Ben Rufus Green is an actor and comedian from Canterbury, Kent, England, known for playing David in The Cockfields, and his own sketch comedy videos online, under the alias greensville.
| Ben Green | |
|---|---|
| Born | Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Genres | Sketch comedy |
| Notable works and roles | "Punch Me I Won't Sue" – YOBI Laugh Winner |
| Website | www |
Green has been writing and acting in sketches since 2006.[1] He has also appeared in a number of television programmes including regular or recurring roles on EastEnders, Small World and Deaf Funny. He hosts a weekly live stream on his Twitch and YouTube channels called "Washing Up Club" where he chats with his audience whilst doing the washing up.
Early life
editGreen received his Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Media Drama in 1998 with Honours from the University of Glamorgan (now the University of South Wales). He served in the British Territorial Army for one year.[2]
Career
editIn 2009, Green won the YOBI Laugh contest from YOBI.tv's first season for his entry "Punch Me I Won't Sue".[3] He won $10,000 USD and tickets for two to the premiere of The Informant! starring Matt Damon as well as access to an after party and VIP tickets to the taping of the Late Show with David Letterman.[4]
In early 2019 Green appeared in 2 episodes of EastEnders as Rory, the facilitator at a Narcotics Anonymous meeting attended by Rainie Branning (Tanya Franks) and Stuart Highway (Ricky Champ). Later that year here appeared in an episode of GameFace as a dog walker who becomes involved in an awkward exchange with Marcella (played by Roisin Conaty) on a park bench.[5] In November of that year he also appeared as series regular David, son of Bobby Ball's character Ray and step-brother to Joe Wilkinson's character Simon, in sitcom The Cockfields.[6]
In December 2019, Green's short Paper Trail, which he wrote and starred in, was nominated for a Writers' Guild Award in the Best Comedy Short category.[7] It had previously been a Comedy Shorts Awards finalist in the 2019 Funny Women Awards for director Emily Brown.[8]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Watchdog | Director: Alan Holland | |
| 2007–2008 | History Hunters | Director: Seb Illis | |
| 2008 | Burger King | Interviewer | Commercial. Director: Colin Gregg |
| 2009–2011 | The Grumpy Guide to... | Grumpy Man | Episodes: "Christmas", "Old School Days", "Work", "Food".
Directors: Pip Banyard, Ninushka Oller |
| 2009 | Xmas Eve | Chauffeur | Short Film |
| Virgin Trains | Commercial. Partizan | ||
| Hands Solo | Dave Dennis | Short Film. UK Film Council [9] | |
| 2010 | Halifax | Commercial. Smith and Sons | |
| Sherlock | Reporter | Episode: "A Study in Pink". Director: Paul McGuigan | |
| 2011 | Nuzzle and Scratch: Frock and Roll | Mr. Pettigrew | Episode: "Train Guards". Director: Jack Jameson |
| 2012 | Not Going Out | Man in Sauna | Episode: "Examination". Avalon. Director: Nick Wood |
| Alan Carr's Summertime Specstacular 2 | Open Mike | Adam Wimpenny | |
| 2013 | Fool Britannia | 1 episode. Director: Paul Young | |
| 2014 | Live at the Electric | The Evaluator | Director: Stephen Pipe |
| The Kiss [10] | Ben | Short film | |
| 2015 | Asylum | James Smither | Episode: "Public Relations". Director: Iain B. MacDonald |
| Small World | Man Upstairs | 2 episodes | |
| 2016 | Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle | David Paul | Baby Cow. Directors: Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons |
| Rich Keeble Vanity Project | DS McGowan | Episode: "The Christmas Special 2016" | |
| 2019 | Paper Trail | Man | Short film. Also writer |
| EastEnders | Rory | 2 episodes. Director: Will Brenton / Laura Way | |
| Gameface | Dog Owner | 1 episode | |
| 2019-21 | The Cockfields[11] | David | 10 episodes. Director: Steve Bendelack / Simon Hynd |
| 2020 | Infinity Yawn | Man | Short film. Also writer |
| NeighbourHOOD | Peter Bacq | Web series. 6 episodes. Also writer and co-director | |
| Rich Keeble Zoom Chats | Ben Rufus Green | 1 episode | |
| 2022 | Doctors | Marcus West | Episode: "The Maze of Monstrosities"[12] |
| Tea Time | Man | Short film. Also co-writer. | |
| 2024 | Seize Them! | Osmund the Leather-Maker | Feature film |
| Dinosaur | Shane | 4 episodes |
References
edit- ^ "The Wait is Over YOBI.tv Announces the Winners of Season 1 – Retrieved on 2009-06-15". journalist-association.eu. Archived from the original on 11 September 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- ^ Mandy Actors – Retrieved on 2009-06-15[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ben Green named ‘Laugh-Maker of the Year’! – Retrieved on 2009-06-15 Archived February 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ YOBILaugh Season 1 Winners – Retrieved on 15 June 2009 Archived June 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "GameFace Series 2, Episode 2". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "The Cockfields – Gold Sitcom". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ Bennett, Steve. "Writers' Guild announces award nominees : News 2019 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "ANNOUNCING THE 2019 FUNNY WOMEN AWARDS: COMEDY WRITING & SHORTS FINALISTS". Funny Women. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ http://www.hands-solo.com Archived 2013-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Kiss (Short 2014) - IMDb".
- ^ "Gold orders new sitcom The Cockfields". British Comedy Guide. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ Timblick, Simon. "'Doctors' spoilers: Al Haskey hosts a roleplaying game!". What to Watch. (Future plc). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
External links
edit- "YOBI.tv Finalist Page". Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- Ben's Website
- Ben's IMDb listing
- Ben's MySpace
- Ben's YouTube Channel
- Ben's Funny or Die Profile
- Ben's Facebook
- "Hands Solo". Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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