Ben Cartwright (born 17 June 1976) is a British actor who has made guest appearances on some of Britain's most popular

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shows. He appeared in ''

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'' in 2001, playing Paul Bailey. He also had a small part in '' EastEnders'' in 2003, playing Tony Jamison. He played Heath Gambol in '' Casualty'' in 2005. His fifth and most recent role in ''Casualty'' was as Felix Barstow, in July 2018. In 2009, he appeared in the film version of '' Sherlock Holmes'' as a graveside policeman, and also played the role of a policeman in another 2009 release, '' The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus''. Cartwright also had a role in the television series '' Hatfields & McCoys'', which was aired on

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in the USA on 28 May 2012. Cartwright plays Parris McCoy alongside

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and

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. The series has had the biggest ratings of any television show, second to the Super Bowl. In 2013, he starred in the British movie '' Run for Your Wife'', which grossed just £602 at the UK box office, in its opening weekend. He made an appearance as Steve Kettle in '' Tracy Beaker Returns'' and ''

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''. He also portrayed DS Chris Henney in '' By Any Means''. He has starred in the CBBC programme '' Eve'' as Nick Clarke. He also starred in ''

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'' as Neil Clifton, a police officer involved in the sexual exploitation and sexual grooming of

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. Cartwright was cast in the first series of ITV Drama ''

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'' in 2017. He played Phil Simms in the series and was hiding crucial information about his niece's disappearance. In 2019, he plays Rasputin in the Netflix 6 episode docu-drama '' The Last Czars''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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* British male television actors Living people 1979 births 21st-century British male actors British male soap opera actors {{UK-tv-actor-1970s-stub