Edward Bennett
Birth date9 April 1979 (age 47)
Birth placeHoneybourne, Worcestershire, England
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present

Edward Mark W Bennett (born 9 April 1979) is an English actor.

Early life

Bennett was born in Honeybourne, Worcestershire. He attended Chipping Campden School in Gloucestershire, and graduated from Cardiff University with a BSc in history and politics. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).[1]

Career

In 2008, Bennett appeared as Laertes in Hamlet, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Berowne in Love's Labour's Lost. He reprised the first two roles when the productions toured London's Novello Theatre from December 2008 to February 2009, understudying for Hamlet and performing the role from 8 December 2008 until 2 January 2009 whilst David Tennant was undergoing surgery for a spinal injury.[2]

In 2014, Bennett was appointed the Patron of Chapel Lane Theatre Company based in Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK.[3]

Awards

  • Ian Charleson Awards 2007 – Special Commendation for Dick Gurvil in Nan, Victor Bretherton in Diana of Dobson's (Orange Tree), Freddy Eynsford-Hill in Pygmalion (Peter Hall Co), and Roderigo in Othello (Donmar Warehouse)
  • Ian Charleson Awards 2008 – Won second place for roles in Hamlet and Love's Labours Lost (RSC)[4]

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenue
2003Hay FeverSimonTheatr Clwyd, Mold
2004Charley's AuntLord BabberleyNorthcott Theatre, Exeter
Alice's Adventures in WonderlandThe CaterpillarBristol Old Vic, Bristol
2005The Invention of LovePollardSalisbury Playhouse, Salisbury
The Importance of Being EarnestAlgemonYork Theatre Royal, York
FaustusMephistophilisEtcetera Theatre, Camden Town
2006School for ScandalSnake/CarelessSalisbury Playhouse, Salisbury
Measure for MeasureElbowTheatre Royal, Bath
Habeas CorpusCanon ThrobbingTheatre Royal, Bath
2007Diana of Dobson'sThe Hon. Captain Victor BrethertonOrange Tree Theatre, Richmond
Skin GameCharles HornblowerOrange Tree Theatre, Richmond
NanDick GurvilOrange Tree Theatre, Richmond
PygmalionFreddy Eynsford-HillTheatre Royal, Bath
Little NellGeorge Wharton-RobinsonTheatre Royal, Bath
OthelloRodrigoDonmar Warehouse, Covent Garden
2008HamletLaertesRoyal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon
Love's Labour's LostNavahRoyal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon
2009A Midsummer Night's DreamDemitriusRoyal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon
Hay FeverSandyChichester Festival Theatre, Chichester
As You Like It and The TempestOliver/FerdinandThe Bridge Project, Brooklyn Academy of Music/The Old Vic, New York City/London
2011PlentyRaymond BrockCrucible Theatre, Sheffield
Three FarcesIntruderOrange Tree Theatre, Richmond
Then the Snow CameVariousOrange Tree Theatre, Richmond
Love SongBillie AltonFrantic Assembly, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
2012In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)Leo IrvingTheatre Royal, Bath
School for ScandalJoseph SurfaceTheatre Royal, Bath
2013One Man, Two GuvnorsStanley StubbersRoyal National Theatre, South Bank
In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)Leo IrvingSt. James Theatre, London
2014Things We Do for LoveHamishTheatre Royal, Bath
Love's Labour's Lost/Love's Labour's WonBerowne/BenedictRoyal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon
2015The RehearsalHeroMinerva Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester
Orson's ShadowKenneth TynanSouthwark Playhouse, London
Photograph 51Francis ClarkNoël Coward Theatre, London
2016Watership DownWoundwort & HollyWatermill Theatre, Bagnor
2018MacbethMacduffRoyal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon
2019Breaking the CodeAlan TuringSalisbury Playhouse, Salisbury
2020BetrayalJerryTheatre Royal, Bath

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009HamletLaertesTelevision film
2011War HorseCavalry recruiting officer
2012Love SongBilly
2023NapoleonJean de Cambaceres

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Silent WitnessGregory KrisEpisode: "Suffer the Children"
After You've GoneWaiterEpisode: "Silence of the Clams"
2009DoctorsRalph WesternEpisode: "Carpe Diem"
2010Above SuspicionEdward WickenhamEpisode: "The Red Dahlia"
The PersuasionistsMichael
2012MirandaNew BossEpisode: "It Was Panning"
2017VictoriaC. E. TrevelyanEpisode: "Faith, Hope and Charity"
2018PoldarkPrime Minister Pitt3 episodes
2019PennyworthRupertEpisode: "Pilot"
2020CobraPeter MottSeries regular
Save MeMax Owen1 episode
IndustryGoldman Sachs MDEpisode: "Pre-Crisis Activity"
2024BridgertonWalter Dundas2 Episodes
2025'Miles Dempsey2 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Understudy replaces David Tennant in Hamlet". The Daily Telegraph. 9 December 2009.
  2. ^ Higgins, Charlotte (9 January 2009). "Return of the prince - Tennant bounces back after slings and arrows". The Guardian
  3. ^ Harvey-Ball, Thom (6 October 2014). "Chapel Lane Theatre Company : About Us"
  4. ^ "NT News and Information : Ian Charleson Awards 2008". Archived from the original on 28 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-12.