Duncan Roy
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Duncan Roy is an English
film director and producer, script writer, art director and television personality.
, Kent, England to Frances Elizabeth Spark and Kuros Khazaei. From the age of two he was raised by his mother and stepfather, David W. Roy in Whitstable.
's play, Life After Scandal in 2007. He has also been the subject of a BBC4 radio documentary. In 1985 Roy worked at the Richard Demarco
Gallery in Edinburgh
. While there he organized art tours for the gallery to Germany and Poland with Joseph Beuys
and Tadeusz Kantor
. It was at this time that he met Jay Jopling
, one of the subjects of his autobiographical documentary Whitstable.
Roy's 2002 film, AKA, is based on his personal experience beginning in 1979 when he headed for Paris leaving Roy behind reinventing himself as Lord Anthony Rendlesham.
’s Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew
. a reality television
series about treating sexual addiction
. During therapy sessions, Roy recounted traumatic events from his childhood, including severe physical and sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by his stepfather.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
film director and producer, script writer, art director and television personality.
Early life
Roy was born on July 8, 1960 in WhitstableWhitstable
Whitstable is a seaside town in Northeast Kent, Southeast England. It is approximately north of the city of Canterbury and approximately west of the seaside town of Herne Bay. It is part of the City of Canterbury district and has a population of about 30,000.Whitstable is famous for its oysters,...
, Kent, England to Frances Elizabeth Spark and Kuros Khazaei. From the age of two he was raised by his mother and stepfather, David W. Roy in Whitstable.
Career
Roy was a subject of Robin SoansRobin Soans
Robin Soans is an actor, and a playwright specialising in verbatim and documentary plays. These plays include Across the Divide ; A State Affair which looked at life on a Bradford estate, produced by Out of Joint theatre company; The Arab Israeli Cookbook ; Talking to Terrorists Robin Soans (born...
's play, Life After Scandal in 2007. He has also been the subject of a BBC4 radio documentary. In 1985 Roy worked at the Richard Demarco
Richard Demarco
Richard Demarco, CBE is an Italian Scottish artist and promoter of the visual and performing arts.-Richard Demarco Gallery:...
Gallery in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
. While there he organized art tours for the gallery to Germany and Poland with Joseph Beuys
Joseph Beuys
Joseph Beuys was a German performance artist, sculptor, installation artist, graphic artist, art theorist and pedagogue of art.His extensive work is grounded in concepts of humanism, social philosophy and anthroposophy; it culminates in his "extended definition of art" and the idea of social...
and Tadeusz Kantor
Tadeusz Kantor
Tadeusz Kantor was a Polish painter, assemblage artist, set designer and theatre director. Kantor is renowned for his revolutionary theatrical performances in Poland and abroad.- Life and career :...
. It was at this time that he met Jay Jopling
Jay Jopling
Jeremy "Jay" Jopling is an English art dealer and gallery owner. He is closely associated with the YBA artists and his gallery White Cube represents the commercial interests of YBAs Jake & Dinos Chapman, Tracey Emin, Marcus Harvey, Damien Hirst, Gary Hume, Marc Quinn, and Sam Taylor-Wood, whom he...
, one of the subjects of his autobiographical documentary Whitstable.
Roy's 2002 film, AKA, is based on his personal experience beginning in 1979 when he headed for Paris leaving Roy behind reinventing himself as Lord Anthony Rendlesham.
"As Anthony Rendlesham, I didn't have to clutter my head with all the stories of my family, the terrible times. I could be clean, simple, grand. I was everything I wanted to be."
Personal life
Starting November 1, 2009, Roy appeared on VH1VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
’s Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew
Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew
Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew is a VH1 reality television show that documents people being treated for sexual addiction by Dr. Drew Pinsky and his staff at the Pasadena Recovery Center in Pasadena, California. Premiering on November 1, 2009, Sex Rehab is a spin-off of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, in...
. a reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
series about treating sexual addiction
Sexual addiction
Sexual addiction is a popular model to explain hypersexuality—sexual urges, behaviors, or thoughts that appear extreme in frequency or feel out of one's control...
. During therapy sessions, Roy recounted traumatic events from his childhood, including severe physical and sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by his stepfather.
Awards
AKA- 2002 L.A. Outfest
- Won – Audience Award
- 2002 Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
- Won – Jury Award
- 2002 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
- Won – Jury Award
- 2002 Copenhagen Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
- Won – Audience Award
- 2003 BAFTA Awards
- Nominated – Carl Foreman Award for the Most Promising Newcomer
- 2002 British Independent Film Awards
- Nominated – Douglas Hickox Award
- 2002 Emden International Film Festival
- Nominated – Emden Film Award
Filmography
- The Picture of Dorian Gray (2006)
- MethodMethod (film)Method is a 2004 thriller film directed by Duncan Roy. The international co-production is a film within a film about a cast and crew who are in Romania to make a film about serial killer, Belle Gunness.-Plot:...
(2004) - AKAAKA (film)AKA is a 2002 drama film, the first by director and writer Duncan Roy. The film is set in the late 1970s in Britain and deals with the story of Dean, an 18-year-old boy who assumes another identity in order to enter high society. Dean then meets David, an older gay man who desires him and Benjamin,...
(2002) - Clancy's KitchenClancy's KitchenClancy's Kitchen is a 1996 gay-themed film directed by Duncan Roy and starring Mark Aiken, Indira Varma and Rocky Marshall..-Plot introduction:...
(1996) - Jackson: My Life... Your FaultJackson: My Life... Your FaultJackson: My Life... Your Fault is a 1995 gay-themed film directed by Duncan Roy starring Benjamin Soames and Richard Wellings-Thomas.-Plot introduction:...
(1995)