Ben Daniels
Ben Daniels is a versatile actor known for his compelling performances in film, television, and theatre. He gained recognition for roles in productions such as 'The Exorcist' and 'The Crown.' His career spans various genres, and he is noted for his distinctive voice and strong... Read More
Known for
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
Locke (2013)
Ivan Locke has worked hard to craft a good life for himself. Tonight, that life will collapse around him. On the eve of the...
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race...
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
National Theatre Live: Man and BoyJazz, Broadway and the Great Depression. In 1930s New York City, international financier Gregor Antonescu's luck has finally run out.... |
Gregor Antonescu | |
| 2024 |
ArgylleWhen the plots of reclusive author Elly Conway's fictional espionage novels begin to mirror the covert actions of a real-life... |
Bartender | |
| 2022 |
Interview with the VampireA century-old vampire from New Orleans reunites with an ailing journalist to recount his life of bloodlust and his tumultuous... |
Santiago | |
| 2022 |
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special LookCelebrate Disney+ Day with a special look at the Star Wars original series Andor. |
Antoc Merrick (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2022 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerBeginning in a time of relative peace, we follow an ensemble cast of characters as they confront the re-emergence of... |
Círdan | |
| 2021 |
BenedictionPoet Siegfried Sassoon survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery, but... |
Dr. Rivers | |
| 2021 |
FoundationFollow a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the... |
Bel Riose | |
| 2021 |
Jupiter's LegacyAs the world's first generation of superheroes (who received their powers in the 1930s) become the revered elder guard in... |
Walter Sampson / Brainwave | |
| 2019 |
Captive StateNearly a decade after occupation by an extraterrestrial force, the lives of a Chicago neighborhood on both sides of the... |
Daniel | |
| 2018 |
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in ConcertThe award-winning show is re-imagined as a live concert event, featuring an all-star cast of recording artists, set during the... |
Pontius Pilate | |
| 2017 |
The ExceptionNothing is as it seems in this riveting World War 2 thriller as a wary soldier goes to investigate a... |
Col Sigurd von Ilsemann | |
| 2016 |
Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryA rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new... |
General Merrick | |
| 2016 |
The CrownThe gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny.... |
Lord Snowdon | |
| 2016 |
The Exorcist: Making the DemonsFollow the lives of two very different priests tackling one family’s case of terrifying demonic possession. Make-up designer, Tami Lane,... |
Self | |
| 2016 |
The ExorcistFollow the lives of two very different priests tackling one family’s case of terrifying demonic possession. |
Father Marcus Brennan | |
| 2015 |
Flesh and BoneClaire, a talented but emotionally troubled dancer, joins a company in New York City, and soon finds herself immersed in... |
Paul | |
| 2015 |
Lunacy: The Making of LunaThe making-of documentary for Dave McKean's film "Luna." |
Unknown character | |
| 2014 |
LunaRenowned artist and filmmaker Dave McKean (MirrorMask) brings his distinctive blend of live action and gorgeously wrought animation to this... |
Grant | |
| 2014 |
Jamaica InnSet in 1820 against the forbidding backdrop of windswept Cornish moors, the story follows the journey of young and spirited... |
Francis Davey | |
| 2014 |
LockeIvan Locke has worked hard to craft a good life for himself. Tonight, that life will collapse around him. On... |
Gareth (voice) | |
| 2013 |
The Wipers TimesWhen Captain Fred Roberts discovered a printing press in the ruins of Ypres, Belgium in 1916, he decided to publish... |
Lieutenant Colonel Howfield | |
| 2013 |
Jack the Giant SlayerThe story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world... |
Fumm | |
| 2013 |
House of CardsBetrayed by the White House, Congressman Frank Underwood embarks on a ruthless rise to power. Blackmail, seduction and ambition are... |
Adam Galloway | |
| 2012 |
The ParadiseAn intoxicating love story set in England's first department store in the 1870s. The Paradise revolves around the lives of... |
Tom Weston | |
| 2012 |
The Hollow CrownA series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare's History Plays. |
Buckingham | |
| 2011 |
Women in LovePowerful adaptation of DH Lawrence's novels The Rainbow and Women in Love, focusing on the lives of two sisters as... |
Will Brangwen | |
| 2009 |
The Last Days of Lehman BrothersThe heads of Wall Street's biggest investment banks were summoned to an evening meeting by the US Treasury Secretary, Hank... |
John Thain | |
| 2009 |
Moving OnMoving On is a British television series set in contemporary Britain consisting of standalone dramas all sharing the theme of... |
John Murphy | |
| 2009 |
Law & Order: UKAdapted from the hit US series, Law & Order: UK follows a team of police detectives and prosecutors representing the... |
James Steel | |
| 2008 |
MerlinThe unlikely friendship between Merlin, a young man gifted with extraordinary magical powers, and Prince Arthur, heir to the crown... |
Tristan | |
| 2008 |
The PassionThe Passion is a television drama serial that tells the story of the last week in the life of Jesus. |
Caiaphas | |
| 2008 |
Lark Rise to CandlefordSet in the small hamlet of Lark Rise and the wealthier neighbouring market town, Candleford, the series chronicles the daily... |
Unknown character | |
| 2007 |
Who Killed Mrs De Ropp?On a train journey, Saki meets Mrs De Ropp, an oppressive aunt and guardian to an unruly brood. Inspired by... |
Saki | |
| 2006 |
The State WithinThe State Within is a six-part British television political thriller serial written and created by Lizzie Mickery and Daniel Percival,... |
Nicholas Brocklehurst | |
| 2006 |
The Virgin QueenThe Virgin Queen explores the full sweep of Elizabeth's life: from her days of fear as a potential victim of... |
Francis Walsingham | |
| 2005 |
DoomA team of space marines known as the Rapid Response Tactical Squad, led by Sarge, is sent to a science... |
Goat | |
| 2005 |
Ian Fleming: BondmakerA look at the life of Ian Fleming from when he was in Naval Intelligence as a Commander until his... |
Ian Fleming | |
| 2004 |
Agatha Christie's MarpleThe adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During... |
Alfred Crackenthorpe | |
| 2003 |
Real MenA powerful and disturbing two-part drama about sexual manipulation, the loss of innocence and betrayal of trust, starring Ben Daniels.... |
DI Matthew Fenton | |
| 2002 |
SpooksTense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to... |
Oleg Korsakov | |
| 2002 |
Cutting ItAllie Henshall and Gavin Ferraday are partners in love and business. They own Henshall Ferraday hair salon, where Allie's sisters... |
Finn Bevan | |
| 2002 |
FogboundThree friends get stuck in fog on the way to a holiday. They tell each other stories and confront each... |
Leo | |
| 2002 |
Real MenA detective inspector investigates a web of abuse in his community. |
Unknown character | |
| 2001 |
ConspiracyAt the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942, senior Nazi officials meet to determine the manner in which the so-called... |
Josef Bühler | |
| 2001 |
Married/UnmarriedObsession and doubt control four friends' relationship. |
Danny | |
| 2000 |
BritannicIt was the sister ship of the infamous Titanic... and its final destiny was the same. Experience the true untold... |
Townsend | |
| 1999 |
Fanny & ElvisYorkshire writer Kate finds out her biological clock is ticking down the same day that her husband leaves her. To... |
Andrew | |
| 1999 |
Aristocrats18th-century England and Ireland viewed through the eyes of four beautiful high-born sisters - Caroline, Emily, Louisa, and Sarah Lennox,... |
Lord Kildare | |
| 1998 |
MadelineHorrified at the prospect of her beloved school being sold, a young French girl named Madeline uses her wit and... |
Leopold the Tutor | |
| 1998 |
I Want YouA young boy and his sister are drawn into one man's obsessive pursuit of his former lover. |
Bob | |
| 1997 |
Passion in the DesertYoung French officer Augustin Robert escorts artist Jean-Michel Venture de Paradis to Egypt during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign. Napoleon sent de... |
Augustin Robert | |
| 1997 |
DavidA distinguished military leader whose reign was touched by great scandal, shocking betrayals and rousing victories. A simple shepherd boy... |
Jonatan | |
| 1996 |
Beautiful ThingDuring a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, three teenagers edge towards adulthood. |
Tony | |
| 1996 |
Silent WitnessA team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible. |
Unknown character | |
| 1996 |
Truth or DareWhen three university friends turn up unexpectedly, twenty-something lawyer Lorna Johnston is led into a dangerous world. |
Ben | |
| 1994 |
W.S.H.: The Myth of the Urban MythA folklorist researching an 'urban legend' becomes caught up in his task. The film tells its fictional story in documentary... |
Unknown character | |
| 1994 |
Outside EdgeOutside Edge is a British sitcom created and written by Richard Harris, based on his eponymous 1979 stage play. Two... |
Alex Harrington | |
| 1992 |
A Touch of FrostJack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice... |
Roger Massie | |
| 1992 |
The Lost Language of CranesWhen a young gay man comes out of the closet, his friends support him, but when he comes out to... |
Robin Bradley | |
| 1992 |
The BridgeWhen Isobel Hetherington and her three young daughters take up their seaside residence in the hot summer of 1887, life... |
Rogers | |
| 1991 |
Soldier SoldierThe daily lives of a group of soldiers in 'B' Company, 1st Battalion The King's Fusiliers. |
Capt Andy Wright | |
| 1990 |
Drop the Dead DonkeyA sitcom set in the offices of "GlobeLink News" after its acquisition by media mogul Sir Roysten Merchant. Led by... |
Unknown character | |
| 1989 |
The SimpsonsSet in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family;... |
Irish Priest (voice) | |
| 1989 |
The Paradise ClubFocuses on brothers Frank and Danny Kane. Their mother is the matriarch of a South London criminal gang, assisted by... |
DC Webster | |
| 1988 |
Wall of TyrannyA U.S. soldier sees the Berlin Wall go up in 1961 and helps a group of East Germans escape to... |
Striemer | |
| 1988 |
The Modern World: Ten Great WritersThis documentary series uses drama and commentary to shed light on the lives and works of Joseph Conrad, Fyodor Dostoyevsky,... |
Hans Castorp | |
| 1987 |
Wish You Were HereIn a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and... |
Maisie Mathews | |
| 1987 |
The Fourth ProtocolLed by Kim Philby, Plan Aurora is a plan that breaches the top-secret Fourth Protocol and turns the fears that... |
Boy in Photo (uncredited) | |
| 1986 |
CasualtyDrama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their... |
Graham Marda | |
| 1956 |
Tony AwardsThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway... |
Self - Nominee |
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Ben Daniels has had a successful career with notable roles in 'The Exorcist' and 'The Crown.' His performances have been critically acclaimed, showcasing his range in both dramatic and thrilling roles.
Yes, Ben Daniels has received several awards and nominations, including an Olivier Award for his performance in 'The Royal Family.' He is recognized for his contributions to theatre and television.
Ben Daniels made his film debut in 'The Last of the Mohicans' (1992), where he played a supporting role. This marked the beginning of his film career.
Some of Ben Daniels' most successful films include 'The Exorcist' and 'The Last Kingdom.' He is well-known for his impactful performances in both television and film.
Ben Daniels is married to Joanna Riding, and they have one child together. He keeps his personal life relatively private, focusing on his acting career.
Ben Daniels' estimated net worth is approximately $4 million. His wealth comes from his extensive work in film, television, and theatre.
Milestones in Ben Daniels' filmography include his acclaimed roles in 'The Crown' and 'The Exorcist.' He has also made appearances in various prestigious theatre productions.
Yes, Ben Daniels continues to work on various projects including theatre and television roles. He is known for taking on challenging and diverse characters.