Rodger Corser

Early life

Corser graduated from Deakin University in 1996 with an Honours B.A. in Media Studies. He formed a band called Tender Prey when he was 16. They played their majority of gigs at the Shoppingtown Hotel, Doncaster, Victoria. He was also lead vocalist in a band called Stone the Crows.

Career

Corser's big role came in 1998, when he was cast in a leading role (from a field of 6,000) in the Australian production of the musical Rent. Corser portrayed the role of Roger, an HIV-positive musician. The show played seasons in Sydney and Melbourne and launched Corser 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.

Corser 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 to 2004. He played the lead role of Alex in the Australian movie Let Me Not in 2005. 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. Corser has appeared in numerous television adverts, 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 to 2011, 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. He then starred in the Network Ten drama Party Tricks as Victorian Opposition Leader David McLeod alongside Asher Keddie.

From 2015 to 2019, Corser has co-starred as John Doe in the ABC series Glitch, as well as in the 2015 ABC series The Beautiful Lie, a modern adaptation of Anna Karenina, as Xander Ivin.

He starred as Chief Inspector Frank Carlyle in The Doctor Blake Mysteries in series aired February 2016 - September 2017, series 4, episode 3 - series 5, episode 2.

From 2016 to 2021, Corser starred as series protagonist Dr Hugh Knight in the Channel 9 series Doctor Doctor. For his role on this show, he was nominated for the Gold Logie three times (in 2017, 2018 and 2019). Also at the Logie Awards, he has been nominated for the Most Popular Actor award three times (2017 - 2019) and the Most Outstanding Actor award twice (2017 and 2018).

Corser has since appeared in Five Bedrooms, Thai Cave Rescue and narrated the new series of RPA on Nine Network.

In October 2024, Corser was announced as host of upcoming adaption of game show The Floor commissioned by Nine Network set to air in 2025.

Personal life

Corser's oldest daughter, Zipporah Mary Corser, was born in 2002 from his previous relationship with singer Christine Anu.

In 2007 Corser married Renae Berry. The couple learned in 2009 that they were expecting their first child. The pair now have three children.

Filmography

Film

Television

Self appearances / Voice

Award nominations

References

References

1. "Rodger Corser". [[Network Ten]].
2. (14 July 2010). "A boy in blue, again".
3. (6 October 2014). "Roger Corser's Past Uncovered". [[Nova 93.7]].
4. (11 November 2016). "Rodger Corser from pub band to Glitch and Doctor Doctor". The Daily Telegraph.
5. (28 October 1998). "Nerve centre". The Sydney Morning Herald.
6. (10 February 1999). "It's just a grunge stage they're going through". [[The Age]].
7. (2 June 2005). "Men at work". The Sydney Morning Herald.
8. (12 August 2017). "Doctor Doctor Channel Nine 2017: Rodger Corser tells of his awkward ...". The Daily Telegraph.
9. (3 October 2016). "Stars and their cars: Rodger Corser". [[Drive.com.au]].
10. (20 August 2009). "Over Underbelly". The West Australian.
11. (18 July 2010). "Expensive Ten cop drama pushes all the right buttons". The Sydney Morning Herald.
12. (13 October 2010). "All systems go for Corser". The West Australian.
13. (8 July 2013). "Camp". [[Variety (magazine).
14. "Ferris Hennessy". Network Ten.
15. (6 October 2014). "Party Tricks gives Asher Keddie and Rodger Corser a chance to shine". The Sydney Morning Herald.
16. (3 July 2015). "Actor Rodger Corser stars as dark, mysterious guy in ABC drama Glitch". Herald Sun.
17. (16 October 2015). "The Beautiful Lie (ABC TV): Tolstoy gets the Offspring treatment". [[Daily Review (website).
18. (11 September 2016). "Surgeon faces his flaws in new 'dramedy' Doctor Doctor (also known as The Heart Guy, in UK and other territories);". [[Sunshine Coast Daily]].
19. (25 March 2017). "Logie Awards 2017: nominees". [[TV Tonight]].
20. (27 May 2018). "Logie Awards 2018: nominees". TV Tonight.
21. (23 September 2022). "Corser, Herriman dive deep into Thai Cave Rescue | TV Tonight".
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24. Byrne, Fiona. (28 October 2007). "Campbell's album swings". Sunday Herald Sun.
25. (19 April 2010). "Rodger Corser: The baby we thought we'd never have!". Woman's Day.
26. (19 April 2010). "Rush star Rodger Corser and Renae Berry expecting first child together". Herald Sun.
27. (25 September 2017). "Glitch has "a lot more payoff for viewers" | TV Tonight".
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