Ben Addis

{{Short description|Welsh actor}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Ben Addis

| birth_place = Blaenavon, Wales

| occupation = Actor

| known_for = Hollyoaks, Emmerdale

}}

Ben Addis is a Welsh actor known for his work in theatre and television.

Early life and education

Addis was born in Blaenavon. He was part of Gwent Young People's Theatre (GYPT) in Abergavenny and The National Youth Theatre of Wales. He trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.{{cite web

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|title=Ben Addis - Company Members

|work=National Theatre

|accessdate=7 August 2010

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519035351/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/34578/company-members/ben-addis.html

|archivedate=19 May 2011

}}

Career

Theatre credits include: Rock and Roll (Duke of York's Theatre), King Lear (RSC), Never So Good (National Theatre), Antigone and Widower's Houses (Manchester Royal Exchange),{{cite web

|url = http://www.royalexchangetheatre.org.uk/event.aspx?id=124#

|title = Widowers' Houses at the Royal Exchange Theatre

|work = Royal Exchange Theatre

|accessdate = 7 August 2010

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110724021016/http://www.royalexchangetheatre.org.uk/event.aspx?id=124

|archive-date = 2011-07-24

|url-status = dead

}} Cinderella (Warwick Arts Centre / Lyric Hammersmith){{cite web

|url = http://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/events/theatre/cinderella

|title = Cinderella

|work = Warwick Arts Centre

|accessdate = 7 August 2010

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100927164519/http://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/events/theatre/cinderella

|archive-date = 2010-09-27

|url-status = dead

}} and Eurydice (ATC/Plymouth Drum/Young Vic).

Film and TV credits include: Lewis (ITV) and Martin Scorsese's Hugo.

In February 2020, Addis played the role of Dr. Parker in Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks.

In August 2023, Addis joined the cast of ITV1 soap Emmerdale as Craig Reed, his character has subsequently gone on to rape Lydia Dingle.

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable sortable"

|+

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

2011

|The Decoy Bride

|Journalist 1

|

2011

|Hugo

|Salvador Dalí

|

2022Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

|Newspaper Seller

|

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

2008

|Great Performances

|King of France

|Episode: "King Lear"

2008

|Consuming Passion: 100 Years of Mills & Boon

|Frederick

|Television film

2010

|Lewis

|Junior Porter

|Episode: "Dark Matter"

2010

|At Home with the Georgians

|Dudley Ryder

|Episode: "A Man's Place"

2012

|Dark Matters: Twisted But True

|Various roles

|5 episodes

2012

|Doctor Who

|Bob Chilcott

|Episode: "The Snowmen"

2013

|Murder on the Victorian Railway

|Frederick Wicks

|Television film

2013

|Vera

|David Gilloway

|Episode: "Young Gods"

2014

|The Mysterious Mr Webster

|John Webster

| rowspan="2" |Television film

2015

|The Eichmann Show

|Ron Huntsman

2015

|The Musketeers

|Town House Servant

|Episode: "The Prodigal Father"

2017

|Judge Rinder's Crown Court

|Dr. Leo Terrell

|2 episodes

2019

|The Killer Beside Me

|Robert Henry

|Episode: "Deadly Business"

2019–2021

|Hollyoaks

|Doctor Parker

|3 episodes

2021

|Ted's Top Ten

|Alan Rodman

|4 episodes

2021

|The Girl Before

|Peter Creed

|3 episodes

2023

|Maryland

|DT Ian Quayle

|

2023

|Emmerdale

|Craig Reed

|Recurring role

References

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