Ben Faulks Explained

Benjamin Faulks
Birth Date:1979 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Truro, Cornwall, England
Nationality:British
Occupation:Actor, television presenter
Years Active:2011 - present
Notable Works:Mr. Bloom's Nursery, Hollyoaks
Children:3

Benjamin Faulks (born 13 March 1979) is a British actor and presenter. He is best known for creating the CBeebies television series Mr Bloom's Nursery in which he plays the titular character,[1] for which he was nominated for a British Academy Children's Award in 2011 and 2012.[2] [3]

Early life and education

Faulks was born and grew up in Cornwall and moved to Wakefield in 1998 to go to drama college. He attended Bretton Hall (now part of the University of Leeds) where he earned a first class degree in theatre acting, graduating in 2001.

Career

Faulks won the Manchester Evening News Theatre Award for Best Fringe Performer in 2004 for a one-man play he created.[4] In 2006, Faulks featured in a T-Mobile TV advert,[5] and in 2007, starred in The Endurance at the Leeds Metropolitan University theatre.[6]

The idea for Mr. Bloom's Nursery came from a piece of street theatre that Faulks had written in 2006 called The Vegetable Nannies;[7] he had toured the play across the UK, as well as in Europe and Canada but wanted to pitch it as a preschool television show.[8] Faulks developed it into a proposal in 2008,[9] and it was picked up by the BBC in 2009.[8] [10] Mr. Bloom's Nursery won an RTS North and West Award for Best Children's Programme in 2011.[11] Faulks was also nominated for the British Academy Children's Award for Best Performer in 2011 and 2012, but was beaten by Harley Bird for her voicing of Peppa Pig and Khalil Madovi for his role in 4 O'Clock Club respectively.

Faulks played Mark Brown in Hollyoaks in 2015.[12] In 2021, he was announced as an ambassador for Ask the Question, a community interest company providing support to disadvantaged students.[13]

Personal life

Faulks' wife, Mimi, is a freelance creative producer and they often work together on projects.[14] They have three children and live in Manchester.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Truro dad to star in own TV show . . 7 April 2024 . 4 February 2011.
  2. Web site: Children's - Performer in 2011 . . 7 April 2024.
  3. Web site: Children's - Performer in 2012 . . 7 April 2024.
  4. Web site: Yakub Qureshi . He's a huge TV star - but can still walk down the street without being recognised . . 7 April 2024 . 3 February 2013.
  5. Web site: The Magical Storymaker Theatre . . 7 April 2024 . 26 November 2006.
  6. Web site: The Endurance . . 8 April 2024 . 19 April 2007.
  7. Web site: Ben Faulks answers your questions . . 7 April 2024 . 2 June 2014.
  8. Web site: Leeds Alumni Magazine . . 8 April 2024 . 2–3 . 2012.
  9. Web site: Cornwall CBeebies star . . 7 April 2024 . 3 February 2011.
  10. Web site: Yvonne l'Anson . Behind the Scenes with Mr Bloom . Cardiff Times . 7 April 2024 . 18 January 2017.
  11. Web site: Watch out for muddy puddles! . Yorkshire Reporter . 7 April 2024 . 6 September 2016.
  12. Web site: Amy Duncan . Hollyoaks welcomes two new cast members in the shape of Emmerdale star Adele Silva and CBeebies' Ben Faulks . . 7 April 2024 . 1 June 2015.
  13. Web site: Abigail Kellett . Ben Faulks announced as latest ambassador for Ask The Question CIC . . 7 April 2024 . 3 June 2021.
  14. Web site: Take it as read... art of storytelling is fun . . 7 April 2024 . 15 February 2007.

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