Edward Bennett (actor)
{{Short description|English actor (born 1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Edward Bennett
| image = Edward Bennett signing programmes at the Novello Theatre stage door.jpg
| caption = Bennett at the Novello Theatre stage door in 2008
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|4|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Honeybourne, Worcestershire, [
England
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2003–present
}}
Edward Mark W Bennett (born 9 April 1979) is an English actor.
Early life
Bennett was born in Honeybourne, Worcestershire. He attended Chipping Campden School in Gloucestershire, and graduated from Cardiff University with a BSc in history and politics. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).{{cite news|title=Understudy replaces David Tennant in Hamlet|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/drama/3692024/Understudy-replaces-David-Tennant-in-Hamlet.html|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=9 December 2009}}
Career
In 2008, Bennett appeared as Laertes in Hamlet, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Berowne in Love's Labour's Lost. He reprised the first two roles when the productions toured London's Novello Theatre from December 2008 to February 2009, understudying for Hamlet and performing the role from 8 December 2008 until 2 January 2009 whilst David Tennant was undergoing surgery for a spinal injury.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/jan/08/theatre|title=Return of the prince - Tennant bounces back after slings and arrows|first=Charlotte|last=Higgins|work=The Guardian|date=9 January 2009}}
In 2014, Bennett was appointed the Patron of Chapel Lane Theatre Company based in Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK.{{cite news|url=http://chapellane.co.uk/about-us.html|title=Chapel Lane Theatre Company : About Us|first=Thom|last=Harvey-Ball|date=6 October 2014}}
Awards
- Ian Charleson Awards 2007 {{ndash}} Special Commendation for Dick Gurvil in Nan, Victor Bretherton in Diana of Dobson's (Orange Tree), Freddy Eynsford-Hill in Pygmalion (Peter Hall Co), and Roderigo in Othello (Donmar Warehouse)
- Ian Charleson Awards 2008 {{ndash}} Won second place for roles in Hamlet and Love's Labours Lost (RSC){{cite web |url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/48107/nt-news-and-information/ian-charleson-awards-2008.html |title=NT News and Information : Ian Charleson Awards 2008 |accessdate=2009-05-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528075236/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/48107/nt-news-and-information/ian-charleson-awards-2008.html |archivedate=28 May 2009 |df=dmy-all }}
Stage
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Venue |
|---|
| 2003
| Simon | Theatr Clwyd, Mold |
| rowspan="2"|2004
| Lord Babberley |
| Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
| The Caterpillar |
| rowspan="3"|2005
| Pollard |
| The Importance of Being Earnest
| Algemon |
| Faustus
| Mephistophilis |
| rowspan="3"|2006
| Snake/Careless |
| Measure for Measure
| Elbow |
| Habeas Corpus
| Canon Throbbing |
| rowspan="6"|2007
| The Hon. Captain Victor Bretherton |
| Skin Game
| Charles Hornblower |
| Nan
| Dick Gurvil |
| Pygmalion
| Freddy Eynsford-Hill |
| Little Nell
| George Wharton-Robinson |
| Othello
| Rodrigo |
| rowspan="2"|2008
| Hamlet | Laertes |
| Love's Labour's Lost
| Navah |
| rowspan="3"|2009
| Demitrius |
| Hay Fever
| Sandy |
| As You Like It and The Tempest
| Oliver/Ferdinand | The Bridge Project, Brooklyn Academy of Music/The Old Vic, New York City/London |
| rowspan="4"|2011
| Plenty | Raymond Brock |
| Three Farces
| Intruder |
| Then the Snow Came
| Various |
| Love Song
| Billie Alton |
| rowspan="2"|2012
| In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) | Leo Irving |
| School for Scandal
| Joseph Surface |
| rowspan="2"|2013
| Stanley Stubbers |
| In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)
| Leo Irving |
| rowspan="2"|2014
| Hamish |
| Love's Labour's Lost/Love's Labour's Won
| Berowne/Benedict |
| rowspan="3"|2015
| Hero |
| Orson's Shadow
| Kenneth Tynan |
| Photograph 51
| Francis Clark |
| 2016
| Woundwort & Holly |
| 2018
| Macbeth | Macduff |
| 2019
| Alan Turing |
| 2020
|Jerry |
Filmography
=Film=
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2"|2007 | Silent Witness | Gregory Kris | Episode: "Suffer the Children" |
| After You've Gone | Waiter | Episode: "Silence of the Clams" | |
| 2009 | Doctors | Ralph Western | Episode: "Carpe Diem" |
| rowspan="2"|2010 | Above Suspicion | Edward Wickenham | Episode: "The Red Dahlia" |
| The Persuasionists | Michael | ||
| 2012 | Miranda | New Boss | Episode: "It Was Panning" |
| 2017 | Victoria | C. E. Trevelyan | Episode: "Faith, Hope and Charity" |
| 2018 | Poldark | Prime Minister Pitt | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Pennyworth | Rupert | Episode: "Pilot" |
| rowspan="3"|2020 | Cobra | Peter Mott | Series regular |
| Save Me | Max Owen | 1 episode | |
| Industry | Goldman Sachs MD | Episode: "Pre-Crisis Activity" | |
| 2024
|Bridgerton |Walter Dundas |Episode: "Out of the Shadows" |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100109122652/http://edward-bennett.com/ Edward-Bennett.com] fanpage with gallery
- {{IMDb name|2527209|Edward Bennett}}
- {{cite web|title=Profile on the RSC website|url=http://www.rsc.org.uk/content/7409.aspx|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207090257/http://www.rsc.org.uk/content/7409.aspx|archivedate=7 December 2008 |publisher=rsc.org.uk}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120504132517/http://ashbee.net/rada/grad04/ben.html RADA Profile]
- [http://www.chapellane.co.uk/ chapellane.co.uk] Chapel Lane Theatre Company
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Category:English male stage actors
Category:Royal Shakespeare Company members
Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art