{{short description|Canadian actor and investor (born 1969)}} {{for|the British trade union leader|Patrick Roach (trade unionist)}} {{Infobox person | name = | image = Patrick Roach.jpg | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1969|3|4}} | birth_place = Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | occupation = Actor, investor | years_active = 1999–present | spouse = Kelly Roach | children = 2 }}
'''Patrick Roach''' (born March 4, 1969) is a Canadian actor and producer. He is best known for playing Randy on the television series ''Trailer Park Boys''.
==Early life== Roach was born in Newfoundland And Labrador and raised in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, to parents Jim and Julie Roach. He attended Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and graduated in 1992. He married his current wife Kelly Roach on May 3, 2023. He has two children from a previous marriage, Rebecca Roach and Coady Roach.
==Career== Roach is known for his large gut, as showcased both in ''Trailer Park Boys''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7NnvvFvbYY|title=Randys gut|website=YouTube|date=July 2009 }}</ref> and ''Swearnet: The Movie''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.torontosun.com/2014/08/28/swearnet-review-a-f-------good-time|title='Swearnet' review: A f------ good time}}</ref>
For the first four years he appeared on ''Trailer Park Boys'', Roach continued to work as a regional sales manager for Sparkling Springs, a bottled water company.<ref>{{Cite book |last= |url=http://archive.org/details/media_tvguide |title=Good 'Ol Boys |date=April 2004|publisher=TV Guide|access-date=2026-02-25}}</ref> He would film ''Trailer Park Boys'' on his vacation time, but in July 2004 he quit his job (which he had held since 1993) in order to concentrate on acting. He also appeared in a commercial for the telephone service Vonage.
When asked what it was like appearing shirtless in nearly every episode of ''Trailer Park Boys'', Roach replied that "it was uncomfortable at first, but after everyone in Canada has seen you, what the hell". His character works as Assistant Trailer Park Supervisor and Weekend Trailer Park Supervisor. His character, Randy, is in an on-again/off-again relationship with the Trailer Park Supervisor Jim Lahey (John Dunsworth), whom he always calls Mr. Lahey. Lahey is largely dependent on his assistant for his daily care. Roach has commented in an interview that Randy is gay, though the show portrays the character as bisexual.
He was also in the original ''Trailer Park Boys'' short film before it was made into a series. His character was the basis for Randy, but was named Patrick and wore a shirt. In between shooting the show, Roach and Dunsworth traveled across Canada performing at comedy clubs and other music events as a stand-up/improv act. After Dunsworth's death in 2017, Roach created his own stand-up comedy show called Randy's Cheeseburger Picnic.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trailerparkboys.com/blog/2018/07/26/randys-cheeseburger-picnic-tour-fall-2018-dates/ |title=Randy's Cheeseburger Picnic tour – fall 2018 dates! {{!}} Trailer Park Boys |website=www.trailerparkboys.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730005546/http://www.trailerparkboys.com/blog/2018/07/26/randys-cheeseburger-picnic-tour-fall-2018-dates |archive-date=2018-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paquinartistsagency.com/roster/artist/randys-cheeseburger-picnic|title = Paquin Artists Agency, booking agency for over 250 award-winning artists}}</ref>
From 2009 to 2013, Roach worked at Investors Group as a personal finance consultant. In 2010, Roach reunited with many of his former ''Trailer Park Boys'' castmates in the new series ''The Drunk and On Drugs Happy Fun Time Hour''.<ref name=globe>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/the-boys-are-back-this-time-on-drugs/article1637258/ "The Boys are back and on drugs"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915000709/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/the-boys-are-back-this-time-on-drugs/article1637258/ |date=2010-09-15 }}. ''The Globe and Mail'', July 12, 2010.</ref>
==Personal life== Roach married his wife, Kelly on May 3, 2023. They have no children, however Pat has two children from a previous marriage.<ref> [http://comedycouch.com/interviews/r_mlahey.htm The Comedy Couch; John Dunsworth & Patrick Roach (aka Mr. Lahey & Randy from The Trailer Park Boys); November 19, 2005.]</ref>
==Filmography==
===Movies=== * 1999 ''Trailer Park Boys'': as Patrick Lewis * 2006 ''Trailer Park Boys: The Movie'' as Randy * 2009 ''Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day'' as Randy (credited as Pat Roach) * 2014 ''Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It'' as Randy (as Pat Roach) * 2014 ''Swearnet: The Movie'' as himself / Swearman * 2014 ''Swearnet Live'' as Pat Roach / Randy * 2024 ''Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties'' as Randy
===Television=== * TV Movies and TV shows * 2001–2007, 2014–2018'' Trailer Park Boys'' as Randy * 2004 ''Trailer Park Boys Christmas Special'' as Randy TV Movie * 2008 ''Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys'' as Randy (as Pat Roach) * 2011 ''The Drunk and on Drugs Happy Funtime Hour'' as Pat Roach 2 episodes 2011 * 2014 ''Epic Meal Time'' as Randy 2 episodes * 2014 ''Trailer Park Boys: Live in Dublin'' as Randy * 2014 ''GGN: Snoop Dogg's Double G News Network'' as Randy 1 episode * 2014 ''Trailer Park Boys: Live at the North Pole'' as Randy * 2015 ''Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High & Unemployed'' as Randy * 2016 ''Garage Talks'' as Randy 1 episode * 2019–2020 ''Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series'' as Randy * 2021–present, ''Trailer Park Boys: Jail'', as Randy * 2021 “This Hour has 22 Minutes” as Jason Kenney. * 2021–present, ''The Roach Approach'', as himself
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|1200571}}
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