Robert A. Silverman is one of several actors often cast by writer/director David Cronenberg. Silverman is sometimes credited as Bob Silverman or Robert Silverman. He has appeared in 5 films directed by David Cronenberg. He has also acted in the Friday the 13th: The Series episodes "Hate On Your Dial" and "Faith Healer" (directed by Cronenberg), and acted with him in Jason X.

Silverman was nominated in 2003 for a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series in The Eleventh Hour.

Silverman has been cast by Cronenberg in the following films:

• eXistenZ (1999) as D'Arcy Nader
• Naked Lunch (1991) as Hans
• Friday the 13th: The Series
• "Faith Healer" (1988) as Jerry Scott
• "Hate On Your Dial" (1989) as Archie Pierce
• Scanners (1981) as Benjamin Pierce
• The Brood (1979) as Jan Hartog
• Rabid (1977) as Man In Hospital

Frequently cast by director David Cronenberg.