Ben Daniels

About

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 was born on 10 June 1964 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.[6] His father was an engineer at Rolls-Royce and later a grocer, while his mother owned a children's clothes shop. He has recalled: "I was quite a shy...

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The SimpsonsSeries • 1989The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerSeries • 2022CasualtySeries • 1986The CrownSeries • 2016Silent WitnessSeries • 1996House of CardsSeries • 2013FoundationSeries • 2021SpooksSeries • 2002A Touch of FrostSeries • 1992MerlinSeries • 2008Agatha Christie's MarpleSeries • 2004Law & Order: UKSeries • 2009Interview with the VampireSeries • 2022Soldier SoldierSeries • 1991Moving OnSeries • 2009Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryMovie • 2016Drop the Dead DonkeySeries • 1990Lark Rise to CandlefordSeries • 2008The Hollow CrownSeries • 2012The ExorcistSeries • 2016Jupiter's LegacySeries • 2021Jack the Giant SlayerMovie • 2013ArgylleMovie • 2024Cutting ItSeries • 2002