Ben Lloyd-Hughes
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Ben Lloyd-Hughes | |
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| Born | Benedict Lloyd-Hughes 14 April 1988 Westminster, London, England |
| Alma mater | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
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| Parent(s) | Lucy Appleby Timothy Lloyd-Hughes |
| Relatives | Henry Lloyd-Hughes (brother) Flo Lloyd-Hughes (sister) Basil Appleby (grandfather) Anne Padwick (grandmother) |
Benedict Lloyd-Hughes (born 14 April 1988) is a British actor.
Early life
[edit]Lloyd-Hughes was born in 1988 in London, the son of Lucy Appleby and Timothy Lloyd-Hughes. He attended St. Paul's School, London. In 2011 he finished his acting training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.
Career
[edit]He is known for portraying Josh Stock in the British series Skins (2007) and for his role as Will in the film Divergent (2014). He plays Tsar Alexander in the 2016 BBC television series War & Peace, and Greg in the 2020 series Industry.[1] Lloyd-Hughes joined the main cast of period drama Sanditon (based on Jane Austen's unfinished novel) in 2022. He played Mark Bolland in the fifth and sixth seasons of the historical drama television series The Crown.[2][3]
Personal life
[edit]Lloyd-Hughes has an older brother, actor Henry Lloyd-Hughes, and a sister. Both brothers acted in Miliband of Brothers, a satirical docu-drama centered around the 2010 Labour leadership election.
Lloyd-Hughes is married to actress Emily Berrington.[4] They met at drama school.[5] Fred Macpherson, lead singer of the band Spector and formerly of Les Incompétents and Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man, is his cousin.[6]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | Tormented | Jez | |
| 2009 | The First Days of Spring | Young Ethan | |
| 2010 | Miliband of Brothers | Ed Miliband | Together with Henry Lloyd-Hughes (brother) |
| 2012 | The Scapegoat | Myerson | |
| 2012 | Great Expectations | Bentley Drummel | |
| 2013 | Tom & Issy | Eric | Short film |
| 2014 | Divergent | Will | |
| 2015 | The Divergent Series: Insurgent | Will | |
| 2016 | Me Before You | Rupert Collins | |
| 2017 | Breathe | Dr. Don McQueen | |
| 2018 | Malevolent | Jackson | |
| 2019 | A Serial Killer's Guide to Life | Chuck Knoah | |
| 2022 | The King's Daughter | Jean-Michel Lintillac | |
| 2022 | The Stranger in Our Bed | Tom | [7][8] |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | Love Soup | Teenage Boy | |
| 2006 | Genie in the House | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | |
| 2006 | A Touch of Frost | Student | |
| 2007 | Casualty | Colm Roach | |
| 2007 | Skins | Josh Stock | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Roman Mysteries | Gaius Valerius Flaccus | 4 episodes |
| 2008 | Personal Affairs | Dominic Fitzwallace | |
| 2011 | The Hour | Ralph Sherwin | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Young James Herriot | Rob McAloon | |
| 2015 | Life in Squares | Bunny (younger) | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | The Eichmann Show | Alan Rosenthal | |
| 2016 | War & Peace | Tsar Alexander | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | National Treasure | Freddie | |
| 2020 | Industry | Greg | |
| 2022 | The Ipcress File | James | Mini-Series |
| 2022–2023 | The Crown | Mark Bolland | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | This England | Ben Gascoigne | 5 episodes |
| 2022–2023 | Sanditon | Alexander Colbourne | Season 2-3 |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | GreedFall | Constantin D'Orsay | Voice |
Theatre
[edit]- 2012: The Way of the World
References
[edit]- ^ Davies, Hannah J. (10 November 2020). "Industry review – Lena Dunham directs taut drama you can bank on". The Guardian.
- ^ "Who plays Charles's 'spin doctor' Mark Bolland in The Crown?". Radio Times. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ McDonagh, Melanie (16 November 2023). "The Crown Season Six: Diana's ghost, bloodings and the Dodi ick". Evening Standard. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Pule, Gaone (26 April 2023). "Ben Lloyd-Hughes' Wife Is Also an Actress: Inside the Love Life of the 'Sanditon' Star". news.amomama.com. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Emily Berrington interview: On playing a robotic sex worker". The Independent. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Olah, Natalie (14 February 2015). "Henry Lloyd-Hughes interview: From The Inbetweeners to the last days of the Raj in Channel 4's Indian Summers". The Independent.
- ^ Kraft, Tim (6 September 2022). "Exclusive: Samantha Bond Discusses Romantic-Thriller The Stranger in Our Bed". MovieWeb. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "The Stranger in Our Bed". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
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