Ben Daniels
Birthplace: Nuneaton
Born: 1964-06-10
Occupations recorded in source
actor; film actor; stage actor; television actor
Biography from Wikipedia
Ben Daniels (born 10 June 1964) is an English actor. Initially a stage actor, Daniels was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor for Never the Sinner (1991), the Evening Standard Award for Best Actor for 900 Oneonta (1994), Best Actor in the M.E.N. Theatre Awards for Martin Yesterday (1998), and won the 2001 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the Arthur Miller play All My Sons.
In 2008, Daniels made his Broadway début in a revival of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. Daniels has also appeared on popular television series including Cutting It (2002–04), The Virgin Queen (2005), Law & Order: UK (2009–11), The Paradise (2013), House of Cards (2013–14), and The Exorcist (2016–17).
On 1 April 2018 he appeared in the NBC live televised concert rendition of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar as Pontius Pilate. Daniels played Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon in the third season of Netflix series The Crown. Daniels starred in the role of Walter Sampson in the Netflix superhero series, Jupiter's Legacy.
In 2023 he played the character of General Bel Riose in the Apple TV+ science fiction series Foundation.
Sources & attribution
Wikidata · revision
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Wikipedia · revision 1379821516
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- Benediction (2021) — Dr Rivers
- Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018) — Pontius Pilate
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) — General Merrick
- The Exception (2016) — Colonel Sigurd von Ilsemann
- Luna (2014)
- Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) — Fumm
- Locke (2013) — Gareth
- Doom (2005) — Goat
- The Virgin Queen (2005)
- Britannic (2000) — First Officer Townsend
- I Want You (1998) — Bob
- Madeline (1998) — Leopold the Tutor
- David (1997) — Jonatan
- Passion in the Desert (1997) — Augustin Robert
- Beautiful Thing (1996) — Tony
- Romeo & Juliet (1994) — Mercutio
- The Bridge (1992)
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- David Leveaux · 2 films
- Dexter Fletcher · 2 films
- Eddie Marsan · 2 films
- Ewen Bremner · 2 films
- Geoff Bell · 2 films
- Geraldine James · 2 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.