Ben Lamb (actor)

This article is about the English actor. For similarly named people, see Ben Lamb.

Ben Lamb
Born (1989-01-24) 24 January 1989 (age 35)
Exeter, Devon, England
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present

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,[1] and King Richard in A Christmas Prince, A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding and A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby.[2]

Education

Born in Exeter, Devon, Lamb was educated at Dragon School[3] in Oxford, and Eton College[4] in Berkshire, where he was a music scholar.

Career

After graduating RADA in 2010, Lamb started his professional career in opera[5][6] before joining the National Youth Theatre[7] and performed in 20 Cigarettes.

In 2012, Lamb appeared as Percy Bysshe Shelley in Helen Edmundson's play Mary Shelley.[8] In 2013, he appeared as John Willoughby in Edmundson's adaptation of Sense and Sensibility on BBC Radio 4.[9]

In 2013 he starred as Anthony in The White Queen[10] and, in 2014, as Edward in Divergent.[11]

Alongside his film career, he has performed in theatre, playing Lorenzo in The Merchant of Venice[12] at Shakespeare's Globe, alongside Jonathan Pryce, and Malcolm in the Young Vic's Macbeth.[13]

In 2017, he was cast as the title role in Netflix's A Christmas Prince[14] and in the upcoming Swords & Sceptres.[15] Ben reprised his role as King Richard in the sequels, A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding and A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby.[16]

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

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Il maestro Clarinetist Short
2014 Divergent Edward
2016 Blood Orange Lucas
2016 Now You See Me 2 Owen Case
2017 A Christmas Prince Prince Richard Main Role
2018 A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding King Richard Main Role
2019 A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby King Richard Main Role
2019 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

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Silk Posh Male Candidate Episode: "2.4"
2013 The White Queen Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers TV miniseries
2014 If I Don't Come Home: Letters from D-Day Alastair Bannerman TV film
2016 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 The Alienist 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

References

  1. ^ Now You See Me 2 (2016), retrieved 20 April 2018
  2. ^ "Been Wondering Where You've Seen The Prince From "A Christmas Prince" Before?". Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. ^ Claydon, Sam. "Eminent Dragons". dragonschool.org. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Meaty part is a true classic". The Oxford Times. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  5. ^ "An Interview with 'The White Queen' & 'Divergent' star Ben Lamb". So Fetch Daily. 4 September 2013. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  6. ^ "RADA: The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art – Student". rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  7. ^ "RADA: The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art – Student". rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Mary Shelley, Tricycle Theatre, review".
  9. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility, Episode 1".
  10. ^ "Ben Lamb Meets The 'White Queen' As This Week's Hump Day Hottie". MTV News. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  11. ^ "DIVERGENT Deleted Scene Reveals Edward's Eye Stabbing". Collider. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Merchant of Venice, Globe Theatre, review: Jonathan Pryce's". The Independent. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  13. ^ "11 Questions with the cast of Macbeth – Ben Lamb". 3 December 2015. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  14. ^ Yahr, Emily (13 December 2017). "What to know about 'A Christmas Prince,' the Netflix movie that sparked a controversy". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Rupert Everett, Derek Jacobi join 'Swords And Sceptres'". Screen. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  16. ^ "A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby Coming this Holiday Season". Twitter. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.