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

Early life

Bennett was born in

Honeybourne Honeybourne is a village and civil parish about east of Evesham in Worcestershire, England. Much of the parish is farmland. RAF Honeybourne just south of the village was operational from 1940 until 1947. History Honeybourne was two villag ...

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see H ...

. He attended

Chipping Campden School Chipping Campden School is a non-selective secondary school and sixth form with academy status located in Chipping Campden, in the English county of Gloucestershire. Founded in c.1440 the school celebrated its 575th birthday in 2015. The schoo ...

Gloucestershire Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean. The county town is the city of ...

, and graduated from

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with a BSc in history and politics. He attended the

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Senat ...

(RADA).

Career

In 2008, Bennett appeared as Laertes in ''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

'', Demetrius in ''

A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a comedy written by William Shakespeare 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict a ...

'', and Berowne in ''

Love's Labour's Lost ''Love's Labour's Lost'' is one of William Shakespeare's early comedies, believed to have been written in the mid-1590s for a performance at the Inns of Court before Queen Elizabeth I. It follows the King of Navarre and his three companions a ...

''. He reprised the first two roles when the productions toured

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

'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 David John Tennant (''né'' McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He rose to fame for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor (2005–2010 and 2013) in the BBC science-fiction TV show ''Doctor Who'', reprising the rol ...

was undergoing surgery for a spinal injury. In 2014, Bennett was appointed the Patron of Chapel Lane Theatre Company based in

Stratford-Upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon (), commonly known as just Stratford, is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It is situated on the River Avon, north-we ...

, UK.

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)

Stage

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Edward-Bennett.com
fanpage with gallery * *
chapellane.co.uk
Chapel Lane Theatre Company {{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Edward English male stage actors Royal Shakespeare Company members Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Alumni of Cardiff University Living people 1979 births