Ben Mansfield


Ben Mansfield is an English actor, best known for playing Captain Becker in the ITV sci-fi drama Primeval.

Career

Mansfield portrayed Captain Becker in the ITV sci-fi drama Primeval, depicting the Captain of a special unit from the military which works with the ARC. Mansfield was spotted for the role when auditioning for the part of Arthur in the BBC Television series Merlin. Mansfield got down to the final two for the part, sadly losing out to Bradley James. Merlins casting director, who also worked as casting director for Primeval, suggested that he audition for Captain Becker and he subsequently joined the cast in its third season in 2009.
On 1 July 2014, he announced on Twitter that he will be playing the part of Alex in channel 4's new comedy, 'Not Safe For Work'.
Mansfield landed a role in the third series of ITV's Endeavour, which aired 3 January 2016.

Theatre

His theatrical credits include
Mansfield appeared in Noël Coward's Relative Values at The Theatre Royal, Bath, between 12 and 29 June 2013 as 'Don Lucas'. The production, directed by Sir Trevor Nunn toured from Bath to Bristol before transferring to the Harold Pinter Theatre for a limited season from 19 March to 21 June 2014.
In July 2016, it was announced that Mansfield will be playing the role of 'Larry' in Mart Crawley's 'The Boys In the Band'.

Filmography