Rodger Corser

Rodger Corser
Born	Rodger Corser (1973-02-28) 28 February 1973 Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–present
Spouse(s)	Renae Berry (2007–present)
Children	Zipporah Mary Corser (2002) Budd Frederick Corser (2010) Cilla June Corser (2012) Dustin Corser (2015)

Rodger Corser (born 28 February 1973) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Detective Senior Sergeant Steve Owen in the Nine Network crime mini-series Underbelly, based on the Melbourne gangland killings, and Senior Sergeant Lawson Blake in the Network Ten police drama series Rush.

He currently on the main cast of Glitch in the role of John Doe and is the series lead of Doctor Doctor.

Early life

Rodger graduated from Deakin University in 1996 with an Honours B.A in Media Studies.^[1]

He was lead vocalist in a band called Tender Prey in the early 1990s. They played their majority of gigs at the Shoppingtown Hotel, Doncaster, Victoria, Australia.

He was lead vocalist in a band called Stone the Crowes. They played Rolling Stones and Black Crowes covers as well as many original songs. Their most memorable gig was an amazing set at a private party in Commercial Road, Ferntree Gully in 1994. They released "Perfect Face" on a Nu-Music CD in the mid-1990s.

Rodger was also the lead vocalist in a 4-piece cover band called "Sideshow Bob" that played around a few Melbourne pubs during the mid-late 90s (1995-1996) – namely at places like the Royal Hotel in Essendon, Victoria, Australia.

Career

His breakthrough role came in 1998, when he was cast in the leading role (from a field of 6,000) in Rent the musical. Corser portrayed the role of 'Roger', a HIV-positive musician. The show was a box office hit over its Sydney and Melbourne seasons and launched Rodger into a successful career in television. His other theatre credits include Leader of the Pack and Below. In 2009 he took to the stage in the theatre production Secret Bridesmaids' Business.^[1]

He portrayed photographer Adam Logan in the Australian television series Last Man Standing and Dr Hugh Sullivan in Home and Away from 2006 to 2007. He played Detective Senior Constable George Newhouse in the final four episodes of Water Rats in 2001.

Corser played Peter Johnson in the Australian drama series McLeod's Daughters from 2001–2004. He played the lead role of Alex in the Australian movie "Let Me Not" in 2005. Corser has appeared in numerous television commercials, most notably for car maker Hyundai.

In 2008 Corser was cast as Detective Senior Sergeant Steve Owen in the Nine Network crime mini-series Underbelly, based on the Melbourne gangland killings.

From 2008-2010 Corser starred as Lawson Blake in the Australian police drama Rush, which follows the lives of members of the prestigious Tactical Response team (TR), which is based on the real life Victoria Police Critical Incident Response Team, a highly mobile unit that fills the operational gap between general duties police and the SWAT-like Special Operations Group.

Corser narrated the first series of Network Ten's factual TV series Recruits, which shows the people in training to become police officers in the New South Wales Police Force and people who have only just started out on the beat. In 2010, Corser started work on Spirited, a new television series on the W channel on Foxtel.

In 2013, Corser starred, alongside Rachel Griffiths, in the American television series Camp.

From 2012 to 2014, Corser starred in the Network Ten 1970s period drama Puberty Blues as philanderer Ferris Hennessy, abusive husband to Yvonne, and father to series protagonist, Gary.

Corser currently stars in the Network Ten drama Party Tricks as Victorian Opposition Leader David McLeod alongside Asher Keddie.

In 2015, Corser appeared as John Doe in the ABC series Glitch, as well as in the ABC series The Beautiful Lie, a modern adaptation of Anna Karenina, as Xander Ivin.^[2]

Personal life

In 2007 Corser married Renae Berry. Berry battled cancer but the couple were pleased to learn at Christmas 2009 that they were expecting their first child.^[3] On 18 August 2010, the pair welcomed a son named Budd, a daughter Cilla June Corser in 2012, and another surprise addition son Dustin Corser in summer 2015.^[4][5] Corser has a daughter, Zipporah Mary, from his previous relationship with the singer Christine Anu.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

• Rodger Corser at the Internet Movie Database
• Rodger Corser Biography
• Rodger Corser Filmography
• Rodger Corser – Zimbio