- Sebastian Roché
Infobox actor
imagesize = 150px
name = Sebastian Roché
birthdate = birth date and age|1964|8|4
location = Flagicon|FranceParis, France
height = 5' 11" (1.80 m}
notable role =Jerry Jacks on "General Hospital "
spouse =Sebastian Roché (born
August 4 ,1964 ) is a Frenchactor .Biography
Roché was born in
Paris ,France , onAugust 4 ,1964 , he is of Scottish and French ancestry. He is also fluent in four languages. [cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003067/bio |title=IMDB Bio] On "General Hospital", he spoke in Russian, Spanish and French, and on the pilot episode of "Odyssey 5 ", he spoke in French.As a teenager, he lived for six years on a sailing boat with his family traveling from France to the
Mediterranean ,Africa ,South America and theCaribbean .He is a graduate of the prestigious
Conservatoire National Superieur d'Art Dramatique of Paris, he has worked with actors as varied asAl Pacino in "Salome". He was married to actressVera Farmiga from 1997 to 2005. He now lives inLos Angeles .Career
Upon his graduation from the Conservatoire in 1989, Sebastian started working in French theatre, films and television with such actors as
Michel Serrault ,Isabelle Huppert andBeatrice Dalle . He moved to theUnited States in 1992 and has since worked extensively in the US. He has worked in the theatre with Al Pacino,Julie Taymor andMark Lamos , among others. His many television and film credits include: "Law & Order ", "New York Undercover ", "Sex and the City ", "Merlin", "The Crossing", "The Hunley ", "Roar", "Baby", "Haven", "Big Apple", "Touching Evil ", "Charmed ", "Alias", "Legend of Earthsea ", "", "The Unit ", "Odyssey 5 ", "Never Get Outta the Boat ", "We Fight to be Free ", "General Hospital ". He will also star in the upcoming "What We Do Is Secret", withShane West , "New York City Serenade", withFreddie Prinze Jr , "LL " and "Beowulf", withAnthony Hopkins ,John Malkovich andAngelina Jolie .In 1997, he took the role of Longinus on the Fox television series "Roar" starring
Heath Ledger , until its cancellation the same year. In 2002, he took the role of Kurt Mendel in thesci-fi television series "Odyssey 5". He remained in the role until the show's cancellation in 2004.He is currently appearing on "
General Hospital " as terrorist/criminalJerry Jacks , although when the character first appeared he was going by the pseudonym James Craig. InApril 2007 , it was announced that Roché had been signed to a contract on "General Hospital", keeping his character around for the foreseeable future. His first contractual airdate was April 23, 2007, which was also the date that his character's true identity was revealed.He plays Wulfgar in the film adaptation of the epic poem "Beowulf", starring Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Angelina Jolie,Robin Wright-Penn ,Ray Winstone andBrendan Gleeson .External links
*imdb name|0003067
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