Peter Rodger | |
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Born |
Peter Anthony Rodger 6 April 1965 Tenterden, Kent, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Filmmaker Photographer Commercial director |
Notable work | Oh My God (2009) |
Spouse(s) | Li-Chin Rodger (divorced 1998) Soumaya Akaaboune |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | George Rodger |
Relatives | Elliot Rodger (son) |
Website | Official website |
Peter Anthony Rodger (born 6 April 1965) is a British filmmaker and photographer. He is known for his 2009 documentary film Oh My God, as well as his work as a second unit director on The Hunger Games (2012). Rodger has won a number of awards, including from the Houston International Film Festival, the Chicago International Film Festival, the Telly Awards, the Mobius Awards, and the US International Film and Video Festival.
Rodger is based in the United States and is the son of British photographer George Rodger.
Rodger married Li-Chin, a Malaysian Chinese research assistant for a film company. They had two children, Elliot and Georgia. After they divorced, Rodger married Moroccan actress Soumaya Akaaboune and they had a son.
Rodger's eldest son, Elliot, carried out the 2014 Isla Vista killings, killing six people and then himself on May 23, 2014.