Michael Ethan Rodgers (born 8 May 1969) is a Scottish actor and acting coach.

Early life

Michael Ethan Rodgers was born in Whitburn,

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on 8 May 1969.

Career

Rodgers moved to

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in 1989 to pursue his acting career. He began his film career with a role in ''

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'' with

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. Shortly thereafter, he went to work with

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and

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in the feature film '' Uncorked'' and director

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in ''

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''. He later played alongside

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in '' The Patriot'' and with

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and

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in ''

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'' in which he played Mr C. Junior. He is best known for playing the acerbic

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in the

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biopic, ''

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'', directed by

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. He runs Michael Rodgers Studio in

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, Italy, an acting school. He has appeared on various television series including ''

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'', ''

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'', '' CSI: Miami'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Windfall'', ''

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'' and the 2010 series '' Leverage'' and ''

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''. He also provided the English voice of Judge Gabranth in ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* * https://web.archive.org/web/20070510112444/http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile * http://palomapigeon.livejournal.com * https://sites.google.com/site/michaelerodgersfansite/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodgers, Michael E. 1969 births Living people 20th-century Scottish male actors 21st-century Scottish male actors People from Whitburn, West Lothian Scottish expatriate male actors in the United States Scottish male film actors Scottish male television actors Scottish male video game actors Scottish male voice actors Male actors from West Lothian