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Roland Orzabal

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  • Actor
  • Music Department
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Roland Orzabal
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Roland Orzabal was born on 22 August 1961 in Havant, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for Watchmen (2009), Ready Player One (2018) and Donnie Darko (2001). He has been married to Emily McCauley Rath since 25 September 2020. They have one child. He was previously married to Caroline Johnston Orzabal.
BornAugust 22, 1961
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    • Known for

    Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson in Watchmen (2009)
    Watchmen
    7.6
    • Soundtrack
    • 2009
    Steven Spielberg, Ben Mendelsohn, George Michael, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance, Perdita Weeks, Kamara Benjamin Barnett, Mandy June Turpin, T.J. Miller, Lena Waithe, Stephen Mitchell, Neet Mohan, Win Morisaki, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Kae Alexander, Sarah Sharman, Robert Gilbert, Raed Abbas, Letitia Wright, Tye Sheridan, Asan N'Jie, Hannah John-Kamen, Cara Theobold, Olivia Cooke, Alphonso Austin, Amy Clare Beales, Jane Leaney, Kathryn Wilder, and Philip Zhao in Ready Player One (2018)
    Ready Player One
    7.4
    • Soundtrack
    • 2018
    Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze, Mary McDonnell, Noah Wyle, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, and Stuart Stone in Donnie Darko (2001)
    Donnie Darko
    8.0
    • Soundtrack
    • 2001
    Val Kilmer in Real Genius (1985)
    Real Genius
    6.9
    • Soundtrack
    • 1985

    Credits

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    Composer

    • Tears for Fears: Astronaut (2024)
      Tears for Fears: Astronaut
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • Tears for Fears: The Girl That I Call Home (2024)
      Tears for Fears: The Girl That I Call Home
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • Tears for Fears: Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Archive Version)
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • Tears for Fears: Long, Long, Long Time (2022)
      Tears for Fears: Long, Long, Long Time
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • Tears for Fears: My Demons (2022)
      Tears for Fears: My Demons
      Music Video
      • composer
      • 2022
    • Tears for Fears: Everybody Wants to Rule the World Live (2022)
      Tears for Fears: Everybody Wants to Rule the World Live
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • Tears for Fears: No Small Thing (2021)
      Tears for Fears: No Small Thing
      6.3
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Tears for Fears: The Tipping Point (2021)
      Tears for Fears: The Tipping Point
      5.8
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Stridsvagn Sundays (2021)
      Stridsvagn Sundays
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Kiara Castillo in Timmy Trumpet & Gabry Ponte: Mad World (2020)
      Timmy Trumpet & Gabry Ponte: Mad World
      9.3
      Music Video
      • music written by
      • 2020
    • Curt Smith & Diva Smith: Mad World
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2020
    • Tears for Fears: I Love You But I'm Lost
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2017
    • Don Caron in Sad World (Parody) (2017)
      Sad World (Parody)
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2017
    • Jasmine Thompson: Mad World
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2017
    • Mark 'Oh: Let It Out (Shout, Shout, Shout)
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2006

    Actor

    • Tears for Fears: Astronaut (2024)
      Tears for Fears: Astronaut
      Music Video
      • Roland Orzabal (voice)
      • 2024
    • Tears for Fears: The Girl That I Call Home (2024)
      Tears for Fears: The Girl That I Call Home
      Music Video
      • Roland Orzabal (voice)
      • 2024
    • Charlton Pettus, Curt Smith, Roland Orzabal, Doug Petty, Tears for Fears, and Jamie Wollam in Tears for Fears Live (A Tipping Point Film) (2023)
      Tears for Fears Live (A Tipping Point Film)
      8.9
      • 2023
    • Tears for Fears: My Demons (2022)
      Tears for Fears: My Demons
      Music Video
      • Roland Orzabal (voice)
      • 2022
    • Tears for Fears: Break the Man
      Music Video
      • Roland Orzabal (voice)
      • 2022
    • Tears for Fears: No Small Thing (2021)
      Tears for Fears: No Small Thing
      6.3
      Music Video
      • Roland Orzabal (voice)
      • 2021
    • Tears for Fears: The Tipping Point (2021)
      Tears for Fears: The Tipping Point
      5.8
      Music Video
      • Roland Orzabal
      • 2021
    • Tears for Fears: I Love You But I'm Lost
      Music Video
      • Roland Orzabal (voice)
      • 2017
    • Tears for Fears: Closest Thing to Heaven
      6.4
      Music Video
      • Roland Orzabal
      • 2005
    • Tears for Fears: Secrets - Version 2
      Music Video
      • Roland Orzabal
      • 1996
    • Tears for Fears: Secrets - Version 1
      Music Video
      • Roland Orzabal
      • 1996
    • Tears for Fears: Raoul and the Kings of Spain (1995)
      Tears for Fears: Raoul and the Kings of Spain
      Music Video
      • Roland Orzabal
      • 1995
    • Tears for Fears: God's Mistake
      6.4
      Music Video
      • Roland Orzabal
      • 1995
    • Tears for Fears: Elemental (1994)
      Tears for Fears: Elemental
      6.2
      Music Video
      • Roland Orzabal
      • 1994
    • Tears for Fears: Goodnight Song (1993)
      Tears for Fears: Goodnight Song
      6.8
      Music Video
      • Roland Orzabal
      • 1993

    Music Department

    • The Rich Kid Rules (2025)
      The Rich Kid Rules
      • Composer: Mad World
      • 2025
    • Tears for Fears: God's Mistake
      6.4
      Music Video
      • music producer
      • 1995
    • Tears for Fears: Woman in Chains (1989)
      Tears for Fears: Woman in Chains
      7.0
      Music Video
      • music producer
      • 1989

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    Tears For Fears Live (A Tipping Point Film)
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    Tears For Fears Live (A Tipping Point Film)

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Tears for Fears
    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
    • Born
      • August 22, 1961
      • Havant, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
    • Spouses
        Emily McCauley RathSeptember 25, 2020 - present (1 child)
    • Children
        Raoul

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Originally his name was Raoul for a week before his mother changed his name to Roland because the family was then living in England.

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