Victor Rodger | |
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Born | Victor John Rodger 1969 (age 54–55) Christchurch, New Zealand |
Occupation | actor, playwright |
Alma mater | Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School |
Genre | Theatre, Television |
Victor John Rodger ONZM (born 1969) is a New Zealand journalist, actor and award-winning playwright[1] of Samoan and Pākehā heritage. Rodger's play Sons won acclaim at the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards (1998) and received the Best New Writer and Most Outstanding New New Zealand Play awards.[2] In 2001, he won the Bruce Mason Playwriting Award.[3] Other plays include Ranterstantrum (2002) and My Name is Gary Cooper (2007), produced and staged by Auckland Theatre Company and starred a Samoan cast including Robbie Magasiva, Anapela Polataivao, Goretti Chadwick and Kiwi actress Jennifer Ward-Lealand.