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Robert Craighead(I)

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Robert Craighead
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Robert Craighead is an award winning actor, writer, producer and country singer. An alumni of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he is respected as one of the most versatile actors in Hollywood. Craighead is known for his recent roles in Seth Rogen's Hulu TV series, 'Future Man', as Detective Vincent Skarsgaard and as Tyler Perry's "go-to" country sheriff. He was series regular, Sheriff Mobley, on Perry's 'Too Close to Home' and currently stars as Sheriff Conley in Perry's 'Ruthless' on BET Plus.

His notable career has spanned over 30 years. He has made guest appearances in hundreds of television shows, had roles in over 50 feature films, performed in over 100 theatrical productions and has seen recent success as a country music singer.

Craighead is recognized for his deep, gravelly voice and has appeared in several highly successful motion-capture video games. He starred as Brok, the foul-mouthed blacksmith, in 2018's Video Game of the Year, 'God of War'. He also starred as the evil Father Matthias opposite Camilla Luddington's Lara Croft in 'Tomb Raider' and starred as the diabolical General Hemlock in 'Dead Rising 3', among others.

Craighead also writes and produces his own projects in association with the production company he founded, Positude Productions. Most recently he produced the 2020 award winning short film 'Amazing Grace'. His screenplay 'Catch a Fallen Star', featuring music by CMA and Grammy winner Paul Overstreet, is in the works and a television comedy pilot, 'And the Weeds Grow Taller', has garnered screen writing awards at several recent film festivals. Originally from the tiny Texas oil town of Electra, Robert makes Los Angeles his home with his wife of over 30 years, Jennifer.
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Robert Craighead as Detective Vincent Skarsgaard in “Future Man” 2017
Robert Craighead as Sheriff Mobley in Tyler Perry's Hit series for TLC,  "Too Close To Home".
Robert Craighead as Barney in  Frank Darabont's "MOB CITY" 2013
As John Gaines in the feature film “Dweller” 2020
As Dwight Jenkins in “Why Women Kill” CBS 2019
Robert Craighead, Christopher Judge, and Sunny Suljic in God of War (2018)
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Future Man (2017)
Future Man
7.7
TV Series
  • Detective Vincent Skarsgaard
  • Officer Skarsgaard
Danielle Savre, Nick Ballard, Charles Justo, Ashley Love-Mills, and Brock O'Hurn in Too Close to Home (2016)
Too Close to Home
4.8
TV Series
  • Sheriff Mobley
Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield, Hannah Simone, Lamorne Morris, and Jake Johnson in New Girl (2011)
New Girl
7.8
TV Series
  • Sergeant Clarke
  • Sergeant
Christopher Judge and Sunny Suljic in God of War (2018)
God of War
9.6
Video Game
  • Brok(voice)
  • 2018

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Actor

  • God Is a Bullet
    • Post-production
  • Lucy's Last Song
    • Post-production
  • Redville
    • Completed
  • Hombrecito
    • Pre-production
  • Dweller
    • Completed
  • The Man from Wailing River
    • Completed
  • Hardliner
    • In Production
  • Kombucha Cure (2023)
    Kombucha Cure
  • Melissa L Williams in Ruthless (2020)
    Ruthless
  • Alastair Duncan, Christopher Judge, and Sunny Suljic in God of War: Ragnarök (2022)
    God of War: Ragnarök
    • (voice)
  • Give Till It Hurts (2022)
    Give Till It Hurts
  • Brooklin Michelle in Shooting Star (2022)
    Shooting Star
  • And the Weeds Grow Taller (2021)
    And the Weeds Grow Taller
  • Crabs! (2021)
    Crabs!
  • Robert Craighead and Nina Brissey in Amazing Grace (2020)
    Amazing Grace
  • Rob Lowe, Gina Torres, Jim Parrack, Sierra Aylina McClain, Julian Works, Ronen Rubinstein, Brian Michael Smith, Natacha Karam, and Rafael L. Silva in 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)
    9-1-1: Lone Star
  • Number 2 (2019)
    Number 2
  • Allison Tolman in Why Women Kill (2019)
    Why Women Kill
  • Panic (2017)
    Panic
  • Heather Matarazzo, Juliette Bennett, Jamie Bernadette, Whitney Kimball Long, Shannon Brown, and Marilyn Bass in Smothered by Mothers (2019)
    Smothered by Mothers
  • Future Man (2017)
    Future Man
  • Truth (2018)
    Truth
    • (voice)

Producer

  • Lucy's Last Song
    • Post-production
  • Cancel This Movie
    • In Production
  • And the Weeds Grow Taller (2021)
    And the Weeds Grow Taller
  • Robert Craighead and Nina Brissey in Amazing Grace (2020)
    Amazing Grace
  • Dee Wallace in Flowers in December (2015)
    Flowers in December

Writer

  • And the Weeds Grow Taller (2021)
    And the Weeds Grow Taller
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Robert Craighead Sizzle Reel 2020
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Robert Craighead Sizzle Reel 2020
Robert Craighead 2018 Actors Demo Reel
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Robert Craighead Comedy Reel
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Robert Craighead Comedy Reel
Robert Craighead Guest Star Clips from "Childrens Hospital" 2013
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Robert Craighead Guest Star Clips from "Childrens Hospital" 2013
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Too Close to Home--Official Trailer
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Too Close to Home--Official Trailer
Truth
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Truth
Tomb Raider (VG)
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Tomb Raider (VG)
Dead Rising 3 (VG)
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Dead Rising 3 (VG)
Tomb Raider (VG)
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Tomb Raider (VG)

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    Robert Craighead co-wrote the country song "I Just Called Her Baby" with CMA and Grammy Award Winner Paul Overstreet and performed it as his character Sheriff Conley for the first time ever on Tyler Perry's 'Ruthless' for BETPlus in 2020.

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