Ben Price
| Ben Price | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 January 1972 Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Known for |
Footballers Wives (2004–05) Casualty (2005–07) Coronation Street (2009–) |
| Spouse(s) | Alexandra Wheeler (m. 2005) |
| Children | 2 |
Ben Price (born 1 January 1972) is a British actor, best known for being the third actor to play Nick Tilsley in the ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. He had previously played the role of Conrad Gates in the drama series Footballers' Wives, which was also broadcast on ITV.
Early life
Price grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne where he attended Gosforth East Middle School and Gosforth High School before taking acting classes at The Live Theatre.[1] He then attended The Drama Centre and graduated from The Central School of Speech and Drama in 1996, in the same class as Sarah Manners and Rebecca Lenkiewicz.
Career
He started his career at the Manchester Royal Exchange and went on to appear at the Bush in London, the Gate Dublin and Sheffield Crucible amongst others. [2] After starring in Wire in the Blood, he found fame when he starred as Conrad Gates, the captain of Earl's Park football team, in the British television series Footballers' Wives.[3] Price said he loved the role, driving around in expensive cars. After leaving the show at the end of the 4th series he went to appear in Dancing at Lughnassa at the Gate theatre Dublin .
He co-stars in the horror film Blood Trails, which won the audience award for best feature at the Dead by Dawn International Horror Film Festival 2006 in Edinburgh.
He starred in Casualty as Corporate Director Nathan Spencer[4] between 2005 and 2007, and was recently voted one of the ten actors most likely to succeed in Hollywood by "Stage and Screen" magazine. Price appeared on the July 2006 cover of Out magazine.
In 2009 he appeared in the third season of showtimes hit show The Tudors, playing the martyr John Lambert.[5]
Price joined Coronation Street as Nick Tilsley in 2009. He began filming on Monday 19 October 2009 and was seen on screen for the first time on 21 December 2009.[6]
In January 2015 Price setup his own production company, Bolo Films . There first short film "I'm sorry to tell you " has now been entered to film festivals, including Venice and Raindance.Their next short "Taubman" is about to be shot in May.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Witch-King of Angmar | Flashback only. |
| 2002 | Flyfishing | James | |
| 2006 | Blood Trails | Chris | |
| 2015 | "I'm sorry to tell you" | Director |
Television
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Casualty | Jimmy Sellars | Episode: "Flesh and Blood" |
| 1997 | Soldier Soldier | Fus Chris Howden | Episode: "The Road to Damascus" |
| Underworld | Runner | Episode #1.4 | |
| 1998 | Supply & Demand | Jonathon | |
| Home and Away | Geoffrey Burns | Episode 2351 | |
| Heartbeat | John Fraser | Episode: "Where There's a Will" | |
| 1999 | Peak Practice | Tom Wise | Episode: "Fighting Chance" |
| Hope & Glory | Mr. Jakes | Episodes #1.1 and #1.2 | |
| Bugs | Wymark | Episodes: "Money Spiders" and "The Enemy Within" | |
| 2000 | Badger | Dion | Episodes: "The Price of a Daughter" and "Cock o' the Walk" |
| 2001 | Table 12 | David | Episode: "Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner" |
| 2002 | Wire in the Blood | Michael Jordan | Episode: "The Mermaids Singing" |
| 2004–2005 | Footballers' Wives | Conrad Gates | Series regular |
| 2005 | The Bill | Greg Webster | Episode #343 |
| 2005–2007 | Casualty | Nathan Spencer | Series regular |
| 2009 | The Tudors | John Lambert | Season 3 Episode 6 : "Search for a New Queen" |
| 2009–present | Coronation Street | Nick Tilsley | Series regular |
| 2013 | Driven to Extremes | Narrator |
References
- ↑ "Ben Price plays Nathan Spencer". holby.tv. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ↑ http://unitedagents.co.uk/ben-price
- ↑ I scored with Zoe to join Mile High Club, Sunday Mirror, 8 February 2004 (Archived at FindArticles.com)
- ↑ "Ben Price plays Nathan Spencer". holby.tv. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ↑ "United Artists: Ben Price". United Agents. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ↑ Daniel Kilkelly (16 October 2009). "Ben Price to play Corrie's Nick Tilsley". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
External links
- Ben Price at the Internet Movie Database