Sebastian Roché
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| Sebastian Roché | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 4, 1964 Paris, France |
| Other name(s) | Sebastian Roche |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1986-present |
| Spouse(s) | Vera Farmiga (1997 - 2005) (divorced) |
Sebastian Roché (born August 4, 1964) is a French and British actor.
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[edit] Biography
Roché was born in Paris, France, on August 4, 1964, he is of Scottish and French ancestry. He is also fluent in four languages.[1] On General Hospital, he spoke in Russian, Spanish and French, and on the pilot episode of Odyssey 5, he spoke in French.
As a teenager, he lived for six years on a sailing boat with his family traveling from France to the Mediterranean, Africa, South America and the Caribbean.
He is a graduate of the prestigious Conservatoire National Superieur d'Art Dramatique of Paris, he has worked with actors as varied as Al Pacino in Salome. He was married to actress Vera Farmiga from 1997 to 2005. He now lives in Los Angeles.
[edit] Career
Upon his graduation from the Conservatoire in 1989, Sebastian started working in French theatre, films and television with such actors as Michel Serrault, Isabelle Huppert and Beatrice Dalle. He moved to the United States in 1992 and has since worked extensively in the US. He has worked in the theatre with Al Pacino, Julie Taymor and Mark Lamos, among others. His many television and film credits include: Law & Order, New York Undercover, Sex and the City, Merlin, The Crossing, The Hunley, Baby, Haven, Big Apple, Touching Evil, Charmed, Alias, Legend of Earthsea, CSI, The Unit, Odyssey 5, Never Get Outta the Boat, We Fight to be Free], General Hospital. He will also star in the upcoming What We Do Is Secret, with Shane West, New York City Serenade, with Freddie Prinze Jr, LL and Beowulf, with Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich and Angelina Jolie.
In 1997, he took the role of Longinus on the FOX television series Roar, starring Heath Ledger, until its cancellation the same year. In 2002, he took the role of Kurt Mendel in the sci-fi television series Odyssey 5. He remained in the role until the show's cancellation in 2004.
He appeared in the French text book series "Discovering French bleu" (level one) in the video ancillary DVD. Whenever his character appeared he would go by his own name, Sebastian.
He appears on General Hospital as terrorist/criminal Jerry Jacks, although when the character first appeared he was going by the pseudonym James Craig. In April 2007, it was announced that Roché had been signed to a contract on General Hospital, keeping his character around for the foreseeable future. His first contractual airdate was April 23, 2007, which was also the date that his character's true identity was revealed. Jerry faked his own death and is now only a recurring character, currently tracking down Michael Corinthos III for Claudia Zacchara because she believes Michael is the reason why she had a miscarrige.
Roché plays Wulfgar in Beowulf, a film adaptation of the epic poem. He was seen recently on The Mentalist as Shirali Arlov and as John Quinn in both 24: Redemption (TV movie) and this season's "24" series on Fox. He will be seen in Happy Tears with Demi Moore and Parker Posey as well in the upcoming The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn directed by Steven Spielberg.
TVGuide.com has confirmed he will be appearing in a recurring role on the TV series Fringe. Roché will play Newton[2], a mysterious humanoid soldier from another universe who is attempting to gather information about Olivia Dunham and possibly start a war. [3]
Roché is currently directing his first feature-length documentary titled Machine Gun Preacher, on the life of Sam Childers, a pastor who opened an orphanage for orphans and child soldiers in war-torn south Sudan.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Murders in the Rue Morgue | Henri | (uncredited) |
| 1987 | Bonjour maître | Jerry | (TV mini-series) |
| 1988 | Adieu je t'aime | Thierry | |
| La queue de la comète | Joachim, le frère d'Alice | ||
| 1989 | La grande cabriole | William | (TV mini-series) |
| La révolution française | Le Marquis de Dreux-Brézé | (segment "Années Lumière, Les") | |
| The Hitchhiker | Glenn Birch (2 episodes, 1989-1991) | ||
| 1990 | La vengeance d'une femme | Le dealer | |
| Counterstrike | unknown | (1 episode) | |
| 1991 | L'huissier | L'ange Gabriel | (TV) |
| 1992 | The Last Mohican | Martin | |
| Le Lyonnais | unknown | ||
| Loving | Peter Rogers | (unknown episodes) | |
| 1993 | Law & Order | Ken Taylor/Clarence Carmichael/'C Square' | (2 episodes, 1993-1999) |
| South Beach | Boronsky | (1 episode) | |
| Household Saints | Jesus | (as Sebastian Roche) | |
| 1995 | Loungers | James | |
| 1996 | New York Undercover | Domenick Rallo | (1 episode) |
| Swift Justice | Tony Jacks | (1 episode) | |
| 1997 | Liberty! The American Revolution | Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette | (1 episode) |
| Roar | Longinus | (11 episodes, 1997-2000) | |
| Feds | Domenick Rallo | (1 episode) | |
| Dellaventura | unknown | (1 episode) | |
| The Peacemaker | Hans, German Backpacker | ||
| 1998 | Sex and the City | Jerry | (1 episode) |
| Merlin | Gawain | (TV) | |
| Naked City: Justice with a Bullet | Marco | (TV) | |
| Into My Heart | Chris | ||
| 1999 | The Hunley | Collins | (TV) |
| 2000 | Baby | Rebel Clark | (TV) |
| 2001 | 15 Minutes | Ludwig the Hairdresser | (as Sebastian Roche) |
| Big Apple | Vlad | (4 episodes) | |
| Haven | Johan | (TV) | |
| 2002 | Odyssey 5 | Kurt Mendel | (19 episodes, 2002-2003) |
| Never Get Outta the Boat | Soren | ||
| Benjamin Franklin | Vicomte | (TV mini-series) | |
| 2004 | Touching Evil | Stephan Laney | (1 episode) |
| Legend of Earthsea | King Tygath | (TV) | |
| 2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Josh Frost/Moriarty | (1 episode) |
| Charmed | The Sorceror | (1 episode) | |
| Alias | Willem Karg | (1 episode) | |
| Sorry, Haters | Mick Sutcliffe | (uncredited) | |
| Seagull | Sebastian | ||
| 2006 | The Unit | Colonel Leclerq | (1 episode) |
| The Namesake | Pierre | ||
| We Fight to Be Free | George Washington | ||
| 2007 | General Hospital | Jerry Jacks | Role since: (January 14, 2007-November 12, 2008, April 7, 2009-April 24, 2009, July 31, 2009-) |
| Beowulf | Wulfgar | (as Sebastian Roche) | |
| Beowulf: The Game | Wulfgar (voice) | (VG) | |
| New York City Serenade | Noam Broder | ||
| What We Do Is Secret | Claude Kickboy Bessy | ||
| 2008 | 24: Redemption | John Quinn | (TV movie) |
| 2009 | The Mentalist | Shirali Arlov | (1 episode) |
| 24 | John Quinn | (TV) | |
| Happy Tears | Laurent | ||
| Shattered Glory | Matt Taylor | (post-production) | |
| 2010 | L.L. | J.J | (post-production) |
| 2011 | The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn | Pedro | (post-production) |
[edit] References
- ^ "IMDb Bio". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003067/bio.
- ^ http://www.tvovermind.com/spoiler-guy/fringes-bad-baldie-returning-in-december/13961#axzz0XpmwYC5u
- ^ Mickey O'Connor (2009-10-22). "General Hospital Vet Signs On to Fringe". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Sebastian-Roche-Fringe-1011135.aspx. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
