Benedict Campbell Explained

Benedict Campbell
Birth Date:	12 June 1957
Birth Place:	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	1985–present
Spouse:	Jackie Maxwell
Children:	Deragh Campbell
Parents:	Douglas Campbell Ann Casson
Relatives:	Torquil Campbell (half brother) Lewis Casson (maternal grandfather) Christopher Casson (maternal uncle) Mary Casson (maternal aunt)

Benedict Campbell (born June 12, 1957) is a Canadian actor whose work has consisted primarily of providing voices for television cartoons, video games and acting on stage, particularly at Canada's Stratford Festival between 1965 and 2000.^[1] Early in his career, Campbell also appeared in a number of live action works.

Family

Campbell comes from an acting family; his parents are Douglas Campbell and Ann Casson, and he is the brother of Dirk Campbell. Campbell's maternal grandparents are Sir Lewis Casson and Dame Sybil Thorndike.^[2]

While working in England, Campbell met Jackie Maxwell, who was working as an usher at Contact Theatre. The two later married and, when Campbell was offered work in Troilus and Cressida at the National Arts Centre, the two relocated to Canada.^[3]

Actress Deragh Campbell is his daughter with Maxwell.^[4]

Filmography

Live-action

Act of Dishonour (2010) - Dave
Republic of Doyle (2014) - Judge Richardson
Slings and Arrows (2005) - Director #1
The Sheldon Kennedy Story (1999) - Brandon Player #1
A Holiday to Remember (1995) - Mr. Paul
Zero Patience (1993)
Street Legal (1992–1993) - Lorne Cassidy
The Boys from Syracuse (1986) - Dromio of Syracuse

Animation

DKC: Return to Krocodile Isle (2023) - King K. Rool/Klinger (voice)^[5]
Ice Princess Lily (2018) - Arktos/Little Arktos (voice)
Babar and the Adventures of Badou (2010–2011) - Additional voices
Friends and Heroes (2007) - Samuel (voice)
Jane and the Dragon (2006) - Sir Ivon Mackay, Chamberlain Milton Turnkey (voice)
The Berenstain Bears (2002–2003) - Papa Q. Bear (voice)
Redwall (1999) - Martin the Warrior / King Bull Sparra / Darkclaw (voice)
(1998–2000) - Additional voices
Noddy (1998) - Mr. Plod, Big Ears, Mr. Tubby Bear, Clockwork Clown, Bunky (voice)
Freaky Stories (1997) - Narrator
Donkey Kong Country (1996–2000) - King K. Rool (voice)
Stickin' Around (1996) - Principal Coffin (voice)
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1996) - Additional voices
Monster Force (1994) - Additional voices
(1994–1995) - Don Vincente Marino Ramírez (voice)

Video games

(1999) - Mikhail Victor

Stratford Festival Theatre credits

Hamlet (2000), Hamlet
Julius Caesar (1998), Marcus Antonius
Romeo and Juliet (1997), Friar Laurence
The Taming of the Shrew (1997), Hortensio
Macbeth (1995), Banquo
Cymbeline (1986), Cloten
The Winter's Tale (1986), Young Shepherd
King Lear (1985), Edmund
Twelfth Night (1985), Antonio
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1984), Demetrius
Love's Labour's Lost (1984), Ferdinand
The Merchant of Venice (1984), Arragon
Falstaff (Henry IV, Part II) (1965), Page to Falstaff ^[6] ^[7]

Notes and References

https://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Theater/person/26121/index.html Internet Shakespeare, University of Victoria
News: Douglas Campbell, 87 / Actor - 'A gloriously forthright, honest, full-blooded trouper' . Sandra . Martin . 10 October 2009 . . 2010-02-24 . 2020-03-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200313195551/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/?pageRequested=all . dead .
News: Ouzounian . Richard . 2010-05-28 . Ouzounian: Jackie Maxwell is Shaw Festival's champion . Toronto Star . 2022-09-04.
Barry Hertz, "Meet the first family of Canadian culture: Mother-daughter duo Jackie Maxwell and Deragh Campbell reflect on lives spent in the arts". The Globe and Mail, September 6, 2024.
Web site: 2023-05-10 . Random: OG Donkey Kong Country TV Series Cast Reunites For Animated Short . 2023-05-15 . Nintendo Life . en-GB.
https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/AboutUs/OurHistory/PastProductions Stratford Festival
https://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Theater/person/26121/index.html Internet Shakespeare, University of Victoria