Sebastian Roché
| Sebastian Roché | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 August 1964 Paris, France |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse | Vera Farmiga (1997 - 2005; divorced) |
Sebastian Roché (born 4 August 1964) is a French actor.
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[edit] Early life
Roché was born in Paris, France. He is of Scottish and French ancestry. He is also fluent in four languages: English, French, Spanish, and Italian.[1] On General Hospital, he spoke in Russian, Spanish, and French, and on the pilot episode of Odyssey 5, he spoke in French. Has extensive Classical theatre background and credits, notably in Salome with Al Pacino, Titus Andronicus and The Green Bird with Julie Taymor, Hamlet, Arms and the Man, Macbeth, Mirandolina, Trainspotting, etc. 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.
[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 Béatrice 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 also starred in What We Do Is Secret, with Shane West, New York City Serenade, with Freddie Prinze Jr, LL[disambiguation needed 
] 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 re-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. By 2009, Jerry had a minimal role and was eventually written out. However, Sebastian returned to the show on a recurring basis between July and August 2009. He returned again to the role in December 2010.
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 appeared in Happy Tears with Demi Moore and Parker Posey, as well in 2011's The Adventures of Tintin, directed by Steven Spielberg.
Roché also starred in the 6th season of the CW series Supernatural as Balthazar, a rogue angel and longtime friend of fellow angel, Castiel.
TVGuide.com has confirmed his appearance in a recurring role on the TV series Fringe. Roché played Newton,[2] the leader of an army of shapeshifters from a parallel universe. His character recurred in some episodes of seasons 2 and 3; Newton died in the episode entitled "Do Shapeshifters Dream of Electric Sheep"[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. As of August 2011[update], Roche has signed on as a recurring character on The Vampire Diaries for the CW network as Mikael, an original vampire, the father of The Originals.
[edit] Personal life
He was married to actress Vera Farmiga from 1997 to 2005. He now lives in Los Angeles.
[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 | Clarence Carmichael/'C Square' Ken Taylor |
(episodes "Discord" 1993) (episodes "Patsy" 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 | ||
| 2010 | L.L. | J.J | |
| Fringe | Thomas Jerome Newton | (8 episodes) | |
| Supernatural | Balthazar | (6 episodes) | |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds | Clyde Easter | (3 episodes) |
| The Vampire Diaries | Mikael | (5 episodes) | |
| The Adventures of Tintin | Pedro | ||
| 2012 | Safe House | Heissler |
[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.
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