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From 1973 to 1975, Roache appeared in ''Coronation Street'' as [[Peter Barlow (Coronation Street)|Peter Barlow]], the son of his father's character [[Ken Barlow]].<ref name="champ"/> Roache is also a past member of the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]].<ref name="champ">{{cite web|url=https://champions-speakers.co.uk/speaker-agent/linus-roache|title=Linus Roache Law & Order Star & Fantastic British Actor|work=champions-speakers.co.uk|access-date=5 January 2022|archive-date=25 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125195600/https://champions-speakers.co.uk/speaker-agent/linus-roache|url-status=live}}</ref>
From 1973 to 1975, Roache appeared in ''Coronation Street'' as [[Peter Barlow (Coronation Street)|Peter Barlow]], the son of his father's character [[Ken Barlow]].<ref name="champ"/> Roache is also a past member of the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]].<ref name="champ">{{cite web|url=https://champions-speakers.co.uk/speaker-agent/linus-roache|title=Linus Roache Law & Order Star & Fantastic British Actor|work=champions-speakers.co.uk|access-date=5 January 2022|archive-date=25 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125195600/https://champions-speakers.co.uk/speaker-agent/linus-roache|url-status=live}}</ref>


In the 1990s, Roache began a career in films while remaining active in television and on stage. In 1994 he took a leading role in [[Antonia Bird]]'s ''[[Priest (1994 film)|Priest]]''. In 1997, he starred opposite [[Helena Bonham Carter]] in the film ''[[The Wings of the Dove (1997 film)|The Wings of the Dove]]''.<ref name="champ"/> In 2001, he won the [[Evening Standard British Film Awards|Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor]], for his performance as [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]] in the [[Julien Temple]] directed film ''[[Pandaemonium (film)|Pandaemonium]]'' alongside [[Samantha Morton]].<ref name="stand">{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/evening-standard-british-film-awards-19902001-7222966.html|title=Evening Standard British Film Awards 1990–2001|work=standard.co.uk|date=10 April 2012|access-date=13 January 2023|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308130636/https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/evening-standard-british-film-awards-19902001-7222966.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
In the 1990s, Roache began a career in films while remaining active in television and on stage. In 1994 he took a leading role in [[Antonia Bird]]'s ''[[Priest (1994 film)|Priest]]''. In 1997, he starred opposite [[Helena Bonham Carter]] in the film ''[[The Wings of the Dove (1997 film)|The Wings of the Dove]]''.<ref name="champ"/> In 2001, he won the [[Evening Standard British Film Awards|Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor]], for his performance as [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]] in the [[Julien Temple]] directed film ''[[Pandaemonium (film)|Pandaemonium]]'' alongside [[Samantha Morton]].<ref name="stand">{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/evening-standard-british-film-awards-19902001-7222966.html|title=Evening Standard British Film Awards 1990–2001|work=standard.co.uk|date=10 April 2012|access-date=13 January 2023|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308130636/https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/evening-standard-british-film-awards-19902001-7222966.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005, he played [[Thomas Wayne]], father of [[Batman]], in ''[[Batman Begins]]''.<ref name="champ" /> On television, he played [[District attorney|Executive Assistant District Attorney]] [[List of Law & Order characters#Michael Cutter|Michael Cutter]] in two American series: ''[[Law & Order]]'' (2008–2010), and ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' (2011–2012).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/18/AR2007071800437.html |title=Error - washingtonpost.com |date=4 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104062047/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/18/AR2007071800437.html |archive-date=4 November 2012 |newspaper=washingtonpost.com|url-status=dead |access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref>


In 2005, he played [[Thomas Wayne]], father of [[Batman]], in ''[[Batman Begins]]''.<ref name="champ"/> On television he played [[District attorney|Executive Assistant District Attorney]] [[List of Law & Order characters#Michael Cutter|Michael Cutter]] in two American series, ''Law & Order'' (2008–2010) and ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2011–2012).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/18/AR2007071800437.html |title=Error - washingtonpost.com |date=4 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104062047/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/18/AR2007071800437.html |archive-date=4 November 2012 |newspaper=washingtonpost.com|url-status=dead |access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref>
In June 2010, it was announced that he would return to play [[Lawrence Cunningham (Coronation Street)|Lawrence Cunningham]], the other son of Ken, in ''Coronation Street''. The following month, Roache was cast in the [[HBO]] pilot ''The Miraculous Year''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Pace-Roache-Miraculous-1020317.aspx |title=Pushing Daisies and Law & Order Alums Join The Miraculous Year |magazine=[[TVGuide.com]] |first=Joyce |last=Eng |date=19 July 2010 |access-date=4 May 2019 |publisher=[[CBS Interactive Inc.]] |archive-date=31 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231014332/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Pace-Roache-Miraculous-1020317.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2011, Roache was cast as the lead in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] miniseries ''[[Titanic (2012 TV series)|Titanic]]'', airing in March and April 2012 to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the sinking of [[Titanic|the ship]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Love |first=Ryan |title=Linus Roache leads ITV 'Titanic' cast |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/british-tv/news/a313061/linus-roache-leads-itv-titanic-cast.html |access-date=11 April 2011 |work=[[Digital Spy]] Television |date=6 April 2011 |publisher=[[Hearst UK]] |archive-date=16 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116181701/http://www.digitalspy.com/british-tv/news/a313061/linus-roache-leads-itv-titanic-cast.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2014, Roache debuted in season two of the TV series ''[[Vikings (2013 TV series)|Vikings]]'' as [[Ecgberht, King of Wessex|Ecbert, King of Wessex]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Roots |first=Kimberly |title=Vikings Adds Law & Order Vet to Season 2 Cast |url=http://tvline.com/2013/06/11/vikings-season-2-cast-linus-roache-ecbert |work=tvline.com |date=11 June 2013 |archive-date=13 August 2018 |access-date=21 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813072856/https://tvline.com/2013/06/11/vikings-season-2-cast-linus-roache-ecbert/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He starred in seasons seven and eight of the TV series ''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]'' as David Wellington in 2017–2019.<ref>{{cite news|title=David Wellington Played by Linus Roache |url=https://www.sho.com/homeland/cast/david-wellington|work=sho.com |access-date=5 January 2022}}</ref> Since then, he starred as Senator Wesley Smith on Showtime's [[Peabody Award]]-winning miniseries ''[[Fellow Travelers (miniseries)|Fellow Travelers]]''.
 
In June 2010, it was announced that he would return to play [[Lawrence Cunningham (Coronation Street)|Lawrence Cunningham]], the other son of Ken, in ''Coronation Street''. The following month, Roache was cast in the [[HBO]] pilot ''The Miraculous Year''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Pace-Roache-Miraculous-1020317.aspx |title=Pushing Daisies and Law & Order Alums Join The Miraculous Year |magazine=[[TVGuide.com]] |first=Joyce |last=Eng |date=19 July 2010 |access-date=4 May 2019 |publisher=[[CBS Interactive Inc.]] |archive-date=31 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231014332/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Pace-Roache-Miraculous-1020317.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
In April 2011, Roache was cast as the lead in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] miniseries ''[[Titanic (2012 TV series)|Titanic]]'', airing in March and April 2012 to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the sinking of [[Titanic|the ship]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Love |first=Ryan |title=Linus Roache leads ITV 'Titanic' cast |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/british-tv/news/a313061/linus-roache-leads-itv-titanic-cast.html |access-date=11 April 2011 |work=[[Digital Spy]] Television |date=6 April 2011 |publisher=[[Hearst UK]] |archive-date=16 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116181701/http://www.digitalspy.com/british-tv/news/a313061/linus-roache-leads-itv-titanic-cast.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
In February 2014, Roache debuted in season two of the TV series ''[[Vikings (2013 TV series)|Vikings]]'' as [[Ecgberht, King of Wessex|Ecbert, King of Wessex]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Roots |first=Kimberly |title=Vikings Adds Law & Order Vet to Season 2 Cast |url=http://tvline.com/2013/06/11/vikings-season-2-cast-linus-roache-ecbert |work=tvline.com |date=11 June 2013 |archive-date=13 August 2018 |access-date=21 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813072856/https://tvline.com/2013/06/11/vikings-season-2-cast-linus-roache-ecbert/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
He starred in seasons seven and eight of the TV series ''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]'' as David Wellington in 2017–2019.<ref>{{cite news|title=David Wellington Played by Linus Roache |url=https://www.sho.com/homeland/cast/david-wellington|work=sho.com |access-date=5 January 2022}}</ref> Since then, he starred as Senator Wesley Smith on Showtime's [[Peabody Award]]-winning miniseries ''[[Fellow Travelers]]''.


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
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| [[John McCarthy (journalist)|John McCarthy]]
| Nominated—[[BAFTA Awards|BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in a Scottish Film]]
| Nominated—[[BAFTA Awards|BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in a Scottish Film]]
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| Mr. Shineer, A Friendly Man
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| Purifier
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| [[Thomas Wayne|Dr. Thomas Wayne]]
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| ''[[Find Me Guilty]]''
| ''[[Find Me Guilty]]''
| Sean Kierney
| Sean Kierney
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| ''[[The Namesake (film)|The Namesake]]''
| ''[[The Namesake (film)|The Namesake]]''
| Mr. Lawson
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| ''[[ID2: Shadwell Army]]''
| ''[[ID2: Shadwell Army]]''
| Vinnie
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| ''[[Barry (2016 film)|Barry]]''
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| [[Maurice Buckmaster]]
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| ''[[My Policeman (film)|My Policeman]]''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=5 March 2021|title=Harry Styles' Male Lover in 'My Policeman' Film Has Been Cast|url=https://www.out.com/film/2021/3/05/harry-styles-male-lover-my-policeman-david-dawson-amazon-greg-berlanti|access-date=13 March 2021|website=out.com|language=en|archive-date=13 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413183201/https://www.out.com/film/2021/3/05/harry-styles-male-lover-my-policeman-david-dawson-amazon-greg-berlanti|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ''[[My Policeman (film)|My Policeman]]''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=5 March 2021|title=Harry Styles' Male Lover in 'My Policeman' Film Has Been Cast|url=https://www.out.com/film/2021/3/05/harry-styles-male-lover-my-policeman-david-dawson-amazon-greg-berlanti|access-date=13 March 2021|website=out.com|language=en|archive-date=13 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413183201/https://www.out.com/film/2021/3/05/harry-styles-male-lover-my-policeman-david-dawson-amazon-greg-berlanti|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Older Tom Burgess<ref name=":0" />
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| ''[[The Apology (2022 film)|The Apology]]''
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| ''[[The Dresden Sun]]''
| {{pending film|[[The Dresden Sun]]}}
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| Malik
| Post-production<ref name="SA">{{Cite news|last=Grobar|first=Matt|date=22 February 2022|title=Cyberpunk Pic 'The Dresden Sun' Adds Linus Roache|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/rob-kirkland-more-join-dyad-the-dresden-sun-adds-linus-roache-1234958200/|access-date=22 February 2022|archive-date=22 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222233649/https://deadline.com/2022/02/rob-kirkland-more-join-dyad-the-dresden-sun-adds-linus-roache-1234958200/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Post-production<ref name="SA">{{Cite news|last=Grobar|first=Matt|date=22 February 2022|title=Cyberpunk Pic 'The Dresden Sun' Adds Linus Roache|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/rob-kirkland-more-join-dyad-the-dresden-sun-adds-linus-roache-1234958200/|access-date=22 February 2022|archive-date=22 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222233649/https://deadline.com/2022/02/rob-kirkland-more-join-dyad-the-dresden-sun-adds-linus-roache-1234958200/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Peter Barlow (Coronation Street)|Peter Barlow]]
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| 1976
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| Boy
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| Episode "Quarantine"
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| 1990
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| 1994
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| Bob Longman
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| 9 episodes
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| 1998
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| [[Robert F. Kennedy]]
| [[Robert F. Kennedy]]
| Television film<br>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film]]
| Television film<br>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film]]
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| ''[[The Gathering Storm (2002 film)|The Gathering Storm]]''
| ''[[The Gathering Storm (2002 film)|The Gathering Storm]]''
| [[Ralph Wigram]]
| [[Ralph Wigram]]
| Television film<br>[[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]
| Television film<br>[[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]
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| 2006
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| Andy Archer
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| 13 episodes
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| 2008–2010
| 2008–2010
| ''[[Law & Order]]''
| ''[[Law & Order]]''
| [[District attorney|Executive ADA]] [[Michael Cutter]]
| [[District attorney|Executive ADA]] [[Michael Cutter]]
| 63 episodes
| Main role (seasons 18–20); 63 episodes
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| 2010
| 2010
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| [[List of minor Coronation Street characters (2010)#Lawrence Cunningham|Lawrence Cunningham]]
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| 4 episodes
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| 4 episodes
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| Hugh, Earl of Manton
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| 4 episodes
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| ''[[The Making of a Lady]]''
| ''[[The Making of a Lady]]''
| Lord Walderhurst
| Lord Walderhurst
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| 2014
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| The Kingmaker
| The Kingmaker
| Episode: "[[The Kingmaker (The Blacklist)|The Kingmaker]]"
| Episode: "[[The Kingmaker (The Blacklist)|The Kingmaker]]"
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| 2014–2017
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| [[Ecgberht, King of Wessex|King Ecbert of Wessex]]
| [[Ecgberht, King of Wessex|King Ecbert of Wessex]]
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| 26 episodes
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| 2017
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| Tim Fraser
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| 2 episodes
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| 2017–2020
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| David Wellington
| David Wellington
| 23 episodes
| 23 episodes
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| 2019
| 2019
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| Richard Shaw MP
| Richard Shaw MP
| 6 episodes
| 6 episodes
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| 2023
| 2023
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| Senator Wesley Smith<ref>{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=19 July 2022 |title=Showtime's 'Fellow Travelers' Adds Trio to Cast |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/showtime-fellow-travelers-adds-three-actors-1235182790/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=20 July 2022 |archive-date=19 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719213754/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/showtime-fellow-travelers-adds-three-actors-1235182790/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Senator Wesley Smith<ref>{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=19 July 2022 |title=Showtime's 'Fellow Travelers' Adds Trio to Cast |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/showtime-fellow-travelers-adds-three-actors-1235182790/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=20 July 2022 |archive-date=19 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719213754/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/showtime-fellow-travelers-adds-three-actors-1235182790/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| 8 episodes
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|2025
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[[Category:People educated at Rydal Penrhos]]
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[[Category:Royal Shakespeare Company members]]
[[Category:Royal Shakespeare Company members]]
[[Category:Roache family|Linus]]

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Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Linus William Roache (born 1 February 1964)[1] is a British actor. He played Executive ADA Michael Cutter in the NBC dramas Law & Order (2008–2010) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2011–2012), and also played Ecbert, King of Wessex in Vikings from 2014 to 2017.

He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for playing Robert F. Kennedy in RFK (2002), won a Peabody Award for his role as Senator Wesley Smith in Fellow Travelers (2023), and won a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor (TV) for his role as Ralph Wigram in The Gathering Storm (2002). His film appearances include Priest (1994), The Wings of the Dove (1997), Pandaemonium (2000), The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), Batman Begins (2005), Non-Stop (2014) and Mandy (2018). In 2018 and 2020, he had a recurring role in the final two seasons of Homeland.

Early life

Roache was born in Manchester, England, the son of Coronation Street actor William Roache and actress Anna Cropper.[2] Roache was educated at Bishop Luffa School in Chichester, West Sussex,[3] and at Rydal School in Colwyn Bay in north Wales.[3] He studied acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama.[4]

Career

From 1973 to 1975, Roache appeared in Coronation Street as Peter Barlow, the son of his father's character Ken Barlow.[5] Roache is also a past member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.[5]

In the 1990s, Roache began a career in films while remaining active in television and on stage. In 1994 he took a leading role in Antonia Bird's Priest. In 1997, he starred opposite Helena Bonham Carter in the film The Wings of the Dove.[5] In 2001, he won the Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor, for his performance as Samuel Taylor Coleridge in the Julien Temple directed film Pandaemonium alongside Samantha Morton.[6] In 2005, he played Thomas Wayne, father of Batman, in Batman Begins.[5] On television, he played Executive Assistant District Attorney Michael Cutter in two American series: Law & Order (2008–2010), and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2011–2012).[7]

In June 2010, it was announced that he would return to play Lawrence Cunningham, the other son of Ken, in Coronation Street. The following month, Roache was cast in the HBO pilot The Miraculous Year.[8] In April 2011, Roache was cast as the lead in the ITV miniseries Titanic, airing in March and April 2012 to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the ship.[9] In February 2014, Roache debuted in season two of the TV series Vikings as Ecbert, King of Wessex.[10] He starred in seasons seven and eight of the TV series Homeland as David Wellington in 2017–2019.[11] Since then, he starred as Senator Wesley Smith on Showtime's Peabody Award-winning miniseries Fellow Travelers.

Personal life

After appearing in 1994's Priest and Seaforth, Roache took a break from acting. He stayed in India for 18 months, where he discovered meditation.[12][1] He married actress Rosalind Bennett in Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, in 2002.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1985 No Surrender Ulster Boy
1986 Link Unknown Uncredited
1994 Priest Father Greg Pilkington
1997 The Wings of the Dove Merton Densher
1999 Venice Project Count Jacko/Count Giaccomo
Siam Sunset Perry
2000 Best Denis Law
Pandaemonium Samuel Taylor Coleridge Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor[6]
2002 Hart's War Capt. Peter A. Ross
2003 Beyond Borders Henry Bauford
Blind Flight John McCarthy Nominated—BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in a Scottish Film
2004 The Forgotten Mr. Shineer, A Friendly Man
The Chronicles of Riddick Purifier
2005 12 and Holding Mr. Carges
Batman Begins Dr. Thomas Wayne
2006 A Through M The Voice of the Party
Find Me Guilty Sean Kierney
The Namesake Mr. Lawson
2007 Broken Thread Ram
2008 Before the Rains Henry Moores
Yonkers Joe Teddy
2009 Out Here in the Fields: The Field on Beach Lane Narrator
2012 $upercapitalist Mark Patterson
2013 Innocence Miles Warner
2014 Non-Stop Captain David McMillan
2016 ID2: Shadwell Army Vinnie
Barry Bill Baughman
2017 Division 19 Charles Lynden
2018 Mandy Jeremiah Sand
2019 The Last Full Measure Whit Peters
A Call to Spy Maurice Buckmaster
2022 My Policeman[13] Older Tom Burgess[13]
The Apology Jack Kingsley
Template:TableTBA Template:Pending film Malik Post-production[14]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1973–1975 Coronation Street Peter Barlow Recurring role
1976 The Onedin Line Boy Episode "Quarantine"
1990 Omnibus Vincent van Gogh Episode: "Van Gogh"
1994 Seaforth Bob Longman 9 episodes
1998 Shot Through the Heart Vlado Selimovic Television film
2002 RFK Robert F. Kennedy Television film
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
The Gathering Storm Ralph Wigram Television film
Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
2006 The Ten Commandments Aaron 2 episodes
2006–2007 Kidnapped Andy Archer 13 episodes
2008–2010 Law & Order Executive ADA Michael Cutter Main role (seasons 18–20); 63 episodes
2010 Coronation Street Lawrence Cunningham 4 episodes
2011–2012 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Bureau Chief ADA Michael Cutter 4 episodes
2012 Titanic Hugh, Earl of Manton 4 episodes
The Making of a Lady Lord Walderhurst Television film
2014 The Blacklist The Kingmaker Episode: "The Kingmaker"
2014–2017 Vikings King Ecbert of Wessex 26 episodes
2017 Bancroft Tim Fraser 2 episodes
2017–2020 Homeland David Wellington 23 episodes
2019 Summer of Rockets Richard Shaw MP 6 episodes
2023 Fellow Travelers Senator Wesley Smith[15] 8 episodes
2025 Doctor Who Reginald Pye Episode: "Lux"

Selected theatre

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1996 Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films Best Actor Priest Nominated [16]
2001 Evening Standard British Film Awards Best Actor Pandaemonium Won [6]
2003 60th Golden Globe Awards Best Performance in a Miniseries or Television Film RFK Nominated [16]
7th Golden Satellite Awards Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film The Gathering Storm Won [16]
2004 BAFTA Awards, Scotland Best Actor in a Scottish Film Blind Flight Nominated [16]
2018 Fright Meter Awards Best Supporting Actor Mandy Nominated [16]
2019 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Nominated [16]
CinEuphoria Awards Best Supporting Actor - International Template:Win [16]
2023 Peabody Awards Chronicling LGBTQ+ History Over 50 Years Fellow Travelers Won

References

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