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Roger Rees

Biography

Roger Rees

Actor Director

Born
May 5, 1944
Age at death
71 years old
Place of birth
Aberystwyth, Wales, UK
Years active
1978 – 2016
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78

Credits

51

Movies

26

TV series

39

Years active

6.9

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Roger Rees

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Career timeline

  1. 1944 · Born

    Born in Aberystwyth, Wales, UK

  2. 1978 · Screen debut

    The Comedy of Errors (Movie)

  3. 1990 · Breakthrough

    Law & Order (TV)

  4. 1997 · Directing debut

    Oz (TV)

  5. 2015 · Died

    July 10, 2015

  6. 2016 · Latest release

    The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama46
  • Comedy24
  • Romance11
  • Crime10
  • Tv Movie10
  • Mystery9
Highest-rated title The West Wing 1999 8.3 Most popular title Grey's Anatomy 2005 8.2

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Roger Rees in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2016 The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth as William Bradford (Adult) Movie
  2. 2015 The Pilgrims as William Bradford Movie
  3. 2015 Survivor as Dr. Emil Balan Movie
  4. 2014 Forever as Priest TV
  5. 2014 Affluenza as Mr. Carson Movie
  6. 2014 Russian Broadway Shut Down Movie
  7. 2012 Elementary as Alistair Moore TV
  8. 2011 Almost Perfect as Kai Lee Movie
  9. 2009 Happy Tears as Antiques Dealer Movie
  10. 2009 The Middle as Mr Glover TV
  11. 2009 The Cleveland Show TV
  12. 2009 The Good Wife as Dr. Todd Grossman TV
  13. 2008 The Narrows as Professor Reyerson Movie
  14. 2007 The Invasion as Yorish Movie
  15. 2006 The Prestige as Owens Movie
  16. 2006 Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties as Mr. Hobbs Movie
  17. 2006 Falling for Grace as Andrew Barrington Sr Movie
  18. 2006 Game 6 as Jack Haskins Movie
  19. 2006 The Pink Panther as Raymmond Laroque Movie
  20. 2005 Related as Bob's Dad TV
  21. 2005 A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper as Tulse Luper Movie
  22. 2005 The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish as Tulse Luper Movie
  23. 2005 Grey's Anatomy as Colin Marlow TV
  24. 2004 Crazy Like a Fox as Nat Banks Movie
  25. 2004 Going Under as Peter Movie
  26. 2004 The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea as Tulse Luper Movie
  27. 2003 Veritas: The Quest as De Molay TV
  28. 2002 Frida as Guillermo Kahlo Movie
  29. 2002 The Scorpion King as King Pheron Movie
  30. 2002 Return to Never Land as Edward (voice) Movie
  31. 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Duke Deguerin TV
  32. 2001 3 A.M. as Priest Movie
  33. 2000 Blackmale as Bill Fontaine Movie
  34. 2000 The Crossing as Gen. Hugh Mercer Movie
  35. 2000 The Bumblebee Flies Anyway as Dr. Croft Movie
  36. 1999 The West Wing as John Marbury TV
  37. 1999 A Midsummer Night's Dream as Peter Quince Movie
  38. 1999 Double Platinum as Marc Reckler Movie
  39. 1998 Next Stop Wonderland as Ray Thornback Movie
  40. 1997 Liberty! as Thomas Paine TV
  41. 1997 Trouble on the Corner as Mr. McMurtry Movie
  42. 1997 Oz as Jack Aldridge TV
  43. 1996 Titanic as Joseph Bruce Ismay TV
  44. 1996 Sudden Manhattan as Murphy Movie
  45. 1996 The Substance of Fire as Max Movie
  46. 1996 Boston Common as Harrison Cross TV
  47. 1995 The Possession of Michael D. as Robin Banks (Hypnotist) Movie
  48. 1994 Gargoyles as Prince Malcolm (voice) TV
  49. 1994 M.A.N.T.I.S. as John Stonebrake TV
  50. 1994 My So-Called Life as Vic Racine TV
  51. 1993 The Tower as Mr. Littlehill Movie
  52. 1993 Robin Hood: Men in Tights as Sheriff of Rotingham Movie
  53. 1992 Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot as Parnell Movie
  54. 1992 Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After as Prince Charles Movie
  55. 1992 P.J. Sparkles as Betty (voice) Movie
  56. 1991 The Legend of Prince Valiant TV
  57. 1991 If Looks Could Kill as Augustus Steranko Movie
  58. 1990 Next as Peter (voice) Movie
  59. 1990 Law & Order as Wyatt Scofield TV
  60. 1990 Mountains of the Moon as Papworth Movie
  61. 1989 The Return of Sam McCloud as Jason Cross Movie
  62. 1988 American Experience as William Bradford TV
  63. 1988 Singles TV
  64. 1988 The Modern World: Ten Great Writers as Marcel Proust / Marcel TV
  65. 1986 God's Outlaw as William Tyndale Movie
  66. 1984 A Christmas Carol as Fred Holywell / Narrator Movie
  67. 1984 Playing Shakespeare TV
  68. 1984 The Ebony Tower as David Williams Movie
  69. 1983 Saigon: Year of the Cat as Donald Henderson Movie
  70. 1983 Star 80 as Aram Nicholas Movie
  71. 1982 Imaginary Friends as Douglas Pitblado Movie
  72. 1982 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby as Nicholas Nickleby TV
  73. 1982 Cheers as Robin Colcord TV
  74. 1981 The Three Sisters as Tusenbach Movie
  75. 1979 Tales of the Unexpected as James Howgill TV
  76. 1979 Macbeth as Malcolm Movie
  77. 1978 The Comedy of Errors as Antipholus of Syracuse Movie
  1. 1997 Oz TV

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Quick facts

When did Roger Rees die?

Roger Rees died on July 10, 2015 at the age of 71.

Where was Roger Rees born?

Roger Rees was born in Aberystwyth, Wales, UK.

What was Roger Rees’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Roger Rees is The Comedy of Errors (1978).

How many movies and series has Roger Rees made?

Our catalogue lists 77 titles for Roger Rees: 51 movies and 26 TV series.

What is Roger Rees’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, The West Wing has the highest audience rating, with 8.3/10 on TMDB.

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