Personal Info
Birth date
1970-07-31 (55 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
Also known as
Benedict John Greenwood
벤 채플린
Ben Chaplin
Biography
Benedict John Greenwood (born 31 July 1969), better known as Ben Chaplin, is a British actor. He is best known for his roles in films, including Feast of July (1995), The Thin Red Line (1998), Lost Souls (2000), Birthday Girl (2001), Murder by Numbers (2002), Stage Beauty (2004), The New World (2005), Me and Orson Welles (2008), London Boulevard (2010), Twixt (2011), War Book (2014), Little Boy(2015) Snowden (2016), and 5 September (2024). His TV roles include Soldier Soldier (1991), World Without End (2012) and The Nevers (2021–2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Chaplin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Minder
6.8
Overview:
Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.Casualty
6.1
Overview:
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.Cinderella
6.826
Overview:
When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger in the woods.The Legend of Tarzan
5.913
Overview:
Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.Soldier Soldier
6.6
Overview:
The daily lives of a group of soldiers in 'B' Company, 1st Battalion The King's Fusiliers.Between the Lines
5.6
Overview:
Detective Superintendent Tony Clark is an ambitious member of the Complaints Investigation Bureau, an internal organisation that investigates claims of corruption inside the police in England and Wales. Along the way Clark overcomes strong influence from his superiors and problems in his private life, most notably the break-up of his marriage following an affair with WPC Jenny Dean.V Graham Norton
5
Overview:
V Graham Norton was an entertainment programme shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom starring Graham Norton, broadcast every weeknight as a successor to the weekly So Graham Norton. It aired from 6 May 2002 to 26 December 2003. It featured celebrities who chatted with Graham and became involved in studio games which were usually laden with sexual innuendo. The studio games were later featured on the clip show Nortonland in 2007 on digital channel Challenge. The show featured a 'webcam', a roving television camera which was randomly situated in a different place in the UK each week and which followed Graham's instructions and allowed him to interact with the public live. The feature was made technically possible using digital microwave link technology provided by Rear Window Television with the 'spontaneous' webcam feature always produced as a full quality Outside Broadcast, before being made to look like a traditional webcam at the studios.The Nevers
7.947
Overview:
In the last years of Victoria's reign, London is beset by the "Touched": people — mostly women — who suddenly manifest abnormal abilities, some charming, some very disturbing. Among them are Amalia True, a mysterious, quick-fisted widow, and Penance Adair, a brilliant young inventor. They are the champions of this new underclass, making a home for the Touched, while fighting the forces of… well, pretty much all the forces — to make room for those whom history as we know it has no place.The Thin Red Line
7.448
Overview:
The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.Two Weeks
5.935
Overview:
In this bittersweet comedy, four adult siblings gather at their dying mother's house in North Carolina for what they expect to be a quick, last goodbye. Instead, they find themselves trapped — together — for two weeks.September 5
7.037
Overview:
During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.The Children Act
6.579
Overview:
In the midst of a marital crisis, a High Court judge must decide if she should order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teen with cancer despite his family's refusal to accept medical treatment for religious reasons.The Water Horse
6.54
Overview:
A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.Urban Myths
7.455
Overview:
Our Urban Myths are stories that have been passed down over time and have now become part of urban folklore. But are they true? We take a slightly tongue in cheek, mischievous – and deliberately ambiguous – look at what might have happened...World Without End
6.9
Overview:
Two hundred years after the construction of the great cathedral, the medieval town of Kingsbridge is taken under siege by Queen Isabella. Caris, a visionary young woman, inspires her people to stand up for their rights and revolt against to the most powerful forces of her time, the Church and the Crown.Mrs. Davis
6.851
Overview:
Sister Simone partners with her ex-boyfriend on a globe-spanning journey to destroy Mrs. Davis, a powerful artificial intelligence.Snowden
7.105
Overview:
CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.A Fatal Inversion
5.4
Overview:
Adaptation of the Barbara Vine (aka Ruth Rendell) novel. After Adam inherits a country house from his great uncle, he and his friend Rufus decide to spend the summer there instead of abroad. An odd assortment of 'house guests' turns up through different means and it's an uneasy mix at best. A decade afterwards, the bodies of a young woman and an infant are discovered in the woods behind the house. As the police investigate, they naturally look to Adam as former owner of the house, and what happened all those years before starts to catch up with him.Ways to Live Forever
7.2
Overview:
Sam loves facts. He wants to know about UFOs and horror movies and airships and ghosts and scientists, and how it feels to kiss a girl. And because he has leukemia he wants to know the facts about dying. Sam needs answers to the questions nobody will answer.Dorian Gray
6.049
Overview:
Seduced into the decadent world of Lord Henry Wotton, handsome young aristocrat Dorian Gray becomes obsessed with maintaining his youthful appearance, and commissions a special portrait that will weather the winds of time while he remains forever young. When Gray's obsession spirals out of control, his desperate attempts to safeguard his secret turn his once-privileged life into a living hell.The Dig
6.865
Overview:
As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain's past resonate in the face of its uncertain future.The Remains of the Day
7.371
Overview:
A rule-bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained veneer of servitude.Murder by Numbers
6.153
Overview:
Tenacious homicide detective Cassie Mayweather and her still-green partner are working a murder case, attempting to profile two malevolently brilliant young men: cold, calculating killers whose dark secrets might explain their crimes.The New World
6.518
Overview:
A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.Stage Beauty
6.7
Overview:
Humble Maria, who outfits top London theater star Ned Kynaston, takes none of the credit for the male actor's success at playing women. And because this is the 17th century, Maria, like other females, is prohibited from pursuing her dream of acting. But when powerful people support her, King Charles II lifts the ban on female stage performers. And just as Maria aided Ned, she needs his help to learn her new profession.The Truth About Cats & Dogs
6.052
Overview:
A successful veterinarian and radio show host with low self-esteem asks her model friend to impersonate her when a handsome man wants to see her.Mad Dogs
6.5
Overview:
When a group of underachieving 40-something friends gather in Belize to celebrate the early retirement of an old friend, a series of wild, comedic events unfold, exposing dark secrets and a web of lies, deception and murder.Acting
TBAPanic Carefully as Unknown
2024September 5 as Marvin Bader
2024Family as Unknown
2023Mrs. Davis (3 Episodes) as Arthur Schrödinger
2021The Nevers (6 Episodes) as Frank Mundi
2021The Dig as Stuart Piggott
2020Mood Music as Bernard
2019Roads as Paul
2018Press (6 Episodes) as Duncan Allen
2018The Children Act as Kevin Henry
2018Kiss Me First (1 Episode) as Beam
2017National Theatre Live: Consent as Edward
2017When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD as Cary Grant
2017Apple Tree Yard (4 Episodes) as Mark Costley
2017Urban Myths (1 Episode) as Cary Grant
2016Snowden as Robert Tibbo
2016The Legend of Tarzan as Captain Moulle
2015War Book as Gary
2015Little Boy as Ben Eagle
2015Cinderella as Cinderella's Father
2015Mad Dogs (10 Episodes) as Joel
2015The Book of Negroes (6 Episodes) as John Clarkson
2014Doll & Em (1 Episode) as Ben
2013Moonfleet (2 Episodes) as Unknown
2013The Wipers Times as Roberts
2013Dates (4 Episodes) as Stephen
2012World Without End (8 Episodes) as Sir Thomas Langley
2011Twixt as Edgar Allan Poe
2011Mad Dogs (14 Episodes) as Alvo
2010London Boulevard as Billy Norton
2010Ways to Live Forever as Daniel MacQueen
2010Heavy Rain as Himself
2009Dorian Gray as Basil Hallward
2008Me and Orson Welles as George Coulouris
2007The Water Horse as Lewis Mowbray
2006Two Weeks as Keith Bergman
2006Chromophobia as Trent
2005The New World as Robinson
2004Stage Beauty as George Villiars, Duke of Buckingham
2002Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick as Self
2002The Touch as Eric
2002V Graham Norton (1 Episode) as Self
2002Murder by Numbers as Sam Kennedy
2001Birthday Girl as John
2000Lost Souls as Peter Kelson
1998The Thin Red Line as Pvt. Jack Bell
1997Washington Square as Morris Townsend
1996The Truth About Cats & Dogs as Brian
1995Feast of July as Con Wainwright
1995Resort to Murder (5 Episodes) as Unknown
1995Game On (6 Episodes) as Matthew Norman Malone
1994A Few Short Journeys of the Heart as Fierce Man/Tim Bone
1993The Return of the Borrowers (4 Episodes) as Ditchley
1993The Remains of the Day as Charlie, Head Footman
1992After the Dance as Cyril Carter
1992The Borrowers (4 Episodes) as Ditchley
1992Bye Bye Baby as Leo Wiseman
1992Between the Lines (1 Episode) as Unknown
1992A Fatal Inversion as Matthew
1991Performance (1 Episode) as Cyril Carter
1991Soldier Soldier (2 Episodes) as Fusilier Jago
1986Casualty (1 Episode) as Gareth Orell
1979Minder (1 Episode) as Conway