Ben trained as an actor at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, where he Studied classical acting at Masters Level. The course focused on Shakespeare, Jacobean drama and classical Greek Theatre. Throughout the course, Ben worked with leading directors and practitioners, including READ MORE
Biography
Ben made his debut in a professional stage production at the age of twelve playing the Mayor of the Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz at the Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich. Ben continued to perform frequently at the Wolsey until he was twenty. The year after ‘Oz‘, Ben played Peter Cratchit in A Christmas Carol. READ MORE
Background
Ben comes from an artistic background. His mother, Susan Wherrett was an actress for eleven years before setting up her own interior design business. Ben’s grandfather, Joseph Ramsey Wherrett was an artist, (1914-1960). He exhibited at the Royal Academy and with the Royal Society of British Artists. READ MORE