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William Roger Conners was born in Westlake, Ohio on July 16, 1986. His childhood was a rather tumultuous one, his parents divorcing while he was still an infant and his mother being diagnosed with cancer shortly there-after. He spent most of his adolescence tending to her as her illness grew more and more severe, eventually leading to her death in 2004. At the age of eighteen Roger was out on his own and, on a whim, decided that he would devote his time to pursuing his passion for film. In 2006, he was was cast as a lead in 529 Films "Hellementary: An Education in Death". Since then he has gone on to appear in multiple other horror films, including "Hellweek" and "Voodoo Rising", thus earning him the title of horrors first "Scream Queer", a spin on the term "Scream Queen". Inspired by his success in the B-Horror market, Roger completely changed his look to appeal to a broader audience. He continues to act to this day, often playing comedic as well as overtly-sexual gay side-characters, though he has proven that he is more then capable of portraying a far broader range of acting when it is required of him.
Lost his mother, Margaret Conners, to leukemia in 2005.Lists his inspirations to be actresses such as Judy Garland, Judith O'Dea, Meryl Streep, Dee Wallace, and Jamie Lee Curtis as well as comedians such as Amy Sadaris, Anna Faris, Cheri Oteri, and Molly Shannon.Good friend of actress April Needham, whom he met on the set of his very first film "Hellementary: An Education in Death". Since then the two have appeared in multiple other projects together, including "Hellweek", "Tomorrow For a Dollar", and "Voodoo Rising".Is very close friends with director "Eddie Lengyel", whom he met on the set of the feature film "Voodoo Rising" in 2007.Is a natural light blonde. After dying his hair dark brown for a film project in 2008 he chose to stick with the color after productions wrapped.His scene in "Hellweek" was the last scene filmed for the movie, shooting taking place a full 2 years after principal photography had wrapped. After an early screening of the film the original ending had proved to be a major let-down, so director Eddie Lengyel asked Roger to film an impromptu alternate scene to bring closure to the film.First cousin to both Meghan and Erinn Bakun, both of whom had minor parts in Voodoo Rising (2011). He had the chance to act beside Erinn again in the horror/slasher Chill (2012).