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Ben Turner (born 3 February 1980) is a

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actor, most notable for his roles as nurse

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'', the lead role of Amir in multiple stage adaptations of ''

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'', and as Louis XV in '' Doctor Who''.

Life and career

Turner was born in

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to an

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father, actor Graham Turner of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and an

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mother. He was educated at

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, well known for its pedigree of actors including the founder

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. He then trained as an actor at

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. He has appeared in many productions in television, film, theatre and radio, including

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's production of ''

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''. He has also appeared in several charity shows such as Children in Need, 2009 in the ''Casualty'' special as Staff Nurse Jay Faldren and also ''Let's Dance for Sport Relief'' 2010. Ben appeared in the first of the live shows along with ''Casualty'' stars Charles Dale (Big Mac) and Tony Marshall (Noel Garcia) as well as

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stars Rosie Marcel (Jac Naylor) and Luke Roberts (Joseph Byrne). He left ''Casualty'' in December 2011, along with co-star

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, who played his main love interest in the show. Following his extensive stage experience Turner took on "without doubt the biggest challenge I've had professionally", appearing in the stage production of ''

'', which had its European premiere at

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in April 2013. Turner starred in the production playing both the younger and older versions of the main character Amir. The show's popularity returned it for another run with a UK tour premiering August through November, 2014 and again in the

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in 2016. Turner joined the cast of ''

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'', in the regular lead role of

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Max Harper, in Series 2, which was shown by the BBC in February 2014.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Ben Living people 1980 births Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama British male actors of Asian descent English male film actors English male radio actors English male stage actors English male television actors English male voice actors English people of Iranian descent Male actors from London People educated at Dulwich College People from Hackney Central