Editing Linus Roache (section)

{{Short description|British actor (born 1964)}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2012}}
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{{Infobox person
| name            = Linus Roache
| image           = Linus Roache with his wife Rosalind Bennett (cropped) Tiff 2022.jpg
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| caption         = Roache with his wife [[Rosalind Bennett]] at [[Toronto International Film Festival|Tiff]] 2022
| birth_name      = Linus William Roache
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|02|01}}
| birth_place     = [[Manchester]], England
| death_date      =
| death_place     =
| occupation      = Actor
| alma_mater      = [[Royal Central School of Speech and Drama]]
| years_active    = 1973–1976, 1985–present
| spouse          = {{marriage|[[Rosalind Bennett]]|2002}}
| father          = [[William Roache]]
| mother          = [[Anna Cropper]]
| relatives       = [[James Roache]] (half-brother)
}}
'''Linus William Roache''' (born 1 February 1964)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2012-03-20 |title=Roache has that sinking feeling |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/roache-has-that-sinking-feeling/26834149.html |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=[[Irish Independent]] |language=en}}</ref> is a British actor. He played Executive ADA [[List of Law & Order characters#Michael Cutter|Michael Cutter]] in the [[NBC]] dramas ''[[Law & Order]]'' (2008–2010) and ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' (2011–2012), and also played [[Ecgberht, King of Wessex|Ecbert, King of Wessex]] in ''[[Vikings (2013 TV series)|Vikings]]'' from 2014 to 2017.

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