Ben Rose (actor)

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Ben Rose
Alma mater Rose Bruford College
Occupation(s)Actor, musician
Years active2018–present
Television This Town

Benjamin Rose is a British actor and musician. He is known for playing a leading role in the 2024 TV drama series This Town .

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Early life and education

Benjamin Rose is from Ripley, Derbyshire. [1] [2]

He graduated from Rose Bruford College's actor musicianship course in 2017. [3]

Career

Rose is a musician, and has played as a rhythm guitarist for Miles Kane. [1] [4]

As an actor, he appeared in The Innocents and police drama Line of Duty , as well as long-running day-time soap opera Doctors . [5] [6] [7]

Rose has a leading role as Bardon Quinn in 2024 Steven Knight musical drama series This Town for BBC One. [8] [9] He practised with his co-star Levi Brown, who was learning guitar for the series, and they attended an open mic night together at the Man of Kent pub in preparation for the show. [1]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 The Innocents Welly2 episodes
2021 Line of Duty Jake2 episodes
2022 Doctors Felix1 episode
2024 This Town Bardon QuinnMain role

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