Biography
Originally from New York City, Roger graduated from the High School of Performing Arts, where he appeared in the film "Fame." After earning his BFA in Acting from Emerson College in Boston, Roger returned to NYC to study with renowned teachers such as Stella Adler, Uta Hagen, Herbert Berghof, Ernie Martin, Elaine Aiken, Gene Frankel, and George Morrison (Purchase and Juilliard). His theatre credits include Cominius in "Coriolanus," Petruchio in "The Taming of The Shrew" at the Loeb Drama Center in Cambridge, "An Enemy Of The People" at the Lyric Stage in Boston, Edmund in "Long Day's Journey Into Night" at the Ensemble Studio Theatre (off-Broadway), Lee in "True West," Danny in "Danny And The Deep Blue Sea" at the Actors Studio in NYC, as well as Baxter in "Fragments" and Captain Hook in "Peter Pan" in Los Angeles. He played the title role in the national tour of "Don Quixote" in both English and Spanish. Additional credits include the US premiere of "Made In Buenos Aires" at the Old Globe Theatre, "Our Lady Of The Tortilla" at the INTAR Theatre (off-Broadway), "Waiting For Lefty" at the Harold Clurman Theatre (off-Broadway), "Hurlyburly" at The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, and "American Buffalo" at the Tamarind Theatre. Roger has also performed with improv groups such as Manhattan Punch Line in NYC and The Groundlings in Los Angeles. As a stand-up comic, he has appeared at clubs including The Improv, Laugh Factory, Ice House, and is a regular at The Comedy Store in Hollywood. He has featured in numerous national commercials and voice-over projects. Roger wrote a screenplay titled "Blackbirds," an adaptation inspired by true events during WWII combat fighter pilot training. He has also authored spec scripts for CBS-TV's "Everybody Loves Raymond," ABC-TV's "According To Jim," and "The Dead Zone" (USA Network). Roger studied screenwriting with Robert McKee, Chris Huntley (Dramatica), Skip Press, and at UCLA Extension.
