Benedict Lloyd-Hughes (born 14 April 1988) is a British actor.

Early life

Lloyd-Hughes was born in 1988 in

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, the son of Lucy Appleby and Timothy Lloyd-Hughes. He attended

St Paul's School, London St Paul's School is a Selective school, selective Private schools in the United Kingdom, independent day school (with limited boarding school, boarding) for boys aged 13–18, founded in 1509 by John Colet and located on a 43-acre site by Rive ...

. In 2011 he finished his acting training at the

Guildhall School of Music and Drama The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a music school, music and drama school located in the City of London, England. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz al ...

in London.

Career

He is known for portraying Josh Stock in the British series '' Skins'' (2007) and for his role as

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in the film '' Divergent'' (2014). He plays Tsar Alexander in the 2016 BBC television series '' War & Peace'', and Greg in the 2020 series ''

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''. Lloyd-Hughes joined the main cast of period drama ''

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'' (based on Jane Austen's unfinished novel) in 2022. He played

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in the fifth and sixth seasons of the historical drama television series

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Personal life

Lloyd-Hughes has an older brother, actor

Henry Lloyd-Hughes Henry Alexander Lloyd-Hughes is an English actor. He is known for his roles in ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' (2005), '' Unrelated'' (2007), ''The Inbetweeners'' (2008–2010), '' Miliband of Brothers'' (2010), '' Weekender'' (2011), ' ...

, and a sister. Both brothers acted in ''

Miliband of Brothers ''Miliband of Brothers'' is a 2010 satirical docu-drama following the lives and careers of British politicians David Miliband and younger brother Ed, who at the time were both contesting the 2010 Labour leadership contest. Written by David Qu ...

'', a satirical docu-drama centered around the 2010 Labour leadership election. Lloyd-Hughes is married to actress

Emily Berrington Emily Berrington (born 7 December 1985) is an English actress who played Simone Al-Harazi in '' 24: Live Another Day'' (2014) and Niska in the Channel 4 and AMC TV series ''Humans'' (2015–2018). Early life Berrington's parents were social work ...

. They met at drama school. Fred Macpherson, lead singer of the band Spector and formerly of Les Incompétents and Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man, is his cousin.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theatre

* 2012: ''The Way of the World''

References

External links

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Interview with Ben Lloyd-Hughes
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lloyd-Hughes, Ben 1988 births 21st-century British male actors Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Living people Male actors from London