Roger Barton (born July 1, 1966, in Los Angeles) is an American film editor. He has worked on dozens of Hollywood films, including Titanic, Armageddon, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, and the Transformers film series.
Career Barton is particularly known for his work on large-budget action films, such as Pearl Harbor, World War Z, A Quiet Place, and the Transformers film series. Additionally, Barton is the Co-Founder of Evercast, a secure remote collaboration platform. During the COVID-19 pandemic, when Hollywood was shut down, Evercast became an indispensable tool for filmmakers; enabling them to continue working remotely. This innovation helped Evercast win a 2020 Engineering Emmy.
In 2019, Walt Disney Pictures invited Roger to join their creative team. Since then, he has temporarily paused his freelance career to lend his experience to their feature film department.
In August of 2022, Roger married Jackie Volker, uniting together her six children and his son Aidan, who played both Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia as infants in the motion picture Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.
Currently, Roger works as an Editorial Creative Consultant for Walt Disney Pictures and is in the process of finishing a script about Medal of Honor recipient, William J. Crawford.
Filmography Year Film Director Notes1995Rough MagicClare PeploeAssistant Editor1996AlaskaFraser Clarke HestonFirst Assistant Editor1997TitanicJames CameronAssociate EditorThat Darn CatBob Spiers1998ArmageddonMichael BayAssociate Editor1999Detroit Rock CityAdam RifkinAdditional Editor2000Gone in 60 SecondsDominic Sena2001Pearl HarborMichael Bay2002Ghost ShipSteve Beck2003Bad Boys IIMichael Bay2005The IslandAdditional EditorThe Amityville HorrorAndrew DouglasStar Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the SithGeorge LucasBarton's son, Aidan, portrayed Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa as infantsGet Rich or Die Tryin'Jim Sheridan2006EragonStefen Fangmeier2007The SeekerDavid L. CunninghamAdditional Editor2008Speed RacerThe Wachowskis2009Transformers: Revenge of the FallenMichael Bay2010The A-TeamJoe Carnahan2011Transformers: Dark of the MoonMichael BayThe GreyJoe Carnahan2013G.I. Joe: RetaliationJon M. ChuWorld War ZMarc Forster2014Transformers: Age of ExtinctionMichael Bay2015Terminator GenisysAlan Taylor2017Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No TalesJoachim RønningEspen SandbergTransformers: The Last KnightMichael Bay2018A Quiet PlaceJohn KrasinskiAdditional Editor2019Godzilla: King of the MonstersMichael Dougherty6 UndergroundMichael Bay2021The Tomorrow WarChris McKay
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