Ben Jones (British actor)

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Ben Jones
Born (1972-03-14) 14 March 1972 (age 52)
United Kingdom
Alma mater Falmouth University (MA)
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Children2
Father Noël Jones

Benjamin F. Jones (born 14 March 1972) is a British actor. He portrayed Dr. Greg Robinson in the BBC soap opera Doctors from 2003 to 2007. Since leaving Doctors, he has made various appearances in television series including Holby City , EastEnders and Tell Me Everything . Jones has also appeared in various theatre productions throughout his career, including touring productions of Communicating Doors and Jekyll & Hyde .

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Early and personal life

Jones is of Welsh, Malaysian, Sri Lankan, and Portuguese descent. [1] He is the son of Noël Jones, the former Bishop of Sodor and Man, and his sister is an author. [2] Jones studied creative writing at Falmouth University from 2018 to 2020, attaining an MA. Jones lives in Brighton and has two daughters. [1]

Career

Jones made his professional acting debut in a stage production of Silly Cow at the Gilded Balloon. [3] After a minor film role in The Accountant in 1999, Jones starred in the ITV Granada miniseries Longitude in 2000. [4] Also that year, he appeared in a production of The Three Musketeers . Then in 2003, Jones was cast as Dr. Greg Robinson in the BBC medical soap opera Doctors . He stayed in the role until 2007 and received two nominations for the British Soap Award for Best Actor during his tenure. His character was also involved in the first same-sex wedding on British television in an episode where Greg marries Rico Da Silva (Felix D'Alviella). [5] [6] Jones also wrote three episodes of the soap. [7]

Following his exit from Doctors, Jones returned to theatre work, appearing in Time of My Life at the Royal & Derngate in 2008. [4] That same year, he appeared in the BBC sitcom My Family . [8] He later appeared in minor television roles in fellow BBC medical dramas Holby City and Casualty . [9] In 2024, he portrayed Roger Peel, Nish Panesar's (Navin Chowdhry) solicitor, in two episodes of the BBC soap opera EastEnders . [8] Later that year, he starred in ITVX's drama series Tell Me Everything . [4]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999The AccountantBoilerFilm
2000 Longitude Lt. WilliamsMain role
2003–2007 Doctors Dr. Greg Robinson Regular role
2003 Keen Eddie Uniformed PC #3Episode: "Achtung, Baby"
2007 Spooks MuppetEpisode: "The Kidnap"
2007, 2010 Holby City Graham Fenton / Steve BrewlisEpisodes: "Friends Reunited" and "Thursday's Child"
2008 My Family RonEpisode: "The Abi Habit"
2008 Echo Beach Doctor1 episode
2008 Moving Wallpaper Doctor1 episode
2010Gladiators: Back from the DeadThracianTelevision film
2013Bloody TalesGilles de RaisEpisode: "Monsters"
2014Perfect StateNeil HartmanShort film
2014 Drifters MaxEpisode: "Meg's New Job"
2014 Risen 3: Titan Lords VoiceVideo game
2016 Casualty Greg HunterEpisode: "Hello, I Must Be Goin"
2021 Murder in Provence Giuseppe Rocchia1 episode
2024 EastEnders Roger Peel Guest role
2024 Tell Me Everything Mr. KeatonRecurring role
2025 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Howard HarveyGuest role
2025The FixerMikeRecurring role

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenue
1998 Silly Cow Eduardo Gilded Balloon
1998The Bone RoomKing Ferdinand/Erasmus Young Vic
1999The Evening Before the Millennium AfterGrahamOxygen
1999 Tolomeo GiovanniBroomhill Opera Company
2000 The Three Musketeers Athos/RichelieuCommon Players
2001A Dark RiverIrfanBig Picture Company
2001 A Christmas Carol Bob Cratchit Common Players
2002Lala's Big DayRene Soho Theatre
2002–2003TajShah Jahan Riverside Studios
2008 Time of My Life Adam Royal & Derngate
2009The Murder GamePito King's Head Theatre
2010First Person ShooterTom Birmingham Repertory Theatre
2011 Communicating Doors JulianUK tour
2013And Then the DarkWilliam Siding New Wolsey Theatre
2016Ben HurVarious Tricycle Theatre
2018 Jekyll & Hyde Lanyon / CarewUK tour
2021Blu & the Magic WebWolfTruestory Theatre
2022 The Tempest AdrianUstinov Theatre
2024 The Other Boleyn Girl Thomas Boleyn Chichester Festival Theatre

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2005 British Soap Awards Best Actor DoctorsNominated [10]
2005Sexiest MaleNominated
2006Best ActorNominated [11]
2006Sexiest MaleNominated
2007Sexiest MaleNominated [12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Spring 2023 Alumni". HarperCollins Academy. 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Obituary: THE RT REVD NOËL DEBROY JONES". Church Times . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Dawn French Actress on the set of Ben Eltons Play - SILLY COW". Media Storehouse. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ben Jones". Spotlight . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  5. ↑ @BBCDoctors (2 June 2018). "Brookside may have had the first gay kiss, but @bbcdoctors had the first gay wedding on British TV. #ThingsYouMayNotKnowAboutBBCDoctors #SoapAwards" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ Green, Kris (5 April 2006). "'Doctors' to show first gay wedding". Digital Spy . (Hearst Communications). Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "A Kiss Before..." BBC . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Who plays Roger Peel in EastEnders? Ben Jones' role in Doctors and forgotten My Family appearance". MyLondon . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "EastEnders cast Doctors star Ben Jones for Kat and Nish story". Digital Spy . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  10. ↑ Berrett, Caroline (8 May 2005). "Soap baubles; Corrie beauty Nikki sparkles in pounds 100k gems". The People . Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "The British Soap Awards 2006 (2006)". British Film Institute . Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  12. ↑ Green, Kris (27 May 2007). "The British Soap Awards 2007: The Winners". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
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