Billy Roche

Playwright

Birthday January 11, 1949

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Ireland

Age 77 years old

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About

Irish author, playwright, and actor. His best-known works include his Wexford Trilogy of plays and a novel entitled Tumbling Down.

Before fame

Before beginning his writing career, he sang with a music group called The Roach Band.

Trivia

A popular teacher and tutor, he was responsible for the creation of a student-written magazine called Novus.

Family life

He was born and raised in Wexford, Ireland.

Associated with

He penned the screenplay for Trojan Eddie, a 1997 film starring Richard Harris.