Benjamin Evan Ainsworth Explained

Benjamin Evan Ainsworth
Birth Date:	2008 9, df=y
Birth Place:	Nottingham, East Midlands, England^[1]
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	2018–present

Benjamin Evan Ainsworth (born 25 September 2008^[2]) is an English actor. He is known for portraying Miles in the Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), William in Disney’s Flora & Ulysses (2021), and the voice of Pinocchio in Disney's live-action remake.^[3]

Biography

While growing up in the village of Lund, Ainsworth attended the Northern Lights Drama Theatre School in Hull.^[2] At the age of ten, his first appearance on television was on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale in 2018,^[4] and in the same year performed in a production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert on board the Norwegian Epic cruise liner.^[1]

Two years later, Ainsworth debuted in his first major production as Miles in the Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), a continuation of the series The Haunting of Hill House.^[5] Ainsworth starred in the Disney film Flora & Ulysses, which was released on Disney+ in 2021.^{[6] [7]}

In 2022, he voiced the title character in the live-action remake of Disney's Pinocchio.

Ainsworth has one of the lead roles in the Canadian comedy series Son of a Critch. Set in Newfoundland, he plays the younger version of the main character and narrator, for which he received a Best Leading Performance in a Comedy Series nomination at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards. The show is entering its fourth season.

Filmography

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Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	The Recycling Man	Jacob
2021	Flora & Ulysses	William Spiver
2022	Disney's Pinocchio	Pinocchio (voice)
2023	All Fun and Games	Jonah "Jo" Fletcher
TBA	Everything's Going to Be Great^[8]	Lester Smart

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Emmerdale	School boy	Episode #8125
2020	The Haunting of Bly Manor	Miles Wingrave	Main role
2022–present	Son of a Critch^[9]	Mark Critch	Main role
2022	The Sandman	Alex Burgess	Episode: "Sleep of the Just"
2024	Maya the Bee	Willy

Notes and References

1. News: Meet Benjamin Ainsworth. 24 June 2020. 7 July 2021. The Hull Hub.
2. News: Child actor Ben Ainsworth will appear on Emmerdale in cheeky schoolboy scene. Davidson. Trudi. 17 April 2018. 7 July 2021. Hull Live.
3. News: Pinocchio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Cynthia Erivo in the cast: here are the roles (in Italian). 4 March 2021. 7 July 2021. Sky Atlantic (Italian TV channel). Italian.
4. News: Local Theatre School Pupil To Appear In Emmerdale On ITV This Tuesday 17th April . 17 April 2018. 7 July 2021. Yorkshire Times.
5. Viewer Beware: Here's Your First Look at The Haunting of Bly Manor. 24 August 2020. 7 July 2021. Vanity Fair. Breznican. Anthony. https://web.archive.org/web/20200826191944/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/08/haunting-of-bly-manor-hill-house. 26 August 2020.
6. Web site: Disney+ Movie 'Flora & Ulysses' Starts Production; Cast Revealed. 27 June 2019. 7 July 2021. Collider. Trumbore. Dave. https://web.archive.org/web/20190628150707/https://collider.com/flora-and-ulysses-movie-disney-plus/. 28 June 2019. live.
7. Web site: ALL UPCOMING DISNEY MOVIES: NEW DISNEY LIVE-ACTION, ANIMATION, PIXAR, MARVEL, 20TH CENTURY, AND SEARCHLIGHT. 23 July 2020. 7 July 2021. Rotten Tomatoes. Friedlander. Whitney. https://web.archive.org/web/20200825135258/https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/upcoming-disney-movies/. 25 August 2020. live.
8. Web site: April 21, 2023 . Bryab Cranston's Everything's Going to be Great drama filming in Toronto . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230425212410/https://www.kftv.com/news/2023/04/21/bryan-cranstons-everythings-going-to-be-great-drama-filming-in-toronto . April 25, 2023 . April 25, 2023 . Kemps Film and TV Production Services Handbook.
9. Web site: Greg . David . CBC and Lionsgate reunite with Andrew Barnsley and Project 10 for Mark Critch's original comedy Son of a Critch . TV, eh? . 29 July 2021 . 22 August 2021 .