James Roch (born June 6, 1983) is an American model and actor. After playing football for Stanford University and the Oakland Raiders, Roch began appearing in national commercial and print ad campaigns before getting into acting full-time. He is best known for the role of Nurse Kenny Fournette on the NBC drama The Night Shift.
Early life Roch was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. After graduating high school, he attended Stanford University and played running back on the Stanford Cardinal football team while also earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Science & Engineering in 2005. He was signed as free agent with the Oakland Raiders, but was cut during 2006 training camp. After moving to the Los Angeles area to continue his football training, he went on to pursue modeling and acting.
Career Roch was an action-capture actor for the Madden NFL series of video games from 2009 through 2012. In 2017, Roch portrayed Devin Wade, the protagonist of Madden NFL 18 "Longshot" story mode. His first film role was as the main character Jenkins in the little-known stoner comedy Bad Batch. He next appeared in the 2012–13 Web series Shadow Love before getting his big break in 2013 when he was cast in his first major film role: playing Oliver in Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas. Most recently, he appeared as Nurse Kenny Fournette, a main character on the NBC medical drama The Night Shift, which ran for four seasons (2014–2017).
Filmography Film and television
Year Title Role Notes 2012–2013 Shadow Love (as J.R. Lemon) Amir 10 episodes 2013 A Madea Christmas Oliver film 2014 Hawaii Five-0 Jordan Lewis Episode: " Ho’oilina " 2014–2017 The Night Shift Nurse Kenny Fournette Main cast, 45 episodes 2015 Whitney Reporter TV movie 2021 Black Lightning Cousin Donald Main cast, "Painkiller" (backdoor pilot)2021FBI TerranceEpisode: "Know Thyself"2022Grey Elephant Willfilm2023Law & Order: Organized CrimeDeputy Inspector Ray ThurmanRecurring, 8 episodes2026P-ValleyTremayne '2 Trill' CageRecurring, 3 episodes
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2017 Madden NFL 18 Devin WadeProtagonist of Longshot 2018 Madden NFL 19 Devin WadeProtagonist of Longshot: Homecoming
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