Ben Humphrey (born 28 May 1986 in

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) is an English actor, director, writer, lecturer and criminal court Magistrate. He graduated from

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is a drama school in Bristol, England. The institution provides training in acting and production for careers in film, television and theatre. BOVTS is an affiliate of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama. I ...

in 2007 and is also an associate of

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. He was the Artistic Director of the

Worcester Repertory Company The Worcester Repertory Company (WRC) is a regional theatre company based in Worcester, UK. The company was founded in 1967 by John Hole, David Wood and Sam Walters. The company's home is the Swan Theatre in Worcester and the Artistic Director ...

and Swan Theatre in Worcester as well as an Associate Research Fellow and Lecturer at the

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. As well as appearing in theatrical productions he has had a number of roles in Film and TV, includin
Just Charlie
the Hellraiser Chronicles (as part of the

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film universe), Noddy and

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. In 2009 he was admitted as a member of the

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(GoDA) and adjudicates theatre festivals both in the UK and internationally. In 2011 he was made an Associate Research Fellow for the

and in 2012 was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. In 2016 he was made a patron of the Royal Air Force Theatrical Association along with Sir Peter Hall,

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and Gillian Plowman. In 2017 he was appointed as a

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in the Worcestershire Criminal Courts. In 2015–16 his production of

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(originally produced with the

) was transferred to the National Theatre of Romania,

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as part of the International Shakespeare Festival. In 2016 he directed the 800th Anniversary production of

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King John. The production was staged around the tomb of the King in

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, 800 years after the death of the monarch. In 2018 he was nominated for a What's On Reader's Award for Best Pantomime Dame. In 2020 he was once again nominated for a What's On Reader's Award for Best Pantomime Dame and also received a nomination for Best Director at the Great British Pantomime Awards. In 2021 he became the Artistic Director of Tortive Theatre and directed the one-person show, Shakespeare's Fool. The play was a fictional account of the Shakespearean actor and clown,

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. The play was originally staged at the 2021

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Selected productions as director

* 2021 Shakespeare's Fool for Tortive Theatre at the

2021. * 2019 Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs for The Worcester Repertory Company at The Swan Theatre, Worcester * 2018 Maid Marian and Her Merry Men for The Worcester Repertory Company at The Swan Theatre, Worcester *2018

Macbeth ''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those w ...

for The Worcester Repertory Company (Young Rep.) * 2018

A Soldier's Tale ''A Soldier's Tale'' is a 1988 New Zealand romantic war film directed and produced by Larry Parr and starring Gabriel Byrne and Marianne Basler. It is based on a novel by M. K. Joseph. Cast * Gabriel Byrne as Saul * Marianne Basler as Bell * ...

for The English Symphony Orchestra * 2017 Sleeping Beauty for The Worcester Repertory Company at The Swan Theatre, Worcester * 2017

Othello ''Othello'' (full title: ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'') is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, probably in 1603, set in the contemporary Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) fought for the control of the Island of Cypru ...

for The Worcester Repertory Company at

* 2016 '' King John'' for The Worcester Repertory Company at

* 2016 ''

'' for National Theatre of Romania, Craiova *2016

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for The English Symphony Orchestra *2016 Cinderella for The Worcester Repertory Company at The Swan Theatre, Worcester *2015 An Unhealthy Cure for The Worcester Repertory Company at The Vesta Tilley Studio, Worcester

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Humphrey, Benjamin 1986 births Living people People educated at King's School, Worcester Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Male actors from Worcestershire English male stage actors Academics of the University of Worcester