Ben Lamb (actor)

This article is about the English actor. For similarly named people, see Ben Lamb.

Ben Lamb
Born	(1989-01-24) 24 January 1989 (age 36) Exeter, Devon, England
Alma mater	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2011–present
Spouse	Julia Macfarlane ​ (m. 2024)​

Ben Lamb (born 24 January 1989) is an English actor, best known for his portrayal of Anthony Rivers in The White Queen , Edward in Divergent , Owen Case in Now You See Me 2 , ^[1] and King Richard in A Christmas Prince , A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding and A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby . ^[2]

Education

Born in Exeter, Devon, Lamb was educated at Dragon School ^[3] in Oxford, and Eton College ^[4] in Berkshire, where he was a music scholar.

Career

After graduating RADA in 2010, Lamb started his professional career in opera ^{[5] [6]} before joining the National Youth Theatre ^[7] and performed in 20 Cigarettes.

In 2012, Lamb appeared as Percy Bysshe Shelley in Helen Edmundson's play Mary Shelley. ^[8] In 2013, he appeared as John Willoughby in Edmundson's adaptation of Sense and Sensibility on BBC Radio 4. ^[9]

In 2013 he starred as Anthony in The White Queen ^[10] and, in 2014, as Edward in Divergent . ^[11]

Alongside his film career, he has performed in theatre, playing Lorenzo in The Merchant of Venice ^[12] at Shakespeare's Globe, alongside Jonathan Pryce, and Malcolm in the Young Vic's Macbeth . ^[13]

In 2017, he was cast as the title role in Netflix's A Christmas Prince ^[14] and in the upcoming The Warrior Queen of Jhansi . ^[15] Ben reprised his role as King Richard in the sequels, A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding and A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby . ^[16]

In 2023 he was cast as the Duke of Buckingham in the Julian Fellowes drama The Gilded Age .

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Il maestro	Clarinetist	Short
2014	Divergent	Edward
2016	Blood Orange	Lucas
2016	Now You See Me 2	Owen Case
2017	A Christmas Prince	Prince Richard	Main Role
2018	A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding	King Richard	Main Role
2019	A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby	King Richard	Main Role
2019	The Warrior Queen of Jhansi	Major Robert Ellis
2020	The Princess Switch: Switched again	King Richard	Cameo
2021	End of Term	Scott	Completed
2022	Ledge	Joshua

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Silk	Posh Male Candidate	Episode: "2.4"
2013	The White Queen	Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers	TV miniseries
2014	If I Don't Come Home: Letters from D-Day	Alastair Bannerman	TV film
2016	The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret	Tim Dempsey	Episode: "Todd Margaret Part 2"
2016	Midsomer Murders	Aiden McCordell	Episode: "Breaking the Chain"
2017	Victoria	Capt. Forbes	Episode: "Comfort and Joy"
2018	Knightfall	Brother Dominic	Episodes: "And Certainly Not the Cripple", "IV", "Fiat!"
2018	The Alienist	Jack Astor	Episode: "Castle in the Sky"
2019	Endeavour	Rupert Creswell	Episode: "Confection"
2020	Father Brown	Harvey St. Gardner	Episode: "The Fall of the House of St. Gardner"
2023	The Gilded Age	Hector Vere, 5th Duke of Buckingham	Season 3

References

1. Now You See Me 2 (2016) , retrieved 20 April 2018
2. "Been Wondering Where You've Seen The Prince From "A Christmas Prince" Before?" . Retrieved 20 April 2018.
3. Claydon, Sam. "Eminent Dragons". dragonschool.org. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
4. "Meaty part is a true classic". The Oxford Times. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
5. "An Interview with 'The White Queen' & 'Divergent' star Ben Lamb". So Fetch Daily. 4 September 2013. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
6. "RADA: The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art – Student". rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
7. "RADA: The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art – Student". rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
8. "Mary Shelley, Tricycle Theatre, review".
9. "BBC Radio 4 - Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility, Episode 1".
10. "Ben Lamb Meets The 'White Queen' As This Week's Hump Day Hottie". MTV News. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
11. "DIVERGENT Deleted Scene Reveals Edward's Eye Stabbing". Collider. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
12. "Merchant of Venice, Globe Theatre, review: Jonathan Pryce's". The Independent. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
13. "11 Questions with the cast of Macbeth – Ben Lamb". 3 December 2015. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
14. Yahr, Emily (13 December 2017). "What to know about 'A Christmas Prince,' the Netflix movie that sparked a controversy". The Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 20 April 2018.
15. "Rupert Everett, Derek Jacobi join 'Swords And Sceptres'". Screen. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
16. "A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby Coming this Holiday Season". Twitter. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

External links

• Ben Lamb at IMDb