William Roache is a British actor listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest-serving male television star in a continuous role. Roache has played Ken Barlow in the ITV soap Coronation Street since its very first episode in 1960.

KNOWN FOR

Coronation Street
1960
Emmerdale
2026
Wogan
1989
Celebrity Juice
2013
An Audience with...
2006
The Paul O'Grady Show
2005
Who Do You Think You Are?
2012
Blankety Blank
1998
Sooty & Co.
1996
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
2019
This Morning
2007
The Big Quiz
2022

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
30
2026
Corriedale: Backstage Pass
as Self
2026
Emmerdale
as Ken Barlow
2022
The Big Quiz
as Self
2020
Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years
as Self
2020
Coronation Street: Queens of the Street
as Himself
2019
7 Up & Me
as Self
2019
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
as Self
2013
Celebrity Juice
as Self
2012
We Love the Monkees
2012
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
2011
The Betty Driver Story
as Self
2011
That Sunday Night Show
2010
Live from Studio Five
as Self
2010
Rewind The 60s
2010
Drama Trails
2007
This Morning
as Self
2006
An Audience with Coronation Street
as Self
2006
An Audience with...
as Self
2005
The Paul O'Grady Show
2000
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
as Self
1998
Blankety Blank
as Self
1996
Sooty & Co.
as Himself
1993
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
as Self
1993
Rik Mayall Presents
as Himself
1989
Wogan
as Self
1985
Coronation Street: The First 25 Years
as Ken Barlow (Archive)
1961
His and Hers
as Reporter
1960
The Bulldog Breed
as Space Centre Operator (uncredited)
1960
Coronation Street
as Ken Barlow
1958
Behind the Mask
as Young Doctor (uncredited)