Sebastian Roché Biography: Awards, Age, Net Worth, Siblings, Parents, Height, Ethnicity, Movies, Wife

Sebastian Roché is a French‑Scottish actor who rose to prominence through a blend of TV and film performances.

Born in Paris, he first made waves portraying Kurt Mendel in the sci‑fi series Odyssey 5, then gained wider notice as Jerry Jacks in the soap General Hospital.

He later brought depth to roles like Balthazar in Supernatural and Mikael Mikaelson in both The Vampire Diaries and The Originals.

Profile

• Full name: Sebastian Charles Edward Roché
• Date of birth: August 4, 1964
• Age: 61 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Paris, France
• Nationality: French‑Scottish (also holds U.S. residency since 1992)
• Profession: Actor, writer
• Height: 5 ft 10½ in (1.79 m)
• Parents: Philippe Roché, Gail Stewart
• Siblings: Two brothers
• Spouse: Vera Farmiga (1997–2004); Alicia Hannah‑Kim (m. May 31, 2014)
• Children: N/A
• Relationship status: Married
• Religion: Christian (Catholic)
• Ethnicity: Mixed French and Scottish
• Net worth: $11 million

Early Life and Education

Sebastian Roché is now 61 years old, having been born on August 4, 1964. He spent part of his youth living on a sailboat from the age of 12 to 18, travelling through the Mediterranean, Africa, South America, and the Caribbean with his parents and two brothers.

His father is Philippe Roché, and his mother is Gail Stewart. He attended Cours Florent, the École nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre, and graduated from the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1989. After studying in France, he moved to New York in 1992 to pursue an international acting career.

Personal Life

Sebastian Roché first married actress Vera Farmiga after they met on the set of Roar in 1997; they separated in 2004 and divorced in 2005. On May 31, 2014, he wed Australian actress Alicia Hannah‑Kim in a private ceremony in Mercuès, France. He has no children from either marriage and maintains a quiet personal life, with no reported affairs or controversies.

Career

Roché made his screen debut in the 1986 French television adaptation of The Murders in the Rue Morgue, followed by various French film and theatre roles.

After relocating to the U.S., he played Kurt Mendel in Odyssey 5 (2002–03). From 2007 to 2015, he portrayed the criminal Jerry Jacks in over 300 episodes of General Hospital.

His later roles include Thomas Jerome Newton in Fringe, Balthazar in Supernatural, Mikael in The Vampire Diaries and The Originals, Cardinal Michel Marivaux in The Young Pope, and Martin Heusmann in The Man in the High Castle.

In addition to television, he appeared in films such as A Walk Among the Tombstones, Beowulf, The Last of the Mohicans, Safe House, and 6 Underground, and remains active with roles in series like Debris, Big Sky, Cabinet of Curiosities, and 1923.

Awards

• Outstanding Acting Award, Film Invasion L.A. for The Bus to Birra Birra (2020)
• Finalist nomination, Heath Ledger Scholarship (2013)

Net worth

Sebastian Roché’s net worth is approximately $11 million, accumulated through a steady career in television, film, theatre, and occasional modelling.

Social Media

• Instagram: @sebastianroche
• Twitter: @sebroche

Filmography

• The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986)
• Adieu, je t’aime (1988)
• The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
• The Peacemaker (1997)
• Odyssey 5 (2002–2003)
• Fringe (2008–2010)
• General Hospital (2007–2015)
• Supernatural (2010–2011)
• The Vampire Diaries (2011)
• The Originals (2013–2015)
• Criminal Minds (2011–2012)
• Scandal (2014)
• Once Upon a Time (2014)
• The Young Pope (2016)
• The Man in the High Castle (2016–2018)
• A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
• Safe House (2012)
• Beowulf (2007)
• Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)
• Debris (2021)
• Big Sky (2021)
• 1923 (2024)