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in the series, '' Turn: Washington's Spies'' and Simon "Ghost" Riley in ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.''

Early life and education

Roukin was born in

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, and currently lives in Los Angeles. He displayed an interest in drama from an early age. He completed secondary school at

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where he was involved in many school productions. He goes back to the school to give acting workshops to pupils involved in

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and

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. Roukin went on to train at the

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, graduating in 2003. Roukin finished filming '' Bright Star'', directed by

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and based on the three-year romance between 19th century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne.

Career

Roukin starred in the 2008 film '' Happy-Go-Lucky'' as the love interest of the main character, Poppy (played by Sally Hawkins). ITV's two-part drama pilot for the television series ''

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'' had Roukin portraying one half of a serial killing couple. Roukin later portrayed a detective in the ITV1 Drama ''

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'', a two-part dramatization exploring the aftermath of the capture of serial killers Fred West and Rosemary West. He played Bagot in ''Richard II'', part of the cultural Olympiad of Shakespeare, directed by Rupert Goold and produced by

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for BBC2 and NBC. Roukin also portrayed British Lieutenant-Colonel

, one of the main antagonists of the 2014 AMC series '' Turn: Washington's Spies'', a

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about

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spies.(11 May 2014)
TURN Q&A – Samuel Roukin (John Graves Simcoe)
''AMC TURN blog'', Retrieved 21 November 2014(6 May 2014)
Old Boy Roukin Stars in 'Revolutionary' American TV Series
''

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'' In 2022, Roukin revealed on

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that he would play the role of Simon "Ghost" Riley in ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II'', replacing

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Filmography

Film

Stage

Television

Video Games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roukin, Samuel 1980 births English male film actors English male television actors Living people People from Kentish Town People from Southport Male actors from Lancashire People educated at Merchant Taylors' Boys' School, Crosby