Ben Bass (born August 14, 1968) is an American-Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as officer/detective Sam Swarek on the

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police television series ''

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,'' which also aired on

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Life and career

At age 7, Bass moved with his family to

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, Canada. He speaks French fluently. He started his television career by appearing in the show ''

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'', and started his stage career when he appeared in ''Angry Housewives''. He was nominated for a

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for best supporting actor in ''Angry Housewives''. Also, he originated the stage role of the young

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in ''Are You Lonesome Tonight'' at The Charlottetown Festival in

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."Paying tribute to the King" by John Mackie, ''

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'' (15 Aug, 1987) Retrieved from Following that, he attended Theatre School at the

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and L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris. After returning to Canada, he appeared in television guest roles before becoming a regular cast member of the series ''

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'' as the 16th century

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'' (20 Feb, 2004) inal EditionRetrieved from He also appeared at the Stratford (Ontario) Festival as Christian in Cyrano de Bergerac and as the lead in In the Ring and also appeared as Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew at the Atlantic Theatre Festival in Nova Scotia. Bass then played a lead character in season 3 of TV show '' The Eleventh Hour'' and was nominated for a Gemini Award for this role. He also starred in a TV miniseries '' Would Be Kings'' for which he received a second Gemini nomination. His next role as Sam Swarek in ''

'' garnered nominations for a Canadian Screen Award in 2014 and 2016. His film career includes '' A Cool, Dry Place'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Personal life

On June 14, 2011, he married actress Laura Carswell.

Filmography

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bass, Ben 1968 births 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors American emigrants to Canada American male film actors American male television actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Living people Male actors from Vancouver