James Roache

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| name = James Roache

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| imagesize = 200px

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| birth_name = William James Roache

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|12|29|df=yes}}

| birth_place = United Kingdom

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| alma_mater = Oxford Brookes University

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2005–2011

| father = William Roache

| relatives = {{plainlist|

Linus Roache (half-brother)
Rosalind Bennett (half-sister-in-law)

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William James Roache (born 29 December 1985) is an English former actor who is perhaps best known for his roles in connection with his father William Roache. In Coronation Street, he played James, the long-lost grandson of Ken Barlow (played by his father). He also played the role of his own father William as a young man in the drama The Road to Coronation Street.

Personal life

Roache was educated at Oxford Brookes University.{{Cite web |date=28 September 2013 |title=The Actors Centre Showcase |url=http://showcase.dingothief.com/past-shows/2010-march/james-roache/ |access-date=2020-12-14 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100529175131/http://showcase.dingothief.com/past-shows/2010-march/james-roache/ |archive-date=29 May 2010 |url-status=dead}} He is the son of William Roache and the late Sara Roache and the half-brother of actor Linus Roache.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3093065/|title=James Roache|website=IMDb|access-date=2017-04-02}}

Career

Roache has appeared on popular television shows such as Cold Blood and Four Seasons before going on to join the cast of Coronation Street alongside his father and older brother as part of a storyline surrounding Ken Barlow and his long-lost son, played by his real-life son Linus. The characters were introduced as part of the soap's fiftieth anniversary. Linus Roache played Roache's father Laurence on Coronation Street which saw the pair's relationship strained by Laurence's attitudes towards James' homosexuality. 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 Roache would be joining the cast of Coronation Street full-time in 2011{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/coronationstreet/news/jamesroachereturns/ |title=Corrie: Ken's grandson, played by James Roache, is set to return. Coronation Street |publisher=ITV.com |accessdate=2012-01-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013004151/http://www.itv.com/coronationstreet/news/jamesroachereturns/ |archivedate=2012-10-13 }} reprising the role of James Cunningham. He returned on 29 April 2011 and departed in July.