Who is William Roache?

William Roache MBE is a famous English actor. He is best known for his act as Ken Barlow in the soap opera coronation street.

The Guinness World Record listed him as the longest-serving male television star in a continuous role.

Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Ethnicity, Nationality

Born on 25 April 1932, in Basford, Nottingham, Roache’s current age is 90.

His parents are Hester Vera and Joseph William Vincent Roache and he grew up in nearby Ilkeston, Derbyshire, and attended a Steiner school set up by his grandfather in the garden of the family.

Later continued his education at Rydal School in North wales. There is no information about his siblings.

William Roache is of British nationality. Similarly, his ethnicity is English.

Roache joined the British army and was commissioned into the royal welsh fusiliers in 1953. A year after joining the British army, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.

In 1956, he left the army with the rank of captain. Roache suffered from tinnitus due to an exploding mortar round.