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 ''

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''. He also appears in theater, both on Broadway and

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Early life

Rogers was raised in

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. After high school, he attended several colleges before graduating from the

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in 1993.

Career

Rogers has frequently appeared in guest roles on television shows including ''

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'', '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Lipstick Jungle'', '' Miss Match'', '' Hell on Wheels'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and the TV miniseries ''

''. 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'', '' Runaway Bride'', '' The Photographer'', ''

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'', '' Igby Goes Down'', 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) see ...

''.

Theater

Rogers was nominated for the 1996

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and the 1996

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for a Broadway revival of Philip Barry's ''

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''. He won the 2002

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as Outstanding Actor for his role in

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's Off-Broadway play ''The Dazzle''. In May 2005, he costarred with Marin Hinkle in the

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adaptation of

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's ''

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'' at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. In 2011, he performed in two plays at

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in New York City: ''

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'' and ''

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''. 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

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. 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'' starring

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. In September 2018, he originated the role of Ron Carlisle in ''

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'', which moved to Broadway in March 2019. Rogers played the part of Joe Josephson in the 2022 Off-Broadway revival of '' Merrily We Roll Along'', which transferred to the

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as the first Broadway revival of the show in September 2023. In December 2024, he took over the role of Mr Mushnik in the Off-Broadway revival of ''Little Shop of Horrors'' replacing Stephen DeRosa.Reg Rogers Is the Next Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors Off-Broadway
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Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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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 David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni