Samuel Roukin (ROO-kin; born 15 August 1980) is an English actor and DJ. He is best known for his role as

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

Early life and education

Roukin was born in

Southport, England Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. It lies on the West Lancashire coastal plain and the east coast of the Irish Sea, approximately north of Liverpool and southwest of Preston. At the ...

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

Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby Merchant Taylors' Boys' School, Crosby is a 7–18 boys private day school, located in Great Crosby on Merseyside. The school's motto is that of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors: ''Concordia Parvae Res Crescunt'' (Small Things Grow ...

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 English. Roukin went on to train at the

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (BOVTS) is a drama school in Bristol, England. The institution provides training in acting and production for careers in film, television and theatre. BOVTS was an affiliate of the Conservatoire for Dance a ...

, graduating in 2003. In a 2016 interview, Roukin disclosed that he is both a husband and father.

Career

Roukin starred in the 2008 film '' Happy-Go-Lucky'' as the love interest of the main character, Poppy (played by

Sally Hawkins Sally Cecilia Hawkins (born 27 April 1976) is an English actress of stage and screen. She began her career on stage and then moved into film, for which she has received several accolades including a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominatio ...

). ITV's two-part drama pilot for the television series '' DCI Banks'' had Roukin portraying one half of a serial killing couple. Roukin later portrayed a detective in the ITV1 Drama '' Appropriate Adult'', 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

Sam Mendes Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes (born 1 August 1965) is a British film and stage director, producer, and screenwriter. In 2000, Mendes was appointed a CBE for his services to drama, and he was Knight Bachelor, knighted in the 2020 New Year Honours ...

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 Jeff Leach., and did so again in ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.''

Filmography

Film

Stage

Television

Video games

References

External links

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