Editing Linus Roache

{{Short description|British actor (born 1964)}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name            = Linus Roache
| image           = Linus Roache with his wife Rosalind Bennett (cropped) Tiff 2022.jpg
| image_size      = 
| 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]]''.

==Early life==
Roache was born in [[Manchester]], England, the son of ''[[Coronation Street]]'' actor [[William Roache]] and actress [[Anna Cropper]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Simpson |first=John |last2=Gibbons |first2=Katie |date=2014-02-07 |title=Children were constant presence in courtroom |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/children-were-constant-presence-in-courtroom-rlknk65hb5c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250106011332/https://www.thetimes.com/article/children-were-constant-presence-in-courtroom-rlknk65hb5c |archive-date=6 January 2025 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=[[The Times]] |language=en}}</ref> Roache was educated at [[Bishop Luffa School]] in [[Chichester]], West Sussex,<ref name="ups">{{Cite web|url=https://upcomingseason.com/the-apology-cast-ages-partners-characters/|title=The Apology Cast – Ages, Partners, Characters|work=upcomingseason.com|date=28 December 2022|access-date=5 January 2023|archive-date=9 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209084132/https://upcomingseason.com/the-apology-cast-ages-partners-characters/|url-status=live}}</ref> and at [[Rydal School]] in [[Colwyn Bay]] in [[north Wales]].<ref name="ups"/> He studied acting at the [[Central School of Speech and Drama]].<ref name="cssd">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cssd.ac.uk/alumni/our-alumni/high-profile-alumni|title=Central School of Speech and Drama High Profile Alumni|work=cssd.ac.uk|access-date=5 January 2022|archive-date=6 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506015319/https://www.cssd.ac.uk/alumni/our-alumni/high-profile-alumni|url-status=live}}</ref> 

==Career==
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 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]]''.

== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Linus Roache |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/Player/Player_Page/0,4159,45424,00.html |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> He married actress [[Rosalind Bennett]] in [[Malvern Hills (district)|Malvern Hills]], [[Worcestershire]], in 2002.<ref name="ups" />

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1985
| ''[[No Surrender (1985 film)|No Surrender]]''
| Ulster Boy
| 
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Link (film)|Link]]''
| Unknown
| Uncredited
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Priest (1994 film)|Priest]]''
| Father Greg Pilkington
| 
|-
| 1997
| ''[[The Wings of the Dove (1997 film)|The Wings of the Dove]]''
| Merton Densher
| 
|-
| rowspan="2"|1999
| ''[[Venice Project]]''
| Count Jacko/Count Giaccomo
| 
|-
| ''[[Siam Sunset]]''
| Perry
| 
|-
| rowspan="2"|2000
| ''[[Best (film)|Best]]''
| [[Denis Law]]
| 
|-
| ''[[Pandaemonium (film)|Pandaemonium]]''
| [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]]
| [[Evening Standard British Film Awards|Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor]]<ref name="stand"/>
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Hart's War]]''
| Capt. Peter A. Ross
| 
|-
| rowspan="2"|2003
| ''[[Beyond Borders (film)|Beyond Borders]]''
| Henry Bauford
|
|-
| ''[[Blind Flight]]''
| [[John McCarthy (journalist)|John McCarthy]]
| Nominated—[[BAFTA Awards|BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in a Scottish Film]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|2004
| ''[[The Forgotten (2004 film)|The Forgotten]]''
| Mr. Shineer, A Friendly Man
| 
|-
| ''[[The Chronicles of Riddick]]''
| Purifier
| 
|-
| rowspan="2"|2005
| ''[[12 and Holding]]''
| Mr. Carges
|
|-
| ''[[Batman Begins]]''
| [[Thomas Wayne|Dr. Thomas Wayne]]
| 
|-
| rowspan="3"|2006
| ''A Through M''
| The Voice of the Party
| 
|-
| ''[[Find Me Guilty]]''
| Sean Kierney
| 
|-
| ''[[The Namesake (film)|The Namesake]]''
| Mr. Lawson
| 
|-
| 2007
| ''Broken Thread''
| Ram
| 
|-
| rowspan="2"|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 (2013 film)|Innocence]]''
| Miles Warner
| 
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Non-Stop (film)|Non-Stop]]''
| Captain David McMillan
| 
|-
| rowspan="2"|2016
| ''[[ID2: Shadwell Army]]''
| Vinnie
|
|-
| ''[[Barry (2016 film)|Barry]]''
| Bill Baughman
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Division 19]]''
| Charles Lynden
| 
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Mandy (2018 film)|Mandy]]''
| Jeremiah Sand
| 
|-
| rowspan="2"|2019
| ''[[The Last Full Measure (2019 film)|The Last Full Measure]]''
| Whit Peters
| 
|-
| ''[[A Call to Spy]]''
| [[Maurice Buckmaster]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2022
| ''[[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" />
|
|-
| ''[[The Apology (2022 film)|The Apology]]''
| Jack Kingsley
|
|-
| TBA
| ''[[The Dresden Sun]]''
| 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>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1973–1975
| ''[[Coronation Street]]''
| [[Peter Barlow (Coronation Street)|Peter Barlow]]
| Recurring role
|-
| 1976
| ''[[The Onedin Line]]''
| Boy
| Episode "Quarantine"
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Omnibus (British TV series)|Omnibus]]''
| [[Vincent van Gogh]]
| Episode: "Van Gogh"
|-
| 1994
| ''Seaforth''
| Bob Longman
| 9 episodes
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Shot Through the Heart (film)|Shot Through the Heart]]''
| Vlado Selimovic
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2"|2002
| ''[[RFK (film)|RFK]]''
| [[Robert F. Kennedy]]
| Television film<br>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film]]
|-
| ''[[The Gathering Storm (2002 film)|The Gathering Storm]]''
| [[Ralph Wigram]]
| Television film<br>[[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]
|-
| 2006
| ''[[The Ten Commandments (miniseries)|The Ten Commandments]]''
| Aaron
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2006–2007
| ''[[Kidnapped (American TV series)|Kidnapped]]''
| Andy Archer
| 13 episodes
|-
| 2008–2010
| ''[[Law & Order]]''
| [[District attorney|Executive ADA]] [[Michael Cutter]]
| 63 episodes
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Coronation Street]]''
| [[List of minor Coronation Street characters (2010)#Lawrence Cunningham|Lawrence Cunningham]]
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2011–2012
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Bureau Chief ADA Michael Cutter
| 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2012
| ''[[Titanic (2012 TV series)|Titanic]]''
| Hugh, Earl of Manton
| 4 episodes
|-
| ''[[The Making of a Lady]]''
| Lord Walderhurst
| Television film
|-
| 2014
| ''[[The Blacklist]]''
| The Kingmaker
| Episode: "[[The Kingmaker (The Blacklist)|The Kingmaker]]"
|-
| 2014–2017
| ''[[Vikings (2013 TV series)|Vikings]]''
| [[Ecgberht, King of Wessex|King Ecbert of Wessex]]
| 26 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Bancroft (TV series)|Bancroft]]''
| Tim Fraser
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2017–2020
| ''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]''
| David Wellington
| 23 episodes
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Summer of Rockets]]''
| Richard Shaw MP
| 6 episodes
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Fellow Travelers (miniseries)|Fellow Travelers]]''
| 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>
| 8 episodes
|-
|2025
|''[[Doctor Who series 15|Doctor Who]]''
|Reginald Pye
|Episode: "[[Lux (Doctor Who)|Lux]]"
|}

==Selected theatre==
* Tom Wingfield in ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'' by [[Tennessee Williams]]. Directed by Ian Hastings at the [[Royal Exchange, Manchester]]. (1989)
* The title role in ''[[Richard II (play)|Richard II]]''. Directed by [[James Macdonald (director)|James Macdonald]] at the [[Royal Exchange, Manchester]]. (1993)

==Awards and nominations==
{| width="95%" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="10"  | Year
! width="350" | Award
! width="450" | Category
! width="220" | Nominated work
! width="30"  | Result
! width="35"  | Ref.
|-
|1996
| [[Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films]] 
| [[Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films|Best Actor]]
|''[[Priest (1994 film)|Priest]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0730070/awards/?ref_=nm_ql_2|title=Linus Roache Awards|website=imdb.com (index source only)|access-date=21 January 2023|archive-date=21 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121085620/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0730070/awards/?ref_=nm_ql_2|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2001
| [[Evening Standard British Film Awards]] 
| [[Evening Standard British Film Awards|Best Actor]]
| ''[[Pandaemonium (film)|Pandaemonium]]''
| {{won}}
| <ref name="stand"/>
|-
| rowspan="2"|2003
| [[60th Golden Globe Awards]]
| Best Performance in a Miniseries or Television Film
| ''[[RFK]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="awards"/>
|-
| [[7th Golden Satellite Awards]]
| [[ Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]
| '' [[The Gathering Storm (2002 film)|The Gathering Storm ]]''
| {{won}}
| <ref name="awards"/>
|-
| 2004
| [[BAFTA Scotland|BAFTA Awards, Scotland]]
| Best Actor in a Scottish Film
| rowspan="1"|''[[Blind Flight]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="awards"/>
|-
| 2018
| Fright Meter Awards
| rowspan="2"|Best Supporting Actor
| rowspan="3"|''[[Mandy (2018 film)|Mandy]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="awards"/>
|-
| rowspan="2"|2019
| [[Fangoria Chainsaw Awards]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="awards"/>
|-
| CinEuphoria Awards
| Best Supporting Actor - International
| {{win}}
| <ref name="awards"/>
|-
| 2023
| [[Peabody Awards]]
| Chronicling LGBTQ+ History Over 50 Years
| rowspan="1"|''[[Fellow Travelers (miniseries)|Fellow Travelers]]''
| {{won}}

|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0730070}}

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{{Satellite Award Best Supporting Actor Series Miniseries or Television Film}}
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