Ben Carlson is a

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actor."An actor's winter of content, in Chicago for 'Pericles'"
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'', December 3, 2014. Primarily associated with stage roles at the

Stratford Festival The Stratford Festival is a theatre festival which runs from April to October in the city of Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Founded by local journalist Tom Patterson in 1952, the festival was formerly known as the Stratford Shakespearean Festival ...

, he won a

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for Best Actor in a Television Film or Miniseries for his performance as

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in the ''

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'' adaptation of ''

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''.

Career

Carlson was a

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nominee for Best Actor in a Play in 1995 for ''Hay Fever'', and won a

Jeff Award The Joseph Jefferson Award, more commonly known informally as the Jeff Award, is given for theatre arts produced in the Chicago area. Founded in 1968, the awards are named in tribute to actor Joseph Jefferson, a 19th-century American theater star ...

in 2007 for his performance as

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at the

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. His other noted performances have included

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in the Canadian production of '' The Audience'',"Fiona Reid brings charm and humour to Queen Elizabeth II in The Audience: review"
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'', January 20, 2017. Walter Shirley in the 2008 miniseries '' Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning'' and Wiley in the film '' My Dog Vincent''.

Personal life

He is the son of actors

Leslie Carlson Les Carson ( Leslie Merle Carlson; February 24, 1933 – May 3, 2014) was an American-Canadian film and television character actor who acted on stage in Canada, the U.S. and England. His films include the horror films '' Deranged'', '' Black Chr ...

and

Patricia Hamilton Patricia Hamilton (born 27 April 1937 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian actress, perhaps best known for playing Rachel Lynde in the television mini-series '' Anne of Green Gables'', its sequels: '' Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel'' ...

and is married to stage actress Deborah Hay."Wedding bells for Deborah Hay and Ben Carlson"
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'', August 24, 2010.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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