Roland Manookian
Biography: 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 has also appeared in episodes of The Bill in 1999 as Ben Glover. He has supported Millwall since he was a boy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roland Manookian, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 01, 1979
Deathday: N/A
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Oh Marbella!
2003-01-01
Oh Marbella!
Overview: Marbella, the original Costa del Sol paradise for the rich and famous and for those wishing they were.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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The Football Factory
2004-05-13
The Football Factory
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-05-13
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Goodbye Charlie Bright
2001-05-11
Goodbye Charlie Bright
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-05-11
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Great Expectations
1999-04-12
Great Expectations
Overview: A young boy called Pip stumbles upon a hunted criminal who threatens him and demands food. A few years later, Pip finds that he has a benefactor. Imagining that Miss Havisham, a rich lady whose adopted daughter Estella he loves, is the benefactor, Pip believes in a grand plan at the end of which he will be married to Estella. However, when the criminal from his childhood turns up one stormy night and reveals that he, Magwitch, is his benefactor, Pip finds his dreams crumbling. Although initially repulsed by his benefactor, Pip gradually becomes loyal to him and stays with him until his death.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-04-12
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His House
2020-01-27
His House
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-01-27
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Rise of the Footsoldier
2007-09-07
Rise of the Footsoldier
Overview: 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.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-09-07
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Fish n' Chips
2012-05-10
Fish n' Chips
Overview: 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!
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-05-10
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The Rise & Fall of a White Collar Hooligan
2012-05-07
The Rise & Fall of a White Collar Hooligan
Overview: 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.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-05-07
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Big Fat Gypsy Gangster
2011-09-14
Big Fat Gypsy Gangster
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-14
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The Business
2005-09-02
The Business
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-02
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G.B.H.
2012-10-01
G.B.H.
Overview: 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.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-01
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Grow Your Own
2007-06-15
Grow Your Own
Overview: A refugee family are given an allotment plot and are met with suspicion by the people who have worked the gardens for years
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-06-15
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Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II
2015-12-12
Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II
Overview: 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?
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-12-12
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Piggy
2012-05-03
Piggy
Overview: 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.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-05-03
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Storm Damage
2000-01-23
Storm Damage
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-23
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Dead Cert
2010-08-26
Dead Cert
Overview: 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.
Genres: Thriller Horror Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-08-26
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London Heist
2017-06-17
London Heist
Overview: 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.
Genres: Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-06-17
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Fanged Up
2017-10-31
Fanged Up
Overview: A young rogue is thrown into prison for the weekend, unaware that the guards are blood-sucking vampires and the inmates are their victims
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-10-31
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Murder
2002-05-01
Murder
Overview: Chris Maurer is killed the day after his 21st birthday and his grieving mother, Angela Maurer, is unable to come to grips with that fact. She is taken advantage of by a self-interested journalist who only cares about getting a front-page story and she is completely dissatisfied with the way the police are handling the case. A local shopkeeper tries to help her through these trying times, but to no avail. The police arrest Chris' friend Ryan McGuinness, after they learn Chris may have spent the night with Ryan's girlfriend but Chris also had a testy relationship with his brother-in-law. The Good Samaritan who found Chris bloodied and beaten on the sidewalk agrees to participate in a reconstruction of the crime. In the end, a simple slip of the tongue reveals the identity of the killer and then the motive for the murder.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-01
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Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story
2017-11-03
Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story
Overview: Notorious gangster, Pat Tate, rises through the ranks of Essex's criminal underworld. A prequel to the 'Rise of the Footsoldier' franchise.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-11-03
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No Reasons
2016-08-19
No Reasons
Overview: When Jodie goes missing, her parents are left behind to pick up the pieces. They frantically try every option to get her to come home, or for her kidnappers to release her. While they search the mortuaries looking for clues, a private investigator discovers a murky world and a terrible secret everyone wants to keep.
Genres: Drama Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-08-19
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Once Upon a Time in London
2019-04-19
Once Upon a Time in London
Overview: 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.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-19
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Rise of the Footsoldier 4: Marbella
2019-11-08
Rise of the Footsoldier 4: Marbella
Overview: 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.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-08
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The Escort
1999-11-17
The Escort
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1999-11-17
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RocknRolla
2008-09-04
RocknRolla
Overview: 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.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-04
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Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins
2021-09-03
Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins
Overview: 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.
Genres: Crime Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-09-03
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