Chris Sheffield

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Chris Sheffield
Born (1988-07-13) July 13, 1988 (age 34)
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present

Christopher Sheffield (born July 13, 1988) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Ben in The Maze Runner [1] and Will Mason in The Last Ship . [2]

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Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 The Rookie Snow Covered Catcher
2010Clear BlueSimonShort film
2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Pimply Corporate Kid
2012 General Education Levi Collins
2013Playing FatherT.J. Harris
2014 The Maze Runner Ben
2015 The Stanford Prison Experiment Tom Thompson / Prisoner 2093
2020 The Block Island Sound Harry

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Greek Omega Chi Pledge2 episodes
2010 NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service Vince1 Episode
2011 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Shawn Meeks1 Episode
2011 Brothers & Sisters Young Brody1 episode
2011 CSI: Miami Travis Reeves1 Episode
2013Notes from DadT.J. HarrisTV movie
2014 Happyland Noah Watson4 episodes
2014 The Last Ship Will Mason8 episodes, recurring character
2015-2016 Aquarius Walt Hodiak11 episodes (seasons 1–2)

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References

  1. Taylor, Ella (9 September 2014). "Film Review: 'The Maze Runner'". Variety . Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  2. Rapp, Ilana (17 June 2014). "Actor Chris Sheffield of Michael Bay's The Last Ship Discusses His Audition, Character & Favorite Restaurant". The Huffington Post . Archived from the original on 2014-06-19. Retrieved 14 September 2014.