Ben Lamb (actor)

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{{Infobox person

| name = Ben Lamb

| image = Ben Lamb retrato.jpg

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|01|24|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Exeter, Devon, England

| occupation =

Actor

| years_active = 2011–present

| partner =

}}

Ben Lamb (born 24 January 1989) is an English actor, best known for his portrayal of Anthony Rivers in The White Queen, Edward in Divergent, Owen Case in Now You See Me 2,{{Citation|title=Now You See Me 2 (2016)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3110958/fullcredits|accessdate=20 April 2018}} and King Richard in A Christmas Prince, A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding and A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby.{{Cite news|url=https://www.refinery29.com/2017/12/184170/christmas-prince-who-is-actor-ben-lamb?bucketed=true&bucketing_referrer=https://www.google.com/|title=Been Wondering Where You've Seen The Prince From "A Christmas Prince" Before?|access-date=20 April 2018}}

Education

Born in Exeter, Devon, Lamb was educated at Dragon School{{Cite web|url=https://www.dragonschool.org/community/our-history/eminent-dragons.html|title=Eminent Dragons|last=Claydon|first=Sam|website=dragonschool.org|access-date=20 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111164943/https://www.dragonschool.org/community/our-history/eminent-dragons.html|archive-date=11 January 2018|url-status=dead}} in Oxford, and Eton College{{Cite web|url=http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/leisureold/9724804.Meaty_part_is_a_true_classic/|title=Meaty part is a true classic|website=The Oxford Times|access-date=20 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420202956/http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/leisureold/9724804.Meaty_part_is_a_true_classic/|archive-date=20 April 2018|url-status=dead}} in Berkshire, where he was a music scholar.

Career

After graduating RADA in 2010, Lamb started his professional career in opera{{Cite news|url=https://sofetchdaily.com/2013/09/04/an-interview-with-the-white-queen-divergent-star-ben-lamb/|title=An Interview with 'The White Queen' & 'Divergent' star Ben Lamb|date=4 September 2013|work=So Fetch Daily|access-date=20 April 2018|archive-date=17 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417034541/https://sofetchdaily.com/2013/09/04/an-interview-with-the-white-queen-divergent-star-ben-lamb/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles?aos=acting&yr=2010&fn=ben&sn=lamb|title=RADA: The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art – Student|website=rada.ac.uk|access-date=20 April 2018}} before joining the National Youth Theatre{{Cite web|url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles?aos=acting&yr=2010&fn=ben&sn=lamb|title=RADA: The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art – Student|website=rada.ac.uk|access-date=20 April 2018}} and performed in 20 Cigarettes.

In 2012, Lamb appeared as Percy Bysshe Shelley in Helen Edmundson's play Mary Shelley.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/9334639/Mary-Shelley-Tricycle-Theatre-review.html|title = Mary Shelley, Tricycle Theatre, review}} In 2013, he appeared as John Willoughby in Edmundson's adaptation of Sense and Sensibility on BBC Radio 4.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b037s8mp|title = BBC Radio 4 - Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility, Episode 1}}

In 2013 he starred as Anthony in The White Queen{{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2559975/ben-lamb-hump-day-hottie/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420202954/http://www.mtv.com/news/2559975/ben-lamb-hump-day-hottie/|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 April 2018|title=Ben Lamb Meets The 'White Queen' As This Week's Hump Day Hottie|publisher=MTV News|access-date=20 April 2018}} and, in 2014, as Edward in Divergent.{{Cite news|url=http://collider.com/divergent-deleted-scene/|title=DIVERGENT Deleted Scene Reveals Edward's Eye Stabbing|date=30 July 2014|work=Collider|access-date=20 April 2018}}

Alongside his film career, he has performed in theatre, playing Lorenzo in The Merchant of Venice{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/merchant-of-venice-globe-theatre-review-jonathan-pryce-s-beleaguered-shylock-impresses-in-an-10217931.html|title=Merchant of Venice, Globe Theatre, review: Jonathan Pryce's|date=1 May 2015|work=The Independent|access-date=20 April 2018}} at Shakespeare's Globe, alongside Jonathan Pryce, and Malcolm in the Young Vic's Macbeth.{{Cite news|url=https://youngviclondon.wordpress.com/2015/12/03/11-questions-with-the-cast-of-macbeth-ben-lamb/|title=11 Questions with the cast of Macbeth – Ben Lamb|date=3 December 2015|access-date=20 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420140150/https://youngviclondon.wordpress.com/2015/12/03/11-questions-with-the-cast-of-macbeth-ben-lamb/|archive-date=20 April 2018|url-status=dead}}

In 2017, he was cast as the title role in Netflix's A Christmas Prince{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/12/13/what-to-know-about-a-christmas-prince-the-netflix-movie-that-sparked-a-controversy/|title=What to know about 'A Christmas Prince,' the Netflix movie that sparked a controversy|last=Yahr|first=Emily|date=13 December 2017|work=The Washington Post|access-date=20 April 2018|issn=0190-8286}} and in the upcoming Swords & Sceptres.{{Cite news|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/rupert-everett-derek-jacobi-join-swords-and-sceptres/5123987.article|title=Rupert Everett, Derek Jacobi join 'Swords And Sceptres'|work=Screen|access-date=20 April 2018}} Ben reprised his role as King Richard in the sequels, A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding and A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby.{{Cite news|url =https://mobile.twitter.com/seewhatsnext/status/1105091399874048002|title = A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby Coming this Holiday Season|date = May 11, 2019|access-date= October 10, 2019|work = Twitter}}

In 2023 he was cast as the Duke of Buckingham in the Julian Fellowes drama The Gilded Age.

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2011 \|Il maestro \|Clarinetist \|Short
2014 \|Divergent \|Edward \|
2016 \|Blood Orange \|Lucas \|
2016 \|Now You See Me 2 \|Owen Case \|
2017 \|{{sortname\|A\|Christmas Prince}} \|Prince Richard \|Main Role
2018 \|{{sortname\|A\|Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding}} \|King Richard \|Main Role
2019 \|{{sortname\|A\|Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby}} \|King Richard \|Main Role
2019 \|{{sortname\|The\|Warrior Queen of Jhansi}} \|Major Robert Ellis \|
2020 \|The Princess Switch: Switched again \|King Richard \|Cameo
2021 \|End of Term \|Scott \|Completed
2022 \|Ledge \|Joshua \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2011

|Il maestro

|Clarinetist

|Short

2014

|Divergent

|Edward

2016

|Blood Orange

|Lucas

2016

|Now You See Me 2

|Owen Case

2017

|{{sortname|A|Christmas Prince}}

|Prince Richard

|Main Role

2018

|{{sortname|A|Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding}}

|King Richard

|Main Role

2019

|{{sortname|A|Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby}}

|King Richard

|Main Role

2019

|{{sortname|The|Warrior Queen of Jhansi}}

|Major Robert Ellis

2020

|The Princess Switch: Switched again

|King Richard

|Cameo

2021

|End of Term

|Scott

|Completed

2022

|Ledge

|Joshua

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2012 \|Silk \|Posh Male Candidate \|Episode: "2.4"
2013 \|{{sortname\|The\|White Queen\|The White Queen (miniseries)}} \|Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers \|TV miniseries
2014 \|If I Don't Come Home: Letters from D-Day \|Alastair Bannerman \|TV film
2016 \|{{sortname\|The\|Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret}} \|Tim Dempsey \|Episode: "Todd Margaret Part 2"
2016 \|Midsomer Murders \|Aiden McCordell \|Episode: "Breaking the Chain"
2017 \|Victoria \|Capt. Forbes \|Episode: "Comfort and Joy"
2018 \|Knightfall \|Brother Dominic \|Episodes: "And Certainly Not the Cripple", "IV", "Fiat!"
2018 \|{{sortname\|The\|Alienist\|The Alienist (TV series)}} \|Jack Astor \|Episode: "Castle in the Sky"
2019 \|Endeavour \|Rupert Creswell \|Episode: "Confection"
2020 \|Father Brown \|Harvey St. Gardner \|Episode: "The Fall of the House of St. Gardner"
2023 \|The Gilded Age \|The Duke of Buckingham \|2 episodes

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2012

|Silk

|Posh Male Candidate

|Episode: "2.4"

2013

|{{sortname|The|White Queen|The White Queen (miniseries)}}

|Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers