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Ben Chaplin
Birth at
31 July 1970
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Ben Chaplin as Basil Hallworth from Dorian Gray. Ben Chaplin’s “real” name is Benedict John Greenwood, but Chaplin is not a pseudonym in the full sense, it is just the maiden name of the actor’s mother. Ben was born in London in the family of an engineer and a teacher of stage art. The family soon moved to Berkshire, where Ben attended Princess Margaret Royal Free School and Guildhall School of Music and Dramatic Arts. After completing his studies, Ben returned to London and was accepted into a
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Ben Chaplin as Basil Hallworth from Dorian Gray. Ben Chaplin’s “real” name is Benedict John Greenwood, but Chaplin is not a pseudonym in the full sense, it is just the maiden name of the actor’s mother. Ben was born in London in the family of an engineer and a teacher of stage art. The family soon moved to Berkshire, where Ben attended Princess Margaret Royal Free School and Guildhall School of Music and Dramatic Arts. After completing his studies, Ben returned to London and was accepted into a small theater company. However, this did not give enough money to live, so the future actor had to work as a white-collar employee at the London Transport Authority. However, he wanted to be an actor, and soon the opportunity presented itself. Ben began to be offered roles in television series. He starred in episodic roles in the films “Soldier-Soldier”, “Catastrophe”, “Borrowers Return”, “At the End of the Day”. All these projects were not that completely failed, but did not acquire much popularity. So Ben remained a little-known aspiring actor. Perseverance and determination are always rewarded. His role in the sitcom "Game On" was noticed by both viewers and directors. In the comedy melodrama The Truth About Cats and Dogs, he played one of the main roles, in this tape he had the opportunity to work with such famous actors as Uma Thurman, Jamie Foxx, Janine Garofalo. The war drama The Thin Red Line featuring Ben Chaplin won three Berlin Film Festival awards. One of his most notable roles is the role of the artist Basil Hallworth in the film adaptation of Dorian Gray based on the novel by Oscar Wald.
In 2011, Francis Ford Coppola directed the film Twitter Now and Sunrise. Ben Chaplin played writer Edgar Poe in this film.