Father of the firstborn vampires, demon, holy,the criminal - who just did not play for his life Sebastian Rocher. The charming French actor easily gets used in the most unexpected images. Over the 50-year-old man has over 70 pictures behind him, he does not cease actively acting in new projects. What films and series with him are definitely worth a look, what can you tell about his past and present?
Sometimes in the Russian-speaking Internet meetserroneous translation of the actor's surname. Wrong version - Sebastian Roche. The biography of the Frenchman resembles a fascinating novel, where there is a place for travel, adventure, love stories. The year of his birth is 1964, his hometown is Paris. The boy was born in a family of passionate yachtsmen who infected his son with his enthusiasm for sea voyages.
About 7 years young Sebastian Rocher dedicatedtraveling on a yacht. Together with his parents, the child managed to visit the Caribbean, South America, Africa and other interesting places. The love of travel, he retained in adulthood. Life at sea did not prevent the actor to get a brilliant education. All friends and acquaintances of the man note his qualities such as intelligence, erudition. Interestingly, the star speaks fluently in four languages, among which Russian is listed.
The basics of acting Sebastian Rocher comprehendedat the National Conservatory, located in his hometown. Becoming a graduate in 1989, the guy got a job at the local theater. The actor successfully combined the game on stage with the filming of a movie. His most famous early films are Revenge of a Woman and the French Revolution. But the time of bright roles was not yet for him.
For the sake of a career, Sebastian Roche decides to move toUSA, implements this decision in 1992. His first noticeable picture is the action adventure “The Last of the Mohicans”, in which he plays a character named Martin. Critics speak positively of his role, the tape is gaining great popularity.
Success to the actor help shooting in"Home Saints." He gets a complex character - Jesus, but the Frenchman easily gets used to the role that critics call non-standard for the cinema of the 90s.
Историко-эпическая картина «Беовульф», увидевшая light in 2007, gave the Frenchman the opportunity to work together with such talented people as Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich. Fantastic fighter moves viewers to Denmark of the 6th century, introduces kings, courtiers, warriors and even monsters. The actor got a minor role, he played Wulfgar.
"Supernatural" - the telenovela, in whichSebastian Roche played the role of Balthazar. The hero of the French actor is so fond of the fans of the mystical series, that they harshly criticized the writers who removed this charismatic character from the project.
Familiar Frenchman and viewers who likeTV series "The Vampire Diaries". In it, the actor was assigned the role of the mysterious Michael, the father of the first-born bloodsuckers, hunting their own children. His character is also a vampire, but with very specific gastronomic preferences. Michael does not drink the blood of people, preferring to eat their own kind. And this time, the audience and critics warmly greeted the hero, played by Sebastian Roche. Thanks to this, the star’s films have also acquired the Pervorodnye television project, where he also plays Michael.
The most memorable Frenchman appearances onTelevision screens are mostly associated with serials. For example, we can mention his role in the mini-series “The Great Marilyn”, which was filmed in 1998. Fans will be able to admire the actor in the form of Gawain, one of the noble knights of the Round Table.
Rocher found an interesting role in the populartelevision series "Beyond the Boundary". His character was a mysterious humanoid warrior who arrived on Earth from a distant Universe. His task is to accumulate information that may help in unleashing a conflict.
Fans of TV series can not rememberSebastian and the role of Jerry Jacks, the hero of the "General Hospital". This character is a terrorist who faked his own death. It happened to the Frenchman to be the main character in one of the series of the Strela project demanded by the audience. In it, he played a dangerous criminal, with whom the defender of a fictional city fights.
Of course, not only the role of a talentedThe French actor is of interest to his fans. Actress Vera Farmiga is a woman whom Sebastian Rocher married in 1997. Personal life is not a topic that the star readily discusses with the press, so the reasons for the couple’s divorce in 2005 are unknown.
The second wife, in marriage with which the manconsists to this day, became the actress Alicia Hannah. Children have no actor. Sebastian lives a full life, successfully combining work, numerous hobbies and recreation.