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Ben Daniels

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ben Daniels (born 10 June 1964) is a British actor. A graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), he has taken on roles in numerous productions. On television he has appeared in, among other shows, The Lost Language of Cranes (1991), Conspiracy (2001), Cutting It (2002–2005), Ian Fleming: Bondmaker (2005), The Virgin Queen (2005) and The State Within (2006). On the silver screen, Daniels has appeared mostly in supporting roles, including parts in The Bridge (1992), Beautiful Thing (1996), I Want You (1998), Madeline (1998) and Doom (2005). An exception was the 1997 independent film Passion in the Desert, based on a short story by novelist Honoré de Balzac. Daniels has had most success with theatre work. He was nominated for Best Actor at the Evening Standard Awards for 900 Oneonta (1994), for Best Actor in the M.E.N. Theatre Awards for Martin Yesterday (1998), and for Best Supporting Actor in the 15th Laurence Olivier Awards for Never the Sinner (1991). He eventually won the latter award at the 25th Laurence Olivier Awards (2001), as well as the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2001 Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Theatre Awards, for his performance in the Arthur Miller play All My Sons. Other theatre credits include Tales From Hollywood (2001), Three Sisters (2003), Iphigenia at Aulis (2004), The God of Hell (2005), The Wild Duck (2005–2006) and Thérèse Raquin (2006). In 2008 Daniels made his Broadway début with American actress Laura Linney in a revival of Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons), for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Daniels, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Jun 10, 1964 In Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
55
First Appeared:
In the series The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
Latest Project:
Movie Argylle 2024-01-31
Known For
Poster of Locke
Poster of Law & Order: UK
Poster of Britannic
Poster of David
Filmography
Series The Last Days of Lehman Brothers 2025
Movie Argylle Bartender 2024-01-31
Movie Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look Antoc Merrick (archive footage) (uncredited) 2022-09-08
Movie Benediction Dr. Rivers 2021-12-23
Series Jupiter's Legacy Walter Sampson / Brainwave 2021-05-07
Movie Captive State Daniel 2019-03-15
Movie Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert Pontius Pilate 2018-04-01
Movie The Exception Col Sigurd von Ilsemann 2017-06-02
Movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story General Merrick 2016-12-14
Series The Exorcist Father Marcus Brennan 2016-09-23
Series The Crown Antony Armstrong-Jones 2016-11-04
Movie Casanova Francois-Joachim de Bernis 2015-08-01
Movie Lunacy: The Making of Luna 2015-05-19
Series Flesh and Bone Paul 2015-11-08
Series Casanova Francois-Joachim de Bernis 2015-08-07
Movie Locke Gareth (voice) 2014-04-10
Movie The Wondrous World of Work Jim 2014-04-17
Series Jamaica Inn Francis Davey 2014-04-21
Movie Luna Grant 2014-09-26
Movie The Wipers Times Lieutenant Colonel Howfield 2013-09-11
Movie Jack the Giant Slayer Fumm 2013-02-27
Series The Paradise Tom Weston 2012-09-25
Series Women in Love Will Brangwen 2011-03-24
Movie The Last Days of Lehman Brothers John Thain 2009-09-09
Series Law & Order: UK Unknown 2009-02-23
Series Moving On John Murphy 2009-05-18
Series The Passion Caiaphas 2008-03-16
Movie Who Killed Mrs De Ropp? Saki 2007-05-02
Series The State Within Nicholas Brocklehurst 2006-11-02
Series The Virgin Queen Francis Walsingham 2006-01-22
Movie Ian Fleming: Bondmaker Ian Fleming 2005-08-28
Movie Doom Goat 2005-10-20
Movie Real Men DI Matthew Fenton 2003-03-12
Series Real Men 2002-03-13
Series Spooks Unknown 2002-05-13
Series Cutting It Finn Bevan 2002-04-16
Movie Conspiracy Bühler 2001-05-19
Movie Married/Unmarried Danny 2001-02-07
Movie Britannic Townsend 2000-01-10
Movie Fanny & Elvis Andrew 1999-11-19
Movie Aristocrats Lord Kildare 1999-06-20
Movie I Want You Bob 1998-02-15
Movie Madeline Leopold the Tutor 1998-07-10
Movie David Jonatan 1997-03-23
Movie Passion in the Desert Augustin Robert 1997-08-31
Series Silent Witness Unknown 1996-02-21
Movie Beautiful Thing Tony 1996-06-21
Series Outside Edge 1994-03-24
Movie W.S.H.: The Myth of the Urban Myth 1994-12-17
Movie The Bridge Rogers 1992-01-10
Series A Touch of Frost Unknown 1992-12-06
Movie The Lost Language of Cranes Robin Bradley 1992-02-09
Series The Paradise Club Unknown 1989-09-19
Movie Wish You Were Here Maisie Mathews 1987-07-24
Movie The Desperate Women Captain Dawson 1955-01-01