| Benjamin Salisbury | |
| Birth Name: | Benjamin David Salisbury |
| Birth Date: | 19 October 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actor, dancer |
| Years Active: | 1992–2006 |
| Children: | 3 |
Benjamin David Salisbury (born October 19, 1980) is an American actor and dancer best known for playing the role of Brighton Sheffield on the CBS television sitcom The Nanny from 1993 to 1999.
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 19, 1980, to parents David Arthur Salisbury and Mindy Jo (née Schneidewind) Salisbury. In 1998, he graduated from Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minnesota, and enrolled in American University in Washington, D.C., that fall. He has two older sisters and a younger brother. Salisbury said he first got into acting when he was in a play at 9 years old. In 2000, he was an intern for House minority leader Richard Gephardt.
An accomplished dancer, Salisbury would often treat The Nanny studio audiences to improvisational routines when the cameras were not rolling. Most of Salisbury's career was on the The Nanny from 1993 to 1999. In 1996, he won best actor in a comedy series at the Young Artist Awards.
Salisbury played Martin Short's son in the 1992 film Captain Ron, and appeared in (1996) as the sports announcer. Salisbury voiced the role of Tin Boy on The Oz Kids in 1996, and appeared in the 2004 reunion of the sitcom The Nanny titled with Fran Drescher, Renée Taylor, Rachel Chagall and others from The Nanny cast. In 2005, he had a minor role as a train expert on the episode "Sabotage" of the series Numb3rs. In August 2006, Salisbury was featured in Domino's Pizza commercials featuring Fudge-ums, Domino's then-new mini-brownies.
In 2000, he worked as the events coordinator for Slapshot the Eagle, the Washington Capitals team mascot. As of 2022, Salisbury is working at Universal Studios Hollywood as the director of operations for the park.
Salisbury married his wife Kelly Murkey in 2006. He has three children. It was announced in 2013 they had divorced.
Salisbury was a contestant on Jeopardy!, where he competed in an episode of Teen Celebrity Jeopardy! against Kirsten Dunst and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Salisbury won with $1, making him one of only three contestants to win with just $1.
| 1992 | Captain Ron | Benjamin Harvey | ||
| 1993 | Shimmer | Young Spacy | ||
| 1994 | Iron Will | Scout #1 | ||
| 1996 | Virtual Oz | Tin Boy | Voice | |
| 1996 | The Nome Prince and the Magic Belt | |||
| 1996 | Josh | |||
| 1996 | Who Stole Santa? | Tin Boy | Voice | |
| 1996 | Guide to the World of Family Computers, Software & Games | Ben | ||
| 1996 | Christmas in Oz | Tin Boy | Voice | |
| 2002 | Simone | Production Assistant | ||
| 2003 | Red Zone | Derek |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–1999 | The Nanny | Brighton Sheffield | 145 episodes | |
| 1996 | Kirk | Preston Beckman IV | Episode: "The Beach House" | |
| 1996 | The Oz Kids | Tin Boy | Television short | |
| 1996 | Promised Land | Trevor Riley | Episode: "The Prodigy" | |
| 2005 | Numbers | Doctor | Episode: "Sabotage" |