Peter Rodger

Peter Anthony Rodger (born 6 April 1965) is a British filmmaker, photographer, and commercial director.

Rodger was born on April 6, 1965, as the second son of British photojournalist George Rodger and his American assistant wife, Lois "Jinx" Rodger (née Witherspoon).

Through his mother, he is a distant cousin of American actress Reese Witherspoon.

Rodger married Li Chin Tye, a Malaysian Chinese nurse who worked on film sets and later a research assistant for a film company.

They had two children, Elliot (1991–2014) and Georgia (b. 1996).

In c. 1996, Rodger moved together with his family from the United Kingdom to California.

In 1998, he divorced his wife, Li Chin Tye.

In 1999, after his divorce, Rodger married Moroccan actress Soumaya Akaaboune, with whom he had a third child and his second son, Jazz.

Rodger is known for his 2009 documentary film Oh My God, as well as his work as a second unit director on The Hunger Games (2012).

Rodger has won a number of awards, including from the Houston International Film Festival, the Chicago International Film Festival, the Telly Awards, the Mobius Awards, and the US International Film and Video Festival.

In 2014, his eldest son, Elliot Rodger, murdered six people and injured fourteen others in Isla Vista, California, then killed himself.

Afterwards, Peter gave several interviews to shed light on the incident and Elliot's upbringing.

Following this incident, his remaining son's name was changed.