Benedick Bates (born November 1970[1]) is a British actor.
Benedick Bates | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 1970 (age 53) United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Children | Sofia Bates, Ava Bates, Sienna Bates |
| Parent(s) | Sir Alan Bates Victoria Ward |
He is the son of actor Sir Alan Bates and actress Victoria Ward and trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
He has performed numerous times with the Glasgow Citizens Company, at the Chichester Festival Theatre and Edinburgh Festival, and in London's West End, in stage productions which include Don Carlos, Romeo and Juliet, The Return of A. J. Raffles, The Rose Tattoo, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Semi-Monde.[2]
In 2002, Bates made his Broadway debut opposite his father in Ivan Turgenev's Fortune's Fool.[3][2]
Bates's twin brother Tristan, also an actor, died unexpectedly of an asthma-related respiratory illness in Tokyo in 1990, aged 19.[4] Benedick Bates is a vice-president of the Tristan Bates Theatre, established at the Actors Centre in his memory.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Benedick BATES". Companies House. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ a b Hernandez, Ernio (18 September 2003). "Benedick Bates, Son of Original Butley, Joins Lane in Boston Staging, Oct. 24-Nov. 30". Playbill. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Suffering Fools - Nymag". New York Magazine. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ Michael Billington (29 December 2003). "Sir Alan Bates". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2007.
- ^ "About Tristan Bates Theatre". Tristan Bates Theatre. Archived from the original on 8 January 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2007.