Ben's CareerBen trained as a dancer at the Ballet Rambert School and studied acting in New York. He spent eight years with Matthew Bourne’s dance company Adventures in Motion Pictures, including playing the Prince in the World Premiere of their Swan Lake at Sadler’s Wells, and then in the West End, on tour, on Broadway and in South East Asia. He also played Vernon in Cinderella. He has worked with Ricochet Dance, London Contemporary Dance and the Pretty Ugly Dance Company. Film and TV includes Shakespeare in Love, Just Visiting and the South Bank Show. Recent work includes choreography and directing with leading contemporary dancers in London and New York. He also works as a dance teacher for young people. Ben has been involved in His Dark Materials since the early workshops. For him it’s an opportunity to exercise his acting as well as his dance skills and to learn about the challenge of working with puppets. |