James Roache
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James Roache is a British actor and is perhaps best known for his roles in Coronation Street
as Ken Barlow's long-lost grandson James, or as his father William Roache
in BBC
drama The Road to Coronation Street
.
He played Ken's grandson in Coronation Street but is his son in real life.
and is the son of Coronation Street
actor William Roache
and Sara Roache and is the half-brother of actor Linus Roache
.
and Four Seasons before going on to join the cast of Coronation Street
alongside his father and brother as part of a storyline surrounding Ken Barlow and his long-lost son, played by real life son Linus. The characters were introduced as part of the soap's 50th anniversary. Linus Roache
played James' father Laurence on the soap which saw the pair's relationship strained by Laurence's attitudes towards James' sexuality. The storyline was left open, and both executive producer Phil Collinson
and William Roache
have expressed interest in revisiting the story in the future.
He then appeared in The Road to Coronation Street
, playing a younger version of his father William Roache during the time Coronation Street
creator Tony Warren
was attempting to bring the soap to television.
It was announced on 20 December 2010 that James Roache will be joining the cast of Coronation Street full time in 2011 reprising the role of James Cunningham. He returned on 29th April 2011 and is due to leave in July 2011.
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
as Ken Barlow's long-lost grandson James, or as his father William Roache
William Roache
William Patrick Harry Roache MBE is a British actor, best known for his role as Ken Barlow in the soap opera Coronation Street...
in BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
drama The Road to Coronation Street
The Road to Coronation Street
The Road to Coronation Street is a British drama first broadcast on BBC Four documenting the journey of Coronation Street, the UK's longest-running television soap opera, from conception to its first transmission in December 1960...
.
He played Ken's grandson in Coronation Street but is his son in real life.
Personal life
Roache was educated at Oxford Brookes UniversityOxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University is a new university in Oxford, England. It was named to honour the school's founding principal, John Brookes. It has been ranked as the best new university by the Sunday Times University Guide 10 years in a row...
and is the son of Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
actor William Roache
William Roache
William Patrick Harry Roache MBE is a British actor, best known for his role as Ken Barlow in the soap opera Coronation Street...
and Sara Roache and is the half-brother of actor Linus Roache
Linus Roache
Linus William Roache is an English actor.-Early life:Roache was born in Manchester, the son of Coronation Street actor William Roache and actress Anna Cropper. Roache was educated at Bishop Luffa Church of England School in Chichester, West Sussex and at the independent Rydal School in Colwyn Bay,...
.
Career
James Roache has appeared on popular television shows such as Cold BloodCold Blood (UK TV series)
Cold Blood is a television series produced by ITV. Three series of the show have been broadcast.The program stars Matthew Kelly as Brian Wicklow, a former serial killer who assists the police with investigations. Also starring is John Hannah, as Jake Osborne; and Jemma Redgrave as Detective...
and Four Seasons before going on to join the cast of Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
alongside his father and brother as part of a storyline surrounding Ken Barlow and his long-lost son, played by real life son Linus. The characters were introduced as part of the soap's 50th anniversary. Linus Roache
Linus Roache
Linus William Roache is an English actor.-Early life:Roache was born in Manchester, the son of Coronation Street actor William Roache and actress Anna Cropper. Roache was educated at Bishop Luffa Church of England School in Chichester, West Sussex and at the independent Rydal School in Colwyn Bay,...
played James' father Laurence on the soap which saw the pair's relationship strained by Laurence's attitudes towards James' sexuality. The storyline was left open, and both executive producer Phil Collinson
Phil Collinson
Philip "Phil" Collinson is a British television producer. He was initially an actor, before switching to working behind the cameras in the industry as a script editor and writer on programmes such as Springhill and Emmerdale, later becoming the producer of Peak Practice, Doctor Who and Coronation...
and William Roache
William Roache
William Patrick Harry Roache MBE is a British actor, best known for his role as Ken Barlow in the soap opera Coronation Street...
have expressed interest in revisiting the story in the future.
He then appeared in The Road to Coronation Street
The Road to Coronation Street
The Road to Coronation Street is a British drama first broadcast on BBC Four documenting the journey of Coronation Street, the UK's longest-running television soap opera, from conception to its first transmission in December 1960...
, playing a younger version of his father William Roache during the time Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
creator Tony Warren
Tony Warren
Anthony McVay Simpson MBE , better known by his stage name Tony Warren, is an award-winning English television scriptwriter, best known for creating the soap opera Coronation Street...
was attempting to bring the soap to television.
It was announced on 20 December 2010 that James Roache will be joining the cast of Coronation Street full time in 2011 reprising the role of James Cunningham. He returned on 29th April 2011 and is due to leave in July 2011.
Filmography
- 2010 as William RoacheWilliam RoacheWilliam Patrick Harry Roache MBE is a British actor, best known for his role as Ken Barlow in the soap opera Coronation Street...
in The Road to Coronation StreetThe Road to Coronation StreetThe Road to Coronation Street is a British drama first broadcast on BBC Four documenting the journey of Coronation Street, the UK's longest-running television soap opera, from conception to its first transmission in December 1960... - 2010, 2011 as James in Coronation StreetCoronation StreetCoronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
- 2009 as Lucas Conroy in Four Seasons
- 2007 as Joss in Cold BloodCold Blood (UK TV series)Cold Blood is a television series produced by ITV. Three series of the show have been broadcast.The program stars Matthew Kelly as Brian Wicklow, a former serial killer who assists the police with investigations. Also starring is John Hannah, as Jake Osborne; and Jemma Redgrave as Detective...
- 2007 as Happy Eater Waiter in Rise of the Foot Soldier
- 2006 as Stuart in The Innocence ProjectThe Innocence ProjectThe Innocence Project is a BBC television series.The Innocence Project may also refer to:*The Innocence Project, a non-profit legal organization in the United States founded in 1992 by Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld...
- 2006 as Student Presenter for SellafieldSellafieldSellafield is a nuclear reprocessing site, close to the village of Seascale on the coast of the Irish Sea in Cumbria, England. The site is served by Sellafield railway station. Sellafield is an off-shoot from the original nuclear reactor site at Windscale which is currently undergoing...
(voice-over) - 2005 as Matthew in The Marchioness Disaster