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{{Short description|British actor}}
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'''Roland Manookian''' is an [[England|English]] [[actor]], who is most notable for his role as Zeberdee in the 2004 film ''[[The Football Factory (film)|The Football Factory]]'', and as [[Inter City Firm|Craig Rolfe]] in ''[[Rise of the Footsoldier]]'' in 2007. He has also appeared in [[Guy Richie]]'s ''[[Rocknrolla]]'' and [[Nick Love]]'s ''[[Goodbye Charlie Bright]]'' and ''[[The Business (film)|The Business]]''. He has also appeared in episodes of ''[[The Bill]]'' in 1999 as Ben Glover.
'''Roland Manookian''' (born 21 February 1980) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the films ''[[The Football Factory (film)|The Football Factory]]'' (2004) and ''[[Rise of the Footsoldier]]'' (2007). On television, he appeared in ''[[The Bill]]'' (1999), ''[[The Vice (TV series)|The Vice]]'' (2000), and ''[[Dunkirk (TV series)|Dunkirk]]'' (2004). His other films include ''[[The Business (film)|The Business]]'' (2005), ''[[Rocknrolla]]'' (2007), ''[[Dead Cert (2010 film)|Dead Cert]]'' (2010), ''[[Piggy (2012 film)|Piggy]]'' (2012), and ''[[Once Upon a Time in London]]'' (2018).


==Early life and career==
Manookian, of [[British Armenians|Armenian]] descent,{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} comes from [[London]] and has supported [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] since he was young.<ref name="Roland">{{Cite web
Manookian, of [[British Armenians|Armenian]] descent,{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} was born in central London and grew up in [[Bermondsey]], South London.<ref name="el">{{Cite web|title= Roland Manookian|url = https://elcinema.com/en/person/2104050/ |website=elcinema.com |access-date= April 30, 2023}}</ref>
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| url = http://www.southwarkweekender.co.uk/00,news,15701,440,00.htm
| publisher = southwarkweekender.co.uk
| accessdate = 2010-09-27}}</ref>


==Career==
Family
Manookian's acting career took off with his role as Zeberdee in the 2004 film ''[[The Football Factory (film)|The Football Factory]]''.<ref name="Roland">{{Cite web| title = Once Upon A Time In London interview - Roland Manookian |author= Paul Devine |url = https://thepeoplesmovies.com/2019/04/once-upon-a-time-in-london-interview-roland-manookian/ |website= thepeoplesmovies.com |date= April 3, 2019}}</ref> In 2007, he starred as [[Inter City Firm|Craig Rolfe]] in ''[[Rise of the Footsoldier]]'',<ref name="el"/> alongside [[Craig Fairbrass]] and [[Terry Stone]].<ref name="Roland"/> He has also appeared in [[Guy Richie]]'s ''[[Rocknrolla]]'', which went to number one in the UK box office in September 2008,<ref name="ukfilmcouncil">{{cite web| title = UK Box Office: 5–7 September 2008| url = http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14664 |publisher= [[UK Film Council]]|access-date= 10 January 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090908142200/http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14664 |archive-date= 8 September 2009| url-status = dead}}</ref> in a cast which included [[Tom Wilkinson]], [[Gerard Butler]], [[Mark Strong]], [[Idris Elba]], and [[Tom Hardy]].<ref name="el"/> He has appeared in [[Nick Love]]'s ''[[Goodbye Charlie Bright]]'' and ''[[The Business (film)|The Business]]''.<ref name="tv"/> He has also appeared in episodes of ''[[The Bill]]'' in 1999 as Ben Glover.<ref name="tv">{{Cite web|title= Roland Manookian|url =https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/roland-manookian/credits/3030044036/ |website=tvguide.com|access-date= April 30, 2023}}</ref>
He is in a relationship with Emily Hillier and they have two children called Audrey (11) and Juliette (7) his dad died of cancer and his mother is alive and well. He has two brothers one who is to be married soon.


In 2014, Manookian was cast to play the role of Julian in [[Spencer Hawken]]'s 2016 film [[No Reasons]].<ref name="Movie-Pilot-05/02/2014">{{cite news | last = Russell | first = Rickey | date = 5 February 2014 | url = http://moviepilot.com/posts/2014/02/05/cast-announced-for-no-reasons-1232305 | title = Cast Announced For No Reasons | website = [[Movie Pilot]] | publisher = [[Movie Pilot]] | access-date = 8 August 2023 | archive-date = 29 March 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140329052519/http://moviepilot.com/posts/2014/02/05/cast-announced-for-no-reasons-1232305 | url-status = bot: unknown }}</ref>
He also gardens in his free time and whilst he is not acting he works as a gardener.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==


=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Movies
! Year
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Once Upon a Time in London]]''
| ''[[Great Expectations (1999 film)|Great Expectations]]''
| 2017
| Pip's Servant
|
| Television film
|-
|-
| 1999
| ''[[No Reasons]]''
| ''[[Oliver Twist (1999 TV series)|Oliver Twist]]''
| 2014
| Charley Bates
| Julian
| 3 episodes
|-
|-
| Riot
| 2000
| ''[[Storm Damage]]''
| 2012
| Steve
| Paul
| Television film
|-
|-
| 2000
| ''[[The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan]]''
| ''[[The Vice (TV series)|The Vice]]''
| 2012
| Nathan Cairns
| Rusty
| 2 episodes
|-
|-
| Piggy
| 2000
| ''Killers''
| 2012
| Craig
| Tommy
| TV short
|-
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Big Fat Gypsy Gangster]]''
| ''[[As If (British TV series)|As If]]''
| 2011
| Roland
| Jeff
| Episode: "Alex's Birthday"
|-
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Fish n' Chips (film)|Fish n' Chips]]''
| ''[[Murder (2002 TV series)|Murder]]''
| 2011
| Ryan McGuinness
| Dave
|
|-
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Dead Cert (2010 film)|Dead Cert]]''
| ''[[Dunkirk (TV series)|Dunkirk]]''
| 2010
| Frankie Osbourne
| Chinnery
|
|-
|-
| 1999–2009
| Just for the Record
| ''[[The Bill]]''
| 2009
| Ben Glover
| Harlan Noble
Gavin Downey
| 4 episodes
|-
|-
| 2014
| The Rapture
| ''Power to the People''
| 2009
| Arthur
| Sean Kramer
| Television film
|}
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Year
| ''[[RocknRolla]]''
! Title
| 2008
! Role
| Bandy
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
| 1999
| [[Rise of the Footsoldier]]''
| ''[[The Escort (1999 film)|The Escort]]''
| 2007
| Bellboy
| Craig Rolfe
|
|-
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Grow Your Own (film)|Grow Your Own]]''
| ''[[Goodbye Charlie Bright]]''
| 2007
| Mike
| Justin
|
|-
|-
| 2001
| ''[[The Business (film)|The Business]]''
| ''Green Green Lanes''
| 2005
| Archie Hams
| Sonny
| Short film
|-
| 2003
| ''Oh Marbella!''
| Bradley
|
|-
|-
| ''[[The Football Factory (film)|The Football Factory]]''
| 2004
| 2004
| ''[[The Football Factory (film)|The Football Factory]]''
| Zeberdee
| Zeberdee
|
|-
|-
| 2005
| Oh Marbella
| ''[[The Business (film)|The Business]]''
| 2003
| Bradley
| Sonny
|
|-
|-
| 2007
| Green Green lanes
| ''[[Grow Your Own (film)|Grow Your Own]]''
| 2001
| Mike
| Archie Hams
|
|-
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Goodbye Charlie Bright]]''
| ''[[Rise of the Footsoldier]]''
| 2001
| Craig Rolfe
| Justin
|}
|

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| 2008
! Television
| ''[[RocknRolla]]''
! Year
| Bandy
! Role
|
|-
|-
| 2010
| [[The Bill]]
| ''Just for the Record''
| 1999 & 2009
| Harlan Noble
| Ben Glover & Gavin Downey
|
|-
|-
| 2010
| [[Dunkirk (TV series)|Dunkirk]]
| ''[[Dead Cert (2010 film)|Dead Cert]]''
| 2004
| Chinnery
| Frankie Osbourne
|
|-
|-
| Murder
| 2011
| ''[[Fish n' Chips (film)|Fish n' Chips]]''
| 2002
| Dave
| Ryan McGuinness
|
|-
|-
| 2011
| [[As If (British TV series)|As If]]
| ''[[Big Fat Gypsy Gangster]]''
| 2001
| Jeff
| Roland
|
|-
|-
| Killers
| 2012
| ''[[Piggy (2012 film)|Piggy]]''
| 2000
| Tommy
| Craig
|
|-
|-
| 2012
| [[The Vice (TV series)|The Vice]]
| ''[[The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan]]''
| 2000
| Rusty
| Nathan Cairns
|
|-
|-
| 2015
| [[Storm Damage]]
| ''[[Rise of the Footsoldier#Rise of the Footsoldier, Part II Reign of the General|Rise of the Footsoldier 2: Reign of the General]]''
| 2000
| Craig Rolfe
| Paul
| Flashback
|-
|-
| 2016
| [[Oliver Twist (1999 TV miniseries)|Oliver Twist]]
| ''[[No Reasons]]''
| 1999
| Julian
| Charley Bates
|
|-
|-
| 2016
| Mauvaise passe
| ''Jewels''
| 1999
| Bellboy
| Craig
| Short film
|-
|-
|2017
| [[Great Expectations (1999 film)|Great Expectations]]
|''Riot''
| 1999
|Steve
| Pip's servant
|
|-
| 2017
| ''London Heist''
| Sammy
|
|-
| 2017
| ''Fanged Up''
| Albert
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Rise of the Footsoldier#Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story|Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story]]''
| Craig Rolfe
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Once Upon a Time in London]]''
| [[Frankie Fraser|Mad Frankie Fraser]]
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Rise of the Footsoldier#Rise of the Footsoldier: Marbella|Rise of the Footsoldier: Marbella]]''
|Craig Rolfe
|
|-
|2020
|''[[His House]]''
|Barber
|
|-
|2021
|''[[Rise of the Footsoldier#Rise of the Footsoldier Origins|Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins]]''
|Craig Rolfe
|
|}
|}


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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{IMDb name|id=0543598|name=Roland Manookian}}

*[http://www.rolandmanookian.com/]
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Latest revision as of 18:30, 31 March 2024

Roland Manookian
Born (1980-03-21) 21 March 1980 (age 44)
Westminster, London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present

Roland Manookian (born 21 February 1980) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the films The Football Factory (2004) and Rise of the Footsoldier (2007). On television, he appeared in The Bill (1999), The Vice (2000), and Dunkirk (2004). His other films include The Business (2005), Rocknrolla (2007), Dead Cert (2010), Piggy (2012), and Once Upon a Time in London (2018).

Early life and career[edit]

Manookian, of Armenian descent,[citation needed] was born in central London and grew up in Bermondsey, South London.[1]

Career[edit]

Manookian's acting career took off with his role as Zeberdee in the 2004 film The Football Factory.[2] In 2007, he starred as Craig Rolfe in Rise of the Footsoldier,[1] alongside Craig Fairbrass and Terry Stone.[2] He has also appeared in Guy Richie's Rocknrolla, which went to number one in the UK box office in September 2008,[3] in a cast which included Tom Wilkinson, Gerard Butler, Mark Strong, Idris Elba, and Tom Hardy.[1] He has appeared in Nick Love's Goodbye Charlie Bright and The Business.[4] He has also appeared in episodes of The Bill in 1999 as Ben Glover.[4]

In 2014, Manookian was cast to play the role of Julian in Spencer Hawken's 2016 film No Reasons.[5]

Filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Great Expectations Pip's Servant Television film
1999 Oliver Twist Charley Bates 3 episodes
2000 Storm Damage Paul Television film
2000 The Vice Nathan Cairns 2 episodes
2000 Killers Tommy TV short
2001 As If Jeff Episode: "Alex's Birthday"
2002 Murder Ryan McGuinness
2004 Dunkirk Frankie Osbourne
1999–2009 The Bill Ben Glover

Gavin Downey

4 episodes
2014 Power to the People Arthur Television film

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1999 The Escort Bellboy
2001 Goodbye Charlie Bright Justin
2001 Green Green Lanes Archie Hams Short film
2003 Oh Marbella! Bradley
2004 The Football Factory Zeberdee
2005 The Business Sonny
2007 Grow Your Own Mike
2007 Rise of the Footsoldier Craig Rolfe
2008 RocknRolla Bandy
2010 Just for the Record Harlan Noble
2010 Dead Cert Chinnery
2011 Fish n' Chips Dave
2011 Big Fat Gypsy Gangster Roland
2012 Piggy Craig
2012 The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan Rusty
2015 Rise of the Footsoldier 2: Reign of the General Craig Rolfe Flashback
2016 No Reasons Julian
2016 Jewels Craig Short film
2017 Riot Steve
2017 London Heist Sammy
2017 Fanged Up Albert
2017 Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story Craig Rolfe
2018 Once Upon a Time in London Mad Frankie Fraser
2019 Rise of the Footsoldier: Marbella Craig Rolfe
2020 His House Barber
2021 Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins Craig Rolfe

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Roland Manookian". elcinema.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Paul Devine (April 3, 2019). "Once Upon A Time In London interview - Roland Manookian". thepeoplesmovies.com.
  3. ^ "UK Box Office: 5–7 September 2008". UK Film Council. Archived from the original on 8 September 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Roland Manookian". tvguide.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  5. ^ Russell, Rickey (5 February 2014). "Cast Announced For No Reasons". Movie Pilot. Movie Pilot. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

External links[edit]

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