Ben Wells (born April 14, 1982, in Springfield,

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) is an American television and movie actor. He made his debut on the feature film

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with co-star

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Biography

Wells grew up in

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and graduated in June 2005 from the

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, majoring in

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. His great-grandfather Maurice Carter Tull was an award-winning playwright with his 1920's

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play

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in which his great-grandmother played the walk on part of the nurse.

Television

* 2004: ''

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Film

* 2005: Annihilation (Short) * 2006: Riffraff

External links

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