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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). He is currently playing the regular character of Teddy Mitchell in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.

Early life

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

Career

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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]

In 2024, Manookian joined the BBC soap opera EastEnders, as Teddy Mitchell.[6][7] Upon his casting, Manookian shared, "I've been watching EastEnders my whole life, so being part of it is amazing... Coming in as a Mitchell means you've got big shoes to fill, but it's a challenge that I'm happy to accept."[8]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1999 Great Expectations Pip's Servant Television film
1999 Oliver Twist Charley Bates 3 episodes
2000 Storm Damage Paul Television film
2000 The Vice Nathan Cairns 2 episodes
2000 Killers Tommy TV short
2001 As If Jeff Episode: "Alex's Birthday"
2002 Murder Ryan McGuinness
2004 Dunkirk Frankie Osbourne
1999–2009 The Bill Ben Glover

Gavin Downey

4 episodes
2014 Power to the People Arthur Television film
2024-present EastEnders Teddy Mitchell regular role

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1999 The Escort Bellboy
2001 Goodbye Charlie Bright Justin
2001 Green Green Lanes Archie Hams Short film
2003 Oh 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
2010 Just for the Record Harlan 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 Rolfe Flashback
2016 No Reasons Julian
2016 Jewels Craig Short film
2017 Riot Steve
2017 London Heist Sammy
2017 Fanged Up Albert
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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Roland Manookian". elcinema.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Paul Devine (April 3, 2019). "Once Upon A Time In London interview - Roland Manookian". thepeoplesmovies.com.
  3. ^ "UK Box Office: 5–7 September 2008". UK Film Council. Archived from the original on 8 September 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Roland Manookian". tvguide.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  5. ^ Russell, Rickey (5 February 2014). "Cast Announced For No Reasons". Movie Pilot. Movie Pilot. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ Moss, Molly (26 June 2024). "Who is Roland Manookian? Meet EastEnders' Teddy Mitchell actor". Radio Times. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  7. ^ Quinn, Angie (18 June 2024). "Who is EastEnders' Teddy Mitchell? Everything you need to know about Football Factory icon Roland Manookian". My London. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  8. ^ "EastEnders announces three new Mitchells as Stevie's secret family". Digital Spy. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
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