| Ben Starr | |
| Birth Date: | 1 April 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Bristol, England |
| Alma Mater: | Durham University |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 2013–present |
Ben Starr is an English actor, best known for his acting roles in Survivor, Dickensian and Final Fantasy XVI,[1] [2] for which he received a Golden Joystick Award for Best Lead Performer as Clive Rosfield.[3]
Starr was born in Bristol. He attended Queen Elizabeth's Hospital School and was Captain of School 2005/6. While at school he was a member of Great Western Youth Theatre, Bristol Old Vic Youth Theatre and HTV Television Workshop. He studied History at the University of Durham and was President of Castle Theatre Company, a member of DULOG, president of the Gerbil breeding society and a founding member of DIM. On graduating from Durham he completed a 2 year postgraduate acting course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).
His first role was in Father Brown in 2013, followed by Doctors in 2013, and The Musketeers in 2015. He played Captain James Hawdon in the BBC series Dickensian.[4] In 2016, he had roles in Casualty as Nathan Mason and he starred in the role of Donatello in . In 2022, he appeared as Friar Tuck in “Robin Hood, on the run” at the Solihull Fringe Festival. In 2017 he landed a recurring role as the Apothecary, Dr Christopher Priestley, in the Sky1 series Jamestown.[5] Starr voiced Clive Rosfield in the 2023 video game Final Fantasy XVI.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Survivor | Sniper | ||
| 2015 | Meet Pursuit Delange: The Movie | Pursuit Delange | ||
| 2016 | A Great Personality is Just Skin Deep | Dan | Short film | |
| 2017 | Eat Locals | Private Crown | ||
| 2018 | 7 Miracles | |||
| 2021 | Sinking | Husband | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Father Brown | Adam Watkins | 1 episode | |
| 2013 | Doctors | Paul Stammers | 1 episode | |
| 2015 | The Musketeers | Francesco | 1 episode | |
| 2015–2016 | Dickensian | Captain James Hawdon | 17 episodes | |
| 2016 | Casualty | Nathan Mason | 1 episode | |
| 2016 | Medici | 1 episode | ||
| 2017–2019 | Jamestown | Dr. Christopher Priestley | 24 episodes | |
| 2019 | Knightfall | Philippe | 2 episodes | |
| 2019 | Midsomer Murders | Noah Moon | 1 episode | |
| 2021 | Trying | Elliot | 2 episodes | |
| 2022 | Death in Paradise | Chad Burinsky | 1 episode | |
| 2022 | London Kills | Josh Hart | 1 episode | |
| 2022 | The Other Half | Oscar | 1 episode | |
| 2023–2024 | You & Me | Harry | 3 episodes | |
| 2023 | You | Niko Leandros | 1 episode |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Yellow Face | Marcus G. Dahlman | Royal National Theatre, Park Theatre | |
| 2013 | Stop the play! | Camp gay director | Trafalgar Studios |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Company of Heroes 2 | Additional voices | |
| 2016 | Quantum Break | Additional voices | |
| 2018 | A Way Out | Additional voices | |
| 2023 | Final Fantasy XVI | Also provided voice work for paid DLC released from 2023 to 2024 | |
| 2023 | Arknights | Sharp | |
| 2024 | Warframe 1999 | Arthur[6] | |
| 2025 | Verso[7] | ||
| The First Berserker: Khazan | Khazan[8] | ||
| TBD | Hades II | Prometheus[9] | |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Golden Joystick Awards | Best Lead Performer | Final Fantasy XVI | [10] | |
| The Game Awards 2023 | Best Performance | [11] | |||
| 2024 | New York Game Awards | Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game | [12] | ||
| 20th British Academy Games Awards | Performer in a Leading Role | [13] | |||