Michael E. Rodgers
{{short description|Scottish actor and acting coach (born 1969)}}
{{distinguish|Mike Rodgers}}
{{more footnotes|date=January 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2012}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Michael E. Rodgers
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|5|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
| occupation = Actor, acting coach
| years_active = 1989–present
| website = {{url|http://michaelrodgersstudio.com}}
}}
Michael Ethan Rodgers (born 8 May 1969) is a Scottish actor and acting coach.
Early life
Career
Rodgers moved to Los Angeles, California in 1989 to pursue his acting career.{{Cite web|url=http://michaelrodgersstudio.com/about|title = ACTOR}}
He began his film career with a role in Gia with Angelina Jolie. Shortly thereafter, he went to work with Sir Nigel Hawthorne and Minnie Driver in the feature film Uncorked and renowned director Allison Anders in Sugar Town. He later played alongside Mel Gibson in The Patriot and with Alec Baldwin and Peter Fonda in Thomas and the Magic Railroad in which he played Mr C. Junior.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q0G3hog_c2kC&q=Michael+e+Rodgers+Thomas+and+the+magic+railroad&pg=PA1899|title=Screen World 2001|last=Wills|first=John|date=2001|publisher=Monush|isbn=9780786486946|language=en}} He is best known for playing the acerbic Richard Dawson in the Bob Crane biopic, Auto Focus, directed by Paul Schrader. He runs Michael Rodgers Studio in Milan, Italy, an acting school.
He has appeared on various television series including NYPD Blue, Bones, CSI: Miami, Veronica Mars, American Dreams, Windfall, Will & Grace and the 2010 series Leverage and Mysterious Ways. He also provided the English voice of Judge Gabranth in Final Fantasy XII.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1996
|{{sortname|The|Dentist}} |Nervous Patient | |
| 1998
|Paul | |
| 1999
|Journalist | |
| rowspan=2|2000
|Rupp | |
| Thomas and the Magic Railroad
|Mr. C. Junior |
| 2001
|Thank Heaven |Horace | |
| 2002
| |
| rowspan=2|2003
|Sandy Hauser | |
| {{sortname|The|Bone Hunter|nolink=1}}
|Aedgar | |
| 2004
|Red Rose |Robert Burns | |
| 2005
|What's Up, Scarlet? |Bruno | |
| 2006
|Stranded |Mark |Short |
| 2007
|Stephen | |
| 2015
|{{sortname|The|Good Italian|nolink=1}} |William |Short |
| 2019
|Simple Women |Martin Donavan | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1997
|Charles Hilliard |Episode: "Whole Lotta Shakin'..." |
| rowspan=2|1998
|Gia |Red Dress Photographer | |
| NYPD Blue
|Eddie 'The Fly' Golota |Episode: "Twin Petes" |
| rowspan=2|2000
|Charlie |Episode: "Advise and Resent" |
| Metropolis
|Nate |TV film |
| 2001
|Everett Collins |Episode: "Dead Dog Walking" |
| 2002
|Cingean Flanigan |Episodes: "The Journey: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2003–04
|Colin Blair |Recurring role (seasons 2–3) |
| 2004
|First Mate Reznor |Episode: "Charrrmed!" |
| rowspan=2|2005
|Colin Nevin |Episode: "Green-Eyed Monster" |
| {{sortname|The|Triangle|The Triangle (miniseries)}}
|Bruce Geller |TV miniseries |
| rowspan=4|2006
|Keith Gifford |Episode: "The Score" |
| Killer Instinct
|Mace / Edward Peterson |Episode: "Love Hurts" |
| Bones
|Jesse Kane |Episode: "The Man on the Fairway" |
| Windfall
|Pascal / Patrick |Episodes: "The Myth of More", "Urgent Care" |
| 2008
|Neal Stokes |Guest role (3 episodes) |
| 2010
|Chapman |Episode: "The Big Bang Job" |
| 2018
|Bruce |Recurring role |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2005
|{{sortname|The|Matrix: Path of Neo}} |Doberman |
| 2006
|Judge Magister Gabranth |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|0734751|Michael E. Rodgers}}
- 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/
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Category:20th-century Scottish male actors
Category:21st-century Scottish male actors
Category:People from Whitburn, West Lothian
Category:Scottish expatriate male actors in the United States
Category:Scottish male film actors
Category:Scottish male television actors
Category:Scottish male video game actors