Ben Crompton

Ben Crompton
Crompton at the 2024 German Comic Con Babelsberg
Born	Benjamin Lorton Crompton 1974 (age 50–51) Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Liv Lorent ​ (m. 2008)​ [1]
Children	2 [2]

Benjamin Lorton Crompton (born 1974) is an English actor and stand-up comedian, has appeared on the BBC sketch show Man Stroke Woman and as Colin in the BBC Three sitcom Ideal from 2005 to 2011). Crompton portrayed Eddison Tollett on the HBO high-fantasy series Game of Thrones from 2012 to 2019.

Other credits include All or Nothing (2002), Clocking Off (2001-2003), The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003), Housewife, 49 , Pramface (2012-2014), The Great Fire (2014), The Suspicions of Mr Whicher , Blood (2012), Zapped (2017), Motherland (2017), Vera (2018), Marcella (2018), Peterloo (2018), and Rebecca (2020).

Career

Crompton appeared in the 2002 film All or Nothing (2002), ^[3] the TV series Clocking Off (2001-2003), ^[3] he worked alongside Ciarán Hinds in The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003), ^[3] and with Victoria Wood in the Television movie Housewife, 49 . ^[4] He played Ewan in 102 Dalmatians , ^[4] and appeared as Colin in the BBC Three sitcom Ideal from 2005–2011. ^{[3] [4]}

He was Keith in the BBC Three series Pramface from 2012 until 2014. ^[4] In 2011, he appeared as William Nutt in the television film The Suspicions of Mr Whicher , ^[4] for ITV. In 2012, he appeared in the film Blood . ^[4]

He appeared in both series of the BBC TV sketch show Man Stroke Woman . ^[4]

He has had a recurring role as Eddison Tollett since Season 2 of the television fantasy drama series Game of Thrones . ^[5]

In 2014, he appeared as a ship's officer in the second episode of series 8 of the Doctor Who television series, "Into the Dalek", and as Mr. Bagwell in the ITV drama The Great Fire . ^[4]

In 2016, he appeared in the music video "Old Skool" by English electronic group Metronomy. ^[4]

Personal life

In 2008, Crompton married Liv Lorent, ^[1] together they have two children. ^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Director	Notes
1998	Les Misérables	Grantier	Bille August
	Romeo Thinks Again	Kevin	Matthew Parkhill	Short film
2000	102 Dalmatians	Ewan	Kevin Lima
2001	Blow Dry	Saul	Paddy Breathnach
2002	All or Nothing	Craig	Mike Leigh
2004	Nits	Dad	Harry Wootliff	Short film
2005	Piccadilly Jim	Young Butler #2	John McKay
	Pitch Perfect	Bob	J Blakeson	Short film
2008	Ripple	Martin	Paul Gowers	Short film
2009	The Appointment	Danny	J Blakeson	Short film
	Nativity!	Parent	Debbie Isitt
	Radio Mania: An Abandoned Work	Martian X	Iain Forsyth Jane Pollard	Short film
	King Jeff	King Mike	Phil Dale	Short film
2010	The Balloon	Jimmy	Tom Whitemore	Short film
2011	Kill List	Justin	Ben Wheatley
2012	Blood	Jason Buliegh	Nick Murphy
2014	Before I Go to Sleep	Warehouse Caretaker	Rowan Joffé
2018	Peterloo	Tuke, The Painter	Mike Leigh
2020	Rebecca	Ben	Ben Wheatley
2021	Off the Record	Himself	Michal Špitálský	student project
2024	Bad Tidings [6]	Big Barry Brennan	Tim Kirkby

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	The Thin Blue Line	Protester	Episode: "Road Rage"
1998	The Life and Crimes of William Palmer	Charles Newton	Television miniseries
	City Central	Kevin Hadley	Episode: "Parallel Lines"
	Dalziel and Pascoe	Olly	Episode: "The Wood Beyond"
	Norman Ormal: A Very Political Turtle	Liam Gallagher	Television film
1999	Butterfly Collectors	Billy Johnson	Television miniseries
	Love in the 21st Century	Spencer
	All the King's Men	Private Davy Croft	Television film
	Doomwatch: Winter Angel	Ewan McAllister	Television film
2000	North Square	Greaterix	Episode: "Winning and Losing"
2002	Silent Witness	Jamie Irons	Episode: "Kith and Kill"
2001–2003	Clocking Off	Barney Watson	19 episodes
2003	The Mayor of Casterbridge	Abel Whittle	Television film
	Sweet Medicine	Ian	Episode: Series 1, Episode 5
2004	North & South	Inspector Mason	Episode: Series 1, Episode 3
2005–2011	Ideal	Colin	39 episodes
2005	New Tricks	Paul	Episode: "Trust Me"
2005	Heartbeat	Matt Cartwright	Episode: "Family Ties"
	ShakespeaRe-Told	Snug	Episode: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
	The Slavery Business: How to Make a Million from Slavery	Hodge	Television film
2005–2007	Man Stroke Woman	Various characters	12 episodes
2006	The Outsiders	Claude Truffaut	Television film
	Housewife, 49	Arthur Last	Television film
2008	Midsomer Murders	Spud	Episode: "Left for Dead"
	Caught in a Trap	Steve Campbell	Television film
2009	Collision	Harry Canwell	Television miniseries
2010	Terry Pratchett's Going Postal	Mad Al	Television film
2011	The Sinking of the Laconia	Harry Townes	Television miniseries
	The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder at Road Hill House	William Nutt	Television film
2012–2014	Pramface	Keith Prince	17 episodes
2012–2019	Game of Thrones	Eddison Tollett	34 episodes
2012	Hit & Miss	Liam	6 episodes
2014	Doctor Who	Ross	Episode: "Into the Dalek"
	The Great Fire	Mr. Bagwell	Television miniseries
2016	Comedy Playhouse	Sid	Episode: "Broken Biscuits"
2017–2022	Strike	Shanker	4 episodes
2017	Zapped	Jones the Anvil	Episode: "The Trial"
	Motherland	Animal man	Episode: "The Birthday Party"
2018	Vera	Jason Glenn	Episode: "Home"
	Marcella	Cole	2 episodes
2023	Lockwood & Co.	Julius Winkman	5 episode
	The Full Monty	Miller	1 episode
	COBRA	Henry Wicks	5 episodes

References

1. "LUXE LIFE: LIV LORENT". LuxLife Magazine. September 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
2. Houghton, Richard (2017). The Wedding Present: Sometimes These Words Just Don't Have to be Said. This Day In Music Books. ISBN   978-1787591073.
3. "Ideal supporting cast - the boys". bbc.co.uk. 13 December 2004. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
4. "Ben Crompton Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
5. Harris, David (3 November 2017). "Ben Crompton (Dolorous Edd) teases a "brilliant" Game of Thrones Season 8". Winter is Coming.
6. "Bad Tidings cast | Full list of characters and actors in Sky comedy | Radio Times". www.radiotimes.com. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

External links

• Ben Crompton at IMDb