Roger Morris — The Boys in the Boat Character Profile

About Roger Morris

Struggling UW student who informs Joe about rowing team opportunities. Travels to New York with the team and interacts with Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics opening ceremony.

Character Facts

Played by

Sam Strike

Appears in

The Boys in the Boat (2023)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Roger Morris — Alliance Teammate — Joe Rantz (Callum Turner)

  Fellow impoverished students who bond over shared hardship and row together on the JV crew.

• Roger Morris — Alliance Teammate — Bobby Moch (Luke Slattery)

  Roger and Bobby synchronize their strokes under Bobby's coxswain direction during major regattas.

• Roger Morris — Professional Coach — Coach Al Ulbrickson (Joel Edgerton)

  Al oversees Roger's development and manages the intense training schedule for the combined crews.

• Roger Morris — Social Supporter — George Pocock (Peter Guinness)

  George provides the technical foundation and moral support that enables Roger's rowing career.

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• Coach Al Ulbrickson (Joel Edgerton)
• Joe Rantz (Callum Turner)
• George Pocock (Peter Guinness)
• Gordy Adam (Joel Phillimore)
• Chuck Day (Thomas Elms)
• Shorty Hunt (Bruce Herbelin-Earle)
• UW Registrar (Laurel Lefkow)
• Bobby Moch (Luke Slattery)
• Joyce Simdars (Hadley Robinson)
• Don Hume (Jack Mulhern)
• Henry Burke (Sam Douglas)
• Harvey Love (Jacob James Beswick)