Bobby Roe
{{Short description|American actor}}
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|birth_date=December 15, 1978
|birth_place= Columbia, South Carolina, United States
|occupation= Actor, Director, Screenwriter, Author
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Bobby Roe (born December 15, 1978) is an American actor, director, and screenwriter, primarily known for his film The Houses October Built and its sequel The Houses October Built 2. It was produced by Steven Schneider, whose hits include Paranormal Activity, Insidious, The Devil Inside and M. Night Shyamalan's The Visit, ''Split, Glass and Old.
Career
He grew up in Dallas, Texas and graduated from Plano Senior High School. Attended UCLA and was an All-American pitcher on their baseball team where he played alongside MLB All Star's Chase Utley, Eric Byrnes and Garrett Atkins. He was then cast as a stunt double for Roger Clemens in Zack Snyder's "Rocket Unit" Cingular commercial. Roe eventually received his masters in film at Loyola Marymount University and went on to be a writer/producer that helped launch Reelz Channel. He was originally cast as Mark Mulder in Moneyball when Steven Soderbergh was directing.{{cite web|title='IMDB Trivia|url=https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1745427/about/|website=imdb.com}}
Roe directed, wrote and starred in the film The Houses October Built in 2014, and its sequel The Houses October Built 2. His brother Mikey Roe, Zack Andrews, Jeff Larson, and Brandy Schaefer appear as themselves.{{cite web|title='The Houses October Built' Sequel To Come Knocking In September Via RLJE Films|url=https://deadline.com/2017/07/the-houses-october-built-sequel-release-date-rlje-films-1202126574/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=October 30, 2017}} Both he and Zack Andrews have also written the children's book Narah and the Unicorn - The Original Narwhal Story.
According to Entertainment Weekly and Variety, Roe will direct and write a segment of the horror anthology, Isolation.{{cite web|title='How a group of directors filmed a horror movie entirely in quarantine|url=https://ew.com/movies/isolation-horror-movie-quarantine/|website=EW.com|accessdate=June 28, 2019}}{{cite web|title='Horror Anthology Film 'Isolation' Finishes Filming Entirely in Quarantine (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/horror-anthology-isolation-quarantine-coronavirus-1234706778/|website=variety.com|accessdate=July 15, 2020}}
Roe has been tapped to write and direct the shared horror universe film "A Wicked Tale" from the producers of The Walking Dead.{{cite web|title='Circle of Confusion Nabs A Wicked Tale' Script With Plans To Launch Shared Horror Film Universe Based On Classic Fairy Tales|url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/circle-of-confusion-a-wicked-tale-shared-horror-fairy-tale-film-universe-1202639681/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=July 15, 2020}}
Forbes and UploadVR released that Roe and Andrews, with the help of their company Haunt Society, helped create the first sanctioned virtual reality haunted house for Rec_Room_(video_game).{{cite web|title='Rec Room launches “House of Terror” Halloween experience|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/charliefink/2022/10/20/this-week-in-xr-stability-ai-raises-101-million-viture-raises-10-million-for-wearable-hi-def-video/?sh=2b1915492a2d/|website=Forbes.com|accessdate=October 20, 2022}}{{cite web|title='Rec Room’s House of Terror Is A Sucker-Punch Immersive Experience (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://uploadvr.com/rec-room-house-of-terror/|website=UploadVr.com|accessdate=October 20, 2022}}
Bloody Disgusting premiered the video game, Roe wrote and directed, Haunt Society's Nightmare Fuel for Fortnite.{{cite web|title= ‘Haunt Society’s Nightmare Fuel’ – Introducing the Ultimate Horror-Themed ‘Fortnite’ Game! Trailer|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3831941/haunt-societys-nightmare-fuel-introducing-the-ultimate-horror-themed-fortnite-game/|website=BloodyDisgusting.com|accessdate=September 19, 2024}}
Bloody Disgusting announced his proof of concept film entitled "Will Helm" starring Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills and Mara Marini. World Premiering at Sitges Film Festival and Screamfest Horror Film Festival.{{cite web|title= ‘Will Helm’ – Creators of ‘The Houses October Built’ Announce Horror Project Starring Spencer Charnas [Exclusive]|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3831088/will-helm-creators-of-the-houses-october-built-announce-horror-project-starring-spencer-charnas-exclusive/|website=BloodyDisgusting.com|accessdate=September 12, 2024}}
Filmography
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| 2002 | Arli$$ | Boxer/Weightlifter |
| 2005 | CSI: NY | New York Baseball Player |
| 2005 | The Longest Yard | Guard Football Player |
| 2004-2005 | Clubhouse | Kevin Turek |
| 2006 | Superman Returns | Ravens Baseball Player |
| 2005-2006 | Numb3rs | Vick Johnston/Flashback Pitcher |
| 2011 | The Houses October Built - Documentary | Director-Writer-Himself |
| 2014 | The Houses October Built | Director-Writer-Bobby |
| 2017 | The Houses October Built 2 | Director-Writer-Bobby |
| 2021 | Isolation | Director-Writer |
| 2024 | Will Helm | Director-Writer-Producer |
| 2025 | Untitled Slasher Welcome Villain | Director-Writer-Producer |
| 2025 | A Wicked Tale | Director-Writer-Producer |
=Awards=
- Best Feature Length Film from the Midnight X-Treme Category from the Sitges Film Festival (2014, won){{cite web|title=Awards|url=http://sitgesfilmfestival.com/eng/festival/palmares|publisher=Sitges Film Festival|accessdate=January 10, 2015|archive-date=April 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410015812/http://sitgesfilmfestival.com/eng/festival/palmares|url-status=dead}}
- Best Screenplay Bobby Roe, Zack Andrews, Jason Zada from the Macabre Faire Film Festival (2015, won){{cite web|title=Awards|url=http://www.haunt-faire.com/mf-film-festival.html|accessdate=August 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809133432/http://www.haunt-faire.com/mf-film-festival.html|archive-date=August 9, 2015|url-status=dead}}
Bibliography
- Narah and the Unicorn: The Original Narwhal Story (2017) [https://www.amazon.com/Narah-Unicorn-Original-Narwhal-Story/dp/0692850422/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511218355&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=narah+and+the+unicorn Narah and the Unicorn - The Original Narwhal Story]
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1745427}}
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Category:21st-century American male actors