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Ben Aldridge

Ben Aldridge

Actor · Born November 12, 1985 (40) · Devon, England, UK

Benjamin Aldridge (born November 12, 1985) is an English actor, born in Devon. After years with the National Youth Theatre, Ben graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art with a bursary from the Genesis Foundation for young actors. He left early to begin filming his television debut alongside Ray Winstone and Parminder Nagra in Compulsion. He is notable for his role as Harry Fanshawe, husband of the title character in the 2008'Channel 4's critically acclaimed Civil War epic The Devil's Whore. He was selected by Screen International's 2008 "Stars of Tomorrow". As well as roles in First Light, Lewis, Toast and Vera, Ben also appeared as Daniel Parish in the BBC's period drama Lark Rise to Candleford. In 2011 the American network The CW cast Ben as the lead in their Pilot "Heavenly". Later on he spent time in Belgrade shooting the partially improvised love story "In the night" for director Ivana Bobic and award winning cinematographer Rain Li, alongside supermodel Daniela Dimitrovska. In September 2014, he joined BBC Original British Drama Our Girl as Captain Charles James. Ben is a co-founder of "In the Corner Productions". 

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 12, 1985 (40)
From
Devon, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are Ben Aldridge's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Survival
31%
Morality
17%
Self
9%
Society
7%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 5
Mentor
2 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
5
Bittersweet
3
Warm
2
Contemplative
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ben Aldridge's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ben Aldridge's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

26 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Worry Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer · as Charlie

  • Kite Man: Hell Yeah!(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeremy Karne (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Dear Paris(2024)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Tyger(2024)

    as Sebastian

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Knock at the Cabin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Andrew

  • Knock at the Cabin(2023)

    as Andrew

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Spoiler Alert(2022)

    as Kit Cowan

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Boys on Film 22: Love to Love You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Alex

  • The Long Call(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · as DI Matthew Venn

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Pennyworth(2019)

    Show 30 episodes · as Thomas Wayne

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Thrive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Alex

  • Price of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Lucas Evans

  • Paris Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as George Gershwin

  • The Titan(2018)

    as Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Fleabag(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · as Arsehole Guy

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • DeTour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Michael Sturges

  • Our Girl(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · as Captain James

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Railway Man(2013)

    as Baliff

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Pramface(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Cricklewood Greats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Joe Hazelhurst

  • Vera(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Alex & Ollie Barton

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Toast(2010)

    as Stuart

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • First Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Brian Kingcombe

  • The Devil's Mistress(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Fanshawe

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Inspector Lewis(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel Rattenbury

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Heavenly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Dashiel Coffee

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 25 titles, 24 of them dated from 2007 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Knock at the Cabin (2023)

$55M worldwide

Highest rated

Fleabag (2016)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Pennyworth (2019)

Film career

20072026

Peak 2023 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting25 of 25: 24 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stProducing1 of 25: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s14 · acting2020s8 · 8 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Ben Aldridge's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Tyger (2024)

98th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Fleabag (2016)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ben Aldridge's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 82 · severeMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Ben Aldridge work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ben Aldridge's MovieCove titles; Dylan Edwards shares the most, 2.