Roger Michell

Roger Michell never got the auteur worship he deserved, and I think that was partly by design: his craft was invisible, always in service of actors and feeling. Notting Hill made him famous, but for me Persuasion and Venus show his real gift, a tenderness toward flawed, aging, awkward people that few directors can manage without sentimentality. Born in Pretoria, trained at Cambridge and in British theatre, he carried a stage director's trust in performance into every film. His death in 2021 left a quiet hole in middlebrow cinema, a category I use with affection. We need more directors who believe ordinary love stories deserve serious artistry.

Roger Harry Michell (5 June 1956 – 22 September 2021) was a British theatre, television and film director. He was best known for directing films such as Notting Hill and Venus, as well as the 1995 made-for-television film Persuasion.

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Name (English)

Roger Michell

Name (Japanese)

ロジャー・ミッシェル

Reading

ろじゃー・みっしぇる

Born

June 5, 1956 – September 22, 2021

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Monkey

Origin

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

film director / television director / theatre director / screenwriter / director

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

University of Cambridge

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB

Tags

• Gauteng
• film director
• television director
• theatre director

Last updated

2026-06-10

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