Rolf Saxon is an American actor. He is well known for his voice over work in video games, movies and TV shows.
Life and career
Saxon was born at
Fort Belvoir
Fort Belvoir is a United States Army installation and a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It was developed on the site of the former Belvoir plantation, seat of the prominent Fairfax family for whom Fai ...
in Alexandria, Virginia.
He has worked with American Conservatory Theatre, Cal Shakes, the Berkeley Mime Troupe, and Omphalos Street Theatre Company.
Awards and nominations
Upon his graduation at the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a conservatoire and drama school located in the City of London, United Kingdom. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz ...
, Saxon was awarded the Gold Medal.
While performing with the Omphalos Street Theatre Company at the
Edinburgh Festival
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, he was nominated for the Fringe First Award.
Critics praised Saxon's performance as Victor Franz in ''The Price'' play, earning him the Best Actor in A Leading Role Award at the ''
Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards The Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards (MENTA) were a theatre awards ceremony that recognised live theatre within Greater Manchester. They were administered by the ''Manchester Evening News'', and presented at an annual ceremony in Manchester
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''. Films such as ''
Saving Private Ryan
''Saving Private Ryan'' is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. Set during the Battle of Normandy in World War II, the film is known for its graphic portrayal of war, especially its depictio ...
'' and ''
Tomorrow Never Dies
''Tomorrow Never Dies'' is a 1997 spy film, the eighteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode from a screenplay ...
'', the TV series ''
Agatha Christie's Poirot
''Poirot'' (also known as ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'') is a British mystery drama television programme that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2013. David Suchet starred as the eponymous detective, Agatha Christie's fictional Her ...
'', and video games the
''Broken Sword'' series and ''
The Witcher
''The Witcher'' ( pl, Wiedźmin ) is a series of six fantasy novels and 15 short stories written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The series revolves around the eponymous "witcher", Geralt of Rivia. In Sapkowski's works, "witchers" are be ...
'' received several awards and nominations.
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Filmography
;Television
;Film
;Stage/Theatre
;Video
* ''
Coronation Street Viva Las Vegas'' (1997) - Stephano Delaney
* ''Teletubbies: Merry Christmas, Teletubbies!'' (1999) - Narrator (voice)
* ''Teletubbies: Christmas in the Snow'' (2000) - Narrator (voice)
* ''Teletubbies: Silly Songs and Funny Dances'' (2002) - Narrator (voice)
;Video games
References
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External links
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Rolf Saxona
Film Reference
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Living people
Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
American male film actors
American male stage actors
American male television actors
American male video game actors
American male voice actors
Male actors from Alexandria, Virginia
Male actors from the San Francisco Bay Area
People from Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American male actors
20th-century American male actors