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Michael E. Rodgers | |
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| Born | 8 May 1969 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, acting coach |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Website | michaelrodgersstudio |
Michael Ethan Rodgers (born 8 May 1969) is a Scottish actor and acting coach.
Michael Ethan Rodgers was born in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland on 8 May 1969. [1] [2]
Rodgers moved to Los Angeles, California in 1989 to pursue his acting career. [2]
He began his film career with a role in Gia with Angelina Jolie. Shortly thereafter, he went to work with Nigel Hawthorne and Minnie Driver in the feature film Uncorked and 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. [3] 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. [2]
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 .
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Dentist | Nervous Patient | |
| 1998 | At Sachem Farm | Paul | |
| 1999 | Sugar Town | Journalist | |
| 2000 | Escape Under Pressure | Rupp | |
| Thomas and the Magic Railroad | Mr. C. Junior | [3] | |
| 2001 | Thank Heaven | Horace | |
| 2002 | Auto Focus | Richard Dawson | |
| 2003 | Klepto | Sandy Hauser | |
| The Bone Hunter | Aedgar | ||
| 2004 | Red Rose | Robert Burns | |
| 2005 | What's Up, Scarlet? | Bruno | |
| 2006 | Stranded | Mark | Short |
| 2007 | Sinner | Stephen | |
| 2015 | The Good Italian | William | Short |
| 2019 | Simple Women | Martin Donavan |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Night Man | Charles Hilliard | Episode: "Whole Lotta Shakin'..." |
| 1998 | Gia | Red Dress Photographer | |
| NYPD Blue | Eddie 'The Fly' Golota | Episode: "Twin Petes" | |
| 2000 | Will & Grace | Charlie | Episode: "Advise and Resent" |
| Metropolis | Nate | TV film | |
| 2001 | Mysterious Ways | Everett Collins | Episode: "Dead Dog Walking" |
| 2002 | American Family | Cingean Flanigan | Episodes: "The Journey: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2003–04 | American Dreams | Colin Blair | Recurring role (seasons 2–3) |
| 2004 | Charmed | First Mate Reznor | Episode: "Charrrmed!" |
| 2005 | Veronica Mars | Colin Nevin | Episode: "Green-Eyed Monster" |
| The Triangle | Bruce Geller | TV miniseries | |
| 2006 | CSI: Miami | 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 | As the World Turns | Neal Stokes | Guest role (3 episodes) |
| 2010 | Leverage | Chapman | Episode: "The Big Bang Job" |
| 2018 | Penny on M.A.R.S. | Bruce | Recurring role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Matrix: Path of Neo | Doberman | [4] |
| 2006 | Final Fantasy XII | Judge Magister Gabranth | [4] |
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