Tall, dark-haired, freckled-faced Canadian Rick Roberts was touted as "heartthrob" material with his co-starring role as idealistic physician Evan Newman in the CBS series "L.A. Doctors" (1998-99). Born and raised in Edmonton, the good-looking actor trained at Montreal's National Theatre School of Canada and spent seasons in repertory, honing his craft in such classics as "Richard III" and "King Lear". In 1994, Roberts made his film debut (and copped a Best Supporting Actor Genie nomination) as a bartender in "Love and Human Remains", a dark look at sexuality and romance in the age of AIDS. He
