Linus first appeared in the UK soap "Coronation Street" in 1975 playing the part of the young Peter Barlow (now played by Chris Gascoyne), the character son of his real father.
A couple of years ago Linus did a short three-month stint in the Street, around the time of soap's 50th birthday, this time playing another of his character father's discarded offspring, alongside his own step-brother in real life, who played Linus' character's son! So you had Bill Roache, with his eldest son Linus playing his son and his youngest son James playing his grandson!
Linus first came to prominence, as an adult actor, in the gay-themed film "Priest":
Priest (1994 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.