Roland Manookian

Acting

Roland Manookian

Born January 1, 1979 · Bermondsey, London, England, UK (age 47)

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Roland Manookian (Born 1979) is an English actor of Armenian descent, who is most notable for his role as Zebedee, in the 2004 film The Football Factory, and as 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. Roland comes from London England. Manookian…

Known For

RocknRollaRocknRolla · 2008
RocknRolla
6.92008
MovieActionCrime
When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London's criminal underworld pursue their share of the fortune. Various shady characters, including Mr One-Two, Stella the accountant, and Johnny Quid, a druggie rock-star, try to claim their slice.
Rise of the FootsoldierRise of the Footsoldier · 2007
Rise of the Footsoldier
6.32007
MovieActionCrime
Rise of the Footsoldier follows the inexorable rise of Carlton Leach from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late eighties and early nineties.
The Football FactoryThe Football Factory · 2004
The Football Factory
6.42004
MovieDrama
The Football Factory is more than just a study of the English obsession with football violence, it's about men looking for armies to join, wars to fight and places to belong. A forgotten culture of Anglo Saxon males fed up with being told they're not good enough and using their fists as a drug they describe as being more potent than sex and drugs put together.
Storm DamageStorm Damage · 2000
Storm Damage
8.02000
MovieDramaTV Movie
A young teacher returns to the children’s care home where he grew up, and becomes involved with the lives of the troubled teenage children.
Oh Marbella!Oh Marbella! · 2003
Oh Marbella!
3.92003
MovieComedyCrime
Marbella, the original Costa del Sol paradise for the rich and famous and for those wishing they were.
His HouseHis House · 2020
His House
6.42020
MovieHorrorDrama
After making a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, a young refugee couple struggle to adjust to their new life in a small English town that has an unspeakable evil lurking beneath the surface.
Fanged UpFanged Up · 2017
Fanged Up
5.22017
MovieHorrorComedy
A young rogue is thrown into prison for the weekend, unaware that the guards are blood-sucking vampires and the inmates are their victims
Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate StoryRise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story · 2017
Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story
6.32017
MovieActionCrime
Notorious gangster, Pat Tate, rises through the ranks of Essex's criminal underworld. A prequel to the 'Rise of the Footsoldier' franchise.

Movies

RocknRollaRocknRolla · 2008
RocknRolla
6.92008
MovieActionCrime
When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London's criminal underworld pursue their share of the fortune. Various shady characters, including Mr One-Two, Stella the accountant, and Johnny Quid, a druggie rock-star, try to claim their slice.
Rise of the FootsoldierRise of the Footsoldier · 2007
Rise of the Footsoldier
6.32007
MovieActionCrime
Rise of the Footsoldier follows the inexorable rise of Carlton Leach from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late eighties and early nineties.
The Football FactoryThe Football Factory · 2004
The Football Factory
6.42004
MovieDrama
The Football Factory is more than just a study of the English obsession with football violence, it's about men looking for armies to join, wars to fight and places to belong. A forgotten culture of Anglo Saxon males fed up with being told they're not good enough and using their fists as a drug they describe as being more potent than sex and drugs put together.
Storm DamageStorm Damage · 2000
Storm Damage
8.02000
MovieDramaTV Movie
A young teacher returns to the children’s care home where he grew up, and becomes involved with the lives of the troubled teenage children.
Oh Marbella!Oh Marbella! · 2003
Oh Marbella!
3.92003
MovieComedyCrime
Marbella, the original Costa del Sol paradise for the rich and famous and for those wishing they were.
His HouseHis House · 2020
His House
6.42020
MovieHorrorDrama
After making a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, a young refugee couple struggle to adjust to their new life in a small English town that has an unspeakable evil lurking beneath the surface.
Fanged UpFanged Up · 2017
Fanged Up
5.22017
MovieHorrorComedy
A young rogue is thrown into prison for the weekend, unaware that the guards are blood-sucking vampires and the inmates are their victims
Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate StoryRise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story · 2017
Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story
6.32017
MovieActionCrime
Notorious gangster, Pat Tate, rises through the ranks of Essex's criminal underworld. A prequel to the 'Rise of the Footsoldier' franchise.
Great ExpectationsGreat Expectations · 1999
Great Expectations
6.41999
MovieDramaRomance
Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.
The EscortThe Escort · 1999
The Escort
5.41999
MovieDrama
Fleeing from his wife in France to London, 45-year-old Pierre is barely able to support himself. He meets friendly Tom, who offers to help him make ends meet by working as a male escort.
Rise of the Footsoldier: Part IIRise of the Footsoldier: Part II · 2015
Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II
5.32015
MovieCrimeAction
On the 6th December 1995, three Essex gang members were brutally murdered in cold blood. It’s now early 1997 and whoever killed the three men have yet to be brought to justice. An associate of the men, still mourning the loss of his friends, is convinced that it’s only a matter of time before he’s next. For him, the only way out is to go back in and work his way back up the criminal ladder. The higher he gets, the more violent the jobs become, his quest for power turning into an obsession. With life and family on the line can he hold his nerve together one last time in order to get out alive?
Rise of the Footsoldier 4: MarbellaRise of the Footsoldier 4: Marbella · 2019
Rise of the Footsoldier 4: Marbella
5.42019
MovieActionCrime
Fresh out of prison, Pat Tate steps right back into his Essex nightclub. But still disgruntled, he soon sets out to Marbelle to revenge those that put him away for five years. While in Spain, Pat cannot turn away from the opportunity to score the biggest drug deal of his life. All he needs is for his Essex pals Tony and Craig to deliver the cash to Marbella to close the deal. But Craig, useless as ever, turns a simple plane trip to a massive road trip packed with trickery and danger. And Tony is more worried about making it back to England as he has promised to support his best friend Nigel Benn at the boxing match of his life. While waiting in Marbella, Pat proceeds with the violent revenge he has craved for years. Revenges are made and Tony and Carlton walk Nigel Benn out to what turns out to be one of the most tragic fights in history. But the drugs they bring back seems to be a bad batch and cause them more trouble than they have ever anticipated before.
Big Fat Gypsy GangsterBig Fat Gypsy Gangster · 2011
Big Fat Gypsy Gangster
3.22011
MovieComedyCrime
After sixteen years at Her Majesty's Pleasure, Britain's hardest man is released from prison, and into the care of a documentary film crew headed by a Brit-loving American film-maker who follow him for the next week, on an hilarious roller-coaster tour of gangland London and beyond.
London HeistLondon Heist · 2017
London Heist
5.62017
MovieThrillerAction
Armed robber and career criminal Jack Cregan seeks to discover the truth behind his father's murder and his stolen heist money and in doing so puts his life in danger. The devastation that Jack soon discovers puts his very own existence into question.
The BusinessThe Business · 2005
The Business
6.12005
MovieDramaAction
During the '80s, a young man named Frankie dreams of escaping London's South East region, and his mother's thug of a boyfriend gives him just the opportunity. After beating up the abusive beau, Frankie runs off to Spain, where he lands a job delivering a package to the dapper Playboy Charlie, a gangster who takes him under his wing. Working as Charlie's driver, Frankie is immersed in a world of fast cars and pretty women -- but all the excess could be his undoing.
Rise of the Footsoldier: OriginsRise of the Footsoldier: Origins · 2021
Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins
5.62021
MovieCrimeDrama
A brutal account of how real-life, hard-as-nails Falklands War veteran Tony Tucker came to be involved in one of the most notorious gangland murders in British history.
Dead CertDead Cert · 2010
Dead Cert
4.32010
MovieThrillerHorror
A gang of tough London gangsters get more than they bargained for when a group of businessmen make an offer to buy their club, the Inferno. They turn out to be nothing less than Vampires wanting their land back and turn viciously on the gangsters when their demands are not met.
Grow Your OwnGrow Your Own · 2007
Grow Your Own
6.52007
MovieComedy
A refugee family are given an allotment plot and are met with suspicion by the people who have worked the gardens for years
Once Upon a Time in LondonOnce Upon a Time in London · 2019
Once Upon a Time in London
5.32019
MovieCrime
Billy Hill and Jack 'Spot' Comer were among the most notorious criminals in London up until the 1950s. Dramatising the violent reign of two of London's most notorious gangsters, Billy Hill (Leo Gregory) and Jack 'Spot' Comer (Terry Stone), ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON charts the legendary rise and fall of a nationwide criminal empire that lasted until the mid-fifties and which paved the way for the notorious Kray Twins and The Richardsons. This is the story of their rise and fall.
G.B.H.G.B.H. · 2012
G.B.H.
4.42012
MovieCrime
Damien, a London copper has a past he's trying to forget. Before joining the force he ran with a football firm, getting involved in tear-ups up and down the country. Now he's on the other side of the law and faces a tough decision, side with his old crew or protect London as it burns and rioters run amok. Falling in love with fellow cop Louise, he is quickly alerted to a street-level uprising that is about to shake London. Amidst the brutalities presented by the riots, he fights for justice at Louise's expense. Having been raped by a rioter known to him, Damien finds himself levelling with the rioters, fighting a war he cannot win, as much against the rioters as against himself.
Goodbye Charlie BrightGoodbye Charlie Bright · 2001
Goodbye Charlie Bright
5.92001
MovieDrama
Following Charlie Bright and his friends over one hot summer on the South London housing estate where they live. With Tommy about to join the army and Francis having fallen in love, friendships and loyalties are tested as the friends drift in their own directions.
Fish n' ChipsFish n' Chips · 2012
Fish n' Chips
5.62012
MovieDrama
Andy, a hard working Cypriot immigrant in London who deep-fries his way into oblivion, decides to leave London for his native Cyprus. Having slaved away for others his entire life, he finally opens his very own chip shop. But his dream turns into a nightmare, as he seems to have overlooked one small detail: Cyprus just isn't London!
PiggyPiggy · 2012
Piggy
5.52012
MovieThriller
London, modern day: Joe, a mild mannered young man is bored by his life. When his beloved brother is murdered Joe finds solace in Piggy, one of his brother's old friends. Piggy helps Joe to cope with grief, intent on saving him and helping him get justice for his brother's killing. As their friendship grows Joe finds himself in an increasing dangerous and murky world of violence and revenge. As Joe life collapses around him he starts to question who Piggy really is, and how honest he's really been with him. When Joe confronts Piggy a series of events are put in place that lead to a disastrous climax.
The Rise & Fall of a White Collar HooliganThe Rise & Fall of a White Collar Hooligan · 2012
The Rise & Fall of a White Collar Hooligan
5.22012
MovieThrillerCrime
Casual football hooligan Mike Jacobs is going nowhere in life when he meets old friend Eddie Hill at a football match that turns nasty off the pitch. Under Eddie’s tutelage he soon finds himself inducted into the world of credit card fraud, where organised gangs withdraw hundreds of thousands of pounds from cash machines every night. As Mike becomes seduced by the money and women that come with his new lifestyle, the dangers increase and he soon finds events spiralling beyond his control.

TV Shows

The ViceThe Vice · 1999
The Vice
5.61999
SeriesCrimeDrama
The Vice is an ITV police drama about the Metropolitan Police Vice Unit. Spanning five short series from 1999 and 2003, it follows the London Metropolitan police force's vice squad, where prostitution, underage sex, and such organised crime are regular occurrences. Most episodes end where the main villain is caught but often not in a 'naturally' concluded way expected from other TV dramas, and often ending with more unanswered questions than answered. Leader DI Pat Chappel struggles to manage the balance between his private and professional lives — as do the rest of the team. Working in the seedy underworld leads to a continual dilemma — the tension between the Vice Squad and vice-related crimes runs throughout the series and gives the show a rich viewing experience. The line of the team staying on the right side of the law is often blurred, as almost every member at different points submits briefly or permanently to the dubious temptations, sometimes with drastic consequences.
As IfAs If · 2001
As If
7.72001
SeriesComedyDrama
Jamie, Sooz, Nicki, Alex, Sasha and Rob - all friends, all around eighteen, and all stars in their own drama.
Oliver TwistOliver Twist · 1999
Oliver Twist
6.31999
SeriesDrama
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.
Great ExpectationsGreat Expectations · 1999
Great Expectations
1999
SeriesDrama
Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.
MurderMurder · 2002
Murder
4.32002
SeriesCrime
Julie Walters stars as a mother dealing with the impact of the sudden murder of her 21 year old son. Each episode follows her story and also focuses on specific characters whose lives are transformed by the event – the journalist who is covering the story; the Indian newsagent who used to sell the victim his fags; and the passerby who happened across his body.