Philippe LaRoche

Philippe LaRoche is the main antagonist in the 2005 film Derailed.

He is portrayed by Vincent Cassel.

Biography
LaRoche is a French conman who terrorizes a man named Charles Schine after breaking into his hotel apartment, where he finds Charles is having an affair with a woman named Lucinda Harris. LaRoche takes Charles and Lucinda's money and knocks Charles out before apparently raping Lucinda before leaving, though Lucinda convinces Charles not to call the police for fear of them exposing their affair. Later on, Charles receives a phone call from LaRoche, blackmailing him into giving him $20,000 or else he will expose his affair to his family. Charles meets with one of LaRoche's contacts in the street who leads him to LaRoche, and LaRoche beats Charles before leaving with the money.

Charles soon receives another call from LaRoche, this time demanding $100,000. Charles furiously protests but then discovers that LaRoche is at his home, posing as a work colleague to his family. As he enters the house, LaRoche subtly threatens him while his wife is out of the room, then leaves. Charles eventually gives in and meets with LaRoche with the $100,000, where he finds that LaRoche and his contact are holding Lucinda at gunpoint. After handing LaRoche the money, Charles gathers clues about Lucinda's true identity and discovers her name is actually Jane - even worse, she is in league with LaRoche. As he watches her meeting with another man with the intention of conning him too, Charles follows them to a hotel room (where LaRoche is waiting to pretend to rape her again) and knocks LaRoche out. He then enters the room and exposes Lucinda's deception, which leads to a gunfight. Lucinda is fatally shot in the crossfire and LaRoche's contact is also killed, leaving Charles and LaRoche the only survivors (although LaRoche is injured). LaRoche is subsequently arrested, as is Charles for embezzlement.

Charles is taken to prison where he finds LaRoche waiting for him in the laundry room. As he taunts Charles and attacks him, Charles pulls out a shank and uses it to viciously stab LaRoche, killing him.