Ben Green (comedian)

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Ben Green
Born Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Genres Sketch comedy
Notable works and roles"Punch Me I Won't Sue" – YOBI Laugh Winner
Website www.thisisgreensville.com

Ben Rufus Green is an actor and comedian from Canterbury, Kent, England, known for playing David in The Cockfields , Shane in Dinosaur, and his own sketch comedy videos online, under the alias greensville.

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Green has been writing and acting in sketches since 2006. [1] He has also appeared in a number of television programmes including regular or recurring roles on EastEnders , Small World and Deaf Funny. He hosts a weekly live stream on his Twitch and YouTube channels called "Washing Up Club" where he chats and jokes with his audience whilst doing the washing up.

Early life

Green received his Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Media Drama in 1998 with Honours from the University of Glamorgan (now the University of South Wales). He served in the British Territorial Army for one year. [2]

Career

In 2009, Green won the YOBI Laugh contest from YOBI.tv's first season for his entry "Punch Me I Won't Sue". [3] He won $10,000 USD and tickets for two to the premiere of The Informant! starring Matt Damon as well as access to an after party and VIP tickets to the taping of the Late Show with David Letterman . [4]

In early 2019 Green appeared in 2 episodes of EastEnders as Rory, the facilitator at a Narcotics Anonymous meeting attended by Rainie Branning (Tanya Franks) and Stuart Highway (Ricky Champ). Later that year he appeared in an episode of GameFace as a dog walker who becomes involved in an awkward exchange with Marcella (played by Roisin Conaty) on a park bench. [5] In November of that year he also appeared as series regular David, son of Bobby Ball's character Ray and step-brother to Joe Wilkinson's character Simon, in sitcom The Cockfields . [6]

In December 2019, Green's short Paper Trail, which he wrote and starred in, was nominated for a Writers' Guild Award in the Best Comedy Short category. [7] It had previously been a Comedy Shorts Awards finalist in the 2019 Funny Women Awards for director Emily Brown. [8]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Watchdog Director: Alan Holland
2007–2008 History Hunters Director: Seb Illis
2008 Burger King InterviewerCommercial. Director: Colin Gregg
2009–2011The Grumpy Guide to...Grumpy ManEpisodes: "Christmas", "Old School Days", "Work", "Food".

Directors: Pip Banyard, Ninushka Oller

2009Xmas EveChauffeurShort Film
Virgin Trains Commercial. Partizan
Hands SoloDave DennisShort Film. UK Film Council [9]
2010 Halifax Commercial. Smith and Sons
Sherlock ReporterEpisode: "A Study in Pink". Director: Paul McGuigan
2011 Nuzzle and Scratch: Frock and Roll Mr. PettigrewEpisode: "Train Guards". Director: Jack Jameson
2012 Not Going Out Man in SaunaEpisode: "Examination". Avalon. Director: Nick Wood
Alan Carr's Summertime Specstacular 2 Open Mike Adam Wimpenny
2013 Fool Britannia 1 episode. Director: Paul Young
2014 Live at the Electric The EvaluatorDirector: Stephen Pipe
The Kiss [10] BenShort film
2015 Asylum James SmitherEpisode: "Public Relations". Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Small World Man Upstairs2 episodes
2016 Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle David Paul Baby Cow. Directors: Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons
Rich Keeble Vanity Project DS McGowanEpisode: "The Christmas Special 2016"
2019Paper TrailManShort film. Also writer
EastEnders Rory 2 episodes. Director: Will Brenton / Laura Way
Gameface Dog Owner1 episode
2019-21 The Cockfields [11] David10 episodes. Director: Steve Bendelack / Simon Hynd
2020Infinity YawnManShort film. Also writer
NeighbourHOODPeter BacqWeb series. 6 episodes. Also writer and co-director
Rich Keeble Zoom Chats Ben Rufus Green1 episode
2022 Doctors Marcus West Episode: "The Maze of Monstrosities" [12]
Tea TimeManShort film. Also co-writer.
2024 Seize Them! Osmund the Leather-MakerFeature film
Dinosaur Shane4 episodes

References

  1. ↑ "The Wait is Over YOBI.tv Announces the Winners of Season 1 – Retrieved on 2009-06-15". journalist-association.eu. Archived from the original on 11 September 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  2. ↑ Mandy Actors – Retrieved on 2009-06-15 [ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ Ben Green named ‘Laugh-Maker of the Year’! – Retrieved on 2009-06-15 Archived February 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ YOBILaugh Season 1 Winners – Retrieved on 15 June 2009 Archived June 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "GameFace Series 2, Episode 2". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "The Cockfields – Gold Sitcom". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  7. ↑ Bennett, Steve. "Writers' Guild announces award nominees : News 2019 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "ANNOUNCING THE 2019 FUNNY WOMEN AWARDS: COMEDY WRITING & SHORTS FINALISTS". Funny Women. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  9. ↑ http://www.hands-solo.com Archived 2013-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ "The Kiss (Short 2014) - IMDb". IMDb .
  11. ↑ "Gold orders new sitcom The Cockfields". British Comedy Guide. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  12. ↑ Timblick, Simon. "'Doctors' spoilers: Al Haskey hosts a roleplaying game!". What to Watch . (Future plc). Retrieved 27 January 2022.

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