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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 playing Bobby Walker in the Nickelodeon TV show Cousin Skeeter from 1998 to 2002. He also played Arnaz Ballard in the UPN TV show One on One from 2001 to 2006.
Robert Ri'chard won 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 acting in the 1999 teen drama film, Light It Up. In 2005, he starred in the sports drama film Coach Carter and the horror film House of Wax.
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About Robert's Early Life
Robert Ri'chard was born in Los Angeles, California. His family background is Louisiana Creole. This means his family has roots in Louisiana, with a mix of different cultures.
Robert'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 helped him win a Daytime Emmy Award in 1998 for being an outstanding performer in a children's special.
After that, Robert became a main actor in the Nickelodeon sitcom Cousin Skeeter. He also appeared as himself on the popular Nickelodeon game show Figure It Out. He played Samuel in Touched by an Angel, a show about angels helping people.
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One of his important early roles was in the TV movie The Feast of All Saints. He played a young character named Marcel. Robert also acted alongside R&B singer Usher in the movie Light It Up.
In 2000, he starred in the Disney Channel TV movie Alley Cats Strike. Robert became very popular in 2001 when he got the role of Arnaz Ballard in the UPN sitcom One on One. He acted alongside Flex Alexander and Kyla Pratt in this show. This was one of his most important TV roles, and he continued to play Arnaz until the show ended in 2006.
Robert Ri'chard appeared in the movies Coach Carter and House of Wax in 2005. From 2006 to 2007, he had a repeating role in the CW series Veronica Mars. He also appeared in the TBS sitcom Meet the Browns from 2009 to 2010. In 2011, it was announced that Robert Ri'chard would play Jamie in the CW series The Vampire Diaries.
More recently, he returned for the movie Chocolate City: Vegas Strip in 2017. He also appeared in films like Bolden (2019), Alone (2020), and Sweetwater (2023). On television, he has been in shows such as Lucifer and iZombie. He had repeating 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.
Movies Robert Ri'chard Has Been In
Here is a list of movies Robert Ri'chard has acted in:
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | In His Father's Shoes | Clay Crosby | TV movie Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie / Pilot / Mini-Series: Leading Young Actor |
| 1999 | Our Friend, Martin | Miles (voice) | Video |
| Light It Up | Zacharias 'Ziggy' Malone | Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress | |
| 2000 | Alley Cats Strike | Todd McLemore | TV movie Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy) - Leading Young Actor |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 2015 | Chocolate City | Michael McCoy | |
| The Man in 3B | Benny | ||
| 2016 | Bad Dad Rehab | Tristan | TV movie |
| 2017 | Secondhand Love | - | Short |
| Chocolate City: Vegas Strip | Michael McCoy | ||
| Vagabonds | Skeeter Johnson | Short | |
| 2018 | Kinky | 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 |
| TBA | Paradies 3 | TBA | Post—production |
TV Shows Robert Ri'chard Has Been In
Here is a list of TV shows Robert Ri'chard has appeared in:
| 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 | Episode: "4 Points" & "First Time" |
| 1997 | Crisis Center | Dwayne | Episode: "Shots" |
| Promised Land | Hank | Episode: "Stealing Home: Part 1 & 2" | |
| 1998 | The Jamie Foxx Show | Bruce | Episode: "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 Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series - Leading Young Actor (1999–2001) |
| 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 |
