Ben Green (comedian) explained

Ben Green
Birth Place:Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
Nationality:British
Genre:Sketch comedy
Influences:Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, Chris Morris, Ricky Gervais, Steve Coogan, Armando Iannucci, Garry Shandling, Joan Rivers-->
Notable Works:"Punch Me I Won't Sue" – YOBI Laugh Winner

Ben Rufus Green is an actor and comedian from Canterbury, Kent, England, known for playing David in The Cockfields, and his own sketch comedy videos online, under the alias greensville.

Green has been writing and acting in sketches since 2006.[1] He has also appeared in a number of television programmes including regular or recurring roles on EastEnders, Small World and Deaf Funny.He hosts a weekly live stream on his Twitch and YouTube channels called "Washing Up Club" where he chats with his audience whilst doing the washing up.

Early life

Green received his Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Media Drama in 1998 with Honours from the University of Glamorgan (now the University of South Wales). He served in the British Territorial Army for one year.[2]

Career

In 2009, Green won the YOBI Laugh contest from YOBI.tv's first season for his entry "Punch Me I Won't Sue".[3] He won $10,000 USD and tickets for two to the premiere of The Informant! starring Matt Damon as well as access to an after party and VIP tickets to the taping of the Late Show with David Letterman.[4]

In early 2019 Green appeared in 2 episodes of EastEnders as Rory, the facilitator at a Narcotics Anonymous meeting attended by Rainie Branning (Tanya Franks) and Stuart Highway (Ricky Champ). Later that year here appeared in an episode of GameFace as a dog walker who becomes involved in an awkward exchange with Marcella (played by Roisin Conaty) on a park bench.[5] In November of that year he also appeared as series regular David, son of Bobby Ball's character Ray and step-brother to Joe Wilkinson's character Simon, in sitcom The Cockfields.[6]

In December 2019, Green's short Paper Trail, which he wrote and starred in, was nominated for a Writers' Guild Award in the Best Comedy Short category.[7] It had previously been a Comedy Shorts Awards finalist in the 2019 Funny Women Awards for director Emily Brown.[8]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Watchdog Director: Alan Holland
2007–2008 History Hunters Director: Seb Illis
2008 Burger KingInterviewerCommercial. Director: Colin Gregg
2009–2011 The Grumpy Guide to... Grumpy Man Episodes: "Christmas", "Old School Days", "Work", "Food". Directors: Pip Banyard, Ninushka Oller
2009 Xmas EveChauffeurShort Film
Virgin TrainsCommercial. Partizan
Hands SoloDave Dennis Short Film. UK Film Council [9]
2010 HalifaxCommercial. Smith and Sons
SherlockReporter Episode: "A Study in Pink". Director: Paul McGuigan
2011 Nuzzle and Scratch: Frock and RollMr. Pettigrew Episode: "Train Guards". Director: Jack Jameson
2012 Not Going OutMan in Sauna Episode: "Examination". Avalon. Director: Nick Wood
Alan Carr's Summertime Specstacular 2Open MikeAdam Wimpenny
2013Fool Britannia1 episode. Director: Paul Young
2014Live at the ElectricThe EvaluatorDirector: Stephen Pipe
The Kiss [10] BenShort film
2015AsylumJames SmitherEpisode: "Public Relations". Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Small WorldMan Upstairs2 episodes
2016Alan Partridge's Scissored IsleDavid Paul Baby Cow. Directors: Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons
Rich Keeble Vanity ProjectDS McGowanEpisode: "The Christmas Special 2016"
2019Paper TrailManShort film. Also writer
EastEnders Rory2 episodes. Director: Will Brenton / Laura Way
Gameface Dog Owner1 episode
2019-21The Cockfields[11] David10 episodes. Director: Steve Bendelack / Simon Hynd
2020Infinity YawnManShort film. Also writer
NeighbourHOODPeter BacqWeb series. 6 episodes. Also writer and co-director
Rich Keeble Zoom ChatsBen Rufus Green1 episode
2022DoctorsMarcus WestEpisode: "The Maze of Monstrosities"[12]
Tea TimeManShort film. Also co-writer.
2024Seize Them!Osmund the Leather-MakerFeature film

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Wait is Over YOBI.tv Announces the Winners of Season 1 – Retrieved on 2009-06-15 . journalist-association.eu . 2009-06-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090911201237/http://www.journalist-association.eu/archive/news.php?newsid=21147 . 2009-09-11 . dead .
  2. https://actors.mandy.com/uk/view.php?uid=224268 Mandy Actors – Retrieved on 2009-06-15
  3. http://www.mikeleighassoc.com/x/news.html?nid=102 Ben Green named ‘Laugh-Maker of the Year’! – Retrieved on 2009-06-15
  4. http://yobi.tv/yobilaugh/greensville/profile YOBILaugh Season 1 Winners – Retrieved on 15 June 2009
  5. Web site: GameFace Series 2, Episode 2. British Comedy Guide. en-GB. 2019-12-23.
  6. Web site: The Cockfields – Gold Sitcom. British Comedy Guide. en-GB. 2019-12-23.
  7. Web site: Writers' Guild announces award nominees : News 2019 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide. Bennett. Steve. www.chortle.co.uk. en. 2019-12-23.
  8. Web site: ANNOUNCING THE 2019 FUNNY WOMEN AWARDS: COMEDY WRITING & SHORTS FINALISTS. 2019-09-11. Funny Women. en-GB. 2019-12-23.
  9. http://www.hands-solo.com
  10. Web site: The Kiss (Short 2014) - IMDb.
  11. Web site: Gold orders new sitcom The Cockfields. 2019-06-03. British Comedy Guide. en-GB. 2019-08-10.
  12. News: Timblick . Simon . 'Doctors' spoilers: Al Haskey hosts a roleplaying game! . 27 January 2022 . . (Future plc).