James Preston Rogers
Birthdate: 8-2
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
James Preston Rogers is a Canadian-born actor known for his brawny profile established during his career as a WWE fighter, making his acting feature debut in director/writer Petrichor Bharali’s English and Hindi-language comedy Bolly Double (2006), released by IndieFlix, and then made supporting appearances in director/co-writer Howard McCain’s sci-fi adventure, Outlander (2008), starring Jim Caviezel, Sophia Myles, Ron Perlman, Jack Huston and John Hurt, and distributed by Third Rail Releasing in the U.S.; in the Mark Wahlberg-starring thriller, Max Payne (2008); in director/writer Peter Stebbings’ superhero comedy released by Darius Films in the U.S., Defendor (2009), starring Woody Harrelson; Lionsgate’s and Tapout’s MMA drama, Death Warrior (2009); and director/co-writer Warren P. Sonoda’s fight drama, Unrivaled (2010), co-written by and starring Hector Echavarria.
Rogers played a supporting role in his first Hollywood studio movie, Columbia Pictures/Sony Releasing’s Adam Sandler-starring and produced Pixels (2015), with Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad, and Brian Cox under Chris Columbus’s direction, earning $245 million worldwide.
Rogers delivered supporting performances in director/writer/producer Alejandro Amenabar’s American-Canadian psychological mystery, Regression (2015), starring Ethan Hawke, Emma Watson, David Thewlis and Lothaire Bluteau, released by The Weinstein Company/RADiUS-TWC to a $17.7 million gross; in the Warren P. Sonoda-directed The Masked Saint (2016), distributed by Freestyle Releasing; in star-director Bob Saget’s final film, Benjamin (2019), with Rob Corddry, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Kevin Pollak, and distributed by Quiver Distribution/Redbox; in director/co-director Eric Appel’s biopic comedy, Weird: The Al Yankovich Story (2022) as Hulk Hogan, with Diedrich Bader, Daniel Radcliffe and Lin-Manuel Miranda, Rainn Wilson and Julianne Nicholson, and released by Shout! Studios, and in the Tim Story-directed slasher comedy for producer-distributor Lionsgate, The Blackening (2022), with Grace Byers and Jermaine Fowler.
Rogers landed the co-starring title role in Psycho Killer (2026), starring Georgina Campbell, Malcolm McDowell, Logan Miller, and Grace Dove under Gavin Polone’s direction, produced by Regency Enterprises/New Regency/Constantin Film/Vertigo Entertainment, and released widely by 20th Century Studios.
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- 2026 |
Psycho Killer
asPsycho Killer
A police officer tracks a killer after her husband, a highway patrolman, becomes one of his victims.
- 2023 |
The Blackening
asClive Connor
Seven friends go away for the weekend and end up trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. Will their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies help them stay alive? Probably not.
- 2016 |
The Masked Saint
asThe Reaper
A pastor and professional wrestler accepts a position at a struggling church where he helps the community both in his official capacity and as his alter ego The Saint.
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