Linus Roache
Biography
Linus William Roache is an English actor who was born on February 1, 1964, in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Also known by the variant spelling Linus Roach, his professional career includes work in both movies and television shows. Within the film and television industry, he is credited for acting with a known total of sixty-seven credits. As a male performer, his personal and biographical information on record includes his birth date and his birthplace in England.
Career overview
Linus William Roache is an English actor who was born on February 1, 1964, in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Throughout his career in the entertainment industry, he has established a notable professional portfolio in both film and television.
Within his body of work, Roache is recognized for his contributions to the screen, accumulating a total of sixty-seven known acting credits. His professional name is primarily listed as Linus Roache, though he has also been known professionally by the alternative spelling Linus Roach.
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- The Dresden Sun (2026) as Malik
- Doctor Who (2024) as Reginald Pye
- Fellow Travelers (2023) as Senator Wesley Smith
- Homing Instinct (2023) as President
- Billy the Kid (2022) as John Tunstall
- The Recruit (2022) as Senator Sebastian Smoot
- My Policeman (2022) as Tom
- The Apology (2022) as Jack Kingsley
- Being Dead (2021) as Joseph Adkins
- The Last Full Measure (2020) as Whit Peters
- A Call to Spy (2020) as Maurice Buckmaster
- The Capture (2019) as Colonel Figgis
- Summer of Rockets (2019) as Richard Shaw
- Mandy (2018) as Jeremiah Sand
- Hochelaga, Land of Souls (2017) as Col. Philip Thomas
- Bancroft (2017) as Tim Fraser
- Division 19 (2017) as Charles Lynden
- Barry (2016) as Bill Baughman
- ID2: Shadwell Army (2016) as Vinnie
- Vikings: Athelstan's Journal (2015) as King Ecbert (archive footage)
- Vikings: Athelstan's Journal (2015) as King Ecbert
- Non-Stop (2014) as David McMillan
- The Blacklist (2013) as The Kingmaker
- Vikings (2013) as King Ecbert
- Innocence (2013) as Miles Warner
- Titanic (2012) as Hugh, Earl of Manton
- Supercapitalist (2012) as Mark Patterson
- The Making of a Lady (2012) as Lord James Walderhurst
- Homeland (2011) as David Wellington
- Yonkers Joe (2008) as Teddy
- Before the Rains (2007) as Henry Moores
- Broken Thread (2007) as Ram
- Kidnapped (2006) as Andy Archer
- 12 and Holding (2006) as Jim Carges
- Find Me Guilty (2006) as Sean Kierney
- The Ten Commandments (2006) as Aaron
- The Namesake (2006) as Mr. Lawson
- Batman Begins (2005) as Thomas Wayne
- The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) as Purifier
- The Forgotten (2004) as A Friendly Man
- Blind Flight (2004) as John McCarthy
- Beyond Borders (2003) as Henry Bauford
- Hemingway vs. Callaghan (2003) as James Joyce
- Hart's War (2002) as Capt. Peter A. Ross
- The Gathering Storm (2002) as Ralph Wigram
- RFK (2002) as Robert F. Kennedy
- Pandaemonium (2001) as Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- Best (2000) as Dennis Law
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Michael Cutter
- The Venice Project (1999) as Count Jacko / Count Giaccomo
- Siam Sunset (1999) as Perry Roberts
- Animated World Faiths (1998) as Jesus (voice)
- Shot Through the Heart (1998) as Vlado
- The Wings of the Dove (1997) as Merton Densher
- Priest (1995) as Father Greg Pilkington
- Seaforth (1994) as Bob Longman
- Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992) as Romeo (voice)
- Black and Blue (1992) as DS Brian Tait
- Law & Order (1990) as Michael Cutter
- Van Gogh (1990) as Vincent Van Gogh
- Keeping Tom Nice (1990) as Tom
- ScreenPlay (1986) as Tom
- Link (1986) as Student (uncredited)
- Screen Two (1985) as Father Greg Pilkington
- No Surrender (1985) as Ulster Boy
- Omnibus (1967) as Vincent Van Gogh
- Color Your Hurt as The Pastor
- The Skin of the Water as Patrick