Ben Beauchemin Explained

Ben Beauchemin
Nationality:Canadian
Occupation:Actor, Stand-up comedian
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Notable Works:Kim's Convenience, Less Than Kind
Awards:Canadian Screen Award nominee

Ben Beauchemin is a Canadian actor and stand-up comedian from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Less than two years after taking the stage in 2010, Beauchemin had become a regular on Toronto's comedy scene, appearing in venues from the Comedy Bar to Rivoli. In 2012 he was also nominated for the Tim Sims Encouragement Award.[1]

He is most noted for his recurring role as Gerald in Kim's Convenience, for which he was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.[2] He previously had a recurring role as Blair in five episodes of the comedy series Less Than Kind.

Filmography

Film

Film roles!Year!Title!Role!Notes
2007Full of ItCool Kid
2009New in TownWaylon
2009Wild CherryStudent Commentator
2020Kitty MammasRobert

Television

Television roles!Year!Title!Role!Notes
2008House PartyYevitz6 episodes
2008–2010Less Than KindBlair5 episodes
2010Men with BroomsStevieEpisode: "Quitting Time"
2010–2011Todd and the Book of Pure EvilAtticus / Reggie6 episodes
2014data-sort-value="Strain, The" The StrainDavidEpisode: "The Disappeared"
2016Saving HopeCarmen BasiloneEpisode: "Goodbye Girl"
201611.22.63Front Desk GuyEpisode: "The Rabbit Hole"
2016IncorporatedGaryEpisode: "Vertical Mobility"
2016–2021Kim's ConvenienceGerald Tremblay51 episodes
2017My Kitchen Can Be AnythingBenEpisode: "My Kitchen Is a Drive Thru"
2017Tennyson IndustriesVarious roles3 episodes
2018CharmedCam Sasso2 episodes
2021Cooking Up LoveBradleyTelevision film
2021TitansOwenEpisode: "The Call Is Coming from Inside the House"

Notes and References

  1. Brianne Hogan, "Meet a Comedian: Ben Beauchemin" . Streets of Toronto, October 22, 2012.
  2. Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack" . ET Canada, February 15, 2022.