Born and raised in San Francisco, CA. His first three combined acting, directing, producing & writing efforts make up his AmerAsian Trilogy. The features are closely based upon a series of adverse personal relationships revolving around Roger's immensely challenging baseball journey. Back in his playing days, Roger pitched nationally recognized Lowell High School to their first ever victory at Candlestick Park as an All-City junior, but was forced to overcome a serious career-threatening rotator cuff injury as a senior. After extensive rehab, he walked on to the Dons' outfield at the University of San Francisco as a freshman, a squad from which 10 of his teammates went on to sign professionally. Frustrated with a lack of playing time, he transferred over to Cal State East Bay to start in left field, finishing as the Pioneers' second leading hitter. But after a major disagreement with his head coach, he relinquished his most crucial year of eligibility and returned to USF to earn his B.A. in Psychology. However, his stints at catcher and third base on various college and semi-pro teams, up and down California, garnered tryouts at Philadelphia Phillie, Seattle Mariner, and Major League Scouting Bureau camps. After a series of injuries, Roger settled in Los Angeles to enroll in commercial acting classes, only to find himself gearing up behind the plate once again- this time catching Hideo Nomo in an international Nike campaign. That same year, Roger's initial inspiration to direct behind the lens was sparked while standing-in for 'Jackie Chan' on the Brett Ratner film Rush Hour 2 (2001). Once on set, he studied the pair's tireless energy toward achieving finely detailed perfection. About the same time, his greatest inspiration to work dramatically in front of the lens came when Cameron Crowe cast him in Vanilla Sky (2001)in a scene opposite Tom Cruise and Kurt Russell . Although Roger didn't survive the final cut of his debut film role, he was introduced to Meisner training, helping him land his debut television role in a scene in _Alias (2001-2006)_ opposite Jennifer Garner . While furthering his training at Larry Moss Studios, scene study instructor, Michelle Danner , inspired and influenced Roger to create his own material, sparking him to script his trilogy. In addition to television & film, Roger continues to appear in commercials and print ads, having modeled in over 150 campaigns thus far.