Ben Mansfield (born 29 May 1983) is an English actor, best known for playing

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in the ITV

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drama '' Primeval''.

Career

Mansfield portrayed

in the ITV

drama '' Primeval'', depicting the Captain of a special unit from the military which works with the ARC. Mansfield was spotted for the role when auditioning for the part of

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in the

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series ''

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''. Mansfield got down to the final two for the part, losing out to

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. ''Merlin''s casting director, who also worked as casting director for ''Primeval'', suggested that he audition for Captain Becker and he subsequently joined the cast in its third season in 2009. On 1 July 2014, he announced on Twitter that he will be playing the part of Alex in channel 4's new comedy, 'Not Safe For Work' (formerly named 'CUT'). Mansfield landed a role in the third series of ITV's '' Endeavour'', which aired 3 January 2016.

Theatre

His theatrical credits include *''French Without Tears'' by

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(English Touring Theatre) Lead role: Alan Howard *''Jenufa'' by Timberlake Wertenbaker (Natural Perspective at the Arcola Theatre) *''Much Ado About Nothing'' by

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(The New Shakespeare Company at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre) *''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' by William Shakespeare (directed by Peter Hall at the Rose Theatre) *''Twelfth Night'' by William Shakespeare (directed by Peter Hall at The National Theatre) *''Henry IV Parts One and Two'' by William Shakespeare (playing Hotspur and Pistol)(directed by Peter Hall at The Theatre Royal, Bath. *''One Man, Two Guvnors'' at The Theatre Royal Haymarket, London *''Relative Values'' at Theatre Royal, Bath & Harold Pinter Theatre *''

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'' at the Haymarket Theatre Mansfield appeared in

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's ''Relative Values'' at The Theatre Royal, Bath, between 12 and 29 June 2013 as 'Don Lucas'. The production, directed by Sir Trevor Nunn toured from Bath to Bristol before transferring to the Harold Pinter Theatre for a limited season from 19 March to 21 June 2014. In July 2016, it was announced that Mansfield will be playing the role of 'Larry' in Mart Crawley's 'The Boys In the Band'.http://britishtheatre.com/further-casting-announced-the-boys-in-the-band/ Further Casting Announced

Filmography

References

External links

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Dalzell and Beresford: Ben Mansfield
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mansfield, Ben 1983 births Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School English male stage actors English male television actors Living people People educated at Gresham's School