Profile
Ethnicity
European
Location
Wellington, New Zealand
Height
177 cm
Age Range
20–26
Career Highlights
Ben is a young talent, who has worked both in acting and directing. Having studied at Victoria University in Wellington, Ben then went on to study at Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School. He has appeared in comedy series Wellington Paranormal, as well as short films Trial Shift, and No Laughing in the Faculty. His stage credits include One Night Only and Shakespeare at War, where he played the lead. Most recently you can see him in the New Zealand drama The Panthers playing Tim Shadbolt.
Awards.
| 2015 | Best Student Director in the Canterbury Otago | ||
| 2015 | Most Outstanding Reed (For saxophone and clarinet) in the 2015 Jazz Quest Competition | ||
Short Film.
| 2020 | No Laughing in the Faculty | Jarvis (Guest) | Kuini Qontrol Limited Dir. Jessica Hansell AKA Coco Solid |
| 2017 | Trial Shift | Patrick (Support) | Dir. Ness Simons |
Film Film.
| 2020 | Wellington Paranormal S-3 | Woke Young Man | Dir. Jamaine Cleent, Tim Van Dammen |
Featurette Film.
| 2019 | The Lobster | David (Lead) | Dir. Vaughan Slinn |
Television.
| 2020 | The Panthers | Tim Shadbolt (Recurring ) | TVNZ Dir. by Miki Magasiva, Vea Mafileo & Tom Hern |
Theatre.
| 2019 | Merrily We Roll Along | Joe Josephson (Support) | Toi Whakaari Dir. Simon Bennett, Michael Nicholas Williams |
| 2019 | Shakespeare At War | Petruchio (Lead) | Toi Whakaari Dir. Chris Jannides and Mitch Tawhi Thomas |
| 2017 | Desire Caught by the Tail | Chorus | Long Cloud Youth Company Dir. Brett Armstrong |
| 2017 | One Night Only | Clayton | Young and Hungry Festival of New Theatre Dir. Stella Reid |
| 2017 | Satisfied Customers | Marcus | Dir. Brett Armstrong |
| 2017 | The Improvisors | Improvisor | Circa Theatre |
| 2016 | Shakespeare - As You Write It | Balthazar | Dir. Brendon Bennetts |
| 2016 | The Fairest Of Them All | The Prince | Dir. Greg Cooper |
| 2015 | Peter Pan | Peter Pan | The Court Theatre Dir. Dan Pengelly |
| 2015 | Scared Scriptless | Improvisor | Court Jesters at The Court Theatre Dir. Dan Bain |
| 2015 | The Early Early Late Show | Improvisor | The Court Theatre Dir. Dan Bain |
| 2014 | Do Not Touch The Exhibition | Unnamed Actor | The Court Theatre Youth Company Dir. Alice Canton and Holly Chappell |
| 2014 | Shakespeare’s Globe Centre New Zealand | Brutus | Young Shakespeare Company Dir. Timothy Walker and Patrick Spottiswoode |
Web Series.
| 2017 | Burbs | Featured Extra (Guest) | Burbs Dir. Stella Reid & Laura Robinson |
Training.
| Introductory training in the Perdekamp Emotional Method - 2017 | |||
| Long Cloud Youth Company - 2017 | |||
| Private voice lessons with Jon Hunter - 2017, Jon Hunter | |||
| Victoria University of Wellington - 2017 | |||
| The Court Theatre Youth Company - 2014 |