Benjamin Smith (born 27 December 1989) is an English actor. Smith played

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in '' Only Fools and Horses'' and Tegs in EastEnders. Among Smith's other early roles are ''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', and pr ...

'', '' Goodnight Mister Tom'' and '' Second Sight''. He played Luke in the 2006 ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

'' episode " School Reunion" and Joey Frazier in BBC's "

Hustle Hustle or The Hustle may refer to: Film * ''Hustle'' (1975 film), an American crime film starring Burt Reynolds * ''Hustle'' (2004 film), an American television film about Pete Rose * ''Hustle'' (2008 film), a film starring Bai Ling * ''The H ...

". He played Jack in the BBC's '' Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars'' (2007). In 2008, he played Tegs on ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...

'' and Donny on '' Skins''. He was also in the stage production of Dennis Kelly's DNA. Smith also appeared in '' Teachers'', '' The Bill'' and '' Help! I'm a Teenage Outlaw''. He had a recurring guest role in the first series of the E4 series '' Misfits'' (2009). That year he also appeared in the film '' Nowhere Boy''. In 2010 he was the main character in episode 2 of the Jimmy McGovern-penned BBC drama serial '' Accused'', where he played Frankie, a young soldier who seeks revenge on an army corporal after his friend commits suicide due to the corporal's actions. In the following few years Smith had roles in '' Scott & Bailey'', '' The Honourable Woman'' and ''

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'', also written by Jimmy McGovern. In 2015 he appeared in the Channel 4 police comedy-drama '' No Offence''. In 2019 he appeared as Lennox, a British journalist sympathetic to Irish republicanism, in Netflix/ RTE's

Irish war of Independence The Irish War of Independence () or Anglo-Irish War was a guerrilla war fought in Ireland from 1919 to 1921 between the Irish Republican Army (IRA, the army of the Irish Republic) and British forces: the British Army, along with the quasi-mil ...

drama

Resistance Resistance may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Comics * Either of two similarly named but otherwise unrelated comic book series, both published by Wildstorm: ** ''Resistance'' (comics), based on the video game of the same title ** ''T ...

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