Ben Mansfield (born 29 May 1983) is an English actor, best known for playing Captain Becker in the ITV sci-fi drama Primeval.
Ben Mansfield | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 May 1983 St Mary's Paddington, London, England |
| Education | Gresham's School |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Spouse | Victoria Boreham (stage name Vicki Campbell) |
| Children | 1 |
Career edit
Mansfield portrayed Captain Becker in the ITV sci-fi drama Primeval, depicting the Captain of a special unit from the military which works with the ARC. Mansfield was spotted for the role when auditioning for the part of Arthur in the BBC Television series Merlin. Mansfield got down to the final two for the part, losing out to Bradley James. Merlin's casting director, who also worked as casting director for Primeval, suggested that he audition for Captain Becker and he subsequently joined the cast in its third season in 2009.[1]
On 1 July 2014, he announced on Twitter that he will be playing the part of Alex in channel 4's new comedy, 'Not Safe For Work' (formerly named 'CUT').[2][3]
Mansfield landed a role in the third series of ITV's Endeavour, which aired 3 January 2016.
Theatre edit
His theatrical credits include
- French Without Tears by Terence Rattigan (English Touring Theatre) Lead role: Alan Howard
- Jenufa by Timberlake Wertenbaker (Natural Perspective at the Arcola Theatre)
- Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare (The New Shakespeare Company at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (directed by Peter Hall at the Rose Theatre)
- Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare (directed by Peter Hall at The National Theatre)
- Henry IV Parts One and Two by William Shakespeare (playing Hotspur and Pistol)(directed by Peter Hall at The Theatre Royal, Bath.
- One Man, Two Guvnors at The Theatre Royal Haymarket, London
- Relative Values at Theatre Royal, Bath & Harold Pinter Theatre
- Great Britain at the Haymarket Theatre[4][5]
Mansfield appeared in Noël Coward's Relative Values at The Theatre Royal, Bath, between 12 and 29 June 2013 as 'Don Lucas'.[6] The production, directed by Sir Trevor Nunn toured from Bath to Bristol before transferring to the Harold Pinter Theatre for a limited season from 19 March to 21 June 2014.[7]
In July 2016, it was announced that Mansfield will be playing the role of 'Larry' in Mart Crawley's 'The Boys In the Band'.[8]
Filmography edit
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Hell Bent for Leather | Owen Oakshott | short |
| 2008 | Holby City | Adam Beaman | TV series (Series 10 episode 12 "For Your Consideration") |
| 2009 | Mr Nobody | Stefano | |
| 2009-2011 | Primeval | Captain Becker | TV series (Main role; 21 episodes) |
| 2015 | Not Safe for Work | Alex | TV series (2 episodes: 2015) |
| 2016 | Father Brown | Doctor Tony Fairfax | TV Series (Series 4 Episode 6 "The Rod of Asclepius") |
| Endeavour | Bruce Belborough | TV series (Series 3 Episode 1 "Ride") | |
| Battlefield 1 | George Rackham (Voice) | Video Game | |
| 2018 | Casualty | James Williams | TV series (Series 32 Episode 19) |
References edit
- ^ Wilkes, Neil (30 July 2008). "Meet the new boy on 'Primeval'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ Twitter Status
- ^ Channel 4 Press Release: Cut
- ^ "Westend Frame: Sneak peek at new cast". Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ WhatsOnStage: 'Great Britain' Cast Changes
- ^ "Theatre Royal Bath". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ Public Reviews - Relative Values
- ^ http://britishtheatre.com/further-casting-announced-the-boys-in-the-band/ Further Casting Announced