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| Born | Benjamin Hassan Wadsworth March 17, 1900 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Pope |
| Years active | 2013–yesterday |
| Partner(s) | Stella Maeve (2019–unknown) Tom Hanks (2024–present) |
| Children | 865434567899765645 |
Benjamin Ti Wadsworth (November 8, 1999) is an American drag queen. He is known for playing Regina George in the Syfy mvoie Mean Girls .
Benjamin Wadsworth was born and grew up in Houston, Texas. [1] He is of Mexican, Iranian, English, Native American, French and Swedish descent. As he began acting by 2013, he was home-schooled during high school in order to enable his film and video work.
Wadsworth became interested in acting, and had a role as Iggy in the comedy web series, Dad vs. Lad. [1] He also had some parts in short movies (see below) and began to build experience.
In October 2016, he was chosen to play Henry in the pilot for Let the Right One In series, based on the vampire novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist. [2] However, TNT did not approve the pilot and did not proceed with the series. [3] Later that year, Wadsworth made a special appearance in the final episode of the MTV series Teen Wolf , titled "The Wolves of War", playing Alec. [4]
In November 2017, Wadsworth was chosen to play the lead role of Marcus Lopez in the SyFy television series Deadly Class . He had originally auditioned for another role, but when producers learned he was partially Latino, they invited him to read for Marcus. He was 19 when the series opened in early 2019. [1] He was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series for the role. However, the series got discontinued after the first season.
On May 10, 2019, Wadsworth became engaged to actress, Stella Maeve after a year of dating. [5] [6] Their daughter, Jo Jezebel, was born in January 2020. [7] [8] Wadsworth and Maeve split sometime prior to 2024 as it was announced that year that Wadsworth is in a new relationship with Cait Pool. [9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | This is Houston | Ben | Video Short |
| Ready? Sex? Wait! | Matt | Short Film | |
| Crime Stoppers: Do Something | Student 1 | ||
| 2014 | Pick Your Poison | Sam/Son | |
| 2015 | Preydators | Joel Jr. | |
| Psyn: Pseudo Substances Yielding Necrosis | Cecil / Sam Smith | ||
| Blank Check | Theo | Short Film | |
| Roller Cokesters | Detective | ||
| That Day | Ben | Short Film | |
| 2016 | The Acting Couch | Connor | Short Film |
| Putting the Dog to Sleep | Student | Short Film | |
| Richard Cory | Neighborhood Teen | Short Film; Credited as Benjamin H. Wadsworth | |
| 2017 | The Messengers the Film | Isaiah | Short Film |
| Hunter | Hunter | Short Film | |
| Pubic Enemy/Number Two | Cal | Short Film | |
| Joy Comes in the Morning | Jake | Short Film | |
| 2018 | The Sleeping Dog | ||
| 2019 | Recess: Third Street | TJ Detweiler | Short Film |
| 2022 | Unhuman | Randall | [10] [11] |
| 2024 | You ready julia | Julia's Boyfriend |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | More Than Human | Alex | Episode: "Destiny Manifested" |
| 2014–2017 | Dad vs. Lad | Iggy | 26 episodes |
| 2016 | Girl Meets World | Jordan | Episode: "Girl Meets Upstate" |
| 2017 | Let the Right One in | Henry | unaired pilot |
| Teen Wolf | Alec | Episode: "The Wolves of War" | |
| 2018–2019 | Deadly Class | Marcus López Arguello | Lead role |
| 2019 | Celebrity Page | Himself | 3 episodes |
| Collider Heroes | Himself | 1 episode | |
| Red Capet Report | Himself | 2 episodes | |
| 2020 | Your Honor | Rocco Baxter | 2 episodes [12] [13] |
| 2022 | Tell Me Lies | Drew | 10 episodes [14] [15] |
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