Biography

Robert Craighead is an award-winning actor, writer and producer. An alumni of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts his notable career has spanned over thirty years. He has been a series regular on several major television series, made guest appearances in hundreds of television shows, had roles in over fifty feature films, performed in over one hundred theatrical productions, and has seen recent success as a film and television producer. In 2025 Craighead started receiving notoriety for his role opposite Regina King in the Netflix movie ‘Shirley’, which won him the role of Governor Irwin Harper in the Netflix comedy series, ‘Miss Governor’. In 2025, he completed his sixth season as the corrupt Sheriff Walker Conley in Tyler Perry's ‘Ruthless’ for BETplus. His other series regular roles include two seasons as Detective Vincent Skarsgaard in Seth Rogen's ‘Future Man’ for Hulu and two seasons as Sheriff Mobley in the southern drama, ‘Too Close To Home’. 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 2022's Video Game of the Year (GOTY), God of War: Ragnarök’ and 2018's GOTY ‘God of War'. He also starred as the evil Father Matthias opposite Camilla Luddington's Lara Croft in Sony Play Stations "Tomb Raider" and 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 has executive produced films he has costarred in including ‘Blood Rush’ a unique western vampire comedy starring Billy Zane to be released in 2026. To date, Craighead's films have honored him with over forty awards for his acting or producing and he currently has several more projects in pre and post-production.
- IMDb mini biography by: Debra Malone

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.