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Robert Ri'chard
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Ri'chard at the Inaugural Dignity Gala on October 18, 2013
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Robert Andrew Ri'chard
January 7, 1983 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Robert Andrew Ri'chard (born January 7, 1983) is an American actor. He is well-known for his roles in popular TV shows. These include Bobby Walker on the Nickelodeon show Cousin Skeeter and Arnaz Ballard on the UPN show One on One.
Robert Ri'chard has won awards for his acting. He received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming for his role in the TV movie In His Father's Shoes in 1998. He was also nominated for an NAACP Image Award for his part in the 1999 film Light It Up. He also appeared in the sports drama Coach Carter and the horror film House of Wax in 2005.
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Robert Ri'chard's Early Life
Robert Ri'chard was born in Los Angeles, California. His family background is Louisiana Creole. He went to Palms Middle School in Los Angeles.
Robert Ri'chard's Acting Career
Robert Ri'chard started acting professionally when he was 13 years old. In 1997, he starred in a TV special called In His Father's Shoes. This role earned him a Daytime Emmy Award in 1998 for being an outstanding performer in a children's special.
TV Shows and Early Roles
After his Emmy win, Ri'chard joined the cast of the Nickelodeon sitcom Cousin Skeeter. He also appeared as himself on the Nickelodeon game show Figure It Out. He played Samuel in an episode of Touched by an Angel. In 2000, he starred in the Disney Channel TV movie Alley Cats Strike.
His big break came in 2001 when he got the role of Arnaz Ballard on the UPN sitcom One on One. He starred alongside Flex Alexander and Kyla Pratt. This role was very important for his TV career. He continued playing Arnaz until the show ended in 2006.
Ri'chard has also made guest appearances on many other popular shows. These include Boston Public, NCIS, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, My Wife and Kids, and The Jamie Foxx Show.
Film Roles and Later TV Work
In 2005, Ri'chard appeared in two movies: Coach Carter and House of Wax. From 2006 to 2007, he had a recurring role in the CW series Veronica Mars. He also appeared in the TBS sitcom Meet the Browns from 2009 to 2010. In this show, he played Derek Porter.
On November 16, 2011, it was announced that Robert Ri'chard was cast as Jamie in the CW series The Vampire Diaries.
More recently, Ri'chard has continued to act in films and TV. He appeared in Bolden (2019), Alone (2020), and Sweetwater (2023). On television, he has been seen in Lucifer and iZombie. He also had recurring roles in the final season of the Fox show Empire and the Amazon comedy series Harlem. In Harlem, he worked again with his Cousin Skeeter co-star, Meagan Good.
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Robert Ri'chard's Filmography
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | In His Father's Shoes | Clay Crosby | TV movie Won Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming |
| 1999 | Our Friend, Martin | Miles (voice) | Video |
| Light It Up | Zacharias 'Ziggy' Malone | Nominated for NAACP Image Award | |
| 2000 | Alley Cats Strike | Todd McLemore | TV movie |
| New Kids on the Planet | Bobby Walker | Cousin Skeeter TV movie | |
| 2001 | The Feast of All Saints | Marcel | TV movie |
| 2002 | Who's Your Daddy? | Murphy | Video |
| 2005 | Coach Carter | Damien Carter | |
| House of Wax | Blake | ||
| P.N.O.K. | Pvt. Battle | Short film | |
| 2007 | The Comebacks | Aseel Tare | |
| Eight Days a Week | Daniel 'Sarge' Sargent | TV movie | |
| 2010 | Louis | Baquet | |
| 2011 | 5th & Alameda | Troy | |
| 2012 | A Beautiful Soul | Christ Scott | |
| 2013 | Pastor Shirley | Jason | |
| 2014 | Sweat Harder | Athlete 7 | Short film |
| 2015 | ... City | Michael McCoy | |
| The Man in 3B | Benny | ||
| 2016 | Bad Dad Rehab | Tristan | TV movie |
| 2017 | Secondhand Love | - | Short film |
| Chocolate City: Vegas Strip | Michael McCoy | ||
| Vagabonds | Skeeter Johnson | Short film | |
| 2018 | ... | Darrin Bernard | |
| Throwback Holiday | Aaron Tucker | ||
| 2019 | Bolden | George Baquet | |
| The Naughty List | Zane | TV movie | |
| 2020 | My Brother's Keeper | Donnie | |
| Alone | Brandon | ||
| 2021 | Real Talk | Robert Allen | |
| The Fight That Never Ends | John 'Jay' Hunter | TV movie | |
| 2023 | Sweetwater | Pop | |
| Big Boss | TJ | ||
| Queen of Hearts | Justin | Tubi movie | |
| Vicious Affair | Kenneth Hastings | Tubi movie | |
| 2024 | RSVP | Maurice Wright | BET+ Original |
| 2025 | A Demon's Revenge | TBA | Post-production |
| TBA | Paradies 3 | TBA | Post-production |
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Television Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | Where I Live | Brian | Episode: "Married... with Children" |
| 1996 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Gary | Episode: "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" |
| Nash Bridges | Leo | Episode: "Leo's Big Score" | |
| Touched by an Angel | Samuel Dixon | Episode: "Sins of the Father" | |
| 1996–98 | Nickelodeon Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal | Luke Williams / Troy Davis | Episodes: "4 Points" & "First Time" |
| 1997 | Crisis Center | Dwayne | Episode: "Shots" |
| Promised Land | Hank | Episodes: "Stealing Home: Part 1 & 2" | |
| 1998 | The Jamie Foxx Show | Bruce | Episodes: "The Afterschool Special" & "We Got No Game" |
| 1999 | All That | Himself | Episode: "All That Live! (100th episode)" |
| 1998–2001 | Cousin Skeeter | Bobby Walker | Main cast |
| 2000 | Once and Again | Jared | Recurring cast: Season 1 |
| 2001 | Boston Public | Student | Episode: "Chapter Fourteen" |
| My Wife and Kids | Tommy | Episode: "Grassy Knoll" | |
| Touched by an Angel | Alex Wilson | Episode: "Band of Angels" | |
| 2001–06 | One on One | Arnaz Ballard | Main cast |
| 2005 | CSI: Miami | Tobey Hollins | Episode: "48 Hours to Life" |
| 2006–07 | Veronica Mars | Mason | Recurring cast: Season 3 |
| 2009 | NCIS | Seaman Richard Zell | Episode: "South by Southwest" |
| 2009–10 | Meet the Browns | Derek Porter | Recurring cast: Season 3-4 |
| 2012 | The Vampire Diaries | Jamie | Recurring cast: Season 3 |
| King Bachelor's Pad | Howard | Episode: "Last Wish" | |
| The Client List | Alex | Episode: "Acting Up" | |
| 2013 | CSI: NY | Ray Griffin | Episode: "Today Is Life" |
| 2014 | Hungry | Jayson | Episode: "How to Marry a Millionaire" |
| 2015 | 427 | Dion | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2016 | Lucifer | Josh Bryant | Episode: "Lucifer, Stay. Good Devil." |
| 2017 | iZombie | Finn Vincible | Episode: "Eat a Knievel" |
| 2017–21 | The Rich and the Ruthless | Max Barringer | Main cast |
| 2020 | Empire | Julian | Recurring cast: Season 6 |
| 2021 | Harlem | Shawn | Recurring cast |
