Now based in California, Robert Joy started out in Newfoundland as a Rhodes Scholar and founding member of the much loved theatre troupe CODCO. Over a 34-year acting career, Robert has worked with Louis Malle, Milos Forman, Woody Allen, James L. Brooks, George A. Romero, and Lasse Hallstrom, among many other fine directors. His mainstream film career started with major roles in ATLANTIC CITY and RAGTIME, and continued with memorable performances in films like Desperately Seeking Susan and Fallen. Recently he has starred in George A. Romero's Land of the Dead and Alexandre Aja's The Hills Have Eyes.

Robert Joy was part of the team that produced the seminal Newfoundland film The Adventures of Faustus Bidgood, for which he was composer, musical director and production manager, as well as playing a principal role. As an audio book narrator he is well known for his reading of E. Annie Proulx's The Shipping News.

Robert is often on TV, having guest starred in many prime-time shows, including CSI:NY, Commander in Chief, Malcolm in the Middle, E-RinG, Medium, Everybody Loves Raymond, Alias, Boston Legal, Crossing Jordan, Two Guys and a Girl, Without a Trace, Star Trek: Voyager, and Law and Order.