex Luthor. In 2009, Roberts appeared in the Australian television mini-series Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities, which retells real life events of the drug trade in the New South Wales town of Griffith between 1976–1987. The mini-series is a prequel to the 2008 mini-series Underbelly, which was about Melbourne gangland killings. Roberts has a role as a body guard for George Freeman (played by Peter O'Brien). The series began airing in NSW on 9 February 2009. Also in 2009, he starred in The Cut on ABC1 and had a small role in the film Cedar Boys. In 2012 Ian landed his first starring role in the film Saltwater, starring opposite Ronnie Kerr, which is also Ian's first role playing a gay man. In 2016 he appeared in Craig Boreham's gay-themed film Teenage Kicks, playing a straight single father. In 2022 he appeared in Boreham's followup film Lonesome. References Further reading External links Australian Story Episode - The Lost Boy (re)Search my Trash interview 1965 births Living people Australian gay actors Australia national rugby league team players Australian male film actors Australian male models Australian expatriate sportspeople in England English emigrants to Australia Gay sportsmen Australian LGBT sportspeople LGBT rugby league players Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni Naturalised citizens of Australia New South Wales City Origin rugby league team players New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players North Queensland Cowboys players Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal Rugby league players from London Rugby league props Rugby league second-rows South Sydney Rabbitohs players Wigan Warriors players Rugby league players from Sydney Sportsmen from New South Wales