Roland Manookian

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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).

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Early life and career

Manookian was born in central London and grew up in Bermondsey, South London. [1]

Career

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

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Great Expectations Pip's ServantTelevision film
1999 Oliver Twist Charley Bates3 episodes
2000 Storm Damage PaulTelevision film
2000 The Vice Nathan Cairns2 episodes
2000KillersTommyTV short
2001 As If JeffEpisode: "Alex's Birthday"
2002 Murder Ryan McGuinness
2004 Dunkirk Frankie Osbourne
1999–2009 The Bill Ben Glover

Gavin Downey

4 episodes
2014Power to the PeopleArthurTelevision film
2024-present Eastenders Teddy Mitchellregular role

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999The EscortBellboy
2001 Goodbye Charlie Bright Justin
2001Green Green LanesArchie HamsShort film
2003Oh 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
2010Just for the RecordHarlan 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 RolfeFlashback
2016 No Reasons Julian
2016JewelsCraigShort film
2017RiotSteve
2017London HeistSammy
2017Fanged UpAlbert
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

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