Ben Cartwright (actor)

Ben Cartwright (born 17 June 1976) is a British actor who has made guest appearances on some of Britain's most popular television shows.

He appeared in Judge John Deed in 2001, playing Paul Bailey. He also had a small part in EastEnders in 2003, playing Tony Jamison.

He played Heath Gambol in Casualty in 2005. His fifth and most recent role in Casualty was as Felix Barstow, in July 2018.

In 2009, he appeared in the film version of Sherlock Holmes as a graveside policeman, and also played the role of a policeman in another 2009 release, The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus.[1]

Cartwright also had a role in the television series Hatfields & McCoys, which was aired on The History Channel in the USA on 28 May 2012. Cartwright plays Parris McCoy alongside Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton. The series has had the biggest ratings of any television show, second to the Super Bowl.

In 2013, he starred in the British movie Run for Your Wife, which grossed just £602 at the UK box office, in its opening weekend.[2]

He made an appearance as Steve Kettle in Tracy Beaker Returns and The Dumping Ground. He also portrayed DS Chris Henney in By Any Means.

He has starred in the CBBC programme Eve as Nick Clarke.

He also starred in Coronation Street as Neil Clifton, a police officer involved in the sexual exploitation and sexual grooming of Bethany Platt.

Cartwright was cast in the first series of ITV Drama Fearless in 2017. He played Phil Simms in the series and was hiding crucial information about his niece's disappearance.

In 2019, he plays Rasputin in the Netflix 6 episode docu-drama The Last Czars.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Marchioness Disaster Reporter Television film
2009 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Policeman
Sherlock Holmes Grave Policeman
Children of the Lake Nick
2012 Run for Your Wife DS Troughton
2017 The Riot Act Philbin Short film
2021 Mister Mayfair 2 - A Song to Kill For Ricky
2024 The Strangers: Chapter 1 Rudy

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1998 EastEnders Ash Guest role; 2 episodes
1999 The Bill Simms Episode: "When the Snow Lay Round About"
2001 In Deep TSG Commander Episode: "Blue on Blue"
Judge John Deed Paul Bailey Episode: "Rough Justice"
2003 Doctors Steve Allen Episode: "Drinking Games"
EastEnders Tony Jamison Guest role; 7 episodes
2005 Casualty Heath Gambol Episode: "Animals"
2007 Casualty Joe Sheldon Episode: "Day One"
2009 The Bill Ray Pelosi Episode: "Old Habits"
2010 Doctors PC Matthew Radley Episode: "Fault Lines"
2011 Casualty Neil Denton Episode: "To Have and Have Not"
Doctors PC Matthew Ridley Episode: "The Good Guys"
2011–2012 Tracy Beaker Returns Steve Kettle Recurring role; 2 episodes
2012 Hatfields & McCoys Parris McCoy Miniseries; 2 episodes
2013 The Dumping Ground Steve Kettle Recurring role; 2 episodes
By Any Means DS Chris Heaney Miniseries; 1 episode
2015 Doctors Adrian Amerley Episode: "The Lost Weekday"
2015–2016 Eve Nick Clarke Series regular; 24 episodes
2016 Casualty Liam Medford Episode: "History Repeating"
2017 Fearless Phil Simms Miniseries; 5 episodes
2017–2018 Coronation Street Neil Clifton Series regular; 30 episodes
2018 Casualty Felix Barstow Episode: "Series 32, Episode 43"
2019 Victoria Feargus O'Connor Recurring role; 2 episodes
The Last Czars Grigori Rasputin Miniseries; 6 episodes
2021 Casualty Sergeant Adrian Pitt Episode: "Warning Signs"
2022 Four Lives DS Martin O'Donnell Miniseries; 2 episodes
2022–2023 The Bay Paul Archer Recurring role; 2 episodes
2023 The Long Shadow Michael Baxter Miniseries; 1 episodes

References

  1. ^ Sherlock Holmes (2009) – Full cast and crew
  2. ^ Lazarus, Susanna (20 February 2013). "Danny Dyer's Run For Your Wife takes just £602 at the box office". Radio Times.


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