Ben Starr (actor)

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Ben Starr
Born
Bristol, England
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

Ben Starr is an English actor, known for his acting roles in Survivor, Dickensian and Quantum Break.[1][2]

Biography[]

Starr was born in Bristol. He attended Queen Elizabeth's Hospital School and was Captain of School 2005/6. While at school he was a member of Great Western Youth Theatre, Bristol Old Vic Youth Theatre and HTV Television Workshop. He studied History at the University of Durham and was President of Castle Theatre Company, a member of DULOG and a founding member of DIM. On graduating from Durham he completed a 2 year postgraduate acting course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).

Career[]

His first role was in Father Brown in 2013, followed by Doctors in 2013, and The Musketeers in 2015. He played Captain James Hawdon in the BBC series Dickensian.[3] In 2016 he had roles in Casualty as Nathan Mason and he starred in the role of Donatello in Medici: Masters of Florence. In 2017 he landed a recurring role as the Apothecary, Dr Christopher Priestley, in the Sky1 series Jamestown.[4]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Survivor Sniper
2015 Pursuit Delange[5]
2016 Dan short movie
2016 Private Crown

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Father Brown Adam Watkins 1 episode
2013 Doctors Paul Stammers 1 episode
2015 The Musketeers Francesco 1 episode
2015–2016 Dickensian Captain James Hawdon[6] 17 episodes
2016 Casualty Nathan Mason 1 episode
2016 Medici: Masters of Florence Donatello 1 episode
2017 Jamestown Dr Christopher Priestley [7] 24 episodes
2021 Midsomer Murders Noah Moon 1 episode

Theatre[]

Year Title Role Venue
2013 Yellow Face Marcus G. Dahlman[8][9] Royal National Theatre, Park Theatre
2013 Stop the play! Camp gay director[10] Trafalgar Studios

References[]

  1. ^ "Meet the cast and characters of Dickensian". Radio Times.
  2. ^ "Tuppence Middleton: from Tolstoy's seductress to a Dickensian victim". The Guardian.
  3. ^ "Ben Starr interview: Dickensian, Pursuit Delange and being a massive nerd". Bad Cantina.
  4. ^ "Dr. Christopher Priestley". IMDb.
  5. ^ "Ben Starr in Meet Pursuit Delange: The Movie". Living In Magazines.
  6. ^ "Captain James Hawdon". BBC One.
  7. ^ "Dr. Christopher Priestley". IMDb.
  8. ^ "Starred up". The Irish World.
  9. ^ "Yellow Face – review". The Guardian.
  10. ^ "Stop the play!". The Mature Times.
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