Biography
Ben Daniels (born 10 June 1964) is a British actor. A graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), he has taken on roles in numerous productions. On television he has appeared in, among other shows, The Lost Language of Cranes (1991), Conspiracy (2001), Cutting It (2002–2005), Ian Fleming: Bondmaker (2005), The Virgin Queen (2005) and The State Within (2006). On the silver screen, Daniels has appeared mostly in supporting roles, including parts in The Bridge (1992), Beautifu...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Argylle
2024
as Bartender
When the plots of reclusive author Elly Conway's fictional espionage novels begin to mirror the covert actions of a real-life spy organization, quiet ...
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022
as Antoc Merrick (archive footage) (uncredited)
Celebrate Disney+ Day with a special look at the Star Wars original series Andor.
Benediction
2021
as Dr. Rivers
Poet Siegfried Sassoon survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery, but became a vocal critic of the gov...
Captive State
2019
as Daniel
Nearly a decade after occupation by an extraterrestrial force, the lives of a Chicago neighborhood on both sides of the conflict are explored. In a wo...
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
2018
as Pontius Pilate
The award-winning show is re-imagined as a live concert event, featuring an all-star cast of recording artists, set during the last week of Jesus' lif...
The Exception
2017
as Col Sigurd von Ilsemann
Nothing is as it seems in this riveting World War 2 thriller as a wary soldier goes to investigate a mysterious German monarch at his secluded mansion...
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
as General Merrick
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
Lunacy: The Making of Luna
2015
The making-of documentary for Dave McKean's film "Luna."
Luna
2014
as Grant
Renowned artist and filmmaker Dave McKean (MirrorMask) brings his distinctive blend of live action and gorgeously wrought animation to this dreamlike ...
Locke
2014
as Gareth (voice)
Ivan Locke has worked hard to craft a good life for himself. Tonight, that life will collapse around him. On the eve of the biggest challenge of his c...
The Wipers Times
2013
as Lieutenant Colonel Howfield
When Captain Fred Roberts discovered a printing press in the ruins of Ypres, Belgium in 1916, he decided to publish a satirical magazine called The Wi...
Jack the Giant Slayer
2013
as Fumm
The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unlea...
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
2009
as John Thain
The heads of Wall Street's biggest investment banks were summoned to an evening meeting by the US Treasury Secretary, Hank Paulson, to discuss the pli...
Who Killed Mrs De Ropp?
2007
as Saki
On a train journey, Saki meets Mrs De Ropp, an oppressive aunt and guardian to an unruly brood. Inspired by the meeting, he imagines a tale of repress...
Doom
2005
as Goat
A team of space marines known as the Rapid Response Tactical Squad, led by Sarge, is sent to a science facility on Mars after somebody reports a secur...
Ian Fleming: Bondmaker
2005
as Ian Fleming
A look at the life of Ian Fleming from when he was in Naval Intelligence as a Commander until his death in 1964. This docudrama gives an insight into ...
Real Men
2003
as DI Matthew Fenton
A powerful and disturbing two-part drama about sexual manipulation, the loss of innocence and betrayal of trust, starring Ben Daniels. A policeman's d...
Fogbound
2002
as Leo
Three friends get stuck in fog on the way to a holiday. They tell each other stories and confront each other with hidden secrets.
Conspiracy
2001
as Josef Bühler
At the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942, senior Nazi officials meet to determine the manner in which the so-called "Final Solution to the Jewish...
Married/Unmarried
2001
as Danny
Obsession and doubt control four friends' relationship.
Britannic
2000
as Townsend
It was the sister ship of the infamous Titanic... and its final destiny was the same. Experience the true untold story of Britannic, a tumultuous, epi...
Fanny & Elvis
1999
as Andrew
Yorkshire writer Kate finds out her biological clock is ticking down the same day that her husband leaves her. To get over the financial crisis this c...
Aristocrats
1999
as Lord Kildare
18th-century England and Ireland viewed through the eyes of four beautiful high-born sisters - Caroline, Emily, Louisa, and Sarah Lennox, great-grandd...
Madeline
1998
as Leopold the Tutor
Horrified at the prospect of her beloved school being sold, a young French girl named Madeline uses her wit and craftiness to attempt to save it, maki...
I Want You
1998
as Bob
A young boy and his sister are drawn into one man's obsessive pursuit of his former lover.
Passion in the Desert
1997
as Augustin Robert
Young French officer Augustin Robert escorts artist Jean-Michel Venture de Paradis to Egypt during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign. Napoleon sent de Para...
David
1997
as Jonatan
A distinguished military leader whose reign was touched by great scandal, shocking betrayals and rousing victories. A simple shepherd boy chosen to be...
Beautiful Thing
1996
as Tony
Set during a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, where three teenagers edge towards adulthood.
Truth or Dare
1996
as Ben
When three university friends turn up unexpectedly, twenty-something lawyer Lorna Johnston is led into a dangerous world.
W.S.H.: The Myth of the Urban Myth
1994
A folklorist researching an 'urban legend' becomes caught up in his task. The film tells its fictional story in documentary style, featuring interview...
The Lost Language of Cranes
1992
as Robin Bradley
When a young gay man comes out of the closet, his friends support him, but when he comes out to his parents, he stirs up a wealth of hidden feelings a...
The Bridge
1992
as Rogers
When Isobel Hetherington and her three young daughters take up their seaside residence in the hot summer of 1887, life seems idyllic. But the arrival ...
Wall of Tyranny
1988
as Striemer
A U.S. soldier sees the Berlin Wall go up in 1961 and helps a group of East Germans escape to the West.
Wish You Were Here
1987
as Maisie Mathews
In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. Rebellious Lynda has been...
The Fourth Protocol
1987
as Boy in Photo (uncredited)
Led by Kim Philby, Plan Aurora is a plan that breaches the top-secret Fourth Protocol and turns the fears that shaped it into a living nightmare. A cr...