Benedict Lloyd-Hughes (born 14 April 1988) is a British actor. He is known for portraying Josh Stock in the British series Skins (2007) and for his role as Will in the film Divergent (2014). He plays Tsar Alexander in the 2016 BBC television series War & Peace, and Greg in the 2020 series Industry.[1] Lloyd-Hughes joined the main cast of period drama Sanditon (based on Jane Austen's unfinished novel), as Alexander Colbourne for its second series which aired in 2022.
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Born | Benedict Lloyd-Hughes (1988-04-14) 14 April 1988 (age 34) Westminster, London, England |
Alma mater | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2006–present |
Parent(s) | Lucy Appleby Timothy Lloyd-Hughes |
Relatives | Henry Lloyd-Hughes (brother) Flo Lloyd-Hughes (sister) Basil Appleby (grandfather) Anne Padwick (grandmother) |
Lloyd-Hughes was born in 1988 in London, the son of Lucy Appleby and Timothy Lloyd-Hughes. He has an older brother, actor Henry Lloyd-Hughes, and a sister, football journalist Flo Lloyd-Hughes. Both brothers acted in Miliband of Brothers, a satirical docu-drama centered around the 2010 Labour leadership election. He attended St. Paul's School, London. In 2011 he finished his acting training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Fred Macpherson, lead singer of the band Spector, and formerly of Les Incompétents and Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man, is his cousin.[2]
2022 | The Stranger in Our Bed | Tom | |
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2009 | Tormented | Jez | |
2009 | The First Days of Spring | Young Ethan | |
2010 | Miliband of Brothers | Ed Miliband | Together with Henry Lloyd-Hughes (brother) |
2012 | The Scapegoat | Myerson | |
2012 | Great Expectations | Bentley Drummel | |
2013 | Tom & Issy | Eric | Short film |
2014 | Divergent | Will | |
2016 | Me Before You | Rupert Collins | |
2017 | Breathe | Dr. Don McQueen | |
2018 | Malevolent | Jackson | |
2019 | A Serial Killer's Guide to Life | Chuck Knoah | |
2022 | The King's Daughter | Jean-Michel Lintillac |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Genie in the House | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | |
2006 | A Touch of Frost | Student | |
2007 | Casualty | Colm Roach | |
2007 | Skins | Josh Stock | |
2008 | Roman Mysteries | Gaius Valerius Flaccus | 2 episodes |
2008 | Personal Affairs | Dominic Fitzwallace | |
2011 | The Hour | Ralph Sherwin | |
2011 | Young James Herriot | Rob McAloon | |
2015 | Life in Squares | Bunny (younger) | 2 episodes |
2015 | The Eichmann Show | Alan Rosenthal | |
2016 | War & Peace | Tsar Alexander | 3 episodes |
2020 | Industry | Greg | |
2022–2023 | Sanditon | Alexander Colbourne | Season 2-3 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | GreedFall | Constantin D'Orsay | Voice |
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