Ben Lamb | |
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| Born | 24 January 1989 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2011–present |
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]
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.
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 Swords & Sceptres . [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 .
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 | The Duke of Buckingham | 2 episodes |
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