Ben Starr (actor)
Ben Starr is an English actor, known for his acting roles in Survivor, Dickensian and Final Fantasy XVI.[1][2]
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Born | Bristol, England | April 1, 1988
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2013–present |
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, secretary of the Gerbil breeding club 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 2022 he appeared as Friar Tuck in “Robin Hood, on the run” at the Solihull Fringe Festival. The show received reviews. In 2017 he landed a recurring role as the Apothecary, Dr Christopher Priestley, in the Sky1 series Jamestown.[4] Ben would take a break from 2017 to 2021 to Platinum games that he played.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Survivor | Sniper | |
2015 | Meet Pursuit Delange: The Movie | Pursuit Delange[5] | |
2016 | A Great Personality is Just Skin Deep | Dan | short movie |
2017 | Eat Locals | Private Crown |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | Donatello | 1 episode |
2017–2019 | Jamestown | Dr Christopher Priestley[4] | 24 episodes |
2019 | Knightfall | Philippe | 2 episodes |
2019 | Midsomer Murders | Noah Moon | 1 episode |
2021 | Trying | Elliot | 2 episodes |
2022 | Death in Paradise | Chad Burinsky | 1 episode |
2022 | London Kills | Josh Hart | 1 episode |
2023 | You | Niko Leandros | 1 episode |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Venue |
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2013 | Yellow Face | Marcus G. Dahlman[7][8] | Royal National Theatre, Park Theatre |
2013 | Stop the play! | Camp gay director[9] | Trafalgar Studios |
Video games
Year | Title | Role |
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2023 | Final Fantasy XVI | Clive Rosfield[10] |
2023 | Arknights | Sharp |
References
- Kirkley, Paul (26 December 2015). "Meet the cast and characters of Dickensian". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- Thorpe, Vanessa (31 January 2016). "Tuppence Middleton: from Tolstoy's seductress to a Dickensian victim". The Guardian.
- "Ben Starr interview: Dickensian, Pursuit Delange and being a massive nerd". Bad Cantina. 25 December 2015. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- "Dr. Christopher Priestley". IMDb.
- "Howard Webster". Living in Magazines. 30 November 2015.
- "Captain James Hawdon". Dickensian. BBC One.
- Hennessy, David (5 May 2014). "Starred up". The Irish World. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- Gardner, Lyn (29 May 2013). "Yellow Face – review". The Guardian.
- Tanich, Robert (5 June 2015). "Stop the play!". The Mature Times.
- Leane, Rob (24 May 2023). "Final Fantasy 16 Clive actor has "loved everyone's reactions to the name"". Radio Times. Retrieved 19 June 2023.