Ben Starr (actor)

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Ben Starr
Born (1988-04-01) April 1, 1988 (age 35)
Bristol, England
Alma mater Durham University
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

Ben Starr is an English actor, known for his acting roles in Survivor , Dickensian and Final Fantasy XVI . [1] [2]

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Biography

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, secretary of the Gerbil breeding club 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).

Career

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 2022, he appeared as Friar Tuck in “Robin Hood, on the run” at the Solihull Fringe Festival. The show received reviews. In 2017 he landed a recurring role as the Apothecary, Dr Christopher Priestley, in the Sky1 series Jamestown . [4] Starr voiced Clive Rosfield in the 2023 video game Final Fantasy XVI .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Survivor Sniper
2015Meet Pursuit Delange: The MoviePursuit Delange
2016A Great Personality is Just Skin DeepDanShort film
2017 Eat Locals Private Crown
20187 Miracles Judas
2021SinkingHusbandShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Father Brown Adam Watkins1 episode
2013 Doctors Paul Stammers1 episode
2015 The Musketeers Francesco1 episode
2015–2016 Dickensian Captain James Hawdon 17 episodes
2016 Casualty Nathan Mason1 episode
2016 Medici Donatello 1 episode
2017–2019 Jamestown Dr. Christopher Priestley24 episodes
2019 Knightfall Philippe2 episodes
2019 Midsomer Murders Noah Moon1 episode
2021 Trying Elliot2 episodes
2022 Death in Paradise Chad Burinsky1 episode
2022 London Kills Josh Hart1 episode
2022The Other HalfOscar1 episode
2023 You & Me Harry2 episodes
2023 You Niko Leandros1 episode

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenue
2013 Yellow Face Marcus G. Dahlman Royal National Theatre, Park Theatre
2013Stop the play!Camp gay directorTrafalgar Studios

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Company of Heroes 2 Additional voices
2016 Quantum Break Additional voices
2018 A Way Out Additional voices
2023 Final Fantasy XVI Clive Rosfield Also provided voice work for paid DLC released from 2023 to 2024
2023 Arknights Sharp
2024 Warframe: 1999 Arthur [5]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2023 Golden Joystick Awards Best Lead Performer Final Fantasy XVI Won [6]
The Game Awards 2023 Best PerformanceNominated [7]
2024 New York Game Awards Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a GameNominated [8]
20th British Academy Games Awards Performer in a Leading Role Longlisted [9]

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