Ben Turner (actor)
| Ben Turner | |
|---|---|
| Born |
3 February 1980 Hackney, London, England |
| Other names | Ben Turner |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005 - present |
Ben Turner (born 3 February 1980) is a British Iranian actor, most notable for his roles as nurse Jay Faldren from Series 23 Episode 8 until Series 26 Episode 16 on BBC's Casualty and Louis XV in Doctor Who.
Life and career
Turner was born in London to an English father, actor Graham Turner, and Iranian mother. He was educated at Dulwich College, well known for its pedigree of actors including the founder Edward Alleyn. He then trained as an actor at Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Ben has appeared in many productions in television, film, theatre and radio, including Michael Grandage's production of Richard II.
He has also appeared in several charity shows such as Children in Need, 2009 in the Casualty special as Staff Nurse Jay Faldren and also Let's Dance for Sport Relief 2010.
Ben appeared in the first of the live shows along with Casualty's Charles Dale (Big Mac) and Tony Marshall (Noel Garcia) as well as Holby City's Rosie Marcel (Jac Naylor) and Luke Roberts (Joseph Byrne). He left Casualty in December 2011, along with co-star Georgia Taylor, who played his main love interest in the show.[1]
Following his extensive stage experience[2] Ben took on "without doubt the biggest challenge I've had professionally" appearing in the stage production of The Kite Runner, which had its European premiere at Nottingham Playhouse in April 2013 as main role Amir. It was so popular that it returned for a second round with a UK Tour premiering August till November 2014.
Filmography/Television/Stageworks
- As If as Andrew.
- Love Soup as Ray (2005)
- Doctor Who as King Louis (2006 The Girl in the Fireplace)
- The Bill as Si Magley (2007 Crash Test)
- Adulthood as Giles (2008)
- Casualty as David Pickering (2005 - series 19 episode 30 - And on That Farm)
- Casualty as Sam Baxter (2008 - Series 22 episode 33 - Someone's Lucky Night)
- Casualty as Jay Faldren (2008–2011, 2016 Series 23 Episode 8 till Series 26 Episode 16 & Too Old For This Shift)
- I Shouldn't Be Alive (Season 1 Episode 3)– "Escape from the Amazon" (2006)as Markus
- Love in the Afternoon a short film premiered June 2012
- 300: Rise of an Empire as General Artaphernes (2013)
- The Fifth Estate (Film) as a New York Reporter (2013)
- Death in Paradise as Chris Winchester
- WPC 56 as DI Max Harper (Series 2)
- Eastenders as Adrian Quinlan (2015)
- "The Coroner (TV Series)" (Series 1 Episode 10)- "Dirty Dancing" (2015) as Dr. Mel Siddiqui
Role in WPC 56
Ben joined the cast of WPC 56, in the regular lead role DI Max Harper, in Series 2, which was shown by the BBC in February 2014.
References
- ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (21 October 2011). "'Casualty' duo Ruth, Jay to leave show". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ↑ "Professional Biography".