{{short description|Australian actor (born 1973)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox person | image = Rodger_Corser.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|02|28|df=yes}} | birth_place = Victoria, Australia | birth_name = | occupation = Actor, television presenter | years_active = 2000–present | spouse = {{marriage|Renae Berry|2007}} | children = 4 | website = }} '''Rodger Corser''' (born 28 February 1973) is an Australian actor and television presenter.
==Early life== Corser graduated from Deakin University in 1996 with an Honours B.A. in Media Studies.<ref name="ten">{{cite web |title=Rodger Corser |url=http://ten.com.au/rush-rodger-corser.htm |publisher=Network Ten |access-date=2 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922150335/http://ten.com.au/rush-rodger-corser.htm |archive-date=22 September 2010}}</ref> He formed a band called Tender Prey when he was 16. They played their majority of gigs at the Shoppingtown Hotel, Doncaster, Victoria.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lallo |first1=Michael |title=A boy in blue, again |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/a-boy-in-blue-again-20100714-10aow.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=12 January 2021 |language=en |date=14 July 2010}}</ref> He was also lead vocalist in a band called Stone the Crows.<ref>{{cite news |title=Roger Corser's Past Uncovered |url=https://www.nova937.com.au/podcast/roger-corsers-past-uncovered |access-date=1 July 2018 |publisher=Nova 93.7 |date=6 October 2014}}</ref>
==Career== Corser's first 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''.<ref name="DailyTelegraph2016">{{cite news |title= Rodger Corser from pub band to Glitch and Doctor Doctor |url= https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/rodger-corser-from-dingy-pub-stage-to-one-of-tvs-brightest-stars/news-story/c79058f024d0a15ee370e9f7946b51ad |access-date= 2 July 2018 |work= The Daily Telegraph |date= 11 November 2016 |url-access= subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1= Hill |first1= Kendall |last2= Nicholas |first2=Grace |title= Nerve centre |url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21463420/ |access-date= 2 July 2018 |work= The Sydney Morning Herald |date= 28 October 1998 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}}</ref> Corser portrayed the role of Roger, an HIV-positive musician.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Coslovich |first1= Gabriella |title= It's just a grunge stage they're going through |url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21463570/ |access-date= 2 July 2018 |work= The Age |date= 10 February 1999 |pages= 3 |via= Newspapers.com}} {{free access}}</ref> The show played seasons in Sydney and Melbourne and launched Corser into a successful career in television.<ref name="ten"/> His other theatre credits include ''Leader of the Pack'' and ''Below''.<ref name="DailyTelegraph2016"/> In 2009, he took to the stage in the theatre production ''Secret Bridesmaids ' Business''.<ref name="ten" />
Corser played Detective Senior Constable George Newhouse in the final four episodes of police procedural series ''Water Rats'' in 2001.<ref name="DailyTelegraph2016"/> Following this, he appeared in Australian drama series ''McLeod's Daughters'' as Peter Johnson, from 2001 to 2004.<ref name="DailyTelegraph2016"/> He then played the lead role of Alex in 2005 Australian movie ''Let Me Not''. That same year, he starred as photographer Adam Logan in the Australian comedy-drama series ''Last Man Standing'' in 2005. From there, he played Dr Hugh Sullivan in long-running soap opera ''Home and Away'', from 2006 to 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Idato |first1= Michael |title= Men at work |url= https://www.smh.com.au/news/TV--Radio/Men-at-work/2005/06/01/1117568247131.html |access-date= 3 July 2018 |work= The Sydney Morning Herald |date= 2 June 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Doctor Doctor Channel Nine 2017: Rodger Corser tells of his awkward ... |url= https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/television/doctor-doctor-star-rodger-corser-tells-of-his-awkward-teenage-years/news-story/873809cc2e08c8872e127af12258c613 |access-date= 2 July 2018 |work= The Daily Telegraph |date= 12 August 2017 |url-access= subscription}}</ref>
In 2008, Corser was cast as Detective Senior Sergeant Steve Owen in the first installment of Nine Network crime series ''Underbelly'', based on the Melbourne gangland killings.<ref name="Drive"/><ref>{{cite news |last1= Prior |first1= Neale |title= Over Underbelly |url= https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/over-underbelly-ng-ya-239936 |access-date= 3 July 2018 |work= The West Australian |date= 20 August 2009}}</ref>
From 2008 to 2011, Corser starred as Lawson Blake in the Australian police drama ''Rush''. The series, following the lives of members of the prestigious Tactical Response team (TR), was 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Houston |first1= Melinda |title= Expensive Ten cop drama pushes all the right buttons |url= https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/expensive-ten-cop-drama-pushes-all-the-right-buttons-20100717-10ezp.html |access-date= 2 July 2018 |work= The Sydney Morning Herald |date= 18 July 2010}}</ref>
Corser narrated the first season of Network Ten’s factual TV series ''Recruits'', which followed people in training to become police officers in the New South Wales Police Force and new recruits just starting out on the beat. In 2010, he started work on supernatural comedy-drama series ''Spirited'', on the W channel on Foxtel.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Brown |first1= Pam |title= All systems go for Corser |url= https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/tv/all-systems-go-for-corser-ng-ya-195252 |access-date= 2 July 2018 |work= The West Australian |date= 13 October 2010}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |title= Ferris Hennessy |url= https://images.tenplay.com.au/channel-ten/puberty-blues/characters/rodger-corser |publisher= Network Ten |access-date= 2 July 2018}}</ref> During this time, he also starred alongside Rachel Griffiths, in the American television series ''Camp'' in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Lowry |first1= Brian |title= Camp |url= https://variety.com/2013/tv/reviews/camp-review-nbc-1200504670/ |access-date=2 July 2018 |work= Variety |date= 8 July 2013}}</ref>
He then starred in the Network Ten drama ''Party Tricks'' as Victorian Opposition Leader David McLeod alongside Asher Keddie.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Enker |first1=Debi |title=Party Tricks gives Asher Keddie and Rodger Corser a chance to shine |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/party-tricks-gives-asher-keddie-and-rodger-corser-a-chance-to-shine-20141006-10r2mj.html |access-date=2 July 2018 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=6 October 2014}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Megan |title=Actor Rodger Corser stars as dark, mysterious guy in ABC drama Glitch |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/actor-rodger-corser-stars-as-dark-mysterious-guy-in-abc-drama-glitch/news-story/01593b8292173f6bc56d19a9457f2494 |access-date=2 July 2018 |work=Herald Sun |date=3 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Neutze |first1=Ben |title=The Beautiful Lie (ABC TV): Tolstoy gets the Offspring treatment |url=http://dailyreview.com.au/the-beautiful-lie-abc-tv-tolstoy-gets-the-offspring-treatment/31426/ |access-date=1 July 2018 |publisher=Daily Review |date=16 October 2015}}</ref> He then appeared as Chief Inspector Frank Carlyle in ''The Doctor Blake Mysteries'' in episodes during 2016 and 2017.
From 2016 to 2021, Corser starred as the titular doctor, Dr Hugh Knight in Channel 9 series ''Doctor Doctor''.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Cronin |first1= Seanna |title= Surgeon faces his flaws in new 'dramedy' Doctor Doctor (also known as The Heart Guy, in UK and other territories) |url= https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/medic-faces-his-flaws/3087727/ |access-date= 2 July 2018 |work= Sunshine Coast Daily |date= 11 September 2016}}</ref> His role on the show saw him nominated for the Gold Logie three times (in 2017, 2018 and 2019).<ref>{{cite news |last1= Knox |first1= David |title= Logie Awards 2017: nominees |url= https://tvtonight.com.au/2017/03/logie-awards-2017-nominees.html |access-date= 2 July 2018 |publisher= TV Tonight |date= 25 March 2017 |language= en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1= Knox |first1= David |title= Logie Awards 2018: nominees |url= https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/05/logie-awards-2018-nominees.html |access-date= 2 July 2018 |publisher= TV Tonight |date= 27 May 2018 |language= en-AU}}</ref> Also at the Logie Awards, he has been nominated for the Most Popular Actor award three times (from 2017 to 2019) and the Most Outstanding Actor award twice (2017 and 2018).
More recently, Corser has appeared in the second, third and fourth series of Paramount+ drama series ''Five Bedrooms'',<ref name="floor"/> 2022 miniseries ''Thai Cave Rescue''<ref>{{cite web |url= https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/09/corser-herriman-dive-deep-into-thai-cave-rescue.html |title= Corser, Herriman dive deep into Thai Cave Rescue |website= TV Tonight |date= 23 September 2022}}</ref> and the first season of British series ''Queen of Oz'', alongside Catherine Tate.<ref name="floor"/> His other international appearances have included NBC miniseries ''The Starter Wife'' with Debra Messing and Judy Davis, and the NBC series ''Camp'' opposite Rachel Griffiths.
Corser has narrated the most recent season of ''RPA'' on the Nine Network.{{cn|date=May 2026}} He also hosted two seasons of the Australian version of reality series ''The Traitors''.<ref name="floor">{{cite web |url= https://9now.nine.com.au/the-floor/rodger-corser |title= The Floor: Rodger Corser |website= 9Now |access-date= 2 May 2026}}</ref> In October 2024, he was announced as host of Channel Nine game show ''The Floor'', for 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/10/upfronts-2025-nine-network-the-floor-golden-bachelor-chateau-diy-aust.html |title= Upfronts 2025: Nine Network: The Floor, Golden Bachelor, Château DIY Aust. |website= TV Tonight |date= 24 October 2024|access-date= 24 October 2024 |first= David |last= Knox}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2024/10/24/nine-upfronts-the-floor-and-the-golden-bachelor-australia-confirmed-for-2025-lineup/ |title= Nine Upfronts: The Floor and The Golden Bachelor Australia Confirmed for 2025 Lineup |website= TV Blackbox |date= 24 October 2024 |access-date= 24 October 2024 |first= Kyle |last= Laidlaw}}</ref>
Corser has also appeared in numerous television advertisements, most notably for car maker Hyundai.<ref name="Drive">{{cite news |last1= Thomson |first1= Owen |title= Stars and their cars: Rodger Corser |url= https://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/stars-and-their-cars-rodger-corser-20130809-2rlbf |access-date= 2 July 2018 |publisher= Drive.com.au|date= 3 October 2016}}</ref>
==Personal life== Corser's oldest daughter, Zipporah Mary Corser, was born in 2002 from his previous relationship with singer Christine Anu.<ref name="hs-expecting" />
In 2007 Corser married Renae Berry. The couple learned in 2009 that they were expecting their first child.<ref name="hs-wed">{{cite news|last=Byrne|first=Fiona|title=Campbell's album swings|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/archive/old-news-pages/campbells-album-swings/story-e6frf92x-1111114741432|access-date=26 July 2013|newspaper=Sunday Herald Sun|date=28 October 2007}}</ref> The pair now have three children.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rodger Corser: The baby we thought we'd never have!|url=http://womansday.ninemsn.com.au/celebrityheadlines/1040583/rodger-corser-the-baby-we-through-wed-never-have|work=Woman's Day|access-date=26 July 2013|date=19 April 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927013512/http://womansday.ninemsn.com.au/celebrityheadlines/1040583/rodger-corser-the-baby-we-through-wed-never-have|archive-date=27 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="hs-expecting">{{cite news|title=Rush star Rodger Corser and Renae Berry expecting first child together|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/rush-star-rodger-corser-and-renae-berry-expecting-first-child-together/story-e6frf96o-1225855331431|access-date=26 July 2013|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=19 April 2010}}</ref>
== Filmography == <!-- Please note: "rowspan" breaks table sortability. -->
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2007 |''Let Me Not'' |Alex the Architect | |- |2007 |''Passing Through'' |Julian |Short |- |2009 |''Before Sundown'' |Father |Short |- |2011 |''Burning Man'' |Jack | |- |2011 |''{{sortname|The|Cup|The Cup (2011 film)}}'' |Jason McCartney | |- |2014 |''Love Is Now'' |Const. Richards | |- |2019 |''Rocky & Me'' |Dad |Short |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes !Ref |- |2000 |''BeastMaster'' |Sararmago |1 episode | |- |2001 |''Water Rats'' |Det. George Newhouse |4 episodes | |- |2001–04 |''McLeod's Daughters'' |Peter Johnson |19 episodes | |- |2003–04 |''Stingers'' |Karl De Groot |2 episodes | |- |2005 |''Last Man Standing'' |Adam Logan |22 episodes | |- |2006–07 |''Home and Away'' |Dr. Hugh Sullivan |28 episodes | |- |2007 |''{{sortname|The|Starter Wife|The Starter Wife (miniseries)}}'' |Larry Hamill |2 episodes | |- |2008 |''Underbelly'' |Steve Owen |13 episodes | |- |2008–11 |''Rush'' |Lawson Blake |70 episodes | |- |2010–11 |''Spirited'' |Steve Darling |18 episodes | |- |2012–14 |''Puberty Blues'' |Ferris Hennessey |15 episodes | |- | rowspan="2" |2013 |''Paper Giants: Magazine Wars'' |Harry M. Miller |2 episodes | |- |''Camp'' |Roger Shepard |10 episodes | |- |2014 |''Party Tricks'' |David McLeod |6 episodes | |- |2015 |''Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries'' |Capt. Lyle Compton |1 episode | |- |2015–19 |''Glitch'' |John Doe/William Blackburn |18 episodes |<ref>{{cite web |date=25 September 2017 |title=Glitch has "a lot more payoff for viewers" | TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2017/09/glitch-has-a-lot-more-payoff-for-viewers.html}}</ref> |- |2015 |''{{sortname|The|Beautiful Lie|The Beautiful Lie (TV series)}}'' |Xander Ivin |6 episodes | |- |2016 |''{{sortname|The|Doctor Blake Mysteries}}'' |Frank Carlyle |7 episodes | |- |2016–21 |''Doctor Doctor'' |Hugh Knight |48 episodes |<ref>{{cite web |date=March 2016 |title=Rodger Corser for Nine drama Doctor Doctor | TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2016/02/rodger-corser-for-nine-drama-doctor-doctor.html}}</ref> |- |2021–23 |''Five Bedrooms'' |Stuart Wendell |12 episodes | |- |2022 |''Thai Cave Rescue'' |Dr. Richard Harris |2 episodes | |- |2023 |''Queen of Oz'' |Teddy |4 episodes | |}
=== Self appearances / Voice === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes !{{Ref.}} |- |2009 |''Recruits'' |Narrator (voice) |TV series | |- |2011 |''Recruits: Paramedics'' |Narrator (voice) |TV miniseries | |- | rowspan="2" |2019 |''Who Do You Think You Are?'' |Himself |1 episode | |- |''Play School'' |Himself |1 episode | |- |2022–23 |''The Traitors'' |Himself |Host |<ref>{{cite web |date=26 May 2022 |title=Rodger Corser to host the Traitors | TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/05/rodger-corser-to-host-the-traitors.html}}</ref> |- |2023 |''RPA'' |Himself |Narrator | |- |2025–present |''The Floor'' |Himself |Host | |}
==Award nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! width="10"|Year ! width="105"|Association ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! width="10"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | 2011 | Astra Awards | bgcolor="lightyellow"|Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor (Male) | ''Spirited'' | {{nom}} | align="center"|<ref>{{cite web| last=Knox| first=David| title=ASTRA Awards 2011: nominees| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2011/05/astra-awards-2011-nominees.html| website=TV Tonight| date=30 May 2011| access-date=27 July 2022}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3"|2017 | rowspan="6"|Logie Awards | bgcolor="gold"|Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television | rowspan="10"|''Doctor Doctor'' | {{nom}} | align="center" rowspan="3"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2017/03/logie-awards-2017-nominees.html|title=Logie Awards 2017: nominees|last=Knox|first=David|website=TV Tonight|date=26 March 2017|access-date=27 July 2022}}</ref> |- | bgcolor="silver"|Best Actor | {{nom}} |- | bgcolor="silver"|Most Outstanding Actor | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="4"|2018 | bgcolor="gold"|Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television | {{nom}} | align="center" rowspan="3"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/logies-2018-complete-list-of-winners/news-story/1c530cbba69e1587f3ba630002fdfad0|title=Logies 2018: Complete list of winners|last=|first=|website=The Courier-Mail|date=2 July 2018|access-date=27 July 2022}}</ref> |- | bgcolor="silver"|Most Popular Actor | {{nom}} |- | bgcolor="silver"|Most Outstanding Actor | {{nom}} |- | TV Tonight Awards | bgcolor="lightyellow"|Favourite Male | {{nom}} | align="center"|<ref>{{cite web| last=Knox| first=David| title=TV Tonight Awards: Best of 2017| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/01/tv-tonight-awards-best-of-2017.html| website=TV Tonight| date=9 January 2018| access-date=27 July 2022}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"|2019 | rowspan="3"|Logie Awards | bgcolor="gold"|Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television | {{nom}} | align="center" rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|last=Knox|first=David|title=Logie Awards 2019: nominees|website=TV Tonight|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/05/logie-awards-2019-nominees.html|date=26 May 2019|access-date=27 July 2019}}</ref> |- | bgcolor="silver"|Most Popular Actor | {{nom}} |- | 2022 | bgcolor="silver"|Most Popular Actor | {{nom}} | align="center"|<ref>{{cite web| last=Knox| first=David| title=Logie Awards 2022: nominees| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/05/logie-awards-2022-nominees.html| website=TV Tonight| date=15 May 2022| access-date=27 July 2022}}</ref> |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|1122123}} * [http://ten.com.au/rush-rodger-corser.htm Rodger Corser Biography] * [http://mcleods-daughters-actors-club.jimdo.com/serie-series-die-männer-the-men/rodger-corser/filmography/ Rodger Corser Filmography]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * [http://www.zimbio.com/Rodger+Corser Rodger Corser – Zimbio]
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