Struan Rodger – born on September 18, 1946, is 78 years old. He is a British movie and television actor best known for the characters he depicted in Kill List, Stardust, and Chariots of Fire. Rodgers started acting as far back as 1967 when he appeared in a single episode of Hobson’s Choice and so far, he has proved to be quite prolific, appearing in over 110 productions on both the big and small screens.
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Struan Rodger is 78 years old as he was born on September 18, 1946. Aside from the movies and TV series he appeared in, very little is known about him. However, it is common knowledge that he was born in the United Kingdom. Of British nationality, Rodger was born Struan L Rodger in Manchester, England. Ethnicity-wise, he is listed as White.
He is a prolific actor
Struan Rodger started his acting career in cameos in 1967 by appearing in one episode of Hobson’s Choice TV series as Fred Beenstock. During the late 1960s and early 1970, Rodgers made several one-episode appearances in Coronation Street as John, The Regiment, and Armchair Theatre as Stuart Tebbs. His appearances on the small screen started improving by 1973 when he recorded 10 episodes on the set of Look and Read as Joe Norland. In 1974, he appeared in one episode of Warship as Sub-Lt. Penn. The next year, he came in as George Bernard Shaw in a single episode of The Love School and did two episodes of 2nd House as Michael Henchard in The Mayor of Casterbridge between 1973 and 1975.
In Armchair Thriller, Struan Rodger played Hassel in two episodes. He appeared as Javert’s Aide in 1978’s Les Miserables, was in one episode of Accident as Peter Morris in 1979, and showed up in Return of the Saint as Erhard. Another of his single-episode gigs was seen in Secret Army as ‘Mad’ Mike Miller. Struan Rodger did a few more cameos before scoring his big break in Four Weddings and a Funeral as The Best Man in 1994, his second best-known role was playing Sandy McGrath in Chariots of Fire. Rodger also gained a lot of popularity for appearing in Stardust as Bishop in 2007, and his 2011 role in Kill List as The Client. So far, The movie and TV actor has played over 110 roles on both the big and small screens and one of his latest production is a TV series titled, The Discovery of Witches where he came in as Dr. John Dee in 2021. He has recorded quite a good number of video games and has one music video under his belt.
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Struan Rodger’s movies and TV shows
TV series
- Hobson’s Choice as Fred Beenstock – 1967
- Coronation Street as John – 1968
- The Regiment as TV Series – 1972
- Armchair Theatre as Stuart Tebbs – 1972
- Look and Read as Joe Norland – 1973
- Warship as Sub-Lt. Penn – 1974
- The Love School as George Bernard Shaw – 1975
- 2nd House as Michael Henchard in The Mayor of Casterbridge between 1973 and 1975
- Armchair Thriller as Hassel – 1978
- Return of the Saint as Erhard – 1979
- Secret Army as – 1979
- Accident as Peter Morris – 1979
- Sweet Nothings as Hickson – 1980
- The Manions of America as Brian – 1981
- Play for Today as David – 1974 to 1982
- Boys from the Blackstuff as Priest (father Dan Thomas) – 1982
- Strangers and Brothers as Dr. Schäder – 1982
- Fox Mystery Theater as Detective Constable Gray – 1984
- Cover Her Face as James Ritchie – 1985
- The Detective as Major Naughton – 1985
- Function Room – 1985
- Edge of Darkness as Mac – 1985
- Yesterday’s Dreams as Barry – 1987
- Lost Belongings as Hugh McBraill – 1987
- Imaginary Friends as Bob Onland – 1987
- Rumpole of the Bailey as Det. Insp. Brush – 1979–1988
- Bergerac as Smith 1990
- Game, Set, and Match as Morgan – 1988
- Poirotm as Henrik Van Braks (as Straun Rodger) – 1990
- Blood Rights as Grenville Barker – 1990
- Come Home Charlie and Face Them as Brownlow – 1990
- Moon and Son as Parris as – 1991
- Maigret as Joseph Gastin (as Struan Roger) -1992
- Spender as Peter the Hair – 1993
- The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends as Samuel Whiskers (voice) – 1993
- Prime Suspect 3 as Supt. Halliday – 1993
- Faith as Matthew Sheridan – 1994
- Lovejoy as Sidelski – 1994
- Chandler & Co as David – 1994
- Highlander as Bonnie Prince Charlie – 1996
- The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders as Mr. Richardson – 1996
- Performance as Earl of Northumberland – 1997
- The Vice as David Hinkley – 1999
- An Unsuitable Job for a Woman as DCS Fergusson – 1997–1999
- Sea of Souls as August McKay – 2004
- Distant Shores as Gideon – 2005
- Taggart as Angus Minto – 2005
- Midsomer Murders as Doctor O’Dowd – 2006
- The Last Detective as Alan Carty – 2007
- Moses Jones as Father Fred Bone – 2009
- The Bill as Henry Reed – 2009
- The Thick of It as Pat – 2009
- Law & Order: UK as Father Aiden Browne – 2010
- Mystery Files as Narrator (voice) – 2010–2011
- Endeavour as Wilf Karswell – 2014
- Prey as Topher Lomax – 2014
- Game of Thrones as Three-Eyed Raven – 2014
- New Tricks as Jim Tanner – 2014
- Grantchester as Tobias Hall – 2014
- The Enfield Haunting as Joe Watson – 2015
- A.D. The Bible Continues as Gamaliel – 2015
- Unforgotten as Alan Mackay 2015
- Shetland as Alec – 2016
- Silent Witness as Mike Liston – 2017
- No Offence as Eddie Tierney – 2017
- Vera as Father O’Brien – 2017
- Save Me as Richard – 2018
- Age Before Beauty as Chizzler – 2018
- Doctor Who as Clayton – 2006–2020
- A Discovery of Witches as Dr. John Dee 2021
Movies
- Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? Asst Director – 1978
- Les Miserables as Javert’s Aide – 1978
- Four Weddings and a Funeral as The Best Man – 1994
- Chariots of Fire as Sandy McGrath – 1981
- The World Cup: A Captain’s Tale as Jack Greenwell – 1982
- Hitler’s S.S.: Portrait in Evil as Theo Schmidt – 1985
- The Deliberate Death of a Polish Priest as Fr. Jerzy Popieluszko – 1986
- Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder as Ferdinand (voice) – 1987
- Reunion as Pompetski – 1989
- Dark Obsession as Peter Eggleton – 1989
- The Investigation: Inside a Terrorist Bombing as Ex-IRA man – 1990
- Afraid of the Dark as Window Cleaner – 1991
- A Child from the South as Jeremy – 1991
- A Woman at War as White – 1991
- Four Weddings and a Funeral as Best Man – Wedding Three – 1994
- The Madness of King George as Dundas – 1994
- Nexus 2.431 as Azhar – 1994
- The Innocent Sleep as Peter Samson – 1995
- Circles of Deceit: Kalon as Alec Dwyer – 1996
- The Waiting Time as Albert Perkins – 1999
- Sherlock as Ben Harrington – 2002
- Young Adam as Judge 2003
- Broken Morning as Priest 2003
- I Am Bob as The Photographer – 2007
- Stardust as Bishop -2007
- Stardust as Bishop – 2007
- The Pit as Aubrey – 2010
- Kill List as The Client – 2011
- Kill First as The Client – 2011
- 7 Lives as Rory’s Dad – 2011
- Scenes from Django Unchained – UK Winner as Dr. Schultz – 2013
- The Burn as Barman – 2014
- In Extremis as The Curator – 2014
- The Marker as Jimmy Doyle – 2017
- Final Stare – 2020
- The World We Knew as Barker – 2020
Music Video
- Jamie Cullum Feat. Roots Manuva: Love for $ale as Struan Rodger 2013
Video Game
- Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures: Fright of the Bumblebees as Mussle 2009
- Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures: Muzzled! As Muzzle – 2009
- Divinity II: Ego Draconis as (voice) 2009
- Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures: The Bogey Man as Monty 2009
- Venetica as (English version, voice) – 2009
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I as Wizard (voice) – 2010