Rolf Saxon
Encyclopedia
Rolf Saxon is an American
actor
living in London.
Saxon was born in Alexandria, Virginia
. He studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
in London
, England
where he was awarded the Gold Medal
on his graduation, and also studied acting at the American Conservatory Theater
in San Francisco, California
.
He has appeared in a variety of television programmes, films (Saving Private Ryan
), and plays. He is the North American Narrator for the Telletubbies and is the voice of George Stobbart in the "Broken Sword
" series of adventure games.
United States
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
living in London.
Saxon was born in Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...
. He studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. Students can pursue courses in Music, Opera, Drama and Technical Theatre Arts.-History:...
in London
London
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, England
England
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where he was awarded the Gold Medal
Gold Medal
Gold Medal is the sixth studio album by the American hard rock band The Donnas, released in 2004 on Atlantic Records. It was one of the first albums released in the DualDisc format, but was recalled due to a mastering error which resulted in the final track being partially omitted from the CD...
on his graduation, and also studied acting at the American Conservatory Theater
American Conservatory Theater
American Conservatory Theater is a large non-profit theater company in San Francisco, California, that offers both classical and contemporary theater productions. A.C.T. was founded in 1965 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Playhouse and Carnegie Tech by theatre and...
in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
.
He has appeared in a variety of television programmes, films (Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American war film set during the invasion of Normandy in World War II. It was directed by Steven Spielberg, with a screenplay by Robert Rodat. The film is notable for the intensity of its opening 27 minutes, which depicts the Omaha Beach assault of June 6, 1944....
), and plays. He is the North American Narrator for the Telletubbies and is the voice of George Stobbart in the "Broken Sword
Broken Sword
Broken Sword is a video game series created by game designer Charles Cecil of Revolution Software. The game series revolves around the adventures of Idaho-born George Stobbart and the French Nico Collard in several fictitious stories based on history and mythology. The first two games in the series...
" series of adventure games.
Games
Title | Year | Role |
---|---|---|
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars is a point-and-click adventure game released to the PC on November 5, 1996. It was released on the PlayStation in December that same year and on the Game Boy Advance March 19, 2002. It has also been ported to the Mobile phone, and re-released to the Wii, PC,... |
1996 | George Stobbart |
Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror is a point-and-click adventure game released for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation. The remastered edition has been recently announced by Revolution Software and will be coming to iOS devices in late 2010 with Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows ports following in... |
1997 | |
Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon is the third installment in the Broken Sword series of computer games, and was released on November 17, 2003 on the Microsoft Windows, Xbox, and PlayStation 2 platforms... |
2003 | |
Broken Sword: The Angel of Death Broken Sword: The Angel of Death Broken Sword: The Angel of Death, known in North America as Secrets of the Ark: A Broken Sword Game, is the fourth installment in the Broken Sword series of computer games, released for PCs running Windows in Europe on September 15, 2006, and in North America on February 13, 2007... |
2006 | |
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars - Director's Cut Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars is a point-and-click adventure game released to the PC on November 5, 1996. It was released on the PlayStation in December that same year and on the Game Boy Advance March 19, 2002. It has also been ported to the Mobile phone, and re-released to the Wii, PC,... |
2009 | |
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror - Remastered | 2010 | |
Broken Sword 5 Broken Sword 5 Broken Sword 5 is the upcoming fifth installment in the Broken Sword series. Charles Cecil announced it in an interview with Pocket Gamer. Charles also confirmed that Revolution will start making 2D games again in with . The release date is unknown.-References:*-External links:***... |
2011 |
Filmography
Title | Year | Role |
---|---|---|
Curse of the Pink Panther Curse of the Pink Panther Curse of the Pink Panther is a 1983 comedy film, the eighth installment of the The Pink Panther series of films started by Blake Edwards in the early 1960s.... |
Second speedboat man | 1983 |
The Lords of Discipline The Lords of Discipline The Lords of Discipline is a 1980 novel by Pat Conroy.-Summary:The novel's narrator, Will McLean, attends the Carolina Military Institute in Charleston, from 1963 to 1967. The novel takes place in four parts. The first describes the beginning of his senior year and the admission of new freshmen... |
Rowland | 1983 |
Nineteen Eighty-Four Nineteen Eighty-Four Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell is a dystopian novel about Oceania, a society ruled by the oligarchical dictatorship of the Party... |
Patrolman | 1984 |
The Tripods | French guard | 1984 |
A Time of Destiny | Kentucky | 1988 |
Joyriders | 1989 | First American sailor |
Wild West | 1992 | Yuhudi |
Mission: Impossible | 1996 | C.I.A. Analyst William Donloe |
Tomorrow Never Dies Tomorrow Never Dies Tomorrow Never Dies is the eighteenth spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Bruce Feirstein wrote the screenplay, and it was directed by Roger Spottiswoode. It follows Bond as he tries to stop a media mogul from engineering... |
1997 | Philip Jones |
Saving Private Ryan Saving Private Ryan Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American war film set during the invasion of Normandy in World War II. It was directed by Steven Spielberg, with a screenplay by Robert Rodat. The film is notable for the intensity of its opening 27 minutes, which depicts the Omaha Beach assault of June 6, 1944.... |
1998 | Lieutenant Briggs |
Entrapment | 1999 | Director |
Honest Honest (movie) Honest is a black comedy crime film released in 2000. The film was the directorial debut of ex-Eurythmics member Dave Stewart and starred Peter Facinelli and three members of the British/Canadian girl group All Saints: sisters Nicole and Natalie Appleton and Melanie Blatt.The plot follows the... |
2000 | Alden Wheaton |
Obedience Obedience The term obedience can refer to:* Obedience ** The educational film Obedience about the Milgram experiment on obedience to authority figures* Vow of obedience as an evangelical counsel* Obedience training for dogs... |
2000 | Herbie Clayton |
External links
- Rolf Saxon at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Rolf Saxon at Film Reference