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James Preston Rogers
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James Preston Rogers (born August 2, 1972, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actor and stunt performer. An athlete throughout high school and college, he found his path to acting after booking a national commercial audition with no headshot, resume, or agent. Before committing to acting full-time, he was signed by the WWE as a professional wrestler, but the company released him from his contract after he landed the role of Bjorn in Outlander (2008). Standing 6'6" with a hulking build, he has since built a steady career in film and television. His notable film credits include Outlander (2008, with Jim Caviezel and Ron Perlman), Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007, with Tom Selleck), Max …
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James Preston Rogers (born August 2, 1972, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actor and stunt performer. An athlete throughout high school and college, he found his path to acting after booking a national commercial audition with no headshot, resume, or agent. Before committing to acting full-time, he was signed by the WWE as a professional wrestler, but the company released him from his contract after he landed the role of Bjorn in Outlander (2008). Standing 6'6" with a hulking build, he has since built a steady career in film and television. His notable film credits include Outlander (2008, with Jim Caviezel and Ron Perlman), Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007, with Tom Selleck), Max Payne (2008, with Mark Wahlberg), Defendor (2009, with Christopher Walken), Pixels (2015, dir. Chris Columbus, with Adam Sandler and Kevin James), Regression (2015, with Ethan Hawke and Emma Watson), Alpha Wolf (2018, with Taylor Lautner), Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022, as Hulk Hogan, with Daniel Radcliffe), The Blackening (2023, with Tessa Thompson), Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024, with Eddie Murphy), and Psycho Killer (2026, with Georgina Campbell and Malcolm McDowell). He also had a recurring role on the Netflix series Frontier (2016–2017, with Jason Momoa).
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Psycho Killer
as Psycho Killer
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
as Kurtz
The Blackening
as Clive Connor / Camden Connor
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Hulk Hogan
Benjamin
as Ulf
Alpha Wolf
as Sheriff Caradine
The Masked Saint
as The Reaper
Regression
as Satanist
Pixels
as Seal
My Daughter Must Live
as Lukas
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
as Big Mitch
Death Warrior
as Mercenary One
Defendor
as Biker Bob
Degrassi Goes Hollywood
as Roadhouse Announcer
You Might As Well Live
as Gary - Catatonic inmate
Max Payne
as Nude People Making Out
Outlander
as Bjorn
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
as Terry Genest
The Man
as Man (uncredited)
Love, Guns & Christmas
as Thug