Ben Lamb (born 24 January 1989) is an English actor, best known for his portrayal of Anthony Rivers in The White Queen, Owen Case in Now You See Me 2,[1] and King Richard in A Christmas Prince, A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding and A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby.[2]
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Born | (1989-01-24) 24 January 1989 (age 33) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2011–present |
Born in Exeter, Devon, Lamb was educated at Dragon School,[3] Oxford, and Eton College[4] in Berkshire, where he was a music scholar.
After graduating RADA in 2010, Lamb started his professional career in opera[5][6] before joining the National Youth Theatre[7] and performed in 20 Cigarettes.
In 2012, Lamb appeared as Percy Bysshe Shelley in Helen Edmundson's play Mary Shelley.[8] In 2013, he appeared as John Willoughby in Edmundson's adaptation of Sense and Sensibility on BBC Radio 4.[9]
In 2013 he starred as Anthony in The White Queen[10] and, in 2014, as Edward in Divergent.[11]
Alongside his film career, he has performed in theatre, playing Lorenzo in The Merchant of Venice[12] at Shakespeare's Globe, alongside Jonathan Pryce, and Malcolm in the Young Vic's Macbeth.[13]
In 2017, he was cast as the title role in Netflix's A Christmas Prince[14] and in the upcoming Swords & Sceptres.[15] Ben reprised his role as Prince Richard in the sequels, A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding and A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby.[16]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2011 | Il maestro | Clarinetist | Short | |
2014 | Divergent | Edward | ||
2016 | Blood Orange | Lucas | ||
2016 | Now You See Me 2 | Owen Case | ||
2017 | A Christmas Prince | Prince Richard | ||
2018 | A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding | King Richard | ||
2019 | A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby | King Richard | ||
2019 | The Warrior Queen of Jhansi | Major Robert Ellis | ||
2020 | The Princess Switch: Switched again | King Richard | Cameo | |
2021 | End of Term | Scott | Completed | |
2022 | Ledge | Joshua |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Silk | Posh Male Candidate | Episode: "2.4" |
2013 | The White Queen | Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers | TV miniseries |
2014 | If I Don't Come Home: Letters from D-Day | Alastair Bannerman | TV film |
2016 | The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret | Tim Dempsey | Episode: "Todd Margaret Part 2" |
2016 | Midsomer Murders | Aiden McCordell | Episode: "Breaking the Chain" |
2017 | Victoria | Capt. Forbes | Episode: "Comfort and Joy" |
2018 | Knightfall | Brother Dominic | Episodes: "And Certainly Not the Cripple", "IV", "Fiat!" |
2018 | The Alienist | Jack Astor | Episode: "Castle in the Sky" |
2019 | Endeavour | Rupert Creswell | Episode: "Confection" |
2020 | Father Brown | Harvey St. Gardner | Episode: "The Fall of the House of St. Gardner" |
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