- Assumes a different accent and octave-level for each character, with his character's voices ranging from the wimpy screech he used as the Duke for "Moulin Rouge" to his rich, deep Romanian accent as Dracula in "Van Helsing.".
- Met Italian actress Silvia Colloca during the filming of Van Helsing. He played Dracula and she played his wife. They got married a year later in Tuscany, Italy.
- He played Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002) and his arch-enemy Professor James Moriarty in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003).
- Is the youngest of his six siblings.
- The mouth piece he wore as the Fantom in "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" (2003) distorted his voice so much that he had to redub his dialogue for the film's release.
- Went to ANU in Canberra to study economics before deciding to become an actor. Lives in New South Wales on the Eastern beaches.
- For his performance as Hamlet in the Belvoir Street Theatre production of "Hamlet", he was awarded the 1995 Variety Club of Australia Stage Award, the 1994 Sydney Theatre Critic's Circle Award (Best Performance by an Actor) and was nominated for the 1995 Green Room Award (Best Actor).
- Graduated from prestigious Australian theatrical school NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Arts) in 1986.
- Welcomed daughter Luna w/ wife Silvia Colloca on April 21, 2017.
- Has a flat in Notting Hill, London.
- Won the 2013 AACTA Award in the Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama category for his role as Cleaver Greene in Rake (2010).
- His directorial debut, 'Romulus, My Father', received a record-breaking 16 nominations in the prestigious 2007 Australian Film Institute Awards (AFI), including Best Film and Best Director.
- One of six children of an accountant.
- Has directed plays in Australia.
- He has two roles in common with Christopher Lee, Frank Langella and Anthony D.P. Mann: (1) Lee played Count Dracula in ten films from Horror of Dracula (1958) to Dracula and Son (1976), Langella played him in Dracula (1979), Roxburgh played him in Van Helsing (2004) and Mann played him in Canucula! (Dracula in Canada) (2008) and Terror of Dracula (2012) and (2) Lee played Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962), Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991) and Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls (1992), Langella played him in Sherlock Holmes (1981), Roxburgh played him in The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002) and Mann played him in Sherlock Holmes and the Shadow Watchers (2011).
- Son Raphael Roxburgh was born February 2007.
- He appeared in two films where Victorian British characters are altered in an action packed fantasy setting: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) and Van Helsing (2004).
- Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2005 Razzie Award nominating ballot. He was suggested in the Worst Supporting Actor category for his performance in the film Van Helsing (2004), he did not receive a nomination however.
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