Duncan Roy

Duncan Roy
Born	July 8, 1960 (1960-07-08) (age 51) 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.

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.

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]

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]

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

Filmography

• The Picture of Dorian Gray (2006)
• Method (2004)
• AKA (2002)
• Clancy's Kitchen (1996)
• Jackson: My Life... Your Fault (1995)

References

1. ^ "Family Tree, Genealogy and Census Records". Ancestry.co.uk. http://www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-06-19. 
2. ^ Caroline Roux The Guardian, Saturday 21 September 2002
3. ^ 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. 
4. ^ . http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-sexaddiction31-2009oct31,0,4403749.story. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ "Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew". VH1. November 9, 2009. http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?id=1625684. Retrieved 11 December 2009. 

External links

• Official site

• Duncan Roy at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Roy, Duncan
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	July 8, 1960
Place of birth	Whitstable, Kent, England
Date of death
Place of death