Sebastian Roché
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Sebastian Roché | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Born | August 4, 1964  Paris, France |
Sebastian Roché (born August 4, 1964) is a French actor.
Contents |
[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, Roar, 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 is currently appearing 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. He plays Wulfgar in the film adaptation of the epic poem Beowulf, starring Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Angelina Jolie, Robin Wright-Penn, Ray Winstone and Brendan Gleeson.
