Edward Bennett (actor)

Edward Bennett
Bennett at the Novello Theatre stage door in 2008
Born	(1979-04-09) 9 April 1979 (age 46) Honeybourne, Worcestershire, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003–present

Edward Mark W Bennett (born 9 April 1979) is an English actor.

Early life

Bennett was born in Honeybourne, Worcestershire. He attended Chipping Campden School in Gloucestershire, and graduated from Cardiff University with a BSc in history and politics. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). ^[1]

Career

In 2008, Bennett appeared as Laertes in Hamlet , Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream , and Berowne in Love's Labour's Lost . He reprised the first two roles when the productions toured London's Novello Theatre from December 2008 to February 2009, understudying for Hamlet and performing the role from 8 December 2008 until 2 January 2009 whilst David Tennant was undergoing surgery for a spinal injury. ^[2]

In 2014, Bennett was appointed the Patron of Chapel Lane Theatre Company based in Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK. ^[3]

Awards

• Ian Charleson Awards 2007 – Special Commendation for Dick Gurvil in Nan, Victor Bretherton in Diana of Dobson's (Orange Tree), Freddy Eynsford-Hill in Pygmalion (Peter Hall Co), and Roderigo in Othello (Donmar Warehouse)
• Ian Charleson Awards 2008 – Won second place for roles in Hamlet and Love's Labours Lost (RSC) ^[4]

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Venue
2003	Hay Fever	Simon	Theatr Clwyd, Mold
2004	Charley's Aunt	Lord Babberley	Northcott Theatre, Exeter
	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland	The Caterpillar	Bristol Old Vic, Bristol
2005	The Invention of Love	Pollard	Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury
	The Importance of Being Earnest	Algemon	York Theatre Royal, York
	Faustus	Mephistophilis	Etcetera Theatre, Camden Town
2006	School for Scandal	Snake/Careless	Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury
	Measure for Measure	Elbow	Theatre Royal, Bath
	Habeas Corpus	Canon Throbbing	Theatre Royal, Bath
2007	Diana of Dobson's	The Hon. Captain Victor Bretherton	Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond
	Skin Game	Charles Hornblower	Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond
	Nan	Dick Gurvil	Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond
	Pygmalion	Freddy Eynsford-Hill	Theatre Royal, Bath
	Little Nell	George Wharton-Robinson	Theatre Royal, Bath
	Othello	Rodrigo	Donmar Warehouse, Covent Garden
2008	Hamlet	Laertes	Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon
	Love's Labour's Lost	Navah	Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon
2009	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Demitrius	Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon
	Hay Fever	Sandy	Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester
	As You Like It and The Tempest	Oliver/Ferdinand	The Bridge Project, Brooklyn Academy of Music/The Old Vic, New York City/London
2011	Plenty	Raymond Brock	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
	Three Farces	Intruder	Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond
	Then the Snow Came	Various	Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond
	Love Song	Billie Alton	Frantic Assembly, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
2012	In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)	Leo Irving	Theatre Royal, Bath
	School for Scandal	Joseph Surface	Theatre Royal, Bath
2013	One Man, Two Guvnors	Stanley Stubbers	Royal National Theatre, South Bank
	In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)	Leo Irving	St. James Theatre, London
2014	Things We Do for Love	Hamish	Theatre Royal, Bath
	Love's Labour's Lost/Love's Labour's Won	Berowne/Benedict	Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon
2015	The Rehearsal	Hero	Minerva Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester
	Orson's Shadow	Kenneth Tynan	Southwark Playhouse, London
	Photograph 51	Francis Clark	Noël Coward Theatre, London
2016	Watership Down	Woundwort & Holly	Watermill Theatre, Bagnor
2018	Macbeth	Macduff	Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon
2019	Breaking the Code	Alan Turing	Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury
2020	Betrayal	Jerry	Theatre Royal, Bath

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Hamlet	Laertes	Television film
2011	War Horse	Cavalry recruiting officer
2012	Love Song	Billy
2023	Napoleon	Jean de Cambaceres

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Silent Witness	Gregory Kris	Episode: "Suffer the Children"
	After You've Gone	Waiter	Episode: "Silence of the Clams"
2009	Doctors	Ralph Western	Episode: "Carpe Diem"
2010	Above Suspicion	Edward Wickenham	Episode: "The Red Dahlia"
	The Persuasionists	Michael
2012	Miranda	New Boss	Episode: "It Was Panning"
2017	Victoria	C. E. Trevelyan	Episode: "Faith, Hope and Charity"
2018	Poldark	Prime Minister Pitt	3 episodes
2019	Pennyworth	Rupert	Episode: "Pilot"
2020	Cobra	Peter Mott	Series regular
	Save Me	Max Owen	1 episode
	Industry	Goldman Sachs MD	Episode: "Pre-Crisis Activity"
2024	Bridgerton	Walter Dundas	Episode: "Out of the Shadows"

References

1. "Understudy replaces David Tennant in Hamlet". The Daily Telegraph . 9 December 2009.
2. Higgins, Charlotte (9 January 2009). "Return of the prince - Tennant bounces back after slings and arrows". The Guardian .
3. Harvey-Ball, Thom (6 October 2014). "Chapel Lane Theatre Company : About Us".
4. "NT News and Information : Ian Charleson Awards 2008". Archived from the original on 28 May 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.

External links

• Edward-Bennett.com fanpage with gallery
• Edward Bennett at IMDb
• "Profile on the RSC website". rsc.org.uk. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008.
• RADA Profile
• chapellane.co.uk Chapel Lane Theatre Company