Reg Rogers (born December 23, 1964) is an American stage, film, and television actor, known for his roles in ''
Primal Fear'' and ''
Runaway Bride'' and for the TV miniseries ''
Attila''. He also appears in theater, both on
Broadway
Broadway may refer to:
Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
and
Off-Broadway.
Early life
Rogers was raised in
Newport Beach, California. After high school, he attended several colleges, finally attending the
Yale School of Drama
The David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University is a graduate professional school of Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1924 as the Department of Drama in the School of Fine Arts, the school provides training in e ...
, graduating in 1993.
[
]
Career
Rogers has frequently appeared in guest roles on television shows including '' Law & Order'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', also referred to as ''CSI'' and ''CSI: Las Vegas'', is an American procedural forensics crime drama television series that ran on CBS from October 6, 2000, to September 27, 2015, spanning 15 seasons. This wa ...
'', '' Friends'', '' Boardwalk Empire'', ''The Knick
''The Knick'' is an American medical period drama television series on Cinemax created by Jack Amiel and Michael Begler and directed by Steven Soderbergh. The series follows Dr. John W. Thackery ( Clive Owen) and the staff at a fictionalized ...
'', '' Lipstick Jungle'', ''Miss Match
''Miss Match'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Jeff Rake and Darren Star and produced by 20th Century Fox Television, Darren Star Productions, and Imagine Television. It aired in the United States on NBC from Septemb ...
'', the TV miniseries '' Attila'', ''Hell on Wheels
Hell on Wheels was the itinerant collection of flimsily assembled gambling houses, dance halls, saloons, and brothels that followed the army of Union Pacific railroad workers westward as they constructed the First transcontinental railroad in 186 ...
'', ''The Americans
''The Americans'' is an American period spy drama television series created by Joe Weisberg that aired on the FX television network for six seasons from January 30, 2013, to May 30, 2018. Weisberg and Joel Fields also serve as showrunners a ...
'' and ''The Blacklist
''The Blacklist'' is an American crime thriller television series that premiered on NBC on September 23, 2013. The show follows Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader), a former U.S. Navy officer turned high-profile criminal who voluntarily s ...
''. He played the killer Andrew Lincoln in the 2005 TV film ''Stone Cold'', part of the Jesse Stone TV film series.
Films that featured Rogers include '' Primal Fear'', ''I Shot Andy Warhol
''I Shot Andy Warhol'' is a 1996 biographical drama film about the life of Valerie Solanas and her relationship with the artist Andy Warhol. The film marked the feature film directorial debut of Canadian director Mary Harron. The film stars ...
'', '' Runaway Bride'', ''The Photographer
''The Photographer'' is a three-part mixed media performance accompanied by music (also sometimes referred to as a chamber opera) by composer Philip Glass. The libretto is based on the life and homicide trial of 19th-century English photographer ...
'', ''Analyze That
''Analyze That'' is a 2002 American mafia comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and produced by Paula Weinstein and Jane Rosenthal. The film is a sequel to the 1999 film '' Analyze This''. The film starred Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal who ...
'', ''Igby Goes Down
''Igby Goes Down'' is a 2002 American comedy-drama film that follows the life of Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and sardonic teenager who attempts to break free of his familial ties and wealthy, overbearing mother. The film was written and directed ...
'', and ''Lovely by Surprise
''Lovely By Surprise'' is a 2007 film directed by Kirt Gunn. It stars Carrie Preston, Michael Chernus, Austin Pendleton and Reg Rogers.
Synopsis of plot
Facing an intense bout of writer's block, novelist Marian Walker (Carrie Preston) seeks a ...
''.
Theater
Rogers was nominated for the 1996 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
The Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play is an honor presented at the Tony Awards, a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, to actors for quality supporting roles in a Broadway play. Honors i ...
and the 1996 Drama Desk Award for a Broadway revival of Philip Barry's '' Holiday''. He won the 2002 Obie Award as Outstanding Actor for his role in Richard Greenberg
Richard Greenberg (born February 22, 1958) is an American playwright and television writer known for his subversively humorous depictions of middle-class American life. He has had more than 25 plays premiere on and Off-Broadway in New York City ...
's Off-Broadway play ''The Dazzle''.
In May 2005, he costarred with Marin Hinkle
Marin Elizabeth Hinkle (born March 23, 1966) is an American actress. Among many television and movie roles, she is best known for playing Judy Brooks on the ABC television drama ''Once and Again'', Judith Harper-Melnick on the CBS sitcom ''Two ...
in the Craig Lucas
Craig Lucas (born April 30, 1951) is an American playwright, screenwriter, theatre director, musical actor, and film director.
Biography
Born on April 30, 1951, he was found abandoned in a car in Atlanta, Georgia. Lucas was adopted when he was ...
adaptation of August Strindberg
Johan August Strindberg (, ; 22 January 184914 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter.Lane (1998), 1040. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg wrote more than sixty p ...
's ''Miss Julie
''Miss Julie'' ( sv, Fröken Julie) is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg. It is set on Midsummer's Eve and the following morning, which is Midsummer and the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist. The setting is an estate of ...
'' at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
Rattlestick Theater is a non-profit off-Broadway theater based in the West Village
The West Village is a neighborhood in the western section of the larger Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City.
The traditional b ...
.
In 2011, he performed in two plays at Shakespeare in the Park
Shakespeare in the Park is a term for outdoor festivals featuring productions of William Shakespeare's plays. The term originated with the New York Shakespeare Festival in New York City's Central Park, originally created by Joseph Papp. This c ...
in New York City: ''Measure for Measure'' and ''All's Well That Ends Well''. In September 2011 he appeared in the new Theresa Rebeck
Theresa Rebeck (born February 19, 1958) is an American playwright, television writer, and novelist. Her work has appeared on the Broadway and Off-Broadway stage, in film, and on television. Among her awards are the Mystery Writers of America's ...
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
Johanna Day (born 1964) is an American actress. She was nominated for two Tony Awards for her performances in the 2000 play '' Proof'' and the 2016 production of the play ''Sweat''. Her other accolades include a Helen Hayes Award and an Obie A ...
in the world premiere of Carly Mensch
Carly Mensch is an American playwright, television writer, and producer. She created an Off-Broadway play called ''Len, Asleep in Vinyl'', which was later adapted into a film, ''Len and Company''. She also created a play ''Oblivion'', which play ...
’s play ''Oblivion'' at the Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse, is a not-for-profit regional theater in Westport, Connecticut, Westport, Connecticut.
It was founded in 1931 by Lawrence Langner, a New York theater producer. Langner remodeled an 1830s tannery with a Broadway-quality ...
.
In the 2014 Broadway production of '' 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
''Present Laughter'' is a comic play written by Noël Coward in 1939 but not produced until 1942 because the Second World War began while it was in rehearsal, and the British theatres closed. The title is drawn from a song in Shakespeare's ''T ...
'' starring Kevin Kline.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
External links
*
*
*
Reg Rogers profile
at Manhattan Theatre Club
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Reg
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