Ben Starr (actor)

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

Ben Starr
Born
Bristol
OccupationActor

Biography

Starr was born in Bristol. He attended QEH 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
YearTitleRoleNotes
2015SurvivorSniper
2015Meet Pursuit Delange: The Movie Pursuit Delange[5]
2016A Great Personality Is Just Skin DeepDanshort movie
2016Eat LocalPrivate Crown

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Father BrownAdam Watkins1 episode
2013DoctorsPaul Stammers1 episode
2015The MusketeersFrancesco1 episode
2015–2016DickensianCaptain James Hawdon[6] 17 episodes
2016CasualtyNathan Mason1 episode
2016Medici: Masters of FlorenceDonatello1 episode
2017Jamestown (TV series)Dr Christopher Priestley [7]4 episodes

Theatre
YearTitleRoleVenue
2013Yellow FaceMarcus G. Dahlman[8][9] Royal National Theatre, Park Theatre
2013Stop 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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