Roger Rees Filmography

Falling For Grace

Actors: Fay Ann Lee, Gale Harold, Margaret Cho, Christine Baranski, Ken Leung

Synopsis: Fay Ann Lee's modern spin on the story of Cinderella, Falling For Grace, stars Fay Ann Lee as a Chinese-American who dreams of living among the social elites in New York City. One day she is mistaken for an heiress and is invited to a posh party where she falls in love with a lawyer. She hides her Read More

Grey's Anatomy: Time After Time

Synopsis: The revelation that Izzie (Katherine Heigl) once gave up a daughter for adoption is a challenge which George (T. R. Knight) is willing to face, or so he thinks. Down in the dumps over her vacillating relationship with Derek (Patrick Dempsey), Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) must also contend with her Read More

Grey's Anatomy: My Favorite Mistake

Synopsis: Suffering from the mother of all hangovers, George (T.R. Knight) is in no shape to meet his new father-in-law (Hector Elizondo)--especially after spending the night with a woman other than his wife. Alex (Justin Chambers) helps Jane Doe (Elizabeth Reaser) select her "new look" after she completes Read More

Grey's Anatomy: Scars and Souvenirs

Synopsis: Recovering from her near-death experience, Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) is convinced that her outlook on life has completely changed. More and more candidates are vying for the chief-of-surgery position soon to be vacated by Webber (James Pickens Jr.), among them handsome doctor Colin Marlow (Roger Read More

The Prestige

Actors: Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, David Bowie, Rebecca Hall

Synopsis: Obsession, jealousy, and deceit define the tense relationship shared between two turn-of-the-century magicians in Memento and Batman Begins director Christopher Nolan's dizzying tale of sleight of hand. Rupert Angier (Hugh Jackman) and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) are London-based magicians of Read More

Going Under

Actors: Roger Rees, Geno Lechner, Miho Nikaido

Synopsis: The erotic fantasies of an obsessive psychotherapist slowly begin to bleed over into reality when his relationship with his longtime dominatrix comes up from the underground in director Eric Werthman's sexually themed psychological drama. For two years, Peter has been seeking cruel pleasure in the Read More

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

Actors: Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Billy Connolly, Ian Abercrombie, Lucy Davis

Synopsis: The laziest cat in America swaps places with the richest feline in England in director Tim Hill's lasagna-laden sequel to the 2004 theatrical hit Garfield. Jon Arbuckle (Breckin Meyer) is on his way to London to propose to his veterinarian girlfriend, Liz Wilson (Jennifer Love Hewitt), and his Read More

Game 6

Actors: Michael Keaton, Robert Downey, Jr., Ari Graynor, Bebe Neuwirth, Griffin Dunne

Synopsis: A writer runs an obstacle course of neuroses as he prepares to debut an important new work in this comedy drama. Nicky Rogan (Michael Keaton) is a successful playwright who, after a series of hit comedies, is about to debut a deeply personal drama, and is more than a little nervous about how it Read More

The Pink Panther

Actors: Steve Martin, Kevin Kline, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Henry Czerny

Synopsis: The world's most inept detective returns to the screen in this modern slapstick comedy. France's come-from-behind victory in the World Cup soccer championships turns tragic when the team's coach, Yves Gulant (Jason Statham), is murdered during a post-game celebration. Gulant's girlfriend, pop star Read More

The Treatment

Actors: Christopher Eigeman, Famke Janssen, Ian Holm, Harris Yulin, Stephanie March

Synopsis: A man and a woman are faced with an unusual "fifth wheel" in their relationship -- his analyst -- in this offbeat independent comedy. Jake Singer (Chris Eigeman) is a schoolteacher working at a respected private school for boys. Jake recently parted ways with his longtime girlfriend and isn't Read More

Crazy Like a Fox

Actors: Roger Rees, Mary McDonnell

Synopsis: A man wages a one-man war against corrupt real-estate developers in this independent comedy drama. Nat Banks (Roger Rees) is a genially eccentric gentleman farmer who minds a Virginia estate that has belonged to his family for generations. Nat is not especially good at managing his money and has Read More

A Life In Suitcases

Actors: JJ Feild, Roger Rees, Raymond J. Barry, Stephen Billington, Valentina Cervi

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part III: From Sark to Finish

Actors: Roger Rees, Stephen Billington, JJ Feild, Renata Litvinova, Anna Galiena

Law & Order: Kid Pro Quo

Actors: Fred Dalton Thompson

Synopsis: When the female admissions officer of an extremely exclusive private school is murdered, the detectives are plunged into a world where one's future social status is determined upon getting into the most prestigious school at the earliest possible age. Cell-phone evidence indicates that the Read More

The Emperor's Club

Actors: Kevin Kline, Emile Hirsch, Jesse Eisenberg, Paul Dano, Rishi Mehta

Synopsis: A dedicated teacher learns some important lessons about himself years after he retired from the classroom in this drama. William Hundert (Kevin Kline) is an instructor at St. Benedict's School for Boys, an exclusive private academy on the East Coast where Hundert drills his charges on the moral Read More

Frida

Actors: Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Geoffrey Rush, Ashley Judd, Antonio Banderas

Synopsis: After being attached to a number of actors, directors, and producers, this long-gestating biography of one of Mexico's most prominent, iconoclastic painters reaches the screen under the guiding hand of producer/star Salma Hayek. Hayek ages some 30 years onscreen as she charts Frida Kahlo's life Read More

The Scorpion King

Actors: The Rock, Steven Brand, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu, Bernard Hill

Synopsis: The Rock has his first starring role in this prequel to The Mummy films, which was developed while The Mummy Returns was still in production. The film takes place in ancient times, when a mighty swordsman, Memnon (Steven Brand, making his film debut) ruled over nearly all the known world. Memnon Read More

Return to Neverland

Actors: Harriet Owen, Blayne Weaver, Corey Burton, Jeff Bennett, Kath Soucie

Synopsis: Almost 50 years after Walt Disney brought James M. Barrie's classic children's tale Peter Pan to the screen in one of the best-loved animated features, the studio that bears his name revisits the story of the magical boy who doesn't grow up in this sequel. In London during World War II, Wendy Read More

3 A.M.

Actors: Danny Glover, Pam Grier, Michelle Rodriguez, Sergej Trifunovic, Sarita Choudhury

Synopsis: New York City may be the city that never sleeps, but that means some people have to stay awake all night to look after the folks whose days begin after the sun goes down; this made-for-premium-cable drama looks at a group of cabbies trying to get by while working the night shift. The Lady Luck Cab Read More

The West Wing: Lord John Marbury

Actors: Dule Hill, Elisabeth Moss, Kathryn Joosten, John Amos

Synopsis: President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) seeks out the advice of Lord Marbury (Roger Rees), whose intelligence in diplomatic affairs is matched only by his eccentricities, when a possible nuclear exchange could transpire between Pakistan and India. Mandy (Moira Kelly) desires to find out how the staff Read More

The West Wing: He Shall, From Time To Time

Actors: Dule Hill, Kathryn Joosten, Stockard Channing, Allison Smith, Timothy Busfield

Synopsis: Serious health problems befall the White House as President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) passes out while preparing for the State of the Union Address, and Leo (John Spencer) publicly admits to his previous addictions to alcohol and pain killers. Lord Marbury (Roger Rees) finds a peaceful solution to Read More

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Actors: Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett, Stanley Tucci, Calista Flockhart, Anna Friel, Christian Bale, Dominic West, David Strathairn, Sophie Marceau

Synopsis: With William Shakespeare now a hot commodity at the box office (and his body of work conveniently out of copyright), the usual trickle of film adaptations of the Bard's work is becoming a small flood, and director Michael Hoffman has assembled a cast of leading stage and screen actors for this Read More

The Bumblebee Flies Anyway

Actors: Elijah Wood, Janeane Garofalo, Rachael Leigh Cook, Roger Rees, George Gore III

Synopsis: A teenager tries to find his memory in a hospital for the dying in this inspiring if downbeat drama. Barney Snow (Elijah Wood) is a young man suffering from amnesia; while he's able to summon up a few vague and disconnected memories of his past, most of it is extremely foggy at best, and he's Read More

Double Platinum

Actors: Diana Ross, Brandy, Allen Payne, Christine Ebersole, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Roger Rees, Samantha Brown, Ed Lover

Synopsis: Two generations of R&B superstars -- legendary Motown diva Diana Ross and teen hitmaker (and star of the TV series Moesha) Brandy -- share top billing in this made-for-TV drama about the troubled relationship between a mother and daughter. Olivia King (played by Diana Ross) is an aspiring vocalist Read More

The Crossing

Actors: Jeff Daniels

Synopsis: Adapted by screenwriter Howard Fast from his own fact-based novel, this historical drama tells the story of one of the most unexpected triumphs of the American Revolutionary War. In December 1776, the armies of General George Washington (Jeff Daniels) are near the point of collapse; short on Read More

Black Male

Actors: Bokeem Woodbine, Justin Pierce

Synopsis: In this gritty urban drama, Jimmy (Bokeem Woodbine) and Luther (Justin Pierce) are two young men who've fallen deep in debt to a loan shark who is not very patient about getting his money back. In an act of desperation, Jimmy and Luther plan a scheme to blackmail a wealthy doctor, but it doesn't Read More

Next Stop Wonderland

Actors: Hope Davis, Alan Gelfant, Victor Argo, Jon Benjamin, Cara Buono

Synopsis: An independent romantic comedy, Next Stop, Wonderland (1998) made headlines at the Sundance Film Festival when it became the object of a bidding war, ultimately won by Miramax Pictures to the tune of $6 million. Hope Davis stars as Erin Castleton, a night-shift nurse who's cruelly dumped by her Read More

Trouble on the Corner

Actors: Tony Goldwyn, Edie Falco, Debi Mazar, Joe Morton, Tammy Grimes

Synopsis: Alan Madison made his directorial debut with this shrink-wrapped souffle of comedic conflicts in the life of lame NYC psychologist Jeff Stewart (Tony Goldwyn), who is burdened with an unloving wife (Edie Falco) and regarded with contempt by his own patients. In addition to criminals sent to him by Read More

Sudden Manhattan

Actors: Adrienne Shelly, Tim Guinee, Roger Rees, Louise Lasser, Hynden Walch

Synopsis: In the bizarre style of director Hal Hartley, for whom she performed in The Unbelievable Truth and Trust, actress Adrienne Shelly's debut as a director and screenwriter is a story about a group of young Manhattanites trying desperately to figure out what life is all about. Donna (Shelly) is a Read More

The Substance of Fire

Actors: Ron Rifkin, Sarah Jessica Parker, Tony Goldwyn, Timothy Hutton, Ronny Graham

Synopsis: In this adaptation of a stage play by Jon Robin Baitz, a successful head of a New York publishing firm unravels after the death of his wife. Isaac Geldhart (Ron Rifkin) is a German Jewish survivor of the Holocaust who has been emotionally scarred by the traumas of his childhood, during which he Read More

Tower

Actors: Paul Reiser, Susan Norman, Richard Gant

Synopsis: This sci-fi made-for-television movie tells the story of a man battling a high-tech building security system. Paul Reiser stars as Tony Minot, a new employee at security-conscious building. When Tony accidentally damages his key-card at home and later runs it through the system at work, he Read More

Cheers: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Bar

Actors: Roger Rees

Synopsis: Roger Rees returns as Robin Colcord, the multimillionaire jailbird -- and former sweetheart of Rebecca (Kirstie Alley). Though Robin insists that he has left prison an impoverished man, Rebecca believes that he is merely feigning his destitution to test her love. Meanwhile, the gang goes on a wild Read More

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

Actors: Cary Elwes, Richard Lewis, Roger Rees, Amy Yasbeck, Tracey Ullman, Dave Chappelle

Synopsis: Mel Brooks directed and co-wrote this satiric comedy which lampoons a number of cinematic treatments of the legend of Sherwood Forest, including Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and The Adventures of Robin Hood. Robin Hood (Cary Elwes) comes home after fighting in the Crusades to learn that the noble Read More

Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot

Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Estelle Getty, JoBeth Williams, Roger Rees, Martin Ferrero

Synopsis: Despite his status as a major action star, Sylvester Stallone has made a number of attempts to remodel himself as a comic actor; one of his more infamous efforts in this direction was Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot!. Police detective Joe Bromowski (Sylvester Stallone) has just broken off his Read More

Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After?

Actors: Tracy Brabin, Catherine Oxenberg, David Quilter, Roger Rees, Benedict Taylor, Amanda Walker

Synopsis: Since two TV movies were inspired by the marriage of England's Prince Charles and Princess Diana, it is only logical that at least one made-for-TV feature would greet the decline and fall of that overexposed union. Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After, permitted the viewer the perverse delight Read More

If Looks Could Kill

Actors: Richard Grieco, Linda Hunt, Roger Rees, Robin Bartlett, Gabrielle Anwar

Synopsis: Television flavor-of-the-month Richard Grieco made his feature-film debut in this juvenile spoof of James Bond films. He plays a high-school senior named Michael Corben who has flunked out of his French class, but has the chance to make up his grade on the French Club's summer trip to Europe. On Read More

Cheers: The Days of Wine and Neuroses

Synopsis: In episode one of a two-part story, Robin Colcord (Roger Rees) celebrates his release from prison by proposing to Rebecca (Kirstie Alley). She instantly accepts -- only to have second thoughts after a few too many drinks at her bridal shower. Meanwhile, Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) has become addicted Read More

Cheers: Wedding Bell Blues

Synopsis: In the conclusion of a two-part story, Rebecca (Kirstie Alley) is determined to go through with her marriage to Robin Colcord (Roger Rees) despite experiencing second thoughts at her bridal shower. Sam (Ted Danson) tries to remind Rebecca of her doubts, but she pretends to have forgotten them. Read More

Mountains of the Moon

Actors: Patrick Bergin, Iain Glen, Richard E. Grant, Fiona Shaw, Peter Vaughan, John Savident

Synopsis: Director Bob Rafelson fulfilled a lifelong dream when he finally received backing to complete Mountains of the Moon. The film recreates the exploratory adventures of 19th century visionaries Sir Richard Burton (Patrick Bergin) and John Henning Speke (Iain Glen). The heart of the film is the effort Read More

Cheers: 50-50 Carla

Actors: Anne de Salvo

Synopsis: Against all odds, the widows of two-timing Eddie LeBec, Carla (Rhea Perlman) and Gloria (Anne DeSalvo), are now the best of friends. In fact, the two ladies get along so well that Carla agrees to split her inheritance from Eddie 50-50 with Gloria. This, however, is before Carla discovers that she Read More

Cheers: Cry Hard

Synopsis: In the first episode of Cheers' two-part season-eight finale, Rebecca (Kirstie Alley) is crushed to learn that her megamillionaire boyfriend Robin (Roger Rees) has been using her to get insider-trading information. Hoping to get Rebecca on the rebound, Sam (Ted Danson) advises her to turn Robin Read More

Cheers: Cheers 200th Anniversary Special, Part 2

Actors: John McLaughlin

Synopsis: In an event deemed worthy of a TV Guide cover, the cast and crew of Cheers celebrates the series' 200th episode. Moderated by John McLaughlin of The McLaughlin Group fame, this special telecast not only features the then-current cast of Cheers, but also several former regulars and semi-regulars. Read More

Cheers: Finally!, Part 2

Synopsis: In the conclusion of a two-part story, Rebecca's (Kirstie Alley) long-delayed night of passion with multimillionaire Robin Colcord (Roger Rees) has at last come to fruition. But the lustre of the occasion is tarnished when Sam (Ted Danson) tells Rebecca that Robin has another girlfriend. Despite Read More

Cheers: Indoor Fun with Sammy and Robby

Synopsis: Rebecca (Kirstie Alley) has high hopes for a romantic day with her zillionaire sweetheart Robin Colcord (Roger Rees). In fact, she has planned this special day down to the minutest detail. But what Rebecca hadn't planned on was that Robin would prefer to spend the day indulging in a series of Read More

Cheers: Finally!, Part 1

Synopsis: In the first episode of a two-part story, Rebecca (Kirstie Alley) may finally be able to realize her long-delayed dream of a romantic evening alone with megamillionaire Robin Colcord (Roger Rees). Alas, Robin seems more interested in attending a testimonial for ballplayer Carl Yastrzemski in the Read More

Cheers: Cheers Fouls Out

Synopsis: The folks at Cheers challenge their rivals at Gary's Olde Towne Tap to a grudge basketball game. When Sam (Ted Danson) finds out that Gary plans to cheat his way to victory, he brings in a ringer: Cheers' temporary bartender (and full-time Boston Celtic) Kevin McHale. But McHale will agree to play Read More

Cheers: Love is a Really, Really, Perfect, Okay Thing

Synopsis: Season eight of Cheers ended with Sam (Ted Danson) and Rebecca (Kirstie Alley) on the sofa in his office, poised to consummate their new-found relationship. Season nine opens "the morning after" (more or less), with Rebecca staunchly denying to everyone -- including herself -- that she has slept Read More

Cheers: Cry Harder

Synopsis: In the conclusion of a two-part story, Rebecca (Kirstie Alley) says she is willing to marry Robin (Roger Rees), even though he has indulged in illegal insider trading. Worried that Rebecca will be implicated in her boyfriend's crimes, Sam (Ted Danson) blows the whistle on Robin and is rewarded by Read More

Cheers: Cheers 200th Anniversary Special, Part 1

Actors: John McLaughlin

Synopsis: In an event deemed worthy of a TV Guide cover, the cast and crew of Cheers celebrates the series' 200th episode. Moderated by John McLaughlin of The McLaughlin Group fame, this special telecast not only features the then-current cast of Cheers, but also several former regulars and semi-regulars. Read More

Cheers: Breaking in is Hard to Do

Synopsis: Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) and Lilith (Bebe Neuwirth) are convinced that they aren't providing their infant son Frederick with proper care. After all, how could it be otherwise, since the boy has been diagnosed with only average intelligence? Meanwhile, Carla (Rhea Perlman) tries to arrange a Read More

Cheers: Where Nobody Knows Your Name

Synopsis: In a replay of the Donald Trump-Marla Maples imbroglio, a former girlfriend of imprisoned millionaire Robin Colcord publicly declares that he's still in love with her. Robin's most recent amour, Rebecca (Kirstie Alley), pretends not to care, but is secretly plotting a spectacular revenge. And how Read More

Cheers: The Improbable Dream, Part 1

Synopsis: Season eight of Cheers opens with a shocking confession from Rebecca (Kirstie Alley). Taking Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) and Lilith (Bebe Neuwirth) into her confidence, Rebecca admits to having wildly erotic dreams about Sam (Ted Danson) -- little realizing that Sam is eavesdropping on this "private" Read More

Cheers: The Improbable Dream, Part 2

Synopsis: In this conclusion of a two-part story, Sam (Ted Danson) and Rebecca (Kirstie Alley) are at last on the verge of a serious relationship. Suddenly, however, Rebecca is swept off her feet by Trump-like multimillionaire Robin Colcord (Roger Rees), a situation which proves literally nightmarish for Read More

The Return of Sam McCloud

Actors: Dennis Weaver

Synopsis: In this western, a senator from New Mexico, who was once a marshal, heads for London to find the one who killed his niece, a research scientist who had been looking into the activities of an international chemical company. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

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Cheers: Sam Ahoy

Synopsis: Sam (Ted Danson) borrows the yacht belonging to Robin (Roger Rees) for the big regatta race. Together, he with his crew -- Norm (George Wendt) and Carla (Rhea Perlman) -- prepare to make maritime history, only to discover that someone has planted a bomb in the yacht's refrigerator. Back on dry Read More

Cheers: Season 08

Actors: Ted Danson, Kirstie Alley, Rhea Perlman, George Wendt, John Ratzenberger, Woody Harrelson, Kelsey Grammer, Bebe Neuwirth

Synopsis: As Cheers entered its eighth season, viewers began to wonder if the long-awaited romance between Sam Malone (Ted Danson) and Rebecca Howe (Kirstie Alley) would ever blossom. Certainly Rebecca had not backed down from her determination to marry into wealth, as witnessed by her torrid relationship Read More

Cheers: A Bar is Born

Synopsis: Sam (Ted Danson) wants to own a bar again, but Cheers is presently beyond his reach. Thus, he settles for a smaller, run-down establishment (euphemistically described to him as a fixer-upper) where the only "customers" have four legs and hairy bodies. Meanwhile, Rebecca (Kirstie Alley) pursues her Read More

Cheers: How to Marry a Mailman

Synopsis: Annie Golden returns as Margaret O'Keefe, the former postal trainee whom Cliff (John Ratzenberger) had fired for a rule infraction. Back in Boston, Margaret wants to renew her romantic relationship with Cliff -- a prospect that literally strikes him blind. Elsewhere at Cheers, Rebecca (Kirstie Alley Read More

God's Outlaw

Synopsis: Docudrama about William Tyndale who was hunted like a criminal by the sixteenth-century church for attempting to translate the Bible into English for all to read. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

The Ebony Tower

Actors: Roger Rees, Greta Scacchi, Laurence Olivier

Synopsis: In one of his last film appearances, Laurence Olivier portrays an elderly painter who has locked himself away from the world in a crumbling French chateau. Olivier is not quite a hermit; he enjoys the attentions of two nubile admirers, played by