Sebastian Roché on screen and stage
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Sebastian Roché is a Scottish-French actor and writer. His extensive television credits also include roles in Fringe,[1] The Vampire Diaries,[2] The Originals,[3] Supernatural,[4] Criminal Minds,[5] Once Upon a Time,[6] Grimm,[7] Scandal,[8] NCIS: Los Angeles,[9] The Young Pope,[10] The Man in the High Castle,[11] and Genius.[12]
Roché's stage credits include the Broadway productions of Salome and The Green Bird,[13] and the West End production of Tartuffe.[14] He has starred in the films The Last of the Mohicans (1992), The Peacemaker (1997), 15 Minutes (2001), Sorry, Haters (2005), The Namesake (2006), Beowulf (2007),[15] Happy Tears (2009), The Adventures of Tintin (2011), Safe House (2012),[16] Wer (2013),[17] A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014),[18] and We Love You, Sally Carmichael! (2017).[19]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Adieu je t'aime | Thierry | |
| 1988 | La Queue de la comète | Joachim | |
| 1989 | La Révolution française | Marquis de Dreux-Brézé | Segment: "Years of Hope" |
| 1990 | A Woman's Revenge | The Dealer | |
| 1991 | A Fine Romance | Actor | Uncredited |
| 1992 | The Last of the Mohicans | Martin | |
| 1993 | Household Saints | Jesus Christ | |
| 1995 | Loungers | James | Also writer |
| 1997 | The Peacemaker | Hans the Backpacker | |
| 1998 | Into My Heart | Chris | |
| 2001 | 15 Minutes | Ludwig the Hairdresser | |
| 2002 | Never Get Outta the Boat | Soren Dresjac | |
| 2005 | Sorry, Haters | Mick Sutcliffe | Uncredited |
| 2005 | Seagull | Sebastian | |
| 2006 | The Namesake | Pierre Desjardins | |
| 2006 | We Fight to Be Free | George Washington | Short film |
| 2007 | Beowulf | Wulfgar | |
| 2007 | New York City Serenade | Noam Broder | |
| 2007 | What We Do Is Secret | Claude Bessy | |
| 2009 | Happy Tears | Laurent | |
| 2011 | The Adventures of Tintin | 1st Mate Pedro | |
| 2012 | Safe House | Robert Heissler | Uncredited |
| 2012 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! | Chef Frank Didier | |
| 2013 | Wer | Klaus Pistor | |
| 2014 | A Walk Among the Tombstones | Yuri Landau | |
| 2014 | In Lieu of Flowers: The Final Days of Michael Hastings | Lucas | Short film |
| 2014 | Molly's Method | James George | Short film |
| 2014 | Phantom Halo | Warren Emerson | |
| 2015 | Black Knight Decoded | Command Center Director | Short film |
| 2017 | Negative | Rodney | |
| 2017 | We Love You, Sally Carmichael! | Perry Quinn | |
| 2017 | Last Meal | Felix Blazer | Short film |
| 2019 | 6 Underground | Lawyer | |
| 2021 | Burning at Both Ends | Klaus Jager | Entitled Resistance: 1942 in some territories |
| 2022 | Heatwave | Scott Crane |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Murders in the Rue Morgue | Henri | Television film (uncredited) |
| 1987 | Bonjour maître | Jerry | Miniseries |
| 1989 | La grande cabriole | William | Miniseries |
| 1989–1991 | The Hitchhiker | Glenn Birch | 2 episodes |
| 1991 | L'huissier | Gabriel | Television film |
| 1992 | Loving | Peter Rogers | Unknown episodes |
| 1993 | South Beach | Boronsky | Episode: "Diamond in the Rough" |
| 1994 | Normandy: The Great Crusade | Alastair Bannerman | Television film |
| 1993 | Law & Order | Clarence Carmichael | Episode: "Discord" |
| 1996 | Swift Justice | Tony Jacks | Episode: "Sex, Death and Rock 'n' Roll" |
| 1996 | New York Undercover | Domenick Rallo | Episode: "Smack Is Back" |
| 1997 | Roar | Saint Longinus | 13 episodes |
| 1997 | Feds | Domenick Rallo | Episode: "Somebody's Lyin" |
| 1997 | Liberty! | Marquis de Lafayette | Episode: "The World Turned Upside Down" |
| 1997 | Dellaventura | Van Kelk | Episode: "In Deadly Fashion" |
| 1998 | Sex and the City | Jerry | Episode: "The Turtle and the Hare" |
| 1998 | Merlin | Sir Gawain | Miniseries |
| 1998 | Naked City: Justice with a Bullet | Marco | Television film |
| 1999 | Law & Order | Ken Taylor | Episode: "Patsy" |
| 1999 | The Hunley | Frank Collins | Television film |
| 2000 | Baby | Rebel Clark | Television film |
| 2000 | The Crossing | Col. John Glover | Television film |
| 2001 | Big Apple | Vladimir Mogilevich | 4 episodes |
| 2001 | Haven | Johan Ritter | Television film |
| 2002–2003 | Odyssey 5 | Kurt Mendel | 20 episodes |
| 2002 | Benjamin Franklin | Vicomte | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| 2004 | Touching Evil | Stephan Laney | Episode: "Slash 30" |
| 2004 | Earthsea | King Rey Tygath | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Josh Frost / Moriarty | Episode: "Who Shot Sherlock" |
| 2005 | Charmed | The Sorcerer | Episode: "Carpe Demon" |
| 2005 | Nova | Louis Blériot | Episode: "A Daring Flight" |
| 2005 | Alias | Willem Karg | Episode: "Echoes" |
| 2006 | The Unit | Colonel Leclerq | Episode: "The Wall" |
| 2007 | American Masters | John James Audubon | Episode: "John James Audubon: Drawn from Nature" |
| 2007–2015 | General Hospital | Jerry Jacks | 319 episodes |
| 2008 | 24: Redemption | John Quinn | Television film |
| 2009 | The Mentalist | Shirali Arlov | Episode: "Paint It Red" |
| 2009 | 24 | John Quinn | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | The Beautiful Life: TBL | Nikolai Marinelli | Episode: "The Beautiful Lie" |
| 2009–2010 | Fringe | Thomas Jerome Newton | 10 episodes |
| 2010–2011 | Supernatural | Balthazar | 6 episodes |
| 2011 | The Vampire Diaries | Mikael | 5 episodes |
| 2011–2012 | Criminal Minds | Clyde Easter | 5 episodes |
| 2012 | Unforgettable | Victor Cushman | Episode: "Heartbreak" |
| 2012 | Pegasus vs. Chimera | Belleros | Television film |
| 2012 | Grimm | Edgar Waltz | Episode: "Cat and Mouse" |
| 2013 | Burn Notice | Roger Steele | Episode: "Things Unseen" |
| 2013–2018 | The Originals | Mikael | 16 episodes |
| 2014 | Scandal | Dominic Bell | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Once Upon a Time | King Stefan | Episode: "Enter the Dragon" |
| 2015 | The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements | Pierre Curie | Episode: "Unruly Elements" |
| 2015 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Lee Ashman | Episode: "An Unlocked Mind" |
| 2016 | Royal Pains | Guy Childs | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Bones | Inspector Rousseau | Episode: "The Jewel in the Crown" |
| 2016 | The Young Pope | Cardinal Michel Marivaux | 5 episodes |
| 2016–2018 | The Man in the High Castle | Martin Heusmann | 7 episodes |
| 2017 | Valor | Orson Lavoy | Episode: "Blurred Lines" |
| 2018 | Genius | Emile Gilot | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Arlo Beck | Episode: "Accredo" |
| 2019 | Strange Angel | Professor Thompson | Episode: "The Tower" |
| 2019–2020 | Batwoman | Dr. Ethan Campbell / August Cartwright | 4 episodes |
| 2020 | MacGyver | Hannibal Teague | Episode: "Thief + Painting + Auction + Viro-486 + Justice" |
| 2021 | Debris | Agent Brill | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | Big Sky | Sheriff John Wagy | 6 episodes |
| 2021 | Magnum P.I. | Zev Marker | Episode: "Texas Wedge" |
| 2022 | Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities | Roland | Episode: "Lot 36" |
| 2022 | 1923 | Father Renaud | Recurring role; miniseries |
| 2024 | Queen of Tears | Dr. Liam Braun | Episode 5-6 |
Stage[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Salome | Unknown | Circle in the Square Theatre |
| 1994 | Titus Andronicus | Prince Demetrius | Theatre at St Clement's |
| 1994 | Macbeth | Lord Macduff | Classic Stage Company |
| 1995 | Mirandolina | Count of Albafiorita | McCarter Theatre |
| 1995 | Arms and the Man | Sergius Saranoff | Hartford Stage |
| 1998 | Trainspotting | Franco Begbie | Players Theater |
| Johnny Swann | |||
| 2000 | The Green Bird | Prince Renzo | Cort Theatre |
| 2018 | Tartuffe | Orgon | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
Video games[edit]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Beowulf: The Game | Wulfgar |
| 2010 | MAG | Raven Executive |
| 2016 | Mafia III | Additional voices |
References[edit]
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (21 October 2009). "Sebastian Roche joins 'Fringe'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Bierly, Mandi (10 August 2011). "'Vampire Diaries' casts Sebastian Roche as mysterious vampire hunter". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ Bucksbaum, Sydney (27 August 2013). "'The Originals' casts 'Vampire Diaries' patriarch Sebastian Roche and 'Supernatural' shapeshifter Todd Stashwick". Screener.
- ^ Richenthal, Matt (7 August 2010). "Sebastian Roche to Play Shady Angel on Supernatural". TVFanatic. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (7 January 2011). "Exclusive: Sebastian Roche To Recur on Criminal Minds, Do More Supernatural". TVLine.
- ^ Roots, Kimberly (22 December 2014). "Once Upon a Time Casts Originals Baddie as Aurora's Father". TVLine. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ Eckstein, David (29 February 2012). "'Grimm': Sebastian Roche and Neil Hopkins cast for a game of cat and mouse". Screener.
- ^ Swift, Andy (31 March 2014). "TVLine Items: An Originals Actor Relocates to Scandal, S.H.I.E.L.D. Casts Major Villain and More". TVLine.
- ^ Frith, Vanessa (20 May 2015). "'NCIS: LA' Season 7: Sebastian Roche & Lauren Bowles Set For Chris O'Donnell Directed Episode". Enstarz.com.
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (4 August 2015). "Paolo Sorrentino's 'Young Pope' Rounds Out Cast With James Cromwell And Slew Of Top International Talent". Variety. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Petski, Denise (11 April 2016). "FX's 'Tyrant' Casts Annet Mahendru; Sebastian Roche In Amazon's Man In The High Castle'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Petski, Denise (2 November 2017). "'Genius': Alex Rich To Star As Young Picasso; Five More Cast In Nat Geo Anthology Series". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Isherwood, Charles (19 April 2000). "Review: 'The Green Bird'". Variety.
- ^ Evans, Greg (20 March 2018). "'High Castle's Sebastian Roché Sets West End Debut In Modern 'Tartuffe'". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ "Hopkins heads Beowulf cast". GameSpot. 24 October 2007.
- ^ Bierly, Mandi (18 November 2011). "Sebastian Roche joins cast of Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds thriller 'Safe House'". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ Jagernauth, Kevin (29 April 2012). "Sebastian Roché Joins 'The Devil Inside' Director William Brent Bell's 'Wer'". IndieWire. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ Platten, Dominic (7 March 2013). "Casting Couch: Sebastian Roché Added To 'A Walk Among The Tombstones', Trio Of Actresses Join 'Larry Gaye'". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ McNary, Dave (23 May 2016). "Bitsie Tulloch, Sebastian Roche Join 'We Love You, Sally Carmichael'". Variety.