Reg Rogers

Reg Rogers
Born
Reg Rogers

(1964-12-23) December 23, 1964 (age 61)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active1994–present
Spouse
Susannah Rogers
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(m. 2008)​

Reg Rogers (born December 23, 1964) is an American stage, film, and television actor, known for his roles in Primal Fear and Runaway Bride and for the TV miniseries Attila. He also appears in theater, both on Broadway and Off-Broadway.

Early life

Rogers was raised in Newport Beach, California. After high school, he attended several colleges before graduating from the Yale School of Drama in 1993.

Career

Rogers has frequently appeared in guest roles on television shows including Law & Order, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Friends, The Closer, Boardwalk Empire, Touched by an Angel, The Knick, Lipstick Jungle, Miss Match, Hell on Wheels, The Americans, The Blacklist and the TV miniseries Attila. He played the killer Andrew Lincoln in the 2005 TV film Stone Cold, part of the Jesse Stone TV film series.

Films that featured Rogers include Primal Fear, I Shot Andy Warhol, Runaway Bride, The Photographer, Analyze That, Igby Goes Down, and Lovely by Surprise.

Theater

Rogers was nominated for the 1996 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and the 1996 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for a Broadway revival of Philip Barry's Holiday. He won the 2002 Obie Award as Outstanding Actor for his role in Richard Greenberg's Off-Broadway play The Dazzle.

In May 2005, he costarred with Marin Hinkle in the Craig Lucas adaptation of August Strindberg's Miss Julie at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater.

In 2011, he performed in two plays at Shakespeare in the Park in New York City: Measure for Measure and All's Well That Ends Well. In September 2011 he appeared in the new Theresa Rebeck play Poor Behavior at the Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles.

In August 2013, Rogers costarred with Johanna Day in the world premiere of Carly Mensch’s play Oblivion at the Westport Country Playhouse.

In the 2014 Broadway production of You Can't Take It with You, he played Boris Kolenkhov, the Russian refugee and dance teacher.

In March 2017, he began performing as Morris Dixon in the Broadway production of Present Laughter starring Kevin Kline.

In September 2018, he originated the role of Ron Carlisle in Tootsie, which moved to Broadway in March 2019.

Rogers played the part of Joe Josephson in the 2022 Off-Broadway revival of Merrily We Roll Along, which transferred to the Hudson Theatre as the first Broadway revival of the show in September 2023.

In December 2024, he took over the role of Mr Mushnik in the Off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors replacing Stephen DeRosa.

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Note(s)
1996I Shot Andy WarholPaul Morrissey
1996Primal FearJack Connerman
1997The End of ViolenceJack
1997'Til There Was YouBob
1999JumpGordon
1999Runaway BrideGeorge "Big Guy" Swilling
1999I'll Take You ThereBill
2000The PhotographerMax Martin
2001Get Well SoonKeith Charles
2002Igby Goes DownTherapist
2002Analyze ThatRaoul Berman
2006The Wedding WeekendRichard
2007Chicago 10Tom Hayden, Unidentified Yippie, Marshal 3Voice role
2007Lovely by SurpriseBob
2008The GuitarBrett
2013Last Time We CheckedHimselfShort
2013El cielo es azulMan
2014Elsa & FredAlec
2014Little Girl BlueAmosShort
2025Merrily We Roll AlongJoe JosephsonFilmed production

Television

Year Show Role Note(s)
1994–2010Law & OrderJoshua Felner, Edgar Varick, Jason Bregman3 episodes
1997Chicago HopeElks WilliamsEpisode: "The Day Of The Rope"
1997FriendsThe Director3 episodes
1998Touched by an AngelJohn Wilkes BoothEpisode: "Beautiful Dreamer"
2001AttilaValentinianMiniseries; 2 episodes
2003EdTed2 episodes
2003Miss MatchRichard Lonneman2 episodes
2005EyesDanny AgermeyerEpisode: "Pilot"
2005Jesse Stone: Stone ColdAndrew LincolnTV movie
2005Uncommon SenseHimselfTV movie
2006If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home By NowCurtisTV movie
2007Law & Order: Criminal IntentDr. James CorlissEpisode: "Brother's Keepers"
2007ThemEzekial SmitsTV movie
2008Lipstick JungleStephen DraperEpisode: "Chapter Seventeen: Bye, Bye Baby"
2009CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationJonathan DansonEpisode: "A Space Oddity"
2010ScoundrelsSparkyEpisode: "Yes, Sir, Yes, Sir, Three Bags Full"
2011GeorgetownLen FosterTV movie
2012The CloserJerry CooperEpisode: "Fool's Gold"
2012Blue BloodsVance BradleyEpisode: "Greener Grass"
2012ElementaryMicah ElrichEpisode: "The Leviathan"
2013–15The AmericansCharles Duluth4 episodes
2014The Good WifeAsher MercerEpisode: "A Material World"
2014Boardwalk EmpireRobert Hodge2 episodes
2014–15The KnickDr. Bertram Checkering Sr.7 episodes
2015Flesh and BoneJasperMiniseries; 3 episodes
2015–16Hell on WheelsJames Strobridge8 episodes
2016Turn: Washington's SpiesRandall, Joseph Reed4 episodes
2016BullFreddy BensimonEpisode: "The Necklace"
2017Mercy StreetEpisode: "The House Guest"
2017Great PerformancesMorris DixonEpisode: "Present Laughter"
2018Law & Order: Special Victims UnitCarl FlemingEpisode: "Flight Risk"
2018InstinctRuss MosherEpisode: "Live"
2018YouProfessor Paul Leary2 episodes
2019The CodeDennis SwilliceEpisode: "Molly Marine"
2019–20NOS4A2Abe2 episodes
2021The BlacklistNeville Townsend12 episodes
2024EvilAiden Flowers2 episodes

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992The Beauty PartHagedorn/Chenille SchreiberYale Repertory Theatre
1992The Taming of the ShrewGremioShakespeare Santa Cruz
1992HamletFrancisco/LucianusYale Repertory Theatre
1993Four Dogs and a BoneVictorLucille Lortel Theatre, Off-Broadway
1994The SeagullKonstantine Gavrilovich TreplyevWilliamstown Theatre Festival
1994Figaro/FigaroFigaroYale Repertory Theatre
1995The Molière ComediesGros-René/SganarelleCriterion Center Stage Right, Broadway
1995HolidayNed SetonCircle in the Square Theatre, Broadway
1995The TempestStephanoShakespeare Santa Cruz
1995King LearEdmundShakespeare Santa Cruz
1996Rocket to the MoonBen StarkWilliamstown Theatre Festival
1996Dealer's ChoiceMugsyLong Wharf Theatre
1996Landscape of the BodyCaptain Marvin HolahanYale Repertory Theatre
1996The LoverDmitri InsarovBaltimore Center Stage
1997ProposalsKen NormanBroadhurst Theatre, Broadway
1999Look Back in AngerJimmyClassic Stage Company, Off-Broadway
1999Lobster AliceJohn FinchPlaywrights Horizons, Off-Broadway
2001CelliniCelliniSecond Stage Theater, Off-Broadway
2001Unwrap Your CandyThe DoctorVineyard Theatre, Off-Broadway
2002The DazzleLangleyGramercy Theatre, Off-Broadway
2003The Chekhov CycleCaptain Bassily Solyony/Simon Epihodov/Constantine TrepleffWilliamstown Theatre Festival
2003Little Shop of HorrorsOrin ScrivelloActors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
2004Can-CanBoris AdzinidzinadzeNew York City Center, Off-Broadway
2005Miss JulieJeanRattlestick Playwrights Theater, Off-Broadway
2005Bach at LeipzigLenckNew York Theatre Workshop, Off-Broadway
2006Ridiculous FraudAndrew ClayMcCarter Theatre
2006The Pain and the ItchCashPlaywrights Horizons, Off-Broadway
2007The Injured PartySethSouth Coast Repertory
2007Richard IIIRichard IIICalifornia Shakespeare Theater
2008The UnderstudyHarryWilliamstown Theatre Festival
2008Rough CrossingTuraiYale Repertory Theatre
2009The Royal FamilyTony CavendishSamuel J. Friedman Theatre, Broadway
2009KnickerbockerJerryWilliamstown Theatre Festival
2010A Free Man of ColorTallyrand/Zeus-Marie PincepousseVivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway
2010RomanceThe Defense AttorneyBay Street Theatre, Off-Broadway
2011Measure for MeasureLucioShakespeare in the Park, Off-Broadway
2011All's Well That Ends WellParollesShakespeare in the Park, Off-Broadway
2011Poor BehaviorIanMark Taper Forum
2012Glengarry Glen RossRicky RomaGate Theatre
2013OblivionDixonWestport Country Playhouse
2013The Big KnifeSmiley CoyAmerican Airlines Theatre, Broadway
2014You Can't Take It with YouBoris KolenkhovLongacre Theatre, Broadway
2016PrivacyJosh CohenThe Public Theater, Off-Broadway
2017Present LaughterMorris DixonSt. James Theatre, Broadway
2017An Enemy of the PeopleDr. Thomas StockmannYale Repertory Theatre
2018The Iceman ComethJimmy TomorrowBernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Broadway
2019TootsieRon CarlisleMarquis Theatre, Broadway
2021The AlchemistSubtleRed Bull Theater Company, Off-Broadway
2022Murder on the Orient ExpressHercule PoirotCape Playhouse
2022Merrily We Roll AlongJoe JosephsonNew York Theatre Workshop, Off-Broadway
2023Dial M For MurderInspector HubbardBay Street Theatre, Off-Broadway
2023Merrily We Roll AlongJoe JosephsonHudson Theatre, Broadway
2026RhinocerosBerengerYale Repertory Theatre
2026Little Shop of HorrorsMushnikWestside Theatre, Off-Broadway

Video games

Year Game Role Note(s)
2007Manhunt 2The LegionVoice role
2017Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3Additional VoicesVoice role

References

  1. 1 2 Zeitchik, Steven. "Reg Rogers is misbehavin', to good effect", Los Angeles Times, September 11, 2011
  2. ↑ Reg Rogers Filmography at IMDb
  3. ↑ " Holiday Broadway" Playbill, retrieved March 11, 2017
  4. ↑ infoplease.com, 2001–2002 Obie Awards
  5. ↑ The Dazzle lortel.org, retrieved March 11, 2017
  6. ↑ Hernandez, Ernio. Marin Hinkle Stars as Miss Julie in Craig Lucas' Adaptation Off-Broadway Playbill, May 12, 2005
  7. ↑ Gates, Anita. "Review of ‘Oblivion,’ at Westport Country Playhouse", The New York Times, August 29, 2013
  8. ↑ " You Can't Take It with You Broadway" Playbill, retrieved March 11, 2017
  9. ↑ "Casting Complete for Broadway's Present Laughter, Starring Kevin Kline". Playbill. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  10. ↑ "NYTW / Merrily We Roll Along". NYTW. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Broadway.com". Broadway.com. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  12. ↑ Reg Rogers Is the Next Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors Off-Broadway