Ben Owen-Jones is a British

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. His first television appearance was as a child when he appeared in the

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''. In 1995, he had an accident which resulted in a

spinal injury A spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that causes temporary or permanent changes in its function. Symptoms may include loss of muscle function, sensation, or autonomic function in the parts of the body served by the spinal cor ...

, leaving him

paraplegic Paraplegia, or paraparesis, is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek () "half-stricken". It is usually caused by spinal cord injury or a congenital condition that affects the neural ...

, and since then he uses a wheelchair for mobility. Following

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he studied

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level and went on to take an

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. His work was shown at an art festival in Germany. In 2005, he applied for and was selected to take part in the Talent Fund for Disabled Actors – a bursary scheme organised by the BBC,

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and the Actors Centre. The scheme was designed to increase the pool of disabled acting talent available to TV casting directors and provided BBC masterclasses delivered by leading TV directors, and Actors Centre training. Following this he was cast in the new BBC drama,

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where he played Chris Quick; a semi-regular character who was also paraplegic. Since then he has gone on to appear in several TV dramas.
In 2012 he played the part of a wounded soldier in the dramatisation of the story of Dr.

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written by

Lucy Gannon Lucy Gannon (born 1948) is a British playwright and television writer, and producer. She was the recipient of the 1989-90 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. Life Lucy Gannon once worked as a military policewoman, a residential social worker, and a nurse ...

. Since becoming disabled he has worked with charities in England and Wales to offer support to other people who have sustained spinal injuries.

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