Ben Starr (actor)

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

Ben Starr
Born (1988-04-01) April 1, 1988
Bristol, England
OccupationActor
Years active2013–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
YearTitleRoleNotes
2015SurvivorSniper
2015Meet Pursuit Delange: The MoviePursuit Delange[5]
2016A Great Personality is Just Skin DeepDanshort movie
2017Eat LocalsPrivate Crown

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Father BrownAdam Watkins1 episode
2013DoctorsPaul Stammers1 episode
2015The MusketeersFrancesco1 episode
2015–2016DickensianCaptain James Hawdon[6] 17 episodes
2016CasualtyNathan Mason1 episode
2016MediciDonatello1 episode
2017–2019JamestownDr Christopher Priestley[4]24 episodes
2019KnightfallPhilippe2 episodes
2019Midsomer MurdersNoah Moon1 episode
2021TryingElliot2 episodes
2022Death in ParadiseChad Burinsky1 episode
2022London KillsJosh Hart1 episode
2023YouNiko Leandros1 episode

Theatre
YearTitleRoleVenue
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
YearTitleRole
2023Final Fantasy XVIClive Rosfield[10]
2023ArknightsSharp

References
  1. 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.
  2. Thorpe, Vanessa (31 January 2016). "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. 25 December 2015. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  4. "Dr. Christopher Priestley". IMDb.
  5. "Howard Webster". Living in Magazines. 30 November 2015.
  6. "Captain James Hawdon". Dickensian. BBC One.
  7. Hennessy, David (5 May 2014). "Starred up". The Irish World. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  8. Gardner, Lyn (29 May 2013). "Yellow Face – review". The Guardian.
  9. Tanich, Robert (5 June 2015). "Stop the play!". The Mature Times.
  10. Leane, Rob (24 May 2023). "Final Fantasy 16 Clive actor has "loved everyone's reactions to the name"". Radio Times. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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