:Peter Rodger

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| name = Peter Rodger

| image = File:Peter Rodger letter from daughter (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Rodger in an undated photo

| birth_name = Peter Anthony Rodger{{cite web | url=https://companycheck.co.uk/director/901691562/MR-PETER-ANTHONY-RODGER/summary | title=MR PETER ANTHONY RODGER director information. Free director information. Director id 901691562 }}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|4|6|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Tenterden, Kent, England

| education = Maidstone College of Art

| occupation = {{hlist|Filmmaker|photographer|commercial director}}

| notable_works = Oh My God (2009)

| spouse = {{plainlist|

{{marriage|Ong Li Chin Tye||1998|end=div}}
{{marriage|Soumaya Akaaboune|1999}}

}}

| children = 3, including Elliot

| parents = George Rodger

| awards =

| website = {{official website|http://peterrodger.com}}

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Peter Anthony Rodger (born 6 April 1965) is a British filmmaker, photographer, and commercial director. Rodger is known for his 2009 documentary film Oh My God, as well as for his work as a second unit director on The Hunger Games (2012). He is the recipient of accolades from the Houston International Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, Telly Awards, the Mobius Awards, and US International Film and Video Festival.{{cite web|url=http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/peter-rodger-hollywood-director-now-known-for-sons-infamy928377|title=Peter Rodger: Hollywood director now known for son Elliot's infamy|date=25 May 2014|accessdate=25 May 2014|publisher=MSN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527203307/http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/peter-rodger-hollywood-director-now-known-for-sons-infamy928377|archive-date=27 May 2014|url-status=dead}}

Personal life

Rodger was born on April 6, 1965,{{cn|date=December 2024}} as the second son of British photojournalist George Rodger and his American assistant wife, Lois "Jinx" Rodger (née Witherspoon).{{cite web|url=http://www.saatchiart.com/prodger|title=Peter Rodger|accessdate=25 May 2014|publisher=Saatchi Gallery|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128141817/https://www.saatchiart.com/prodger|archive-date=28 November 2016|url-status=dead}}

Rodger married Ong Li Chin Tye, a Malaysian Chinese nurse who worked on film sets and later a research assistant for a film company. They had two children, Elliot (1991–2014) and Georgia (b. 1995).{{cite web |last1=Springer |first1=Andrew |title=The Agony of Peter Rodger, a Dad Whose Son Became a Mass Killer |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/agony-peter-rodger-dad-son-mass-killer/story?id=24317702 |website=ABC News |accessdate=21 January 2020}}

In {{Circa}} 1996, Rodger moved together with his family from the United Kingdom to California. In 1998, he divorced his wife, Li Chin Tye. In 1999, after his divorce, Rodger married Moroccan actress Soumaya Akaaboune, with whom he had his third child and second son, Jazz.{{Cite web |last=Koulouris |first=Christopher |date=2014-05-27 |title=Elliot Rodger planned to kill his 6 year old half brother and step mother |url=https://scallywagandvagabond.com/2014/05/elliot-rodger-planned-to-kill-his-6-year-old-half-brother-and-step-mother/ |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=Scallywag and Vagabond |language=en-US}}

In 2014, his eldest son, Elliot Rodger, murdered six people and injured fourteen others in Isla Vista, California, then killed himself.{{Cite web|first1=Oren|last1=Dorell|first2=William M.|last2=Welch|title=Police identify Calif. shooting suspect as Elliot Rodger|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/usanow/2014/05/24/shooting-california-santa-barbara/9532405/|access-date=13 January 2021|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}} Afterwards, Peter gave several interviews to shed light on the incident and Elliot's upbringing.{{Citation |title=Eliot Rodger: Santa Barbara Shooting Suspect's Father Peter Rodger Interview | date=27 June 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWvm6KI1S9M |access-date=2023-04-02 |language=en |via=YouTube}} Following this incident, his remaining son's name was changed.{{Cite web |title=The Secret Life of Elliot Rodger |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/fullpage/secret-life-elliot-rodger-24322227 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722233422/https://abcnews.go.com/US/fullpage/secret-life-elliot-rodger-24322227 |archive-date=July 22, 2021 |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=ABC News |language=en}}