Robert was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He attended Lacerte French School until 1969 when his family moved to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. He spent three years at the International School of Tanganyika. After high school in Ottawa Ontario, Robert began performing in musical theater and then children's touring theater. Following a long association with The Great Canadian Theatre Company in Ottawa where he acted in and directed main stage theater, Robert pursued a career in front of the camera beginning with guest appearances on series like Street Legal, Forever Knight and Counterstrike. By the early 1990's Robert was playing lead roles in TV series. First, as RCMP officer Brian Fletcher in the popular series North of 60. Several other series followed in rapid succession, often overlapping. Wind at my Back for Sullivan Entertainment, Our Hero for CBC, The Famous Jett Jackson for Disney, Nero Wolfe for A&E and others. A long list of feature films and television movies continued as Robert pursued his parallel career as a voice artist providing the voice of Robocop for the Marvel animated series as well as characters in Sailor Moon, The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, X men, Maxie's World, Super Mario Brothers, Dennis the Menace, Max and Ruby, Monster Force and many more. Robert co-wrote the screenplay for the short film This One Night. His series, Bob, was development with Big Motion Pictures and Global Television. Robert is a widely published author of short fiction and his debut novel, Willow's Run, is available worldwide. He makes his home in Ottawa, Ontario Canada.