Roger Rees

Roger Rees was a Welsh actor and director, widely known for his stage work. He won an Olivier Award and a Tony Award for his performance as the lead in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. He also received Obie Awards for his role in The End of the Day and as co-director of Peter and the Starcatcher. Rees was posthumously inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in November 2015.

5 May 1944

Born on the same birth date (5 May 1944): Bo Larsson • John Rhys-Davies

Born on the same birth day (5 May): Christopher Morley • Don Payne (writer) • Henri Konan Bédié • James LaBrie • Jon Butcher • Minami Takayama • Mitch Marner • Scott Westerfeld • Yossi Benayoun • Žigmund Pálffy

Born in the same month (May 1944): Alain Souchon • Danny Trejo • Digby Anderson • Frank Oz • Gary Glitter • Gary Stewart (singer) • Gene Cornish • George Lucas • Joe Cocker • Mary Robinson • Masanori Murakami • Robert G. W. Anderson • Stav Prodromou • Ulrich Beck