Peter Rodger

Peter Anthony Rodger (born April 6, 1965) is a British filmmaker and photographer. Rodger is known for his 2009 documentary film Oh My God, as well as his work as a second unit director on The Hunger Games (2012). Rodger has won a number of awards, including from the Houston International Film Festival, the Chicago International Film Festival, the Telly Awards, the Mobius Awards, and the US International Film and Video Festival.[1] He is the father of Elliot Rodger, perpetrator of the 2014 Isla Vista killings.

Peter Rodger
Born
Peter Anthony Rodger

(1965-04-06) 6 April 1965
Tenterden, Kent, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationFilmmaker
Photographer
Commercial director
Notable work
Oh My God (2009)
Spouse(s)Li-Chin Rodger (divorced 1998)
Soumaya Akaaboune
Children3, including Elliot
Parent(s)George Rodger
WebsiteOfficial website

Isla Vista Murders

In 2014, his son Elliot, similar to the son of film director Dan Attias, murdered six people and injured fourteen others – by gunshot, stabbing and vehicle ramming – in Isla Vista, California near the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), then killed himself.[2]

Personal life

Rodger is based in the United States and is the son of British photographer George Rodger.[3]

Rodger married Li Chin, a Malaysian Chinese research assistant for a film company. They had two children.[4]

After his divorce, Rodger married Moroccan actress Soumaya Akaaboune. The couple had a son.[5]

References
  1. "Peter Rodger: Hollywood director now known for son Elliot's infamy". MSN. May 25, 2014. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  2. Welch, Oren Dorell, and William M. "Police identify Calif. shooting suspect as Elliot Rodger". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  3. "Peter Rodger". Saatchi Gallery. Archived from the original on November 28, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  4. Springer, Andrew. "The Agony of Peter Rodger, a Dad Whose Son Became a Mass Killer". ABC News. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  5. Idato, Michael (25 May 2014). "Alleged gunman Elliot Rodger, 22, lived a life of privilege". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 January 2020.


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