Michael E. Rodgers

Michael Ethan Rodgers (born 8 May 1969) is a Scottish film, television, voice and theatre actor, and acting coach.

Michael E. Rodgers
Born (1969-05-08) 8 May 1969
OccupationActor, acting coach
Years active1996present

Career

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 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. 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 (TV series) and Mysterious Ways (TV series). He also provided the English voice of Judge Gabranth in Final Fantasy XII.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1996 The Dentist Nervous Patient
1998 At Sachem Farm Paul
1999 Sugar Town Journalist
2000 Escape Under Pressure Rupp
2000 Thomas and the Magic Railroad Junior
2001 Thank Heaven Horace
2002 Auto Focus Richard Dawson
2003 Klepto Sandy Hauser
2003 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

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Night Man Charles Hilliard Episode: "Whole Lotta Shakin'..."
1998 Gia Red Dress Photographer
1998 NYPD Blue Eddie 'The Fly' Golota Episode: "Twin Petes"
2000 Will & Grace Charlie Episode: "Advise and Resent"
2000 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"
2005 The Matrix: Path of Neo Doberman (voice) Video game
2005 The Triangle Bruce Geller TV miniseries
2006 CSI: Miami Keith Gifford Episode: "The Score"
2006 Killer Instinct Mace / Edward Peterson Episode: "Love Hurts"
2006 Bones Jesse Kane Episode: "The Man on the Fairway"
2006 Final Fantasy XII Judge Magister Gabranth (voice) Video game
2006 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 Band Job"
2018 Penny on M.A.R.S. Bruce Recurring role
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