- Stats
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- Age
- 54
- Height
- 170cm
- Ethnicity
- NZ European
- Skills
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- Clowning
- Creative/Script Writing
- Directing
- Improvisation
- Voice Artist
| Ben is an accomplished theatre director and actor with a career spanning decades across stage and screen. A graduate of the John Boiton Theatre School in Melbourne during the 1990s, Ben’s first major opportunity came not on stage, but in the director’s chair — successfully securing a professional directing role early in his career, a position that has since become central to his creative identity. Alongside his work as a director, Ben has consistently returned to acting, with a diverse range of roles across theatre, television, and film. Most recently, he played the lead in the upcoming New Zealand feature film Where’s Smoky?. He is known for his strong character work, often gravitating toward roles that require a comic sensibility or a distinct eccentricity. An experienced improviser, Ben brings confidence, creativity, and nuance to every performance. Outside of his artistic practice, Ben leads a dynamic, busy life filled with travel, teaching, family, and a number of creative pursuits — all balanced with a healthy dose of humour and curiosity. |
Experience
| Feature Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Smoky | Role: Smoky - Daryl Embers |
Production Company: Zine Film
Director: James Fink-Jensen |
| TVC | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Four Square campaign | Role: The King |
Production Company: Scoundrel
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| 2018 | Z Energy 'Airpoints' campaign | Role: Dad |
Production Company: Film Construction
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| 2017 | Burger King 'Cricket Sponsorship - Whopper Deal' | Role: Marketing Guy |
Production Company: Flying Fish
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| 2016 | Burger King 'Joseph Parker IBG Fight' | Role: Marketing Executive |
Production Company: Republic Films Ltd
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| 2016 | Burger King 'Title Transfer' | Role: Marketing Executive |
Production Company: Republic Films
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| 2016 | Burger King 'Get One Free Chicken Fried, Newspaper & Haggler' TVC's | Role: Marketing Guy |
Production Company: Kontent
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| 2016 | Burger King '$2 Whopper' campaign | Role: Marketing Guy |
Production Company: Reel Factory
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| 2015 | Burger King 'Whopper and The Bomb' campaign | Role: Marketing Executive 1 |
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| 2014 | Realestate.co.nz | Role: Lead |
Production Company: Waitemata Films
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| 2014 | NZ Lotteries Instant Kiwi 'Party' | Role: Fred |
Production Company: Finch
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| Television Series | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Fresh Eggs | Role: Gary |
Production Company: Warner Bros International TV Production NZ Ltd
Director: Joshua Frizzell, Britta Hawkins, Gaysorn Thavat |