Edward Bennett | |
|---|---|
 Bennett at the Novello Theatre stage door in 2008 | |
| Born | 9 April 1979 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Edward Mark W Bennett (born 9 April 1979) is an English actor.
Bennett was born in Honeybourne, Worcestershire. He attended Chipping Campden School in Gloucestershire, and graduated from Cardiff University with a BSc in history and politics. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).[1]
In 2008, Bennett appeared as Laertes in Hamlet, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Berowne in Love's Labour's Lost. He reprised the first two roles when the productions toured London's Novello Theatre from December 2008 to February 2009, understudying for Hamlet and performing the role from 8 December 2008 until 2 January 2009 whilst David Tennant was undergoing surgery for a spinal injury.[2]
In 2014, Bennett was appointed the Patron of Chapel Lane Theatre Company based in Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK.[3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Hamlet | Laertes | Television film |
| 2011 | War Horse | Cavalry recruiting officer | |
| 2012 | Love Song | Billy | |
| 2023 | Napoleon | Jean de Cambaceres |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Silent Witness | Gregory Kris | Episode: "Suffer the Children" |
| After You've Gone | Waiter | Episode: "Silence of the Clams" | |
| 2009 | Doctors | Ralph Western | Episode: "Carpe Diem" |
| 2010 | Above Suspicion | Edward Wickenham | Episode: "The Red Dahlia" |
| The Persuasionists | Michael | ||
| 2012 | Miranda | New Boss | Episode: "It Was Panning" |
| 2017 | Victoria | C. E. Trevelyan | Episode: "Faith, Hope and Charity" |
| 2018 | Poldark | Prime Minister Pitt | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Pennyworth | Rupert | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2020 | Cobra | Peter Mott | Series regular |
| Save Me | Max Owen | 1 episode | |
| Industry | Goldman Sachs MD | Episode: "Pre-Crisis Activity" |
