Ben Aldridge (actor)

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Ben Aldridge
Born
Benjamin Charles Aldridge

(1985-11-12) 12 November 1985 (age 36)
Exeter, Devon, England
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Benjamin Charles Aldridge (born 12 November 1985) is an English actor.[1] He is best known for is portrayal of Thomas Wayne in the crime drama series Pennyworth, Captain James in the drama series Our Girl, Arsehole Guy in the dramedy series Fleabag, and DI Matthew Venn in The Long Call adaptation.

Early life and education[]

Having worked with the National Youth Theatre, Aldridge graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art[2] with a bursary from the Genesis Foundation for young actors.[3] He left early to begin filming the 2009 ITV film Compulsion alongside Ray Winstone and Parminder Nagra.

Career[]

In 2008, Aldridge made his television debut in Channel 4's four-part miniseries The Devil's Whore, playing Harry Fanshawe, husband of the title character. That same year, he was featured on Screen International's "Stars of Tomorrow" list.[4] In addition to First Light, Lewis, Toast and Vera, Aldridge also appeared as Daniel Parish in the BBC One period drama Lark Rise to Candleford.[5] In 2011, the American network The CW cast Aldridge as the lead in the pilot Heavenly. Later on he spent time in Belgrade shooting the partially improvised romance short film In the Night for director Ivana Bobic and award-winning cinematographer Rain Li, alongside supermodel Danijela Dimitrovska.

In 2013, Aldridge starred in Almeida Theatre's production of American Psycho as Paul Owen, opposite Matt Smith as Patrick Bateman, Susannah Fielding as Evelyn Williams, Jonathan Bailey as Tim Price and Lucie Jones as Victoria. The musical thriller featured a book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa based on Bret Easton Ellis's cult novel, with music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik.

In September 2014, he joined BBC's original drama series Our Girl as Captain Charles James. He left the role after the third series in 2018.[6]

In December 2014, Aldridge joined The CW's series Reign as King Antoine of Navarre.

Aldridge is a co-founder of "In the Corner Productions". He directed the comedy pilot Pet Shop Girls in late 2011, which he co-wrote and co-produced with actor-writers Luke Norris, Ed Hancock and Kirsty Woodward.[7]

Personal life[]

In 2020, Aldridge came out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community in a post on Instagram on the occasion of National Coming Out Day.[8][9][10] He is openly gay.[11]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Compulsion Alex Television film
2010 First Light Brian Kingcome Television film
2010 Heavenly Dashiel Coffee Television film
2012 The Cricklewood Greats Joe Hazelhurst Television film
2013 In the Night Alex Short film
2013 The Railway Man Mike Moffat
2014 Synchronicity Fred Short film
2015 DeTour Michael Sturges Television film
2018 Paris Song George Gershwin
2019 Thrive Alex Short film

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Devil's Whore Harry Fanshawe Miniseries; episode 1
2009 Lewis Daniel Rattenbury Episode: "The Point of Vanishing"
2010–11 Lark Rise to Candleford Daniel Parish Starring role; 16 episodes
2012 Vera Ollie/Alex Barton Episode: "Sandancers"
2013 Pramface Marcus Episode: "If You Cry, I'll Cry"
2013 The Bible Luke Miniseries; episode: "Courage"
2014–2018 Our Girl Captain Charles James Main role
2014–15 Reign Antoine of Navarre 7 episodes
2016 Fleabag Arsehole Guy Recurring role; 6 episodes
2016 Stan Lee's Lucky Man DS Ben Grady 2 episodes
2019–present Pennyworth Thomas Wayne Main role
2021 The Long Call DI Matthew Venn Main role

Video games[]

Year Title Role Notes
2012 The Secret World Saïd Voice

Stage[]

Title Role Theatre / Producer
The White Devil Flamineo LAMDA
Electra Orestes LAMDA
The Country Wife Mr Horner LAMDA
Uncle Vanya Vanya LAMDA
Blue Remembered Hills John LAMDA
The Master and Margarita Pinstripe / Doctor Lyric Hammersmith (2004)
Antigone at Hell's Mouth Rothenkopf Kneehigh Theatre (2005)
Fish and Company Tom Soho Theatre (2006)
Shelf Life Dan Old Red Lion
Romeo and Juliet Benvolio Shakespeare's Globe (2009)
Pride and Prejudice (workshop) Charles Bingley Sonia Friedman Productions
Bend It Like Beckham (workshop) Various Sonia Friedman Productions
The Kinks (workshop) Pete
The Lyons Brian Hutchins Menier Chocolate Factory (2013)
American Psycho Paul Owen[12] Almeida Theatre (2013)

References[]

  1. ^ "findmypast.co.uk". search.findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Ben Aldridge". 10 July 2008.
  3. ^ "Genesis Foundation".
  4. ^ "I'd Tell You I Love You but Then I'd Have to Kill You". 28 October 2010.
  5. ^ "Lark Rise to Candleford - BBC One".
  6. ^ "Our Girl - Captain James - BBC One".
  7. ^ "THE NEW DANDIES".
  8. ^ "The journey to pride was a long one for me. I love the LGBTQ+ community and am incredibly proud and thankful to be a part of it. So much won. So much more to fight for. #pride". instagram.com. Ben Aldridge. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  9. ^ Milton, Josh (29 June 2020). "Fleabag star Ben Aldridge comes out as a 'proud and thankful' member of the LGBT+ community". Pink News. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  10. ^ Tom Stitchbury (6 October 2021). "After coming out publicly, ben aldridge is bringing more gay representation to primetime tv". Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Pearl Mackie on the Long Call, Doctor Who, and bisexual stereotypes". Digital Spy. 2 November 2021.
  12. ^ "American Psycho Cast". almeida.co.uk. Almeida Theatre. Retrieved 7 October 2013.

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