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Birth Name: Roger William Allam
Place of Birth: Poplar, London, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 26 October, 1953
Ethnicity: English
Roger Allam is an English actor. His roles include the films V for Vendetta , The Wind That Shakes the Barley , The Queen (2006), Speed Racer , Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides , The Iron Lady , The Woman in Black , Mr. Holmes , A Royal Night Out , and The Lady in the Van , television’s The Creatives , Spooks , The Thick Of It , Game of Thrones , Endeavour , Murder in Provence , and The Sandman , and numerous stage performances.
Roger is the son of Kathleen and The Rev. William Sydney Allam, a rector at St Mary Woolnoth. He is married to actress and writer Rebecca Saire, with whom he has two children, including actor William Allam.
Roger’s paternal grandfather was Sidney Allam (the son of Jonathan Thomas Allam and Esther Phebe Ann Redgewell). Sidney was born in Fulham, Middlesex. Jonathan was the son of Isaac Allam and Rose Emma Cross.
Roger’s paternal grandmother was named Alice Rachel White. Alice was born in Chelsea, London.
Roger’s maternal grandfather was named John Service.
Roger’s maternal grandmother was named Ethel M. Daniell.
Source: Genealogy of Roger’s father (focusing on his own father’s side) – https://www.wikitree.com