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Linus Roache

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  • Composer
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Linus Roache
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Linus Roache began his acting career with a two-week appearance as a young Barlow on Coronation Street (1960) at the age of 11. He also played a boy with the bubonic plague in The Onedin Line (1971). He spent much of the next two decades on stage. In 1986 he had brief appearances in a few films, including Link (1986). He was brought to attention in 1994 after appearing in the BBC TV series Seaforth (1994).
BornFebruary 1, 1964
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BornFebruary 1, 1964
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000948
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      • 4 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Nicolas Cage, Ned Dennehy, and Andrea Riseborough in Mandy (2018)
    Mandy
    6.5
    • Jeremiah Sand
    • 2018
    Christian Bale in Batman Begins (2005)
    Batman Begins
    8.2
    • Thomas Wayne
    • 2005
    Vin Diesel in The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
    The Chronicles of Riddick
    6.6
    • Purifier
    • 2004
    Liam Neeson in Non-Stop (2014)
    Non-Stop
    6.9
    • David McMillan
    • 2014

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    • The Skin of the Water
      • Patrick
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • The Dresden Sun
      • Malik
      • Completed



    • Varada Sethu and Ncuti Gatwa in Doctor Who (2023)
      Doctor Who
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Reginald Pye
      • 2025
    • Billy the Kid (2022)
      Billy the Kid
      7.3
      TV Series
      • John Tunstall
      • 2022–2024
    • Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer in Fellow Travelers (2023)
      Fellow Travelers
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Senator Smith
      • 2023
    • Homing Instinct (2023)
      Homing Instinct
      Short
      • President
      • 2023
    • Anna Gunn in The Apology (2022)
      The Apology
      5.2
      • Jack Kingsley
      • 2022
    • Noah Centineo in The Recruit (2022)
      The Recruit
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Senator Smoot
      • 2022
    • Emma Corrin, David Dawson, and Harry Styles in My Policeman (2022)
      My Policeman
      6.6
      • Tom
      • 2022
    • Claire Danes in Homeland (2011)
      Homeland
      8.3
      TV Series
      • David Wellington
      • 2017–2020
    • Being Dead (2020)
      Being Dead
      4.7
      • Joseph Adkins
      • 2020
    • Jeremy Irvine in The Last Full Measure (2019)
      The Last Full Measure
      6.8
      • Whit Peters
      • 2019
    • Timothy Spall, Keeley Hawes, and Toby Stephens in Summer of Rockets (2019)
      Summer of Rockets
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Richard Shaw
      • 2019
    • Stana Katic, Radhika Apte, and Sarah Megan Thomas in A Call to Spy (2019)
      A Call to Spy
      6.7
      • Col. Maurice Buckmaster
      • 2019
    • Nicolas Cage, Ned Dennehy, and Andrea Riseborough in Mandy (2018)
      Mandy
      6.5
      • Jeremiah Sand
      • 2018
    • Sarah Parish in Bancroft (2017)
      Bancroft
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Tim Fraser
      • 2017
    • Travis Fimmel in Vikings (2013)
      Vikings
      8.5
      TV Series
      • King Ecbert
      • 2014–2017

    Composer



    • Among Garbage & Flowers
      Short
      • Composer (as Linus Roach, original music)
      • 2005

    Soundtrack



    • Nicolas Cage, Ned Dennehy, and Andrea Riseborough in Mandy (2018)
      Mandy
      6.5
      • performer: "Amulet of the Weeping Maze"
      • 2018

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    • Official site
      • Fan site about LINUS ROACHE
    • Alternative name
      • Linus Roach
    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • February 1, 1964
      • Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Rosalind BennettJanuary 2003 - present
    • Parents
        Anna Cropper
    • Relatives
        James Roache(Half Sibling)
    • Other works
      He acted in Terence Rattigan's play, "The Deep Blue Sea," at the Apollo Theatre in London, England with Penelope Wilton and Nicholas Jones in the cast. Karel Reisz was director.
    • Publicity listings
      • 3 Interviews
      • 1 Article
      • 1 Pictorial

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      After Priest (1994) and the BBC wartime drama Seaforth (1994), Roache gave up acting and spent 18 months in India, where he discovered spiritual meditation.
    • Quotes
      Trying to act cold is a challenge when your makeup's running and sweat is pouring down your neck.

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