Ben Starr is an English actor, known for his acting roles in Survivor, Dickensian and Quantum Break.[1][2]
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Ben Starr | |
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Born | Bristol, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2013–present |
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 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).
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Survivor | Sniper | |
2015 | Meet Pursuit Delange: The Movie | Pursuit Delange[5] | |
2016 | A Great Personality is Just Skin Deep | Dan | short movie |
2017 | Eat Locals | Private Crown |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Father Brown | Adam Watkins | 1 episode |
2013 | Doctors | Paul Stammers | 1 episode |
2015 | The Musketeers | Francesco | 1 episode |
2015–2016 | Dickensian | Captain James Hawdon[6] | 17 episodes |
2016 | Casualty | Nathan Mason | 1 episode |
2016 | Medici | Donatello | 1 episode |
2017–2019 | Jamestown | Dr Christopher Priestley [7] | 24 episodes |
2019 | Knightfall | Philippe | 2 episodes |
2019 | Midsomer Murders | Noah Moon | 1 episode |
2021 | Trying | Elliot | 2 episodes |
2022 | Death in Paradise | Chad Burinsky | 1 episode |
2022 | London Kills | Josh Hart | 1 episode |
Year | Title | Role | Venue |
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2013 | Yellow Face | Marcus G. Dahlman[8][9] | Royal National Theatre, Park Theatre |
2013 | Stop the play! | Camp gay director[10] | Trafalgar Studios |