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Ben Robson
Born (1984-02-04) 4 February 1984 (age 40)
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
NationalityEnglish
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present

Ben Robson (born 4 February 1984) is an English actor and model. He is known for playing the roles as Kalf in the History TV18 series Vikings and Frankie Scott in the Peacock series The Continental, the prequel to John Wick flim franchise.

Early life

Robson was born and grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. His father worked in manufacturing.[1] He has one younger brother and one younger sister. His sister works as an agent for directors and voice coaches. His brother works in wealth management.[2][1] His grandmother was born in a Ukrainian orphanage and she moved to Germany during the war.[2]

Robson went to the University of the West of England in Bristol where he studied business.[1]

Career

In August 2015, Ben Robson was cast as 'Craig Cody' in the pilot of Animal Kingdom based on the Australian film of the same name.[3]

In 2016, Robson appeared in the horror film The Boy as 'Cole'. The film also starred Lauren Cohan and Rupert Evans. The film had moderate success but received negative reviews from critics. It grossed $64 million.[4][5][6][7][8]

In October 2017, Robson was cast in the crime thriller film A Violent Separation as 'Ray'.[9]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c Brown, Emma (2 August 2016). "THE MIDDLE SON". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Animal Kingdom's Ben Robson Cleans Up Nicely". The Cut. 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. ^ Pedersen, Erik (20 August 2015). "Ben Robson Leads Life of Crime in TNT Pilot Animal Kingdom". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  4. ^ Kit, Borys (23 January 2015). "'Walking Dead' Star to Headline Horror Film 'The Boy' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  5. ^ Ford, Rebecca (11 March 2015). "Lakeshore, STX Entertainment's Horror Film 'The Boy' Sets Cast (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  6. ^ Lang, Brent (25 February 2015). "STX Entertainment Dates Films With Matthew McConaughey, Julia Roberts, Jason Blum". Variety. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  7. ^ "STX Entertainment will now release THE BOY on January 22, 2016". Twitter. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  8. ^ "The Boy (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  9. ^ Busch, Anita (19 October 2017). "Brenton Thwaites, Ben Robson Cast In 'A Violent Separation'". Deadline. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
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