Biography
While the film won critical acclaim, it was also the subject of controversy in the USA. Attacked as anti-Catholic by Cardinal John O'Connor of New York and as presenting a biased view of the clergy by the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, "Priest" was far better received in England where it stirred little protest.
Roache began his career as a child, appearing as his father's son on the long-running British soap opera "Coronation …
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Career Milestones
2008 | Joined the cast of the long-running NBC series "Law & Order" playing Assistant District Attorney Michael Cutter |
2006 | Played hard-charging prosecutor Sean Kierney in Sidney Lumet's "Find Me Guilty" |
2005 | Cast in Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins" as Bruce's father, Dr. Thomas Wayne |
2005 | Cast in Michael Cuesta's sophomore feature "Twelve and Holding" |
2004 | Cast in the thriller "The Forgotten" starring Julianne Moore |
2004 | Appeared in the Vin Diesel film "The Chronicles of Riddick" |
2002 | Cast as Robert F. Kennedy in the FX biopic "RFK"; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in Miniseries or TV Movie |
2002 | Had co-starring role in the WWII drama "Hart's War" |
2001 | Portrayed the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge to John Hannah's William Wordsworth in the BBC Films production of "Pandaemonium" |
2000 | Acted on stage opposite Ralph Fiennes in "Coriolanus" and "Richard II" |
1998 | Appeared opposite Vincent Perez in the HBO movie "Shot Through the Heart" |
1997 | Co-starred in "The Wings of the Dove" |
1995 | First starring role in features, "Priest" |
1994 | Starred in the British series "Seaforth" playing a con man and thief |
1989 | Spent six months as member of the National Theatre |
1986 | Film debut, "No Surrender" |
1985 | Was member of the Royal Shakespeare Company |
1975 | Made TV acting debut on "Coronation Street" playing his father's son |
Awards
2002 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television in RFK |