Ben Chaplin

Ben Chaplin is a renowned English stage and film actor. He was born on July 31, 1969, in Windsor, Berkshire in England. His real name is Benedict John Greenwood, son of Peter and Cynthia Greenwood and the brother of Justin, Rachel, and Sarah. He realized his dream of becoming an actor during his teenage years after appearing in a school play. Initially, he studied at Princess Margaret Royal Free School and moved to London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He did clerical jobs and worked as a statistician at the London Transport Authority before he established his niche in the film industry.

Ben eventually landed off on his first acting break in Channel 4’s Bye Bye Baby, together with Jason Flemyng Jason Flemyng, born on 25th September 1966, is the >> Read More... and James Purefoy James Purefoy is the English actor, director, and >> Read More... . In 1993, he was cast as a servant in James Ivory Born on June 7, 1928, James Ivory, full name James >> Read More... ’s drama film, The Remains Click to look into! >> Read More... of the Day. In 1995, he reunited with James Ivory and was starred in the UK film entitled Feast of July, alongside Embeth Davidtz Embeth Jean Davidtz is a South African- American a >> Read More... . He earned rave reviews in The Glass Menagerie. This is a stage production of Sam Mendes Samuel Alexander Mendes better known as Sam Mendes >> Read More... in London, where he played as Tom Wingfield. Ben earned a nomination at the Olivier Awards for Best Supporting Performer for his brilliant performance in the film. He won the hearts of the audience in the British Sitcom, Game On, which was aired on BBC2 in 1995. Ben played as Mathew Malone, an agoraphobic. In the following year, director Michael Lehmann cast him in the American romantic comedy film, The Truth About Cats & Dogs, where he played as a photographer caught between the characters of Uma Thurman She was known as “My Super Ex-Girlfriend.” Uma Thu >> Read More... and Janeane Garofalo Known for her eccentricity and quick wit, Janeane >> Read More... . He won applause for his performance in the film and became one of the most in-demand actors, but though he acted in several subsequent roles, it is all just a disparity of the same character.

To avoid being typecast as an ambivalent Brit, he essayed the role of Morris Townsend, a handsome and charming fortune-hunter, in the American drama film, Washington Square in 1997, alongside Jennifer Jason Leigh Born to Barbara Turner and Vic Morrow, Jennifer Ja >> Read More... . The lead characters received rave reviews for their sterling performances in the film, but it still failed to earn interest with the audiences. In 1998, he was included in the ensemble cast of the American epic war film, The Thin Red Line, together with Sean Penn One of the talented, award winning and intelligent >> Read More... , John Cusack He is renowned actor, talented screenwriter and pr >> Read More... , John Travolta John Travolta is a true legendary figure as he was >> Read More... , Woody Harrelson Woody Harrelson is an American activist and a popu >> Read More... , Nick Nolte Nick Nolte is an actor and an old time model. Nich >> Read More... and many more. He became one of the key figures of the film as he played as a grunt who longingly recalls the happy times with his wife, Marty Bell (played by Miranda Otto), so he can cope with his life while on a battlefield. But despite his excellent work in the film, critics overlooked his role and they are more focused on the efforts of the director.

In the year 2000, after a series of delays, the American horror film, Lost Souls, was finally released in theaters. The following year, he acted in the British-American drama and crime film, Birthday Girl, together with Nicole Kidman Pronounced as one of the sexiest women alive and a >> Read More... . This film received moderate commercial success and earned good reviews. In 2002, Ben was cast in the psychological thriller film, Murder By Numbers, alongside Sandra Bullock Once dubbed as “The Girl Next Door” and “America’s >> Read More... , who played as her partner in investigating a number of killings. In the same year, he was starred in the Hong Kong action-martial arts film, "The Touch", which also features Michelle Yeoh Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng, is an actress an >> Read More... in the lead role. Ben later played as the Buckingham’s 2nd Duke in the American-German romantic period drama film, Stage Beauty and played a supporting role in the dark thriller film, Chromophobia in 2005. He played a small role in the British-American romantic historical drama film, "The New World", helmed by Terrence Malick. In 2006, Ben was seen in the comedy drama film, Two Weeks, which stars Sally Field The gorgeous American actress and a director, Sall >> Read More... in the lead role. He has done a supporting role in the American-British family fantasy drama film, The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep in 2007 and in 2009, he portrayed the role of George Coulouris, a renowned English actor, in Richard Linklater’s Me and Orson Welles.

He made theater performances in This is How it Goes in 2005, The Reporter in 2007 and Farewell to the Theater in 2012. He was also seen on Channel 4’s British romantic drama series, Dates in 2013 and he recently acted as the father of Cinderella in the blockbuster romantic fantasy film, Cinderella this 2015.