Roger Rignack

Roger Rignack

actor, producer, writer

Roger Rignack was born on Sep 24, 1962 in USA. Roger Rignack's big-screen debut came with True Love directed by Nancy Savoca in 1989, strarring Dom. Roger Rignack is known for Trumbo directed by Jay Roach, Bryan Cranston stars as Dalton Trumbo and Michael Stuhlbarg as Edward G. Robinson. The most recent award Roger Rignack achieved is Independent Film Quarterly Film and Webisode Festival. The upcoming new movie Roger Rignack plays is Frankie's Redemption which will be released on Aug 21, 2021.

Originally from New York City, Roger graduated from the High School of Performing Arts, where he appeared in the film "Fame". After receiving his BFA in Acting from Emerson College in Boston, Roger returned to NYC to study with teachers such as: Stella Adler, Uta Hagen, Herbert Berghof, Ernie Martin, Elaine Aiken, Gene Frankel and George Morrison (Purchase and Juilliard). 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" and Danny in "Danny And The Deep Blue Sea" at the Actors Studio in NYC as well Baxter in "Fragments" and Captain Hook in "Peter Pan" in LA. He performed the title role in the National tour of "Don Quixote" in both English and Spanish. Other 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, "American Buffalo" at the Tamarind Theatre. Roger has performed with several improv groups including Manhattan Punch Line in NYC and The Groundlings in Los Angeles. Roger is also a stand-up comic; among the clubs he has performed are: The Improv, Laugh Factory, Ice House, and a regular at The Comedy Store in Hollywood. He has also done numerous national commercials and voice overs. Roger wrote a screenplay entitled "Blackbirds" - an adaptation inspired by true events that occurred during the training of combat fighter pilots in WWII. He has also written 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.

  • Birthday

    Sep 24, 1962
  • Place of Birth

    New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Awards

2 wins & 0 nominations

Independent Film Quarterly Film and Webisode Festival
2014
Best Web Series
Winner - Festival Award
LA Web Fest
2014
Ensemble Cast: Comedy
Winner - Outstanding Achievement Award

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