Linus Roache Biography

Fast Facts

• Won an Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor in 2002 for his performance in "Pandaemonium․"
• Played his father's character's son on "Coronation Street" in 1975 when he was a child
• Received his training as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama
• Quote: "Really it's about getting in the mindset and then trusting the script․"
• Known in the United States for playing Executive Assistant District Attorney Michael Cutter, a role he started on "Law & Order" and reprised on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit․"
• Was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and spent most of his early career performing on stage
• Was interviewed by Alison Graham for a piece in a 1999 issue of "Radio Times․"