Ben Caplan (actor)

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Ben Caplan
Born
Ben Caplan

(1974-09-25) 25 September 1974 (age 50)
Hammersmith, London, England
Alma mater Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
OccupationActor
Notable workCall the Midwife
Children2

Ben Caplan (born 25 September 1974) is a British actor and director, best known for portraying Police Constable (later Sergeant) Peter Noakes in the BBC One medical period drama series Call the Midwife . [1] [2] [3]

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Career

Caplan trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and since leaving has appeared in many award-winning projects on stage and screen including the Olivier Award winning Kink's Musical Sunny Afternoon in Harold Pinter Theatre and Mike Leigh's Two Thousand Years at the National Theatre as well as working at the Royal Court Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. His many screen appearances include playing PC Noakes in the BBC/PBS period drama Call The Midwife , [1] Walter 'Smokey' Gordon in the multi award-winning HBO World War Drama Band of Brothers and the BAFTA award winning The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009DriverOfficial selection for the London Film Festival 2009
2012That WomanDannyShort film, The 16th UK Jewish Film Festival

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Band Of Brothers Corporal Walter 'Smokey' Gordon Recurring cast; HBO war drama miniseries
2007 Maxwell Kevin Maxwell BBC Two TV drama
2011 The Runaway DC Hargreaves(2 episodes) Sky One
2012–2017 Call the Midwife Police Constable (later Sergeant) Peter NoakesMain cast (series 1–6); BBC One period-drama series
2024The Ink Black HeartAllan Yeoman BBC One TV series
2021–LaggingJoshua (Series 1–3) CBBC TV series

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenue
2005Two Thousand YearsJosh Royal National Theatre
2014 Sunny Afternoon Eddie Kassner Hampstead Theatre, later transferring to the West End's Harold Pinter Theatre
2021 The Winter's Tale Camillothe Royal Shakespeare Company, aired on BBC4

References

  1. 1 2 Walker-Arnott, Ellie (28 November 2013). "The Lost Honour: Call the Midwife's Ben Caplan has been cast in the Joanna Yeates' drama on ITV". Radio Times. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  2. "Call The Midwife's Ben Caplan on Miranda, Family Life and The West End". Baba. 17 February 2017.
  3. "Original Call the Midwife star won't be back for s7". Digital Spy. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2024.