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Benjamin Davies (other)
Benjamin Davies or Ben Davies may refer to: Performers * Ben Davies (tenor) (1858–1943), Welsh operatic tenor * Benjamin Davies (actor) (born 1980), Scottish actor and producer Sportsmen Footballers * Ben Davies (1880s footballer), English footballer for Port Vale * Ben Davies (footballer, born 1888) (1888–1970), English footballer born in Middlesbrough * Ben Davies (1930s footballer), English goalkeeper born in Wolverhampton * Ben Davies (footballer, born 1981), English footballer born in Birmingham * Ben Davies (Australian footballer) (born 1986), Australian rules footballer * Ben Davies (footballer, born 1993), Wales international footballer * Ben Davies (footballer, born 1995), English footballer born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria Rugby * Ben Davies (rugby union) (1873–1930), Wales international rugby player * Ben Davies (rugby league, born 1989), Welsh rugby league footballer * Ben Davies (rugby league, born 2000), English rugby league footballer Others * Ben D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Davies (tenor)
Ben Davies (6 January 1858 – 28 March 1943) was a Welsh tenor singer, who appeared in opera with the Carl Rosa Opera Company, in operetta and light opera, and on the concert and oratorio platform. He was spoken of as a successor of Edward Lloyd, as a leading British tenor, and retained something of his style and repertoire in concert performance. Training and operatic career, 1881–1891 Ben Davies was born in Pontardawe, Wales. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London under Alberto Randegger and Signor Fiori. He made his debut in 1881 in Michael Balfe's ''The Bohemian Girl'', and in the following ten years devoted himself principally to the operatic stage. In 1883 he created the role of Gringoire in Arthur Goring Thomas's '' Esmeralda'', in the first Carl Rosa season at Drury Lane Theatre: his future wife Clara Perry was in the cast as Fleur-de-lys. In that time he began to assume the mantle of Edward Lloyd, as the leading British operatic tenor. In 1887 he p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Davies (rugby League, Born 2000)
Ben Davies (born 21 April 2000) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for St Helens. Background Davies was born in Widnes, Cheshire, England. He played for Halton Farnworth Hornets and then switched to Widnes Moorfield. He also represented Lancashire Academy and part of the England U18's squad. He then joined the Widnes Vikings Academy. Career He made his professional début for Widnes in the Championship in 2019. Davies made his first team début for St Helens as a against the Salford Red Devils on 26 Oct 2020. Due to end-of-season fixture congestion caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Saints fielded a very young side, resting the majority of first team players, in preparation of their derby match against the Wigan Warriors four days later. In round 23 of the 2022 Super League season, Davies scored two tries in St Helens 60-6 victory over Hull F.C. Salford Red Devils (loan) On 8 June 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Salford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Davies (Hollyoaks)
Ben Davies is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera '' Hollyoaks'', played by Marcus Patric. He first appeared in August 2000, and after departing from the main show in 2005, made further appearances in spin-offs, '' Hollyoaks: Let Loose'' and '' Hollyoaks: In the City'', which followed his relationship with Lisa Hunter ( Gemma Atkinson) Casting Marcus Patric was cast in the ''Hollyoaks: On the Pull'' campaign to find new young actors to appear in the show during the London auditions where he was called back for further auditions in Liverpool and the role of Ben was created for him. The other three chosen were Andrew Somerville (Theo Sankofa), Lesley Johnston ( Laura Burns) and Elize du Toit (Izzy Cornwell). Development Writers created a relationship between Ben and Ellie Mills (Sarah Baxendale). The two characters were used to break a world record of the longest kiss featured in film, set by the Guinness Book of Records. The two characters kissed for a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Davies (politician)
Benjamin Davies (1813 – September 1904) was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented 3rd Queens from 1850 to 1854 and 4th Queens from 1867 to 1876 in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island as a Liberal member. Biography He was born in Charlottetown, the son of Nathan Davies, an immigrant from Wales of Huguenot descent, and Amelia MacNutt. In 1813, he married Kezia Attwood Watts. Davies married Eliza Francis Cooke in 1854 after the death of his first wife. He was a lieutenant-colonel in the militia cavalry. Davies served in the province's Executive Council as Postmaster General, Colonial Secretary and chairman of the Railway Board. He operated shipbuilding yards, owned a number of ships and was also an exporter of goods. Davies became ill during the winter of 1903-4 and died in Charlottetown later that year. His son Louis Henry Davies Sir Louis Henry Davies (May 4, 1845May 1, 1924) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Davies (Hebraist)
Benjamin Davies (1814 – 19 July 1875) was a 19th-century Welsh Hebraist. He was son of Silvanus Davies, a Carmarthenshire farmer. Having begun preaching at the age of 15, in 1830 he entered Bristol Baptist College. He subsequently studied in Dublin, Glasgow, and in Leipzig where he obtained a Ph.D. degree, and developed friendships with a number of eminent German Hebraists. On his return in 1838, he was ordained in London, before taking up the post of Principle of Montreal Training College for North American Missionaries (1838–44). In 1844 he was appointed President and Theological Tutor of Stepney Baptist College, London, where he stayed until becoming Professor of Semitics at McGill College, Montreal in 1847. He returned to London in 1857, where he worked at the then Regent's Park Baptist College. His writings include, 'Student's Hebrew Grammar' and 'Student's Lexicon of the Hebrew Language', based on the German works of Roediger and Gesenius respectively, and an annotated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Davies (poet)
Ben Davies (1864 - 1937) was a 19th-century Welsh poet, and an Independent minister. He grew up in Dolgam, a farm where he received some early education at the local school. At the age of 13 however he entered employment as a miner in a local coal mine. He began writing poetry at quite a young age, and was awarded prizes at various local literary competitions and Eisteddfodau. At 21 he won the bardic chair at the Tredegar Tredegar (pronounced , ) is a town and community situated on the banks of the Sirhowy River in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, in the southeast of Wales. Within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, it became an early centre of the In ... Eisteddfod for his awdl on "Virtue" (Rhinwedd). He was also competent at the art of composing cynghanedd. From 1886-8 he studied at Bala, Gwynedd, Bala Independent College, before becoming minister of Bwlchgwyn and Llandegla (1888–91), and then Pant Teg, Ystalyfera (1891-1926). One of his congregation at Ystal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Davies (Independent Minister And Author)
Ben Davies (1840 - 1930) was a Welsh Independent minister and author. He grew up in the Rhondda area, where an early age he entered employment as a coal miner, but managed to educate himself to some extent, and joined Cymer Church, where he was encouraged to begin preaching. He later held positions at the Tabernacle at Treorchy, Trelech and Capel Iwan, and Ebenezer, Newcastle Emlyn Newcastle Emlyn ( cy, Castellnewydd Emlyn) is a town on the River Teifi, straddling the counties of Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire in West Wales. It is also a community entirely within Carmarthenshire, bordered by those of Llangeler and Cenar .... His writings include four volumes of sermons, 'Gair y Cymod' (published 1882), 'Y Bywyd Annherfynol', 'Pyrth Seion', and 'Y Gronyn Gwenith', and miscellaneous writings such as, 'Y Pulpud a'r Seddau' (1909). He died in August 1930. References Welsh writers 20th-century Welsh people 1840 births 1930 deaths {{UK-Christian-clergy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Davies (ice Hockey)
Ben Davies (born 18 January 1991) is a Welsh ice hockey player for Cardiff Devils and the British national team. He represented Great Britain at the 2019 IIHF World Championship, where he scored the overtime goal against France to avoid Britain's relegation to Division I, and again at the 2021 IIHF World Championship and 2022 IIHF World Championship The 2022 IIHF World Championship was hosted by Finland from 13 to 29 May 2022, as the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced on 19 May 2017 in Cologne, Germany. The host cities of the World Championships were Tampere and Helsi .... References External links * 1991 births Basingstoke Bison players Braehead Clan players British expatriate ice hockey people Welsh expatriate sportspeople in Australia Welsh expatriate sportspeople in the United States Cardiff Devils players Coventry Blaze players Guildford Flames players Living people Manchester Storm (2015–) players Melbourne Mustangs players N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Davies (darts Player)
Ben Davies (born 27 May 1980) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is a professional darts organisation in the United Kingdom, established in 1992 when a group of leading players split from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form what was initially called the Wor ... (PDC) events. References External linksProfile and stats on Darts Database 1980 births Living people English darts players Professional Darts Corporation associate players Sportspeople from Crewe {{England-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Davies (rugby League, Born 1989)
Benjamin (Ben) "Danger" Davies (born 2 November 1989) is a professional rugby league footballer who last played as a for Oldham ( Heritage No. 1372) in Kingstone Press League 1. He has previously played for:- * Wigan Warriors ( Heritage No. 1020) * Widnes Vikings * Workington Town * South Wales Scorpions * Barrow Raiders * Castleford Tigers ( Heritage No. 920) * Halifax RLFC * Whitehaven RLFC Background Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Career He signed for the Wigan Warriors from local amateur team Leigh East. He has junior representative honours with Lancashire (at under 14s and 15s level) and England (under 15s and 18s.) At the start of 2010, he was sent out on loan to Widnes. After impressing on his one-month loan, he was dual registered with the Chemics. He made his Super League début off the bench against Crusaders The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Davies (actor)
Benjamin John Gareth Davies (born 19 September 1980) is a Scottish actor. Early life Benjamin John Gareth Davies was born in Edinburgh on 19 September 1980, the son of Welsh parents. He grew up in England, where he was educated at Tavistock College in Tavistock and Priory School in Lewes before joining the Drama Centre in London at the age of 17; he trained in acting under Yat Malmgren, Reuven Adiv, and Christopher Fettes. His earliest performances were with the National Youth Theatre and at the Theatre Royal in Plymouth and Glyndebourne Opera House. Career Davies was cast by the theatre director Dominic Cooke at the Royal Court Theatre, where he won a Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Performer for his portrayal of Danny in Grae Cleugh's ''Fucking Games''. He then appeared at the Traverse Theatre to work with Wilson Milam, then to the National Theatre Studio. He played Dill in a production of Harper Lee's ''To Kill a Mocking Bird''. Later that year, he worke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |