He worked at the local drive-in theater and made Super 8 mm and VHS movies with his neighborhood friends.

He graduated from McLoughlin Union High School in 1985.

He was stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia in the 3d Ranger Battalion, and was a part of Operation Just Cause in Panama.

After living in Seattle, Washington and New York City, Roff returned to Walla Walla, Washington in 2011.

[1] In June 2006, Roff received the Zola Award for screenwriting from the Pacific Northwest Writers Association.