- Birthday
- 1944-05-05
- Deathday
- 2015-07-10
- Place of Birth
- Aberystwyth, Wales, UK
Roger Rees
ActingBiography
Roger Rees (1944-2015) was a Welsh-American actor and director who achieved acclaim across stage, television, and film. Born on May 5, 1944, in Aberystwyth, Wales, he grew up in south London where his father worked as a police officer. He attended Camberwell College of Arts and the Slade School of Fine Art, initially training as a painter before transitioning to theater work. He painted scenery at the Wimbledon Theater in south London before becoming an actor there in 1965. Rees became widely recognized for his stage work, particularly his starring role in the Royal Shakespeare Company's adapt...
