Ben Caplan (actor) explained

Ben Caplan
Birth Name:Ben Caplan
Birth Date:25 September 1974
Birth Place:Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Occupation:Actor
Notable Works:Call the Midwife
Children:2
Alma Mater:Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

Ben Caplan (born 25 September 1974) is a British actor and director, best known for portraying Police Constable (later Sergeant) Peter Noakes in the BBC One medical period drama series Call the Midwife.[1] [2] [3]

Career

Caplan trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and since leaving has appeared in many award-winning projects on Stage and Screen including the Olivier Award winning Kink's Musical 'Sunny Afternoon' in Harold Pinter Theatre and Mike Leigh's 'Two Thousand Years' at the National Theatre as well as working at the Royal Court Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. His many Screen appearances include playing PC Noakes in the BBC/PBS period drama Call The Midwife, Walter 'Smokey' Gordon in the multi award-winning HBO World War Drama Band of Brothers and the BAFTA award winning The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009DriverOfficial selection for the London Film Festival 2009
2012That WomanDannyShort film, The 16th UK Jewish Film Festival

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Band Of BrothersCorporal Walter 'Smokey' GordonRecurring cast; HBO war drama miniseries
2007Kevin MaxwellBBC Two TV drama
2011The RunawayDC Hargreaves
2012–2017Call the MidwifePolice Constable (later Sergeant) Peter NoakesMain cast (series 1–6); BBC One period-drama series
2024The Ink Black HeartAllan YeomanBBC One TV series
2021-LaggingJoshua (Series 1–3)CBBC TV series

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenue
2005Two Thousand YearsJoshRoyal National Theatre
2014Sunny AfternoonEddie KassnerHampstead Theatre, later transferring to the West End's Harold Pinter Theatre
2021The Winter’s TaleCamillothe Royal Shakespeare Company, aired on BBC4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Walker-Arnott . Ellie . 28 November 2013 . The Lost Honour: Call the Midwife's Ben Caplan has been cast in the Joanna Yeates' drama on ITV . 2024-11-30 . Radio Times . en-GB.
  2. Web site: February 17, 2017 . Call The Midwife's Ben Caplan on Miranda, Family Life and The West End . Baba . en.
  3. Web site: 2017-03-30 . Original Call the Midwife star won't be back for s7 . 2024-11-30 . Digital Spy . en-GB.