Daniel Peter Roche ( ; born 14 October 1999) is an English actor, known for playing Ben Brockman in the

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sitcom '' Outnumbered''.

Life

Roche was born on 14 October 1999 to an English mother and an Irish father. He grew up in

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, attending a state CofE primary school whilst also attending the Susi Earnshaw Theatre School in

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for extra-curricular drama lessons. At 12, he was granted a scholarship to the independent

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. In September 2018, he enrolled as an undergraduate at

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, where he plays for the Rugby Football Club.

Career

For his appearances in ''Outnumbered'' as Ben, he was nominated for Best Male Newcomer at the 2009

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. He also appeared in the BBC One show ''

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'', the film ''Off Season'' (2008), and a number of television commercials, including one for

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. Roche played the title role in a BBC adaptation of ''

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'' (2010), which won a children's BAFTA for best drama. He also appeared in the

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comedy series ''

Little Crackers ''Little Crackers'' is a British Christmas comedy-drama that was broadcast on Sky1. It consists of a series of short films featuring stars of British and Irish comedy, including Stephen Fry, Catherine Tate, Chris O'Dowd, Kathy Burke, Victoria Wo ...

'', as a young

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on 20 December 2010.

Filmography

Awards

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roche, Daniel 1999 births Living people Male actors from London People educated at University College School English male child actors English male television actors 21st-century English male actors People educated at Susi Earnshaw Theatre School