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Linus Roache Biography

Birth Name:
Linus Roache
Birth Place:
Manchester, England
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • At age 9, he made his TV debut with his father in the long-running British soap Coronation Street
  • Joined the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company in 1985
  • After his controversial role as a homosexual clergyman in 1994's Priest, he retreated to India and studied under spiritual guru Andrew Cohen
  • Won the Best Actor Evening Standard British Film Award for 2000's Pandaemonium
  • Is a follower of the spiritual practice Evolutionary Enlightenment

Awards

  • 2003Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated

Relationships