I became a huge fan of Ben's after I saw his brilliant
portrayal of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille in
Perfume several years ago. I had previously seen him with Daniel Craig in Layer
Cake before & also in the British indie, Brideshead Revisited, but I was
more in tune to the star, Matthew Goode at that point, however after Perfume
opened my eyes up to his super talents, I was sold. Then when I saw him portray the famous poet, John
Keats in Jane Campion's Bright Star opposite Abbie Cornish, I fell in love with
the most soulful British actor I had seen in many years. I was enthralled,
& have been following his rising star since. He was profound in Cloud
Atlas, & then played the really cool genius, Q, in Skyfall & will be
reprising his role for the next Bond movie which I was extremely happy to hear.
He got critical acclaim for his role as Richard II in the BBC's The Hollow
Crown which will premiere on BBCA this fall, as well as for his short lived
role as Freddie Lyons in the BBC's The Hour. He will be seen next in The Zero
Theorem, (by Terry Gilliam), & the drama, Lilting & will start filming
soon for Ron Howard's "In the Heart of the Sea". If you haven't seen
any of his films besides Skyfall, check them out, he's got that special
something & will undoubtedly be much better known by this time next year.
Below are some of his works in pics & videos:
Perfume
Brideshead Revisited
Bright Star
The Tempest
BBC's The Hour
BBC's The Hollow Crown
Cloud Atlas
Skyfall
One last honorable mention is his work as Keith Richards in
the 2005 flick about Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones
Stoned
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