Benjamin Wainwright | |
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Alma mater | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2017–present |
Benjamin Wainwright is an English actor.
He played the lead role of Frederick Trenchard in Julian Fellowes period-drama Belgravia: The Next Chapter in 2024. [2] [3] His credits also include Gangs of London , and BBC One series' World on Fire and The Split . [4] [5] [6]
He has a voice role in The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim . [7] [8] In September 2024, he started production in the title role of an adaptation of Maigret for PBS Masterpiece , based on Georges Simenon’s novels about Jules Maigret, a chief inspector for the Paris police. [9] [10]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Holby City | Jamie | |
2018 | Unforgotten | Ed | |
2019 | Endeavour | Adam Drake | as Ben Wainwright |
2019 | World on Fire | Randy | |
2022 | The Split | Rory | |
2022 | The Sandman | Tavern Visitor | |
2022 | Gangs of London | Raphael | |
2024 | Halo | Gunnery Sargent Boone | |
2024 | Belgravia: The Next Chapter | Frederick Trenchard | Lead role |
2024 | The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim | Haleth | Voice role |
TBA | Maigret | Jules Maigret | Lead role |
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