Roger Dorman is an actor and producer, known for Breach (2020), Karen (2021) and Wander (2020).

Roger Dorman is an American actor and producer known for his role as Leiland Ashgrave in the conspiracy thriller Wander (2020) opposite Aaron Eckhart, Tommy Lee Jones, and Katheryn Winnick.

He recently finished filming a leading role as Officer Mike Wind in the massively talked about and anticipated racism and police brutality thriller Karen (2021) opposite Taryn Manning. His brutal portrayal of a hardened racist cop is one many will not forget.

Roger is currently cast in a number of upcoming movies going into production in 2021 and 2022. Most notably, he will take on a leading role opposite Sydney Sweeney in the upcoming spy thriller Birdseye. Torn between love for his spy girlfriend and duty for his country, Roger’s character must make a decision, leading to an incredible arch of heart-wrenching emotions and drama.

On yet another project coming up, Roger will be playing one of the leads in the movie Mary, working with director Sean McNamara.

Roger has invested hundreds of hours in private tutoring sessions with Susana Morris of the exclusive Eric Morris Actors Workshop. Actor legends Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep have worked with her and her husband for much of their careers.

Roger understands the unmasking of scripts and tapping into emotional obligations necessary to bring out an exceptional performance every time he is in front of the camera.

His other interests and experience include golf (2 handicap), singing (currently taking private lessons), languages (also speaks Spanish), sports of all kinds (grew up playing competitive baseball, basketball, and football), nature and the outdoors (fishing, hiking, and camping), firearms (handguns, rifles, and semi-auto), business and travel (owns an international currency exchange and has traveled extensively throughout the world), animals, kids (father of 3 and tremendous family man), and fitness and health (personal training, yoga, pilates, trapeze, and running).

Roger is a rare combination of intellect, looks, physicality, sensitivity, hard work, and dependability, bringing to the set exactly what directors want and need.

Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Can you tell us the story of how you grew up?

Iwas born the third of six children in Ridgecrest, California. When my parents divorced when I was six, my mother took all six of us to her hometown of Panaca, Nevada. This was a small pioneer town of just 750 people. I spent my youth playing baseball, basketball, and football for my local sports teams through high school. During the summers, we would visit my father in California for a month or so at a time. This was my life living as a middle child in a broken home.

Can you share a story with us about what brought you to this specific career path?

I invested in a publicly-traded gold mining company and was invited to attend a board meeting for the top investors in the company. While there, I went to dinner with one of the board members. He looked across the table from me and said, “I’ve got a movie I want you to be in. I want you to be the luxury yacht captain.” I laughed, but one thing led to the other and eventually, I was cast in that movie. They ended up casting me in the first movie I played a part in, Wander, starring Aaron Eckhart, Tommy Lee Jones, Katheryn Winnick, Raymond Cruz, and Heather Graham. I wasn’t disappointed at the change in direction.



Can you tell us the most interesting story that happened to you since you began your career?

I’ve learned that actors are very kind and generous people. They are susceptible to things as they spend their lives living in others’ footsteps. As such, they need to come to a place of acceptance, understanding, and justification around the emotional obligations required to play their assigned roles. This gives each actor such tremendous understanding and empathy about so many lives that it can’t help but impact them in a way that is for good. I’ve been on the receiving end of such generosity from actors such as Aaron Eckhart, Katheryn Winnick, Raymond Cruz, Taryn Manning, and Cory Hardrict. Each has helped me in so many unique ways, artistically or personally.

Can you share a story about the funniest mistake you made when you were first starting? Can you tell us what lesson you learned from that?

I began taking acting lessons from a local acting coach who was just a small-town actor and a full-time realtor. He didn’t know how to get me to act. It was so sad. I tried, but nothing was happening. Finally, one day I think he thought he would throw me into the fire by bringing out a film crew. Hoping the pressure of being filmed would help me tap into my genuine and authentic emotions. He even brought out locally trained talent and paid them to help me in my portion of the scene. It couldn’t have gone worse. After that, I had a phone call with the Eric Morris Actors Workshop. Susana Morris was kind enough to speak with me about being my acting coach. The rest is history. She is brilliant and knew exactly how to tap into my raw talent and bring out my authentic self to deliver excellent, dependable performances for my characters. She and I have been working together ever since.

What are some of the most interesting or exciting projects you are working on now?

I am very excited that the movie Karen has been released to the world through the various streaming platforms and on BET. Such a compelling and relevant story was necessary at this time. I am also excited about four other projects I’ve been cast in. Two, in particular, I can mention at this time: Birdseye and Armistice. You’ll come to know those two names very well within the next couple of years.

You have been blessed with success in a career path that can be challenging. Do you have any words of advice for others who may want to embark on this career path, but seem daunted by the prospect of failure?

The most important trait an aspiring actor can have is dependability. Someone who shows up on set delivering exactly what the director wishes from their character is all any director can ask for. Just show up and do your job and do it well. That’s it! From there, just bust your butt for opportunities and try to build relationships. This business is all about who you know.

We are very interested in diversity in the entertainment industry. Can you share three reasons with our readers about why you think it’s important to have diversity represented in film and television? How can that potential