Jake Roche
| Jake Roche | |
|---|---|
| Born |
16 September 1992 England, UK |
| Occupation | Singer, musician, actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Parent(s) |
Shane Richie (father) Coleen Nolan (mother) Ray Fensome (stepfather) Christie Goddard (stepmother) |
|
Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop, R&B |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Interscope, Geffen |
Jake Peter Roche (born 16 September 1992)[1] is a British recording artist, musician and actor, best known as the lead vocalist of the band Rixton, charting internationally with "Me and My Broken Heart".
He played Isaac Nuttall in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale[2] and Matt in the 2010 BBC musical film Rules of Love.[3]
Early and personal life
Born in 1992, Roche is the son of Shane Richie and Coleen Nolan.[4] When he was aged nine, his parents divorced. Of the divorce, he has said "I remember seeing on the front pages about my dad cheating, but as horrible as that was, we didn’t fully understand because we were so young – so it’s not had this massive, damaging impact on us or anything."[4]
He is good friends with Jessie Wallace and has admitted that he thinks of her as a second mother.[5]
He has one older brother, Shane Roche Jr. (born 1988) from his parents' marriage, and four half-siblings; a half sister Ciara (born June 2001) from his mother's and stepfather Ray Fensome's marriage,[6] as well as a half-brother Mackenzie Blue Roche (born in 2006), and two half-sisters Lolita Bell Roche (born in 2008) and Romani-Skye Angel Shelley (born in 2011) from his father's second marriage.
He attended St Mary's Catholic College in Blackpool, prior to moving to London.
He is currently dating Jesy Nelson, from Little Mix.[7]
Acting career
Roche trained at The Sylvia Young Theatre School for two years and appeared in the film Finding Neverland.[8]
In 2010 he auditioned for the part of Isaac Nuttall in Emmerdale. Of the auditions he has said that he did not tell anyone who his parents were, Roche has said "I'd never go off mum and dad’s back because I wanted to know I could hold my own in a job like this."[4] He was subsequently cast in the part and appeared on screens from August to October 2010.
He also appeared as Matt in the BBC musical film Rules of Love in 2010 and also appeared briefly in drama Scott and Bailey in 2012.
In 2014, along with his band, he appeared on the Nickelodeon series, The Haunted Hathaways, as themselves.
Singing career
Roche is the frontman for the band Rixton (formerly Relics) a Pop/R&B group signed by Scooter Braun's SB Projects. The members of Rixton are Roche on vocals and rhythm, with other members being Charley Bagnall, Lewi Morgan and Danny Wilkin.
Rixton's first music video was released in October 2013 entitled "Make Out," an upbeat song that lampoons on famous music videos from Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Robin Thicke, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj, but it was never released as a single. Their first official single, "Me and My Broken Heart" is taken from their EP of the same name.
Filmography
- 2004: Finding Neverland as an orphan
- 2010: Emmerdale as Isaac Nuttall (12 episodes)
- 2010: Rules of Love as Matt
- 2012: Friday Night Dinner as First policeman (1 episode, "The New Car")
- 2012: Little Crackers as Paul McCartney (1 episode, "Alison Steadman's Little Cracker: The Autograph")
- 2012-2013: Scott & Bailey as Sammy Murray (3 episodes)
- 2014: The Haunted Hathaways as himself, along with his band, Rixton.
Discography
(As part of Rixton)
- EPs
- 2014: Me and My Broken Heart EP
- Singles
- 2013: "Make Out"
- 2014: "Me and My Broken Heart"
- 2014: "Wait On Me"
- 2015: "Hotel Ceiling"
- Albums
- 2015: "Let The Road"
References
- ↑ Nolan, Coleen (2009). Upfront and Personal. London: PanMacmillan. pp. 123–124. ISBN 9780330506694.
- ↑ Soaps - News - Shane Richie's son cast in 'Emmerdale' - Digital Spy
- ↑ "BBC Two - Rules of Love". BBC Online. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 O'Boyle, Claire (27 August 2010). "Emmerdale’s new star Jake Roche on growing up with famous parents Coleen Nolan and Shane Richie - mirror.co.uk". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ↑ "Jake Roche's second mum". Channel 5. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ↑ "Shane Richie comforts his mother after father dies of cancer aged 65". Mail Online. Daily Mail. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ↑ "This Week's Fresh Music Top 20". 9 August 2014. 4Music. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Mcmahon, Kate (6 July 2010). "Shane Ritchie and Coleen Nolan's son Jake gets rival soap role in Emmerdale as dad returns to EastEnders - mirror.co.uk". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 16 January 2011.