Ben Bass (actor)
{{short description|American-Canadian actor}}
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Ben Bass (born August 14, 1968[https://www.northernstars.ca/bass_ben/ Ben Bass' bio] at www.northernstars.ca) is an American-Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as officer/detective Sam Swarek on the Global police television series Rookie Blue, which also aired on ABC.
Life and career
At age 7, Bass moved with his family to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He speaks French fluently.
He started his television career by appearing in the show 21 Jump Street, and started his stage career when he appeared in Angry Housewives. He was nominated for a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award for best supporting actor in Angry Housewives. Also, he originated the stage role of the young Elvis Presley in Are You Lonesome Tonight at The Charlottetown Festival in Prince Edward Island."Paying tribute to the King" by John Mackie, Vancouver Sun (15 Aug, 1987) Retrieved from {{ProQuest|243743585}} Following that, he attended Theatre School at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris."Bass is one happy Othello or a hotshot TV producer man" Toronto Star (17 Dec, 2004) Retrieved from {{ProQuest|438771338}} After returning to Canada, he appeared in television guest roles before becoming a regular cast member of the series Forever Knight as the 16th century Spanish vampire Javier Vachon."Guess who's playing Gillian?: Vancouver actress Joely Collins gets role of famed juror" by Sorelle Saidman, The Province (20 Feb, 2004) [Final Edition] Retrieved from {{ProQuest|269357553}}
He also appeared at the Stratford (Ontario) Festival as Christian in Cyrano de Bergerac and as the lead in In the Ring and also appeared as Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew at the Atlantic Theatre Festival in Nova Scotia.
Bass then played a lead character in season 3 of TV show The Eleventh Hour[https://playbackonline.ca/2004/11/08/drama-20041108/ "Nominees for best dramatic series"] at playbackonline.ca and was nominated for a Gemini Award for this role. He also starred in a TV miniseries Would Be Kings"Would Be Kings is gripping drama; Miniseries follows tale of two cops/cousins" by Alex Strachan, Montreal Gazette (27 Jan, 2008) [Final Edition] Retrieved from {{ProQuest|434589456}} for which he received a second Gemini nomination. His next role as Sam Swarek in Rookie Blue[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/rookie-blue-eyes-a-happily-810708/ "‘Rookie Blue’ Eyes a Happily Ever After"] by Amber Dowling at www.hollywoodreporter.com garnered nominations for a Canadian Screen Award in 2014 and 2016. His film career includes A Cool, Dry Place, Bride of Chucky, and The 6th Day.
Personal life
On June 14, 2011, he married{{cite web|title=Rookie Blue Interview with Ben Bass: we interrupt this honeymoon|url=http://poptimal.com/2011/06/rookie-blue-interview-with-ben-bass-we-interrupt-this-honeymoon/|accessdate=6 September 2012|author=Keshaunta Moton|date=2011-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130303210414/http://poptimal.com/2011/06/rookie-blue-interview-with-ben-bass-we-interrupt-this-honeymoon/|archive-date=3 March 2013|url-status=usurped}} actress Laura Carswell.
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| rowspan=2|1987
| Leonard | 1 episode |
| Street Legal
| New Mel | 1 episode |
| 1989
| Trevor Andres | 2 episodes |
| 1992
| data-sort-value="Killer Among Friends, A" | A Killer Among Friends | Steve | TV movie |
| 1995
| Javier Vachon | 13 episodes |
| rowspan=3|1998
| data-sort-value="Cool, Dry Place, A" | A Cool, Dry Place | Placement Agent | |
| Bride of Chucky
| Lieutenant Ellis | |
| Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story
| Rex Reed | TV movie |
| rowspan=5|1999
| Michael | TV movie |
| Beggars and Choosers
| Brian Peske | 29 episodes |
| Da Vinci's Inquest
| Rick O'Malley (1999); Hardy's Lawyer (2001) | 2 episodes |
| Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
| | TV movie[https://variety.com/1999/tv/reviews/bonanno-a-godfather-s-story-1117749992/ Bonanno: A Godfather’s Story review] by Ray Richmond at variety.com |
| data-sort-value="Hunger, The" | The Hunger
| Dave | 1 episode |
| rowspan=6| 2000
| Russ | 1 episode |
| Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
| ND-3 Controller | 1 episode |
| Hollywood Off-Ramp
| 1 episode | |
| Stargate SG-1
| Dr. Steven Rayner | 1 episode |
| data-sort-value="6th Day, The" | The 6th Day
| Bodyguard | |
| Big Sound
| Darryl | 8 episodes |
| rowspan=3| 2001
| Strange Frequency | Tom West | TV movie; Segment: Room Service |
| data-sort-value="Lone Gunmen, The" | The Lone Gunmen
| Josh Gillnitz | 1 episode |
| Night Visions
| Paul | 1 episode |
| rowspan=3|2002
| Jeremiah | Rasmussen | 1 episode |
| Monk
| Gavin Lloyd | 2 episodes |
| Tom Stone
| Graham Pearson | 7 episodes |
| rowspan=3| 2003
| data-sort-value="Twilight Zone, The" | The Twilight Zone | Trevor Black | 1 episode |
| Bliss
| Marcus | 1 episode |
| Dead Like Me
| Chris Freedman | 1 episode |
| rowspan=3| 2004
| data-sort-value="Chris Isaak Show, The" | The Chris Isaak Show | Ben | 1 episode |
| data-sort-value="Love Crimes of Gillian Guess, The" | The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess
| Peter Gill | TV movie[https://variety.com/2004/film/reviews/the-love-crimes-of-gillian-guess-1200529980/ The Love Crimes Of Gillian Guess review] by Ken Eisner at variety.com |
| data-sort-value="Eleventh Hour, The" | The Eleventh Hour
| Henry Shelley | 13 episodes |
| 2005
| Tad | 2 episodes |
| 2006
| David | TV movie |
| 2007
| Dr. Adam Vaughn | 1 episode |
| rowspan=3|2008
| Jamie Collins | TV mini-series |
| Flashpoint
| Harlan Geddes | 1 episode |
| Dream
| Man | Short |
| 2010–2015
| Officer/Detective Sam Swarek | Series Regular - Starring Role |
| 2014
| data-sort-value="Good Sister, The" | The Good Sister | Jack | TV movie |
| 2015
| Love's Complicated | Cinco Dublin | TV movie |
| 2016
| Casual | Harry | 2 episodes |
| 2017
| Doug Reid | 1 episode |
| 2018
| data-sort-value="Detail, The"|The Detail | Marc Savage | 5 episodes |
| 2020
| Dr. Solomon Stone/Solomon Stafford | 3 episodes |
| 2022
| DS Brad Michaels | Season 2 |
Awards
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0060029}}
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Category:20th-century Canadian male actors
Category:21st-century Canadian male actors
Category:American emigrants to Canada
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:Canadian male film actors