René Zagger
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| René Zagger | |
|---|---|
| Born | René Zagger 1 June 1973 Leytonstone, London |
| Other name(s) | Rene Zagger |
René Zagger (b. 1 June 1973) is a British actor, probably most well known for playing PC Nick Klein in The Bill from 1999 to 2004. He has also made several guest appearances in Casualty, and Wycliffe.
[edit] Background
Zagger was born in Leytonstone, London. His father is of Russian-Polish ancestry and his mother is of Spanish-Portuguese ancestry.[1] Zagger was raised a practising Jew by his parents but now considers himself to be more traditionalist.[2] While attending school his interest in acting began affecting his attendance, so the headmaster suggested that he move to an acting school. He left his school and enrolled at Italia Conti Academy of Performing Arts.[3]
[edit] Career
Zagger's first professional acting role was portraying a young Marti Pellow in the Wet Wet Wet music video I remember.[4] Other roles soon followed, from 1990-1991, Zagger played Mike Bentley in the children's TV drama Grange Hill, and later in 1991 he played the role of "Razors" in the Granada Television series Up the Garden Path. He also had several guest roles in Minder, Casualty, Wycliffe, Dangerous Lady and The Bill.[3]
In 1999, Zagger auditioned for the role of Dale Smith in The Bill. He was unsuccessful in winning the role but the character of PC Nick Klein was created for him.[3] Zagger remained in the role for five years. Zagger left the series and took the role of Antipholus of Syracuse in the Stafford festival's production of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors.[3]
In 2006 Rene starred in the Dream Team mini series Dream Team 80's as striker Johnny Fletcher, who was the father to Harchester legend Karl Fletcher.
In 2006, Zagger filmed the historical drama, O Jerusalem, and vampire-horror film Night Junkies with Giles Alderson and Katia Winter. O Jerusalem is scheduled to premiere in France on October 18, 2006, and Night Junkies is scheduled for December release.
In 2006, he appeared in the BBC series Robin Hood in the episode "A Thing Or Two About Loyalty" as Lambert.
In June 2007, he appeared in the Doctor Who in the episode "Utopia" as Padra.
In July 2007, Zagger appeared as Herod in the second series of BBC/HBO TV series, Rome.
[edit] References
- ^ Biography page. imdb.com. Retrieved on 2006-10-12.
- ^ René Zagger Bio. TV.com. Retrieved on 2006-10-12.
- ^ a b c d Rene Zagger Bio. Zagger Zoo. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
- ^ René Zagger. grangehillfans.co.uk. Retrieved on 2006-10-12.
