Roger Rees
British actor (1944-2015) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 71
Roger Rees was a Welsh-American actor and director. He won an Olivier Award and a Tony Award for his performance as the lead in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. He also received Obie Awards for his role in The End of the Day and as co-director of Peter and the Starcatcher.
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SurvivorFilm, 2015Dr. Emil Balan2014
ForeverSeries, Priest2009
The Cleveland ShowSeries
Happy TearsFilm, 2009Antiques Dealer2007
The InvasionFilm, Yorish2006
Falling for GraceFilm, Andrew Barrington Sr2004
Going UnderFilm, Peter2003
Veritas: The QuestSeries, De Molay2001
Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries, Duke Deguerin
3 A.M.Film, 2001Priest1999
A Midsummer Night's DreamFilm, Peter Quince1998
Next Stop WonderlandFilm, Ray Thornback1997
Liberty!Series, Thomas Paine1996
Sudden ManhattanFilm, Murphy1994
GargoylesSeries, Prince Malcolm (voice)1992
Stop! Or My Mom Will ShootFilm, Parnell1990
Law & OrderSeries, Wyatt Scofield
Mountains of the MoonFilm, 1990Papworth1988
American ExperienceSeries, William Bradford1986
God's OutlawFilm, William Tyndale1983
Saigon: Year of the CatFilm, Donald Henderson1982Tony Award for Best Actor in a PlayAward1979
Tales of the UnexpectedSeries, James Howgill1978
The Comedy of ErrorsFilm, Antipholus of Syracuse1956
Tony AwardsSeries1944Born5 May 1944People around Roger
Michael Hoffman Directed The Emperor's Club (2003)
Peter Greenaway Directed The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish (2004)
James McTeigue Directed The Invasion and Survivor
Kevin Kline Also in The Pink Panther and The Emperor's Club
Bernard Hill Also in The Scorpion King (2002)
Ana Torrent Also in The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea (2004)
JJ Feild Also in The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea (2004)
Trevor Nunn Produced Macbeth (1979)- Craig Zadan Produced If Looks Could Kill (1991)
Neil Meron Produced If Looks Could Kill (1991)
Christopher Nolan Produced The Prestige (2007)
Salma Hayek Produced Frida (2003)
Bob Fosse Directed Star 80 (1984)
Franka Potente Also in The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea (2004)
Bill Irwin Also in Elementary and A Midsummer Night's Dream
Vince McMahon Produced The Scorpion King (2002)
Vinnie Jones Also in Elementary (2013)
Rhys Ifans Also in Elementary (2013)
Laura Benanti Also in Elementary and Falling for Grace
Oliver Hirschbiegel Directed The Invasion (2007)
Harris Yulin Also in The Emperor's Club and Game 6
Celia Weston Also in The Invasion and Happy Tears
Alex Graves Directed Dead Irish Writers (2002)
Martin Duffy Directed The Bumblebee Flies Anyway (1999)
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The Prestige 2006
A Christmas Carol 1984
Frida 2002
Robin Hood: Men in Tights 1993
Return to Never Land 2002
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Rees was posthumously inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in November 2015.
