Chaplin, Ben 1970–

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CHAPLIN, Ben 1970

PERSONAL

Original name, Benedict John Greenwood; born July 31, 1970, in London, England; raised in Windsor, Berkshire, England; father, in business; mother, a teacher. Education: Attended Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. Avocational Interests: Tennis.

Addresses: Agent Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager Marc Epstein, Personal Management Co., 425 Robertson Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90048. Publicist Simon Halls, PMK/HBH, 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Career: Actor. London Transport Authority, worked as statistician.

Awards, Honors: Laurence Olivier Award nomination, best supporting performer, Society of West End Theatre, c. 1995, for The Glass Menagerie.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Charlie, The Remains of the Day, Columbia, 1993.

Con Wainwright, Feast of July, Buena Vista, 1995.

Brian, The Truth about Cats & Dogs, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1996.

Morris Townsend, Washington Square, Buena Vista, 1997.

Private Jack Bell, The Thin Red Line, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1998.

Peter Kelson, Lost Souls, New Line Cinema, 2000.

John Buckingham, Birthday Girl, Miramax, 2002.

Sam Kennedy, Murder by Numbers (also known as Murder 8y Num8ers ), Warner Bros., 2002.

Eric, The Touch (also known as Tian mai chuan qi ), Miramax, 2002.

Himself, RosyFingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick, 2002.

Compleat Female Stage Beauty (also known as Stage Beauty ), Artisan Entertainment, 2004.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

(Uncredited) The Borrowers, BBC (England), 1993.

Ditchley, The Return of the Borrowers, TNT, 1993.

Joshua Penny, Resort to Murder, BBC, 1995.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Robin Tatian, A Fatal Invasion, BBC (England), 1991.

Leo, Bye Bye Baby, Channel 4 (England), 1992.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Gareth Orell, "A Reasonable Man," Casualty, BBC1 (England), 1990.

Fusilier Jago, "Fun and Games," Soldier Soldier, ITV (England), 1991.

Fusilier Jago, "Loyal to the Corps," Soldier Soldier, ITV (England), 1991.

Andy Spence, "Private Enterprise," Between the Lines (also known as Inside the Line ), BBC (England), 1992.

Conway, "Uneasy Rider," Minder, ITV, 1993.

Carlos, Class Act, ITV, 1994.

Guest, V Graham Norton, Channel 4 (England), 2002.

Television Appearances; Other:

Tim Bone/fierce man, A Few Short Journeys of the Heart, 1994.

Matthew Malone, Game On! (series), BBC (England), 1995.

Himself, Agnieszka Holland on the Set, 1997.

Himself, On the Set of "Washington Square, " [Poland], 1997.

Appeared in After the Dance and Tuesday, both BBC (England).

Stage Appearances:

Tom, The Glass Menagerie, Donmar Warehouse Theatre, London, 1995.

Jamie, The Retreat from Moscow, Booth Theatre, New York City, 20032004.

Appeared in productions of Le Grand Meulnes, The Neighbor, and Peaches.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Cinefantastique, October, 2000.

Cosmopolitan, January, 1999, p. 33.

Entertainment Weekly, May 10, 1996, p. 54.

Movieline, November, 2000, pp. 6468.

Newsweek, October 13, 1997, p. 75.

New York Post, April 23, 1996.

New York Times, April 21, 1996.

Premiere, March, 1996, p. 44; April, 2002, pp. 2324.

Vanity Fair, March, 1996.

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