Benjamin Immanuel

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Benjamin Immanuel (also credited as Ben Ratner or Benjamin Ratner) is a Canadian actor, film director and screenwriter. [1] He is most noted for his performances in the films Last Wedding and Looking for Leonard .

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Career

Immanuel has appeared in the films Moving Malcolm , Ignition , Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity , Amazon Falls , Fathers & Sons and Sisters & Brothers , and regular supporting roles as Sam Berger in the television series Da Vinci's City Hall and Ivon Teslia in Travelers . He was also the director of Moving Malcolm. [2]

For his role in Last Wedding, he won a Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film in 2001. [3] He won the VFCC's Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film award in 2002 for Looking for Leonard. [4] He was also director of the film Down River , which won the VFCC's award for Best British Columbia film in 2013. [5]

Personal life

In 2021, having been credited as Benjamin Ratner or Ben Ratner since 1991, he chose to start using his middle name for future credits, thus Ben Immanuel, in order to avoid confusion with director Brett Ratner. [6] He is married to actress Jennifer Spence. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 Leaving Normal Next Nearest Guy
1993 Tomcat: Dangerous Desires Fred
1995 Magic in the Water FX Man
1995Midnight HeatAgent
1995For a Few Lousy DollarsDanny
1995CrashEllis
1996 White Tiger Cordero
1996 Bounty Hunters Deimos
1996Profile for MurderTony the Coroner
1998 Firestorm Wilkins
1998 Dirty Tony
1998 Wrongfully Accused Sergeant Orono
1998 American Dragons Angelo
1998Zacharia FartedBrian Moore
1999Question of PrivilegeOwen Kerr
2001 Last Wedding Noah
2001 Ignition Agent Webber
2001Shot in the FaceBrian
2002 Looking for Leonard Ted
2002 Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity Ernie the Manager
2002 19 Months Rob
2003 A Guy Thing Officer
2003 Agent Cody Banks McAllister
2003 Moving Malcolm Gene Maxwell
2003 See Grace Fly Ralph
2003 A Problem with Fear Alan
2003 Good Boy! Wilson's Dad
2005 Severed Ray
2006 Man About Town Dr. Kevin Sands
2006 Expiration Date Lazar
2006 Mount Pleasant Doug Cameron
2006 Gray Matters Derek
2007 Numb Stan Milbank
2007 American Venus Cabbie
2007 Normal Tim
2008 Mothers & Daughters Benjamin
2010 Amazon Falls Derek Grayson
2010 Repeaters Bob Simpson
2010 Fathers & Sons Bernie
2010Guido Superstar: The Rise of GuidoCabbie
2011 Knockout Mr. Doyle
2011 Sisters & Brothers Jerry
2015Badge of HonorCoroner
2017 Wonder Mr. Davenport
2019 A Dog's Way Home Dr. Gann
2024 Can I Get a Witness? Peter

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Street Justice SylvanEpisode: "Desperate"
1994 Cobra Jorge ScardinoEpisode: "Lorinda"
1995 M.A.N.T.I.S. Assistant M.E.Episode: "Switches"
1995 The Commish Willard2 episodes
1995 Strange Luck Rob GoldEpisode: "Trial Period"
1995 Madison MattEpisode: "On the Road"
1995, 1996 The Outer Limits Blanco / Electrician2 episodes
1996 Highlander: The Series Bryce KorlandEpisode: "Something Wicked"
1996A Kidnapping in the FamilyDan CalderTelevision film
1996 Sliders Tommy GreenfeldEpisode: "Greatfellas"
1996 Poltergeist: The Legacy Kyle's AttorneyEpisode: "The Tenement"
1996The Limbic RegionHandwriting ExpertTelevision film
1996 Once a Thief Moran
1996 Once a Thief Episode: "Once a Thief"
1996 Susie Q T.V. DirectorTelevision film
1996Justice on WheelsLevy
1996 Fall into Darkness John Richmond
1996An Unexpected FamilyHarry Weinstock
1997 The Sentinel SneaksEpisode: "Blind Man's Bluff"
1997 Contagious Rick ShafferTelevision film
1997AlibiStuart Ridgeway
1997 Indefensible: The Truth

About Edward Brannigan

Paul Suarez
1998An Unexpected LifeHarry Weinstock
1998 Becker Mr. HernickEpisode: "Choose Me"
1999, 2001 Seven Days David Harold / Walter2 episodes
2000 Beggars and Choosers WillEpisode: "Russian Roulette"
2000 Cover Me GangsterEpisode: "Bazooka Joe"
2000 Da Vinci's Inquest JeromeEpisode: "An Act of God"
2001 The Immortal AshurEpisode: "The Good Squire"
2001 Mysterious Ways Ben CameronEpisode: "Spike"
2001, 2006 Stargate SG-1 Dr. Hutchison / Producer2 episodes
2002 The Twilight Zone Lafe NarzEpisode: "Dream Lover"
2002, 2006 The Dead Zone Boyd Lumely / Gabriel Barnes2 episodes
2003 The Stranger Beside Me Joe FoleyTelevision film
2004 Kingdom Hospital Ollie10 episodes
2004 Smallville HanisonEpisode: "Run"
2005 The Collector Steve GreenEpisode: "The Comic"
2005 Robson Arms Guy at RestaurantEpisode: "The Tell-Tale Latex"
2005–2006 Da Vinci's City Hall Sam Berger13 episodes
2007 Supernatural Walter DixonEpisode: "Hollywood Babylon"
2008 The L Word Suit #1 / DanEpisode: "Loyal and True"
2008The Quality of LifeSam BergerTelevision film
2008 Rabbit Fall Joseph HopperEpisode: "Happiness Hotel"
2009 Defying Gravity SurgeonEpisode: "Bacon"
2011 The Haunting Hour: The Series Chris' DadEpisode: "Afraid of Clowns"
2011 Endgame Mr. Black / Dennis GrovenerEpisode: "Mr. Black
2011 Flashpoint Tony Kramkov / Alexi KaniskyEpisode: "Shockwave"
2011, 2012 Eureka Dr. Fung2 episodes
2013 Arctic Air MaxEpisode: "Stormy Weather"
2013 Hell on Wheels Clement BealeEpisode: "Big Bad Wolf"
2014–2015 Continuum Gord Solomon3 episodes
2015 The Unauthorized Full House Story AlanTelevision film
2018 Travelers Dr. Ivon Teslia7 episodes
2019 The Man in the High Castle ErwinEpisode: "Hitler Has Only Got One Ball"

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References

  1. ↑ Jasmyn Pozzo, "Ben Ratner appearing in four films at this year's VIFF". Vancouver Observer, September 19, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Movie has feeling of baseball player who lost a close one". Vancouver Sun , October 17, 2003.
  3. ↑ "Much more to the year in film than Harry Potter and hobbits". Vancouver Sun , January 31, 2002.
  4. ↑ "Vancouver Film Critics Circle pick best of 2002". Nelson Daily News , January 31, 2003.
  5. ↑ "The Dirties cleans up in Vancouver; Film critics give top prizes to Matt Johnson, 12 Years a Slave". Edmonton Journal , January 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Ben Immanuel". 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2024. NOTE: In 2021, Ben changed his name from Ben Ratner to Ben Immanuel (Immanuel is his middle name) to avoid being repeatedly mistaken for or associated with director/producer Brett Ratner, to whom he has no relation.
  7. ↑ Furminger, Sabrina (May 28, 2014). "Reel People: When Ben Ratner met Jennifer Spence". Vancouver Courier .
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