Reg Rogers (born December 23, 1964) is an American stage, film, and television actor, known for his roles in ''
Primal Fear Primal Fear may refer to:
* Primal Fear (band)
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'' and ''
Runaway Bride'' and for the TV miniseries ''
Attila
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''. He also appears in theater, both on
Broadway and
Off-Broadway
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.
Early life
Rogers was raised in
Newport Beach, California
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. After high school, he attended several colleges, finally attending the
Yale School of Drama, graduating in 1993.
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Career
Rogers has frequently appeared in guest roles on television shows including ''Law & Order
''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment, launching the '' Law & Order'' franchise.
''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on ...
'', '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''Friends
''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa ...
'', ''Boardwalk Empire
''Boardwalk Empire'' is an American period crime drama television series created by Terence Winter and broadcast on the premium cable channel HBO. The series is set chiefly in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era of the 1920s and ...
'', '' The Knick'', '' Lipstick Jungle'', '' Miss Match'', the TV miniseries ''Attila
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'', '' Hell on Wheels'', '' The Americans'' and '' The Blacklist''. He played the killer Andrew Lincoln in the 2005 TV film ''Stone Cold'', part of the Jesse Stone
Jesse Albert Stone (November 16, 1901 – April 1, 1999) was an American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter whose influence spanned a wide range of genres. He also used the pseudonyms Charles Calhoun and Chuck Calhoun. His best-know ...
TV film series.
Films that featured Rogers include ''Primal Fear Primal Fear may refer to:
* Primal Fear (band)
Primal Fear is a German power metal band formed in 1997 by Ralf Scheepers (vocals, ex-Gamma Ray) and Mat Sinner (bass and vocals, Sinner). Sinner and Scheepers formed the band after Scheepers was ...
'', '' I Shot Andy Warhol'', '' Runaway Bride'', '' The Photographer'', ''Analyze That'', ''Igby Goes Down'', and ''Lovely by Surprise''.
Theater
Rogers was nominated for the 1996 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and the 1996 Drama Desk Award for a Broadway revival of Philip Barry's ''Holiday (play), Holiday''. He won the 2002 Obie Award as Outstanding Actor for his role in Richard Greenberg's Off-Broadway play ''The Dazzle''.
In May 2005, he costarred with Marin Hinkle in the Craig Lucas adaptation of August Strindberg's ''Miss Julie'' at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater.
In 2011, he performed in two plays at Shakespeare in the Park in New York City: ''Measure for Measure'' and ''All's Well That Ends Well''. In September 2011 he appeared in the new Theresa Rebeck play ''Poor Behavior'' at the Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles.[
Zeitchik, Steven]
"Reg Rogers is misbehavin', to good effect"
''Los Angeles Times'', September 11, 2011
In August 2013, Rogers costarred with Johanna Day in the world premiere of Carly Mensch’s play ''Oblivion'' at the Westport Country Playhouse.
In the 2014 Broadway production of ''You Can't Take It with You (play), You Can't Take It With You'', he played Boris Kolenkhov, the Russian refugee and dance teacher.
In March 2017, he began performing as Morris Dixon in the Broadway production of ''Present Laughter'' starring Kevin Kline.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
External links
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Reg Rogers profile
at Manhattan Theatre Club
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1964 births
Living people
American male film actors
American male stage actors
Male actors from Newport Beach, California
Place of birth missing (living people)
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
Yale School of Drama alumni