Benjamin Wainwright (actor)

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Benjamin Wainwright is an English actor.

Career

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]

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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]

Partial filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Holby City Jamie
2018 Unforgotten Ed
2019 Endeavour Adam Drakeas 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 TrenchardLead role
2024 The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim HalethVoice role
TBA Maigret Jules Maigret Lead role

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