Ben Crompton

Ben Crompton
Ben Crompton
Born	Benjamin Lorton Crompton; 1974 (age 46–47); Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1996–present
Spouse(s)	Liv Lorent (m. 2008)
Children	2

Benjamin Lorton Crompton (born 1974) is an English actor and standup comedian, best known for his performance on the BBC sketch show Man Stroke Woman and as Colin in the BBC Three sitcom Ideal. From 2012 to 2019, Crompton portrayed Eddison Tollett on the HBO high-fantasy series Game of Thrones.

Career[]

Crompton appeared in the 2002 film All or Nothing, the TV series Clocking Off, and the TV movie Housewife, 49. He played Ewan in 102 Dalmatians. He appeared as Colin in the BBC Three sitcom Ideal with Johnny Vegas,^[3] and as Keith in the BBC Three series Pramface from 2012 until 2014. In 2011, he appeared as William Nutt in the television film The Suspicions of Mr Whicher for ITV. In 2012, he appeared in the film Blood.

He appeared in both series of the BBC TV sketch show Man Stroke Woman.

He has had a recurring role as Eddison Tollett since Season 2 of the television fantasy drama series Game of Thrones.^[4]

In 2014, he appeared as a ship's officer in the second episode of series 8 of the Doctor Who television series, "Into the Dalek", and as Mr. Bagwell in the ITV drama The Great Fire.

In 2016, he appeared in the music video "Old Skool" by English electronic group Metronomy.

Personal life[]

In 2008, Crompton married Liv Lorent,^[1] with whom he has two children.^[2]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year	Film	Role	Director	Notes
1998	Les Misérables	Grantier	Bille August
1998	Romeo Thinks Again	Kevin	Matthew Parkhill	Short film
2000	102 Dalmatians	Ewan	Kevin Lima
2001	Blow Dry	Saul	Paddy Breathnach
2002	All or Nothing	Craig	Mike Leigh
2004	Nits	Dad	Harry Wootliff	Short film
2005	Piccadilly Jim	Young Butler #2	John McKay
2005	Pitch Perfect	Bob	J Blakeson	Short film
2008	Ripple	Martin	Paul Gowers	Short film
2009	The Appointment	Danny	J Blakeson	Short film
	Nativity!	Parent	Debbie Isitt
	Radio Mania: An Abandoned Work	Martian X	Iain Forsyth Jane Pollard	Short film
	King Jeff	King Mike	Phil Dale	Short film
2010	The Balloon	Jimmy	Tom Whitemore	Short film
2011	Kill List	Justin	Ben Wheatley
2012	Blood	Jason Buliegh	Nick Murphy
2014	Before I Go to Sleep	Warehouse Caretaker	Rowan Joffé
2018	Peterloo	Tuke, The Painter	Mike Leigh
2020	Rebecca	Ben	Ben Wheatley

Television[]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	The Thin Blue Line	Protester	Episode: "Road Rage"
1998	The Life and Crimes of William Palmer	Charles Newton	Television miniseries
	City Central	Kevin Hadley	Episode: "Parallel Lines"
	Dalziel and Pascoe	Olly	Episode: "The Wood Beyond"
	Norman Ormal: A Very Political Turtle	Liam Gallagher	Television film
1999	Butterfly Collectors	Billy Johnson	Television miniseries
	Love in the 21st Century	Spencer
	All the King's Men	Private Davy Croft	Television film
	Doomwatch: Winter Angel	Ewan McAllister	Television film
2000	North Square	Greaterix	Episode: "Winning and Losing"
2002	Silent Witness	Jamie Irons	Episode: "Kith and Kill"
2001–2003	Clocking Off	Barney Watson	19 episodes
2003	The Mayor of Casterbridge	Abel Whittle	Television film
2003	Sweet Medicine	Ian	Episode: Series 1, Episode 5
2004	North & South	Inspector Mason	Episode: Series 1, Episode 3
2005–2011	Ideal	Colin	39 episodes
2005	New Tricks	Paul	Episode: "Trust Me"
2005	Heartbeat	Matt Cartwright	Episode: "Family Ties"
	ShakespeaRe-Told	Snug	Episode: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
	The Slavery Business: How to Make a Million from Slavery	Hodge	Television film
2005–2007	Man Stroke Woman	Various characters	12 episodes
2006	The Outsiders	Claude Truffaut	Television film
2006	Housewife, 49	Arthur Last	Television film
2008	Midsomer Murders	Spud	Episode: "Left for Dead"
2008	Caught in a Trap	Steve Campbell	Television film
2009	Collision	Harry Canwell	Television miniseries
2010	Terry Pratchett's Going Postal	Mad Al	Television film
2011	The Sinking of the Laconia	Harry Townes	Television miniseries
2011	The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder at Road Hill House	William Nutt	Television film
2012–2014	Pramface	Keith Prince	17 episodes
2012–2019	Game of Thrones	Eddison Tollett	34 episodes
2012	Hit & Miss	Liam	6 episodes
2014	Doctor Who	Ross	Episode: "Into the Dalek"
2014	The Great Fire	Mr. Bagwell	Television miniseries
2016	Comedy Playhouse	Sid	Episode: "Broken Biscuits"
2017–2018	Strike	Shanker	3 episodes
2017	Zapped	Jones the Anvil	Episode: "The Trial"
2017	Motherland	Animal man	Episode: "The Birthday Party"
2018	Vera	Jason Glenn	Episode: "Home"
2018	Marcella	Cole	2 episodes

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "LUXE LIFE: LIV LORENT". LuxLife Magazine. September 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Houghton, Richard (2017). The Wedding Present: Sometimes These Words Just Don't Have to be Said. This Day In Music Books. ISBN 1787591077.
^ "Ideal supporting cast - the boys". BBC Press Office. 13 December 2004. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
^ Harris, David. "Ben Crompton (Dolorous Edd) teases a "brilliant" Game of Thrones Season 8". Winter is Coming.

External links[]

Ben Crompton at IMDb

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[LuxLife-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "LUXE LIFE: LIV LORENT". LuxLife Magazine. September 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2019.

[Houghton-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Houghton, Richard (2017). The Wedding Present: Sometimes These Words Just Don't Have to be Said. This Day In Music Books. ISBN 1787591077.

[3] "Ideal supporting cast - the boys". BBC Press Office. 13 December 2004. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

[4] Harris, David. "Ben Crompton (Dolorous Edd) teases a "brilliant" Game of Thrones Season 8". Winter is Coming.

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Ben Crompton
Born	Benjamin Lorton Crompton 1974 (age 46–47) Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1996–present
Spouse(s)	Liv Lorent (m. 2008) ^[1]
Children	2^[2]