Daniel Roche (actor)
Encyclopedia
Daniel Peter Roche is an English
child actor
. He is best known for playing Ben in the BBC One
sitcom
Outnumbered
.
., before moving on to Hampstead-based private school University College School
.
for his role as Ben, Roche has also appeared in the BBC One show Casualty
, the 2008 film Off Season and a number of television commercials, including one for Kingsmill bread.
Roche played the title role in a new BBC adaptation of Just William
, which aired at Christmas 2010. He also appeared in the Sky1 comedy series Little Crackers
, as a young Stephen Fry on 20 December 2010. Daniel is also doing the voice over as the character Eric on the BBC programme A Day In The Life Of A 10 Year Old.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
child actor
Child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
. He is best known for playing Ben in the BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
sitcom
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
Outnumbered
Outnumbered
Outnumbered is a British sitcom. Airing on BBC One since 2007, it stars Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner as a father and mother outnumbered by their three children...
.
Life
Roche is the son of Judith (née Haines) and rugby journalist Anthony "Tony" Roche, and attended the Susi Earnshaw Theatre SchoolSusi Earnshaw Theatre School
The Susi Earnshaw Theatre School is a full time private school specialising Academic and Performing Arts School in Barnet, North London. The School was founded in 1989 by former actress and journalist Susi Earnshaw and her husband David Earnshaw who is the current school Principal...
., before moving on to Hampstead-based private school University College School
University College School
University College School, generally known as UCS, is an Independent school charity situated in Hampstead, north west London, England. The school was founded in 1830 by University College London and inherited many of that institution's progressive and secular views...
.
Career
As well as his appearances in Outnumbered, for which he was nominated for 'Best Male Newcomer' at the 2009 British Comedy AwardsBritish Comedy Awards
The British Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year.-History:...
for his role as Ben, Roche has also appeared in the BBC One show Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
, the 2008 film Off Season and a number of television commercials, including one for Kingsmill bread.
Roche played the title role in a new BBC adaptation of Just William
Just William (2010 TV serial)
Just William is a television serial first broadcast on BBC One in December 2010. The serial is based on the Just William series of books by Richmal Crompton. This latest adaptation is written by Simon Nye. It is the first adaption of the books since a children's television series in the 1990s. The...
, which aired at Christmas 2010. He also appeared in the Sky1 comedy series Little Crackers
Little Crackers
Little Crackers is a British television comedy series that was broadcast on Sky1 and Sky1 HD in December 2010. It consists of a series of short films featuring stars of British comedy including Dawn French, Stephen Fry and Catherine Tate...
, as a young Stephen Fry on 20 December 2010. Daniel is also doing the voice over as the character Eric on the BBC programme A Day In The Life Of A 10 Year Old.
Filmography
- 2006: CasualtyCasualty (TV series)Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
- Douglas Calvin (1 episode) - 2008: Off Season - Nick (short)
- 2010: Bunce - Fry (short)
- 2010: Animal KingdomAnimal Kingdom (film)Animal Kingdom is a 2010 Australian crime drama written and directed by David Michôd, and starring Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton, Guy Pearce, Luke Ford, Sullivan Stapleton, Jacki Weaver and James Frecheville...
- SOG - 2010: Sport Relief 2010Sport Relief 2010Sport Relief 2010, was a fund raising event organised by Sport Relief, broadcast live on BBC One and BBC Two from the evening of 19 March 2010 to early the following morning...
- Ben - 2010: Just WilliamJust William (2010 TV serial)Just William is a television serial first broadcast on BBC One in December 2010. The serial is based on the Just William series of books by Richmal Crompton. This latest adaptation is written by Simon Nye. It is the first adaption of the books since a children's television series in the 1990s. The...
- William (4 episodes) - 2007–: OutnumberedOutnumberedOutnumbered is a British sitcom. Airing on BBC One since 2007, it stars Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner as a father and mother outnumbered by their three children...
- Ben (main role; 20 episodes)