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Linus William Roache (born 1 February 1964) is a British actor. He played Executive ADA Michael Cutter in the NBC dramas Law & Order (2008–2010) and (2011–2012), and also played Ecbert, King of Wessex in Vikings from 2014 to 2017.
He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for playing Robert F. Kennedy in RFK (2002), won a Peabody Award for his role as Senator Wesley Smith in Fellow Travelers (2023), and won a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor (TV) for his role as Ralph Wigram in The Gathering Storm (2002). His film appearances include Priest (1994), The Wings of the Dove (1997), Pandaemonium (2000), The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), Batman Begins (2005), Non-Stop (2014) and Mandy (2018). In 2018 and 2020, he had a recurring role in the final two seasons of Homeland.
In the 1990s, Roache began a career in films while remaining active in television and on stage. In 1994 he took a leading role in Antonia Bird's Priest. In 1997, he starred opposite Helena Bonham Carter in the film The Wings of the Dove. In 2001, he won the Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor, for his performance as Samuel Taylor Coleridge in the Julien Temple directed film Pandaemonium alongside Samantha Morton. In 2005, he played Thomas Wayne, father of Batman, in Batman Begins. On television, he played Executive Assistant District Attorney Michael Cutter in two American series: Law & Order (2008–2010), and (2011–2012).
In June 2010, it was announced that he would return to play Lawrence Cunningham, the other son of Ken, in Coronation Street. The following month, Roache was cast in the HBO pilot The Miraculous Year. In April 2011, Roache was cast as the lead in the ITV miniseries Titanic, airing in March and April 2012 to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the sinking of Titanic. In February 2014, Roache debuted in season two of the TV series Vikings as Ecbert, King of Wessex. He starred in seasons seven and eight of the TV series Homeland as David Wellington in 2017–2019. Since then, he starred as Senator Wesley Smith on Showtime's Peabody Award-winning miniseries Fellow Travelers.
| 1985 | No Surrender | Ulster Boy | ||
| 1986 | Link | Unknown | Uncredited | |
| 1994 | Priest | Father Greg Pilkington | ||
| 1997 | The Wings of the Dove | Merton Densher | ||
| 1999 | Venice Project | Count Jacko/Count Giaccomo | ||
| Siam Sunset | Perry | |||
| 2000 | Best | Denis Law | ||
| Pandaemonium | Samuel Taylor Coleridge | Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor | ||
| 2002 | Hart's War | Capt. Peter A. Ross | ||
| 2003 | Beyond Borders | Henry Bauford | ||
| Blind Flight | John McCarthy | Nominated—BAFTA Awards | ||
| 2004 | The Forgotten | Mr. Shineer, A Friendly Man | ||
| The Chronicles of Riddick | Purifier | |||
| 2005 | 12 and Holding | Mr. Carges | ||
| Batman Begins | Thomas Wayne | |||
| 2006 | A Through M | The Voice of the Party | ||
| Find Me Guilty | Sean Kierney | |||
| The Namesake | Mr. Lawson | |||
| 2007 | Broken Thread | Ram | ||
| 2008 | Before the Rains | Henry Moores | ||
| Yonkers Joe | Teddy | |||
| 2009 | Out Here in the Fields: The Field on Beach Lane | Narrator | ||
| 2012 | $upercapitalist | Mark Patterson | ||
| 2013 | Innocence | Miles Warner | ||
| 2014 | Non-Stop | Captain David McMillan | ||
| 2016 | Vinnie | |||
| Barry | Bill Baughman | |||
| 2017 | Division 19 | Charles Lynden | ||
| 2018 | Mandy | Jeremiah Sand | ||
| 2019 | The Last Full Measure | Whit Peters | ||
| A Call to Spy | Maurice Buckmaster | |||
| 2022 | My Policeman | Older Tom Burgess | ||
| The Apology | Jack Kingsley | |||
| Malik | Post-production |
| 1973–1975 | Coronation Street | Peter Barlow | Recurring role | |
| 1976 | The Onedin Line | Boy | Episode "Quarantine" | |
| 1990 | Omnibus | Vincent van Gogh | Episode: "Van Gogh" | |
| 1994 | Seaforth | Bob Longman | 9 episodes | |
| 1998 | Shot Through the Heart | Vlado Selimovic | Television film | |
| 2002 | RFK | Robert F. Kennedy | Television film Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | |
| The Gathering Storm | Ralph Wigram | Television film Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | ||
| 2006 | The Ten Commandments | Aaron | 2 episodes | |
| 2006–2007 | Kidnapped | Andy Archer | 13 episodes | |
| 2008–2010 | Law & Order | Executive ADA Michael Cutter | Main role (seasons 18–20); 63 episodes | |
| 2010 | Coronation Street | Lawrence Cunningham | 4 episodes | |
| 2011–2012 | Bureau Chief ADA Michael Cutter | 4 episodes | ||
| 2012 | Titanic | Hugh, Earl of Manton | 4 episodes | |
| The Making of a Lady | Lord Walderhurst | Television film | ||
| 2014 | The Blacklist | The Kingmaker | Episode: "The Kingmaker" | |
| 2014–2017 | Vikings | King Ecbert of Wessex | 26 episodes | |
| 2017 | Bancroft | Tim Fraser | 2 episodes | |
| 2017–2020 | Homeland | David Wellington | 23 episodes | |
| 2019 | Summer of Rockets | Richard Shaw MP | 6 episodes | |
| 2023 | Fellow Travelers | Senator Wesley Smith | 8 episodes | |
| 2025 | Doctor Who | Reginald Pye | Episode: "Lux" |
| 1996 | Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films | Best Actor | Priest | ||
| 2001 | Evening Standard British Film Awards | Best Actor | Pandaemonium | ||
| 2003 | 60th Golden Globe Awards | Best Performance in a Miniseries or Television Film | RFK | ||
| 7th Golden Satellite Awards | Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | The Gathering Storm | |||
| 2004 | BAFTA Scotland | Best Actor in a Scottish Film | Blind Flight | ||
| 2018 | Fright Meter Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Mandy | ||
| 2019 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | ||||
| CinEuphoria Awards | Best Supporting Actor - International | ||||
| 2023 | Peabody Awards | Chronicling LGBTQ+ History Over 50 Years | Fellow Travelers | ||
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