Ben Hull (born 8 November 1972) is an English actor and presenter.

Career

Hull's first appearance was in 1994 when he appeared in the ITV drama, ''

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''. He then went on to appear as Martin Wells in Children's ITV series ''

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''. In 1995 he got his big break playing Lewis Richardson in the

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soap ''

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'', a role which he also played in a couple of the soap's spin-off TV series '' Hollyoaks: Movin' On'' and '' Hollyoaks: Breaking Boundaries''; he left this role in 2001. In 2002 he starred in another of

's soaps, the now defunct '' Brookside'', playing Dr Gary Parr, but this was not Hull's first appearance in the soap, as a few years before he played a character called Syd Watts in one of the soap's spin-off videos, ''Brookside: Double Take''. In 2003 he joined the

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medical drama '' Casualty'' for 3 episodes, playing Dale Charters. Hull returned to soap operas when, in 2005, he joined Five's (now Channel 5) now defunct ''

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'', playing Adam Green, and in 2006 he starred in BBC One's daytime soap '' Doctors'', playing John Myson. In 2007 it was announced that Hull would be starring in all 50 episodes of new

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TV series '' The Royal Today'', which is a modern day spin-off from

's 1960s TV series ''

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'', playing Charge nurse Adam Fernley. The series was aired in 2008. Hull has appeared in BBC One drama series ''

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''. In 2012, Hull appeared in new ITV crime drama ''Crime Stories'', playing series regular Detective Ben Shaw. The show concentrates on police procedure and blends documentary camera technique with CCTV images. 2012 also saw Hull play Consultant Obstetrician Derwood Thompson in the BBC's medical drama ''

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''. He reprised the role in 2013 and 2018. Hull has also appeared in many theatre productions including '' Four Knights in Knaresborough'' and ''

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,'' both of which he was nominated for a Best Actor award in the

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. In 2008 Hull starred as Garry Lejeune in a UK touring production of ''

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''. Hull's work as a presenter includes Film24, Bid, Angela and Friends,

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, the competitions for

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and for Travel Channel (UK). He also presents the Army Recruiting Channel's "Ask the Army".

Present

In 2022, Hull appeared as Jack in the third series of

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' '' After Life''.

Personal life

Hull is married to actress and former ''Family Affairs'' co-star

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Filmography

References

External links

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