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name: "Roger Rees"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/roger-rees"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "5 May 1944"
died: "10 July 2015"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T21:25:42.345076+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Roger Rees

Director. Born 5 May 1944 in Aberystwyth, Wales, UK. Died 10 July 2015.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 5 May 1944, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK
- **Died:** 10 July 2015
- **Active:** 1994–2006

## Biography

Roger Rees (1944–2015) was a Welsh-American actor and director. Born in Aberystwyth, Wales, he trained as a painter at Camberwell College of Arts and the Slade School of Fine Art before moving into theatre, initially painting scenery at the Wimbledon Theatre and making his acting debut there in 1965.

Rees gained recognition for his stage performances, notably starring in the Royal Shakespeare Company's adaptation of *Nicholas Nickleby*, for which he received Olivier and Tony awards. On screen he appeared in films including *Robin Hood: Men in Tights* (1993), *The Scorpion King* (2002), *Frida* (2002) and *The Prestige* (2006), and in television series such as *Cheers* (as Robin Colcord), *The West Wing* and *Oz*, in which he also directed an episode. He became an American citizen in 1989 and was married to theatre writer Rick Elice from 2011 until his death from cancer.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, ibdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Prestige* (2006), Fi1m 82, as Owens — [page](https://film.one/film/the-prestige.md)
- *The West Wing* (1999), Fi1m 86, as John Marbury — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *Oz* (1997), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)
- *My So-Called Life* (1994), Fi1m 87, as Vic Racine — [page](https://film.one/tv/my-so-called-life.md)

## Also known for

- *The Scorpion King* (2002), King Pheron
- *Return to Never Land* (2002), Edward (voice)
- *Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties* (2006), Mr. Hobbs
- *Robin Hood: Men in Tights* (1993), Sheriff of Rotingham
- *Frida* (2002), Guillermo Kahlo
- *The Pink Panther* (2006), Raymmond Laroque
- *Elementary* (2012), Alistair Moore
- *The Invasion* (2007), Yorish

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