æz ɐn ˈæktɚ, hiː hɐz ɐpˈɪɹd ɪn ɚɹˈɪstəkɹˌæts baɪ bɹˈaɪən fɹˈiːl hˈæmpstɛd θˈiəɾɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt, ðə kˈævɐlkˌeɪdɚz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, tɹˈoʊdʒən ˈɛdi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, mˈæn ɐbˌaʊt dˈɑːɡ fˈɪlm kˈɑːmədi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ ænd ðɪ ɪklˈɪps tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn, ɐ fˈɪlm bˈeɪst lˈuːsli ˌɔn ɐ ʃˈɔːɹt stˈoːɹi pˈɛnd baɪ ɹˈɑːtʃ.
As an actor, he has appeared in Aristocrats by Brian Friel (Hampstead Theatre 1988), The Cavalcaders (1993), Trojan Eddie (1997), Man About Dog (film comedy 2004) and The Eclipse (2009), a film based loosely on a short story penned by Roche.