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| Rolf Saxon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alexandria, Virginia, US |
| Nationality | American, British |
| Occupation | Actor. Voice actor |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Notable work | Broken Sword, Mission: Impossible, Saving Private Ryan |
| Website | http://rolfsaxon.com/ |
Rolf Saxon is an American actor and voice actor. He is known for his voice over work in video games, movies and TV shows. He is also known for voicing George Stobbart, The Goat, Robert Foster and Gehnen in the Broken Sword franchise, and the USA narrator in Teletubbies. He has an uncredited role as Joe Trivoli in A Hologram for the King, and his uncredited voice role as Leo in The Witcher. He was born in Alexandria, Virginia and He currently resides in London, England. He even has his own website and it's called rolfsaxon.com. His roles include Sheriff Espinosa in Alien Strain, Stan Gould in Woman in Gold, Ron in Undone and Lieutenant Briggs in Saving Private Ryan.
Life and career
Saxon was born at Fort Belvoir in Alexandria, Virginia. He has worked with American Conservatory Theatre, Cal Shakes, the Berkeley Mime Troupe, and Omphalos Street Theatre Company.
Awards and nominations
Upon his graduation at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Saxon was awarded the Gold Medal. While performing with the Omphalos Street Theatre Company at the Edinburgh Festival, he was nominated for the Fringe First Award. Critics praised Saxon's performance as Victor Franz in The Price play, earning him the Best Actor in A Leading Role Award at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards. Films such as Saving Private Ryan and Tomorrow Never Dies, the TV series Agatha Christie's Poirot, and video games the Broken Sword series and The Witcher received several awards and nominations.
Filmography
- Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Gentle Touch | Doctor | 1 Episode |
| 1982 | Q.E.D. | American Associate | |
| 1982 | Starting Out | Mr Moran | 1 Episode |
| 1983 | Play for Today | Chemist | |
| Shades of Darkness | Robert Elwell | ||
| Chessgame | Mike Klobucki | ||
| 1984 | The First Olympics: Athens 1896 | Tim Coldfelt | unknown |
| The Tripods | Black Guard | 1 Episode | |
| 1985 | American Playhouse | Soldier | |
| Tender is the Night | American in Bar | unknown | |
| 1987 | Pulaski | Jerome Summers | 8 Episodes |
| 1989 | Boon | Luke Hennessey | 1 Episode |
| Birds of a Feather | Rodney Kauffman | ||
| 1990 | She-Wolf of London | Charlie Bodine | 2 Episodes |
| 1989–1990 | Capital City | Hudson J. Talbot / Hudson J. Talbot III | 22 Episodes |
| 1993 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Dr. Ames | 1 Episode |
| Runaway Bay | Daniel Vincent | ||
| 1994 | Love Hurts | Sam Levison | 4 Episodes |
| 1995 | The Tomorrow People | Mr. Roach | 1 Episode |
| Space Precinct | Lieutenant Verro Walker | ||
| Crown Prosecutor | Tom Reid | ||
| One for the Road | Hank | ||
| 1997–2001 | Teletubbies | Narrator | United States Version |
| 1999 | Goodnight Sweetheart | Murray | 1 Episode |
| 1999 | Hippies | Jerry Gurvitz | 1 Episode |
| 2003 | Ultimate Force | Art Spellman | |
| 2005 | The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey | Sam Johnson | 2 Episodes |
| 2006 | Little Britain | US President | 1 Episode |
| 2011 | They Live Among Us | Father Buer / Fr. Buer | 2 Episodes |
- Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Little Lord Fauntleroy | Dick | |
| 1983 | Curse of the Pink Panther | 2nd speedboat man | |
| The Lords of Discipline | Rowland | ||
| Invitation to the Wedding | Supporting character | ||
| 1984 | Nineteen Eighty-Four | Patrolman | |
| 1985 | Lace II | Hollywood Director | |
| The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission | Robert E. Wright | ||
| D.P. | Soldier | ||
| 1988 | A Time of Destiny | Kentucky | |
| 1989 | Joyriders | First American sailor | |
| Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy | Frank | ||
| 1991 | The Trials of Oz | Professor Ronald Dworkin | |
| 1992 | Wild West | Yuhudi | |
| 1993 | Hostages | Plaskett | |
| 1995 | Night Watch | Ted Fisk | |
| The Affair | Capt. Marks | ||
| 1996 | London Suite | Carl Dolby | |
| Mission: Impossible | C.I.A. Analyst William Donloe | ||
| 1997 | Tomorrow Never Dies | Philip Jones | |
| The Canterville Ghost | Hiram Otis | ||
| 1998 | |||
| Saving Private Ryan | Lieutenant Briggs | ||
| 1999 | Entrapment | Director | |
| RKO 281 | Flunkie #1 | ||
| 2000 | Honest | Alden Wheaton | |
| 2000 | Eisenstein | Hollywood Producer | |
| 2000 | Obedience | Herbie Clayton | |
| 2012 | Us | Madrone | |
| All I Think of is You | Wilkins | ||
| 2013 | The Book of Daniel | Nebuchadnezzar | |
| 2014 | Alien Strain | Sheriff Espinosa | |
| 2015 | Woman in Gold | Stan Gould | |
| 2016 | A Hologram for the King | Joe Trivoli | uncredited |
| August Falls | Mikey |
- Stage/Theatre
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Lost in Yonkers | Eddie |
| 1995 | Oleanna | John |
| Laughter on the 23rd Floor | Milt | |
| 1998 | The Frogs | Dionysos |
| A View from the Bridge | Eddie Carbone | |
| 2000 | The Seven Year Itch | Richard |
| The Graduate | Mr. Robinson | |
| 2001 | Dinner with Friends | Gabe |
| 2002 | The Winter's Tale | Polixenes |
| Pericles, Prince of Tyre | Simonides | |
| Frankie and Johnny in the Clair De Lune | Johnny | |
| 2003 | Chicago | Billy Flyinn |
| 2004 | Blues for Mr. Charlie | Parnell James |
| 2005 | The Price | Victor Franz |
| Death and the Maiden | Gerardo | |
| 2006 | Jerry Springer: The Opera | Jerry Springer |
| Hello Dolly | Vandergelder | |
| 2007 | Babes in Arms | Seymour Flemming |
| 2009 | The Floating Light Bulb | Jerry |
| 2011 | Danger: Memory! | Kroll |
| The Chosen | Malter |
- Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Broken Sword: Circle of Blood | George Stobbart | |
| 1997 | Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror | George Stobbart, The Goat, Robert Foster | |
| 2003 | Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon | George Stobbart | |
| 2006 | Secrets of the Ark: A Broken Sword Game | George Stobbart | |
| 2007 | The Witcher | Leo | uncredited |
| 2009 | Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars - Director's Cut | George Stobbart | |
| 2010 | Broken Sword: Director's Cut | George Stobbart | |
| 2013 | Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse | George Stobbart, Gehnen, Goat |
References
- ^ "Rolf Saxon - Actor :: Bio". Official Saxon Website. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- "George Stobbart speaks! An interview with Rolf Saxon". The Gaming Liberty. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- Awards and nominations for films, TV series and video games in which Saxon was cast in:
- "Awards for Tomorrow Never Dies". IMDb. Retrieved 14 January 2007.
- "Academy Awards, USA: 1999". IMDB. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
- "Awards for Saving Private Ryan". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
- "Awards Database — The BAFTA site". Bafta.org. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
- "The Edgar Awards Database". Myster Writers of America (TheEdgars.com). Retrieved 26 May 2009.
- "TEDxYork: Charles Cecil - Revolution Games :: "Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars"". TED. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "1UP: BAFTA Game Awards Nominees". 1UP. 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Revolution Software (Former website "2004," WayBack Machine)". Revolution Software. 25 February 2004. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "4th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards". Game Developers Choice Awards. 2004. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Video Games Awards 2010". BAFTA. 16 February 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Adventure Gamers: 2009 Aggie Award nominees". Adventure Gamers. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "European Games Awards 2011 Winners". European Games Awards. 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Sal 'Sluggo' Accardo. "Gamespy's Game of the Year 2007". Gamespy. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
- "IGN Best of 2007". IGN. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
- "Rolf Saxon - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
External links
| Revolution Software | |
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| Broken Sword series | |
| Steel Sky series | |
| Other games | |
| People | |
| Related | |
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from June 2011
- Living people
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- Male actors from Virginia
- 21st-century American male actors
- 20th-century American male actors
- People from Alexandria, Virginia
- American male stage actors
- Male actors from the San Francisco Bay Area
- Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama