Linus Roache

Linus Roache Biography

Linus William Roache (born 1 February 1964) is an English actor, probably best known for his roles as Thomas Wayne in Batman Begins and Michael Cutter on Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He is the son of Coronation Street actor William Roache.

Early life

Roache was born in Manchester, Lancashire, the son of Coronation Street actor William Roache and actress Anna Cropper. Roache was educated at Bishop Luffa School in Chichester, West Sussex and at the independent Rydal School in Colwyn Bay, North Wales. He studied acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama. He married Rosalind Bennett in Malvern, Worcestershire in 2002.

Career

In 1975, Roache appeared in Coronation Street playing Peter Barlow, the son of his father's character Ken Barlow. Roache is also a past member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Beginning in the 1990s, Roache began a career in film while remaining active in television and stage. In 1994, he received acclaim for his leading role in Antonia Bird's Priest. He is best known to US audiences as Dr. Thomas Wayne, father of Batman, in Batman Begins (2005), or as Executive Assistant District Attorney Michael Cutter in the American TV series Law & Order (2008-2010) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2011-2012).

In June 2010, it was announced that he would return to play Laurence Cunningham, alongside his father William Roache, in Coronation Street. In July 2010, he was cast in the HBO pilot The Miraculous Year.

In April 2011, Roache was cast as the lead in the ITV mini-series Titanic, airing March-April 2012 to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the ship.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1973-1975	Coronation Street	Peter Barlow
1976	Onedin Line TV Series	Boy	Episode "Quarantine"
1985	No Surrender	Ulster Boy
1986	Link		(uncredited)
1990	Omnibus	Vincent van Gogh	TV Series
1994	Priest	Father Greg Pilkington	Nominated "? Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor
	Seaforth	Bob Longham	TV Series
	How High the Moon		TV Mini-series
1997	The Wings of the Dove	Merton Densher
1998	Shot Through the Heart	Vlado	(TV)
1999	Venice Project	Count Jacko/Count Giaccomo
1999	Siam Sunset	Perry
2000	Best	Denis Law
2000	Pandaemonium	Samuel Taylor Coleridge	Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor
2002	RFK	Robert F. Kennedy	(TV) Nominated "? Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film
	Hart's War	Capt. Peter A. Ross
	Gathering Storm	Ralph Wigram	Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film
2003	Beyond Borders	Henry Bauford
2003	Blind Flight	John McCarthy	Nominated "? BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in a Scottish Film
2004	The Forgotten	Mr. Shineer, A Friendly Man
2004	The Chronicles of Riddick	the "Purifier"
2005	12 and Holding	Mr. Carges
2005	Batman Begins	Dr. Thomas Wayne
2006	A Through M	The Voice of the Party
	Kidnapped	Andy Archer	TV Series
	Find Me Guilty	Sean Kierney
	The Namesake	Mr. Lawson
2007	Broken Thread	Ram
2008	Before the Rains	Henry Moores
2008	Yonkers Joe	Teddy
2008-2010	Law & Order	Executive ADA Michael Cutter	63 episodes
2009	Out Here in the Fields: The Field on Beach Lane	Narrator
2010	Coronation Street	Lawrence Cunningham	September 2010
2011-2012	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Bureau Chief ADA Michael Cutter	4 episodes; Cutter is promoted to Bureau Chief ADA.
2012	Titanic	Hugh, Earl of Manton	aired March-April 2012
	$upercapitalist	Mark Patterson	August 2012
	The Making of a Lady	Lord Walderhurst	ITV one-off Drama
2013	Innocence	Miles Warner
2014	Non-Stop	Captain David McMillan

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