Duncan Roy
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| Duncan Roy | |
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| Born | July 8, 1960 Whitstable, Kent, England |
| Occupation | film director, film producer |
Duncan Roy (born July 8, 1960),[1] is an English film director and producer, script writer, art director and television personality.
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[edit] Early life
Roy was born on July 8, 1960 in Whitstable, Kent, England to Frances Elizabeth Spark and Kuros Khazaei. From the age of two he was raised by his mother and stepfather, David W. Roy in Whitstable.
[edit] Career
Roy was a subject of Robin Soans's play, Life After Scandal in 2007. He has also been the subject of a BBC4 radio documentary. In 1985 Roy worked at the Richard Demarco Gallery in Edinburgh. While there he organized art tours for the gallery to Germany and Poland with Joseph Beuys and Tadeusz Kantor. It was at this time that he met Jay Jopling, one of the subjects of his autobiographical documentary Whitstable.
Roy's 2002 film, AKA, is based on his personal experience beginning in 1979 when he headed for Paris leaving Roy behind reinventing himself as Lord Anthony Rendlesham.
"As Anthony Rendlesham, I didn't have to clutter my head with all the stories of my family, the terrible times. I could be clean, simple, grand. I was everything I wanted to be."[2]
[edit] Personal life
Starting November 1, 2009, Roy appeared on VH1’s Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew.[3][4] a reality television series about treating sexual addiction. During therapy sessions, Roy recounted traumatic events from his childhood, including severe physical and sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by his stepfather.[5]
[edit] Awards
AKA
- 2002 L.A. Outfest
- Won – Audience Award
- 2002 Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
- Won – Jury Award
- 2002 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
- Won – Jury Award
- 2002 Copenhagen Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
- Won – Audience Award
- 2003 BAFTA Awards
- Nominated – Carl Foreman Award for the Most Promising Newcomer
- 2002 British Independent Film Awards
- Nominated – Douglas Hickox Award
- 2002 Emden International Film Festival
- Nominated – Emden Film Award
[edit] Filmography
- The Picture of Dorian Gray (2006)
- Method (2004)
- AKA (2002)
- Clancy's Kitchen (1996)
- Jackson: My Life... Your Fault (1995)
[edit] References
- ^ "Family Tree, Genealogy and Census Records". Ancestry.co.uk. http://www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- ^ Caroline Roux The Guardian, Saturday 21 September 2002
- ^ Pierce, Harrison. "Duncan Roy Joins Dr. Drew for Sex Rehab | Good Sex". Advocate.com. http://www.advocate.com/printArticle.aspx?id=100053. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- ^ . http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-sexaddiction31-2009oct31,0,4403749.story.[dead link]
- ^ "Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew". VH1. November 9, 2009. http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?id=1625684. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
