Ben Humphrey

Ben Humphrey
JP FRSA GoDA ALAM
Born (1986-05-28) 28 May 1986
Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
Alma mater Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Occupation Actor
Director
Playwright
Lecturer
Magistrate
Years active 1998–present
Title Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts | Magistrate

Ben Humphrey JP FRSA (born 28 May 1986 in England, United Kingdom) is an English actor, director, writer, lecturer and criminal court Magistrate. He graduated from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 2007 and is also an associate of LAMDA.[1]

He is currently the Associate Director of the Worcester Repertory Company and Swan Theatre in Worcester as well as an Associate Research Fellow and Lecturer at the University of Worcester.[2] As well as appearing in theatrical productions he has had a number of roles in Film and TV, including Just Charlie, the Hellraiser Chronicles (as part of the Hellraiser film universe), Noddy and Doctors.[3]

In 2009 he was admitted as a member of the Guild of Drama Adjudicators (GoDA) and adjudicates theatre festivals both in the UK[4] and internationally.[5] In 2011 he was made an Associate Research Fellow for the University of Worcester and in 2012 was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. In 2016 he was made a patron of the Royal Air Force Theatrical Association along with Sir Peter Hall, Stephen Daldry and Gillian Plowman.[6] In 2017 he was appointed as a Justice of the Peace in the Worcestershire Criminal Courts.[7]

In 2015–16 his production of The Comedy of Errors (originally produced with the Worcester Repertory Company) was transferred to the National Theatre of Romania, Craiova as part of the International Shakespeare Festival. In 2016 he directed the 800th Anniversary production of William Shakespeare's King John. The production was staged around the tomb of the King in Worcester Cathedral, 800 years after the death of the monarch.

In 2018 he was nominated for a What's On Reader's Award for Best Pantomime Dame.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Benjamin Humphrey". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Benjamin Humphrey – University of Worcester". www.worcester.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. ↑ "Benjamin Humphrey". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Actors go head to head". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  5. ↑ ""I Am Me" wins top award in Drama Festival". GBC. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "RAFTA News" (PDF). Royal Air Force Theatrical Association. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Director's Biography". Worcester Repertory Company. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Readers Awards 2018". www.whatsonlive.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Sleeping Beauty review at Swan Theatre, Worcester". The Stage. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
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