Rolf Saxon

Rolf was born at Fort Belvoir in Alexandria, Virginia. After his father served in the Armed Forces, the family moved to California, eventually settling in the San Francisco Bay Area. After graduating from American Conservatory Theatre's Young Conservatory, he became a founding member of both the California Shakespeare Theatre (also known as "Cal Shakes") and the Berkeley Mime Troupe. He was also a regular performer at the Renaissance and Dickens Fairs, where he learned to walk a tightrope, juggle, and blow fire. For classical training, he auditioned and was accepted into the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. While there, he joined the Omphalos Street Theatre Company as an actor and director, performing throughout the UK, including at the City of London Festival and the Edinburgh Festival, where they were nominated for a Fringe First Award. Upon graduating, Rolf was awarded the Gold Medal, Guildhall's highest honor for graduating students. After graduation, Rolf decided to stay in the UK and went straight to work in television, film, and theatre. His TV credits include starring roles in three UK television series—*Pulaski*, *Capital City*, and *Love Hurts*—as well as guest-starring roles in numerous sitcoms, dramas (including *Poirot*), and TV movies (including MGM's *Dirty Dozen: Next Mission* and HBO's *The Affair*). His stage credits include two seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company and starring roles in the West End, including *Chicago*, *The Seven Year Itch*, *The Graduate*, the British/European premieres of Neil Simon's *Lost in Yonkers* and *Laughter on the 23rd Floor*, and Donald Margulies' *Dinner With Friends*. He also had leading roles with numerous UK repertory companies and on several tours, including title roles in *Frankie and Johnnie in the Claire de Lune* and *Jerry Springer - The Opera*. Some of his more recent theatre work includes a UK tour of Chichester's production of *Mack and Mable* directed by Jonathan Church, and the world premieres of *Eureka Day* by Jonathan Spector (Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley, CA) and *Remains To Be Seen* by Kate Hawley (Jewel Theatre in Santa Cruz, CA). In the late 90s, his voice landed him the Narrator job for the widely known show *Teletubbies*. His voice can also be heard in the award-winning video game series *Broken Sword* as George Stobbart. Rolf has appeared in over 20 major films, his start being *Little Lord Fauntleroy* and Paramount's *The Lords of Discipline* alongside Bill Paxton, Michael Biehn, and David Keith. Subsequent films include the first *Mission: Impossible* (as CIA Analyst William Donloe) and *Woman in Gold* with Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Katie Holmes, and Daniel Brühl. In 2024, Rolf will return to the MI franchise in *Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two*, reprising his character William Donloe.