Ben Daniels

This article is about the British actor. For the Arizona pioneer, see Ben Daniels (pioneer). For the American pop singer, see A Sunny Day in Glasgow.

Ben Daniels
Daniels at New York Comic Con 2017
Born (1964-06-10) 10 June 1964 (age 60)
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Alma materLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present
PartnerIan Gelder (1993–2024; his death)

Ben Daniels (born 10 June 1964) is an English actor.[1] Initially a stage actor, Daniels was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor for Never the Sinner (1991), the Evening Standard Award for Best Actor for 900 Oneonta (1994), Best Actor in the M.E.N. Theatre Awards for Martin Yesterday (1998), and won the 2001 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the Arthur Miller play All My Sons.

In 2008, Daniels made his Broadway début in a revival of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. Daniels has also appeared on popular television series including Cutting It (2002–04), The Virgin Queen (2005), Law & Order: UK (2009–11), The Paradise (2013), House of Cards (2013–14), and The Exorcist (2016–17).

On 1 April 2018 he appeared in the NBC live televised concert rendition of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar as Pontius Pilate.[2] Daniels played Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon in the third season of Netflix series The Crown.[3] Daniels starred in the role of Walter Sampson in the Netflix superhero series, Jupiter's Legacy.[4]

In 2023 he played the character of General Bel Riose in the Apple TV+ science fiction series Foundation.[5]

  1. ^ Katie Shimmon (17 May 2005), "College days [Ben Daniels]", The Guardian (EducationGuardian)
  2. ^ " Jesus Christ Superstar Cast" nbc.com
  3. ^ Roots, Kimberly (20 June 2018). "The Crown: Ben Daniels to Play Lord Snowdon in Time-Jumped Season 3". TVLine. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  4. ^ Petski, Denise; Nellie, Andreeva (11 February 2019). "'Jupiter's Legacy': Josh Duhamel, Leslie Bibb, Ben Daniels & Matt Lanter Among 7 Cast In Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  5. ^ Cannon, Nicholas (18 July 2023). "Ben Daniels on playing Bel Riose in Foundation season 2: 'He's based on a real-life Roman general'". WhatToWatch. Future Publishing. Retrieved 19 September 2023.