FILM (includes):

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE:
DEAD RECKONING pt. 2
(in production)
Skydance/Paramount
Supporting Role /
William Donloe
Dir:  Christopher McQuarrie
AUGUST FALLS
BellHammer/Umbrage Ent.
Supporting Role / Mikey Dir:  Sam Hancock
THE WOMAN IN GOLD
Origin Pictures/BBC Films
Supporting Role / Stan Gould Dir:  Simon Curtis
ALIEN STRAIN
Petri Ent./Ballistic Films
Supporting Role / Sheriff Espinosa Dir:  Robert Benavides Jr.
AFTER EVER AFTER
Wolter Productions
  Dir:  Rakesh Kumar/Rolf Saxon
THE BOOK OF DANIEL
Believe Ent./Pure Flix Ent.
Lead / Nebuchadnezzar Dir:  Anna Zelinsky
UNDONE
Blue Yak Prod./Playground
Lead / Ron Dir:  Bruce Coughran
BEING US
3 1/2 Egos/Umbrage Ent.
Supporting Role / Madrone Dir:  Sam Hancock
ALL I THINK OF IS YOU
Lost Road Films/Collusion Prod.
Lead / Wilkins Dir:  Shad Clark
HONEST
Pathe/Seven Dials Films
Supporting Role / Alden Wheaton Dir:  Dave Stuart
OBEDIENCE
Coke/Allison Productions
Lead / Herbie Clayton Dir:  Dominic Coke
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
Dreamworks/Paramount/Amblin
Cameo / Lt. Briggs Dir:  Stephen Spielberg
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE
Cruise/Wagner/Paramount
Cameo / William Donloe Dir:  Brian DePalma
A TIME OF DESTINY
Alive Films/Columbia
Supporting Role / Kentucky Dir:  Gregory Nava
THE LORDS OF DISCIPLINE
Paramount/UIP
Supporting Role / Rowland Dir:  Franc Roddam
INVITATION TO THE WEDDING
Chancery Lane Films
Supporting Role / Peter Dir:  Joseph Brooks
LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY
Rosemont Productions
Supporting Role / Dick Dir:  Jack Gold

“I am also full of admiration for Rolf Saxon.  He has a no nonsense way of acting; no glamour, no flash.  You only realise your heart is more with him than any other character when, everyone else off stage, alone, he becomes – without doing a single thing – vulnerable, melancholy, deeply touching.”
The Financial Times

“More successful gags than you have any right to expect. The fact that Rolf Saxon looks like Phil Silvers helps, but it’s not just that … his timing, his ease and his genuine physicality … hits pay dirt.” 
David Benedict, The Independent

“It is also stunningly played . . . especially Rolf Saxon.”
Punch

“But special mention must surely go to Rolf Saxon (Victor) for a spellbinding performance as the dutiful civil servant who rises above his own frustration to be the honorable person we all wish we could be.  This is theatre at its finest.”
Richard Turner, BBC Manchester

“Lucid, beautifully acted, Saxon plays Gabe with a delightful, geekish quality while also letting you see he isn’t immune to moral cowardice.”
Charles Spencer, The Daily Telegraph

TELEVISION (includes):

LITTLE BRITAIN SPECIAL
(Pozitive TV)
Comedy / Guest Star Dir:  Geoff Posner 
ULTIMATE FORCE
(Bentley Productions)
Drama / Guest Star Dir:  Jeremy Webb
HIPPIES
(Talkback)
Comedy / Guest Star Dir:  Lawrence Moody
THE CANTERVILLE GHOST
(Tetra Films)
Drama / Guest Star Dir:  Martin Dennis
ALAS VEGAS
(Granada)
Soap / Guest Star Dir:  Brian Mills
THE AFFAIR
(BBC/HBO)
Drama / Guest Star Dir:  Paul Seed
SPACE PRECINCT
(Space Productions)
Drama / Guest Star Dir:  Sidney Hayers
LOVE HURTS
(Alomo/BBC)
Drama / Recurring Dir:  Crispin Reece
ONE FOR THE ROAD
(Channel X)
Sitcom / Guest Star Dir:  Bob Altman
CAPITAL CITY
(Euston Films)
Drama / Series Lead Dir:  Various
RUNAWAY BAY
(Yorkshire TV/Ellipse)
Drama / Guest Star Dir:  Xavier Castano
THE DIRTY DOZEN II
MGM/UA/NBC
Drama / Guest Star Dir:  Andrew V. McLaglen
POIROT
(LWT)
Drama / Guest Star Dir:  Peter Barber-Fleming
THE UPPER HAND
(Central)
Sitcom / Guest Star Dir:  Martin Dennis
SHE-WOLF OF LONDON
(MCA/Universal)
Drama / Guest Star Dir:  Roger Cheveley
PULASKI
(BBC)
Drama / Series Lead Dir:  Various
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
(BBC)
Sitcom / Guest Star Dir:  Tony Dow
THE FIRST MODERN OLYMPICS
(Columbia)

Drama / Guest Star Dir:  Alvin Rakoff
SITTING PRETTY
(BBC)
Sitcom / Guest Star Dir:  Angie DeChastelai Smith
LONDON SUITE
(RHI Entertainment)
Comedy / Cameo Dir:  Jay Sandrich
THE TRIALS OF OZ
(BBC)
Drama / Guest Star Dir:  Sheree Folkson
HOSTAGES
(Granada)
Drama / Cameo Dir:  David Wheatley

“Simon Curtis’ production is beautifully acted not least by Saxon.  I’ll remember them all but his troubled, helpless face will stay with me for months.”
Benedict Nightingale, The Times

“Meanwhile, Rolf Saxon, at the emotional core of the play … is simply superb.” 
Simon Edge, The Daily Express

“The large cast features breathtakingly strong performances, most notably Rolf Saxon as the liberal white journalist Parnell James.”
Elizabeth Mahoney, The Guardian

“. . . the excellent Rolf Saxon.”
Paul Taylor, The Independent

“It is rare to find an actor with the gift of enabling us to enter his world . . . a superb performance.”
Manchester Evening News

“A most ambiguous protagonist, the only character who seems to be wholly at ease both among the blacks and among the whites – and yet mistrusted by both; Rolf Saxon portrays Parnell effortlessly, bringing out an analogy with the liberal powers of today as well as several complex questions.” 
Naomi Goulder, Times Literary Supplement

“Claudius, the evil King, such a tricky role … Saxon pulls it off and makes a thoughtful, persuasive, almost compassionate Claudius … a whole play in himself … you can’t take your eyes off of Claudius.”
Barry David Horwitz – Theatrius

 

 

INTERNET:

THEY LIVE AMONG US
TLAU Productions
SERIES LEAD / Friar Buer Dir:  Anne Lower

“The exemplary Rolf Saxon is both dynamic and touchingly vulnerable.” 
Philip Pearce Performing Arts Monterey Bay

THEATRE (includes):

OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS  (in production)
Jewel Theatre | USA

Frank Dir:  Shaun Carroll
DEATHTRAP
Jewel Theatre | USA
Sydney Bruhl Dir:  Nancy Carlin
+REMAINS TO BE SEEN 
Jewel Theatre | USA
Gordon Dir:  Paul Mullins
A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN
Jewel Theatre | USA

Jamie Tyrone Dir:  Joy Carlin
THE EXPLORER’S CLUB
Jewel Theatre | USA
Sir Bernard Humphries Dir:  Art Manke
BREAKING THE CODE
Jewel Theatre | USA

Knox Dir:  Kirsten Brandt
HAMLET
Ubuntu Theatre Project | USA

Claudius Dir:  Michael Moran
+EUREKA DAY
Aurora Theatre | USA
Don Dir:  Josh Costello
THE DANCE OF DEATH
Jewel Theatre | USA
The Captain Dir:  Bill Peters
MACK AND MABEL
Chichester Tour | UK
Bauman Dir:  Jonathan Church
THE PRICE
Jewel Theatre | USA
Walter Dir:  Joy Carlin
*TRIANGLE
TheatreWorks | USA
Howard / Boss / Isaac Dir:  Meredith McDonough
TALLEY’S FOLLY
Aurora Theater | USA
Matt Dir:  Joy Carlin
BABES IN ARMS
Chichester Festival Theatre | UK  (w/Lorna Luft)
Seymour Fleming Dir: Martin Connor
THE CHOSEN
TheatreWorks | USA

Malter Dir:  Aaron Davidman
AFTER THE REVOLUTION
Aurora Theater | USA
Ben Dir:  Joy Carlin
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY in the CLAIR DE LUNE
UK Tour  (w/KellyMcGillis) 
Johnny Dir:  Mike Lunney
TIME STANDS STILL
TheatreWorks | USA
Richard Dir:  Leslie Martinson
THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI
Chichester Festival Theatre | UK 
Clark / Prosecutor Dir:  Jonathan Church
DANGER:MEMORY
Jermyn Street Theatre | London
Kroll Dir:  Ed Viney
THE FLOATING LIGHT BULB
Traveling Jewish Theatre | USA
Jerry Dir:  Nancy Carlin
CHICAGO
West End | LONDON
Billy Flynn Dir:  Scott Ferris
THE PRICE
Library Theatre | UK
 Victor Dir:  Chris Honer
HELLO DOLLY
Theatre Royal, London UK  (w/Anita Dobson)

Horace Vandergelder Dir:  Chris Colby
THE WINTER’S TALE
The ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY | UK
 Polixines Dir:  Mathew Warchuss
PERICLES
The  ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY | UK
 Simonidies Dir:  Adrain Noble
THE GRADUATE
West End, London UK  (w/ Linda Gray)

Mr. Robinson Dir:  Terry Johnson
*DINNER WITH FRIENDS
Hampstead Theatre | LONDON
Gabe Dir:  Simon Curtis
BLUES FOR MR. CHARLIE
Tricycle Theatre, London
Parnell James Dir:  Paulette Randall
DEATH AND THE MAIDEN
Woolsey Theatre, UK
Gerardo Dir:  J.S. Manekshaw
JERRY SPRINGER – THE OPERA
UK Tour

Jerry Springer Dir:  Stewart Lee
OLEANNA
Theatre Clwyd, UK
John Dir:  Deborah Bruce
THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH
West End, London UK
 Richard Dir:  Michale Radford
*LAUGHTER ON THE 23rd FLOOR
West End, London UK  w/Gene Wilder)
 Milt Dir:  Roger Haines
*LOST IN YONKERS 
West End, London UK
Eddie Dir:  David Taylor
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
Haymarket Theatre, UK
Eddie Carbone Dir:  Linda Marlowe
CHAPTER TWO
Mill Theater UK/Far East tour
George Dir:  David Taylor
*SHORT EYES
Man in the Moon Theatre, London
Juan Dir:  David O’Toole
*BRONTOSAURUS
Lyric Hammersmith, London
The Nephew Dir:  Rolf Saxon
+DRACULA
Theatre Royal Plymouth, UK
Dracula Dir:  Cyril Kinsky
+CAHOOTS
Mill Theatre, Sonning UK
Al Dir:  David Taylor
+ World Premiere
* British/European Premiere
   
A proud member of the
OAKLAND THEATRE PROJECT
   
 

“Saxon is nowhere better than in the moments of awkward physical comedy that break unexpectedly into his pompous bouts of self-congratulation.”
Philip Pearce Performing Arts, Monterey Bay

“Rolf Saxon conveys the desperation of a middle aged man who thinks he has found what he wants with an uncomfortable intensity . . . an exceptional performance from Saxon.”
Alex Clark, whatsonstage.com

“Fortunately, we have a terrifically skilled pair of actors to bring this yin-yang couple to life. … brilliantly played by Rolf Saxon”
Patrick Thomas, talkinbroadway.com

“The hugely charismatic Rolf Saxon is magnificent as the besotted ex con divorcee so desperate to embrace the burgeoning chemistry he feels is developing so rapidly between them. His immense stage presence never faltering as the relationship begins to unfold.”
Jill Lawrie

“Carlin and her actors excel  . . . Herzog’s “Revolution” is so well fought it’s practically won . . . The drama comes to a head in Saxon and Bates’ father-daughter showdown, performed with a raw emotional honesty and mutual commitment that has us hanging on every word and trembling nuance.”
Robert Hurwitt, The San Francisco Chronicle

“Rolf Saxon is terrific as the mortality-obsessed sea captain Edgar … this captain is a sorry sack of bones with no scruples, no shame, no remorse. But boy is he fascinating to watch!”
Joanne Engelhardt, Santa Cruz Sentinel

“Rolf Saxon exudes a hilariously ineffectual aura of conciliation.” 
Jean Schiffman SF EXAMINER

“A masterful performance from Rolf Saxon.”
Richard Wolinsky, KPFA

“… brilliantly played by Rolf Saxon and Lauren English … wonderfully shaded performances.”
Leo Stutzin Huffington Post

“Rolf Saxon commands attention from his first venture beyond the fourth wall as he engages us early on before stepping into the story.”
Theater Eddys

. . . the commendable work of Rolf Saxon.  The care and support behind the relationship between Emma and her father is beautifully expressed through Saxon’s multifaceted performance. His character is, at certain moments, the grounded, mastering presence taking over the theater and, at others, a fragile shadow of his former self. – Anna Horrocks, The Daily Californian

“As the other brother Walter, Rolf Saxon is so good he’s scary. By turns full of bravado, then self-deprecation, Saxon is the most complicated and fascinating character to watch.”
Joanne Engelhardt Santa Cruz Sentinel

“With two marvelously subtle and touching performances under the gentle direction by Joy Carlin, Talley’s Folly is a joy.”
Emily S. Mendel Berkeleyside

“Rolf Saxon inhabits Richard’s smart, probing quips and generous spirit as if born to the role.”
Robert Hurwitt, SF Chronicle

“Saxon as Albert Kroll is both heartbreaking and gripping.” 
Catherine Usher, The Stage

 

 

VOICE:

BROKEN SWORD 1 – 5 (George Stobbart)

TELETUBBIES – USA Narrator

Plays, documentaries and commercials for the BBC and Independent radio throughout the UK.

TRAINING:

GUILDHALL SCHOOL of MUSIC and DRAMA (London)

Society of British Fight Directors (London) 

Sandra Archer (USA), Cicely Berry (UK),

Marge Phillips (USA/UK), Virginia Snyders (UK)

 

 

“It’s difficult to imagine any actor who could have brought more depth of feeling, gut-wrenching introspection and self-loathing to the role of Jim Tyrone than Rolf Saxon. Even when not speaking, his wretchedness oozes from his sad eyes, and his body drips with disillusionment and weariness.”

Joanne Engelhardt  Santa Cruz Sentinel