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Ben Chaplin (born Benedict John Greenwood; 31 July 1969), is an English actor.
Chaplin, the youngest of four children, was born in London in 1970 (according to IMDB.com), the son of Cynthia (née Chaplin), a drama teacher, and Peter Greenwood, an engineer. He took his stage name after his mother's maiden name. He was brought up in Windsor, Berkshire, and attended Hurtwood House. At the age of 17, he enrolled in the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
After finishing his training, he moved to London full time, where he joined a repertory theatre company. Between work as a statistician for the London Transport Authority and clerical jobs, he began landing roles in BBC dramas and British films. James Ivory and Ismail Merchant cast him as a servant in The Remains of the Day.
Chaplin first came to public attention for his performance as Matthew Malone in the first series of the sitcom Game On. After departing the series (his character was later recast with Neil Stuke) he co-starred in several films including The Truth About Cats and Dogs, Terrence Malick's The Thin Red Line, Murder By Numbers, The Touch with Michelle Yeoh, Birthday Girl and Dorian Gray (2009) as society artist Basil Hallward.
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Mad Dogs: Ben Chaplin Red Carpet Exclusive Interview
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Ben Chaplin speaks Spanish - on set of WAYS TO LIVE FOREVER [with director Gustavo Ron]
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep - Interviews with Ben Chaplin and Alex Etel
World Without End- Ben Chaplin.
Actors: Mike Lally (actor), Theodore Lorch (actor), Eddie Borden (actor), Milton Kibbee (actor), James Burke (actor), Sayre Dearing (actor), Joe Devlin (actor), George M. Carleton (actor), Wheaton Chambers (actor), Sheldon Jett (actor), John Garfield (actor), William Conrad (actor), Joe Gray (actor), John Indrisano (actor), George Magrill (actor),
Plot: Charley Davis wins an amateur boxing match and is taken on by promoter Quinn. Charley's mother doesn't want him to fight, but when Charley's father is accidentally killed, Charley sets up a fight for money. His career blooms as he wins fight after fight, but soon an unethical promoter named Roberts begins to show an interest in Charley, and Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.
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