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{{Short description|English actor (born 1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Edward Bennett
| image = Edward Bennett signing programmes at the Novello Theatre stage door.jpg
| caption = Bennett at the [[Novello Theatre]] stage door in 2008
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|4|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Honeybourne]], Worcestershire, [
England
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| years_active = 2003–present
}}

'''Edward Mark W Bennett''' (born 9 April 1979) is an English actor.

==Early life==
Bennett was born in [[Honeybourne]], [[Worcestershire]]. He attended [[Chipping Campden School]] in [[Gloucestershire]], and graduated from [[Cardiff University]] with a [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] in history and politics. He attended the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] (RADA).<ref>{{cite news|title=Understudy replaces David Tennant in Hamlet|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/drama/3692024/Understudy-replaces-David-Tennant-in-Hamlet.html|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=9 December 2009}}</ref>

==Career==
In 2008, Bennett appeared as Laertes in ''[[Hamlet]]'', Demetrius in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', and Berowne in ''[[Love's Labour's Lost]]''. He reprised the first two roles when the productions toured [[London]]'s [[Novello Theatre]] from December 2008 to February 2009, understudying for ''Hamlet'' and performing the role from 8 December 2008 until 2 January 2009 whilst [[David Tennant]] was undergoing surgery for a spinal injury.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/jan/08/theatre|title=Return of the prince - Tennant bounces back after slings and arrows|first=Charlotte|last=Higgins|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=9 January 2009}}</ref>

In 2014, Bennett was appointed the Patron of Chapel Lane Theatre Company based in [[Stratford-Upon-Avon]], UK.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://chapellane.co.uk/about-us.html|title=Chapel Lane Theatre Company : About Us|first=Thom|last=Harvey-Ball|date=6 October 2014}}</ref>

==Awards==
*[[Ian Charleson Awards]] 2007 {{ndash}} Special Commendation for Dick Gurvil in ''Nan'', Victor Bretherton in ''Diana of Dobson's'' (Orange Tree), Freddy Eynsford-Hill in ''Pygmalion'' (Peter Hall Co), and Roderigo in ''Othello'' (Donmar Warehouse)
*[[Ian Charleson Awards]] 2008 {{ndash}} Won second place for roles in ''Hamlet'' and ''Love's Labours Lost'' (RSC)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/48107/nt-news-and-information/ian-charleson-awards-2008.html |title=NT News and Information : Ian Charleson Awards 2008 |accessdate=2009-05-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528075236/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/48107/nt-news-and-information/ian-charleson-awards-2008.html |archivedate=28 May 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Stage==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Venue
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Hay Fever (play)|Hay Fever]]''
| Simon
| [[Theatr Clwyd]], [[Mold, Flintshire|Mold]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|2004
| ''[[Charley's Aunt]]''
| Lord Babberley
| [[Northcott Theatre]], [[Exeter]]
|-
| ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]''
| The Caterpillar
| [[Bristol Old Vic]], [[Bristol]]
|-
| rowspan="3"|2005
| ''[[The Invention of Love]]''
| Pollard
| [[Salisbury Playhouse]], [[Salisbury]]
|-
| ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]''
| Algemon
| [[York Theatre Royal]], [[York]]
|-
| ''[[Doctor Faustus (play)|Faustus]]''
| Mephistophilis
| [[Etcetera Theatre]], [[Camden Town]]
|-
| rowspan="3"|2006
| ''[[The School for Scandal|School for Scandal]]''
| Snake/Careless
| [[Salisbury Playhouse]], [[Salisbury]]
|-
| ''[[Measure for Measure]]''
| Elbow
| [[Theatre Royal, Bath|Theatre Royal]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]
|-
| ''[[Habeas Corpus (play)|Habeas Corpus]]''
| Canon Throbbing
| [[Theatre Royal, Bath|Theatre Royal]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]
|-
| rowspan="6"|2007
| ''[[Diana of Dobson's]]''
| The Hon. Captain Victor Bretherton
| [[Orange Tree Theatre]], [[Richmond, London|Richmond]]
|-
| ''[[The Skin Game (play)|Skin Game]]''
| Charles Hornblower
| [[Orange Tree Theatre]], [[Richmond, London|Richmond]]
|-
| ''[[John Masefield|Nan]]''
| Dick Gurvil
| [[Orange Tree Theatre]], [[Richmond, London|Richmond]]
|-
| ''[[Pygmalion (play)|Pygmalion]]''
| Freddy Eynsford-Hill
| [[Theatre Royal, Bath|Theatre Royal]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]
|-
| ''[[Simon Gray|Little Nell]]''
| George Wharton-Robinson
| [[Theatre Royal, Bath|Theatre Royal]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]
|-
| ''[[Othello]]''
| Rodrigo
| [[Donmar Warehouse]], [[Covent Garden]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|2008
| ''[[Hamlet]]''
| Laertes
| [[Royal Shakespeare Company]], [[Stratford-upon-Avon]]
|-
| ''[[Love's Labour's Lost]]''
| Navah
| [[Royal Shakespeare Company]], [[Stratford-upon-Avon]]
|-
| rowspan="3"|2009
| ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''
| Demitrius
| [[Royal Shakespeare Company]], [[Stratford-upon-Avon]]
|-
| ''[[Hay Fever (play)|Hay Fever]]''
| Sandy
| [[Chichester Festival Theatre]], [[Chichester]]
|-
| ''[[As You Like It]] and [[The Tempest]]''
| Oliver/Ferdinand
| The Bridge Project, [[Brooklyn Academy of Music]]/[[The Old Vic]], [[New York City]]/[[London]]
|-
| rowspan="4"|2011
| ''[[Plenty (play)|Plenty]]''
| Raymond Brock
| [[Crucible Theatre]], [[Sheffield]]
|-
| ''Three Farces''
| Intruder
| [[Orange Tree Theatre]], [[Richmond, London|Richmond]]
|-
| ''Then the Snow Came''
| Various
| [[Orange Tree Theatre]], [[Richmond, London|Richmond]]
|-
| ''Love Song''
| Billie Alton
| [[Frantic Assembly]], [[Warwick Arts Centre]], [[Coventry]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|2012
| ''[[In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)]]''
| Leo Irving
| [[Theatre Royal, Bath|Theatre Royal]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]
|-
| ''[[The School for Scandal|School for Scandal]]''
| Joseph Surface
| [[Theatre Royal, Bath|Theatre Royal]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|2013
| ''[[One Man, Two Guvnors]]''
| Stanley Stubbers
| [[Royal National Theatre]], [[South Bank]]
|-
| ''[[In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)]]''
| Leo Irving
| [[The Other Palace|St. James Theatre]], [[London]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|2014
| ''[[Things We Do for Love (play)|Things We Do for Love]]''
| Hamish
| [[Theatre Royal, Bath|Theatre Royal]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]
|-
| ''[[Love's Labour's Lost]]/[[Much Ado About Nothing|Love's Labour's Won]]''
| Berowne/Benedict
| [[Royal Shakespeare Company]], [[Stratford-upon-Avon]]
|-
| rowspan="3"|2015
| ''[[The Rehearsal (play)|The Rehearsal]]''
| Hero
| [[Minerva Theatre, Chichester|Minerva Theatre]], [[Chichester Festival Theatre]], [[Chichester]]
|-
| ''[[Orson's Shadow]]''
| Kenneth Tynan
| [[Southwark Playhouse]], [[London]]
|-
| ''[[Photograph 51 (play)|Photograph 51]]''
| Francis Clark
| [[Noël Coward Theatre]], [[London]]
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Watership Down]]''
| Woundwort & Holly
| [[Watermill Theatre]], [[Bagnor]]
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Macbeth]]''
| Macduff
| [[Royal Shakespeare Company]], [[Stratford-upon-Avon]]
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Breaking the Code]]''
| Alan Turing
| [[Salisbury Playhouse]], [[Salisbury]]
|-
|2020
|''[[Betrayal (play)|Betrayal]]''
|Jerry
|[[Theatre Royal, Bath|Theatre Royal]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]
|}

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Hamlet (2009 TV film)|Hamlet]]'' || [[Laertes (Hamlet)|Laertes]] || Television film
|-
| 2011 || ''[[War Horse (film)|War Horse]]'' || Cavalry recruiting officer ||
|-
| 2012 || ''Love Song'' || Billy ||
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Napoleon (2023 film)|Napoleon]] || Jean de Cambaceres ||
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2007 || ''[[Silent Witness]]''|| Gregory Kris || Episode: "Suffer the Children"
|-
| ''[[After You've Gone (TV series)|After You've Gone]]'' || Waiter || Episode: "Silence of the Clams"
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' || Ralph Western || Episode: "Carpe Diem"
|-
| rowspan="2"|2010 || ''[[Above Suspicion (TV drama)|Above Suspicion]]'' || Edward Wickenham || Episode: "The Red Dahlia"
|-
| ''[[The Persuasionists]]'' || Michael ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Miranda (TV series)|Miranda]]'' || New Boss || Episode: "It Was Panning"
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Victoria (UK TV series)|Victoria]]'' || C. E. Trevelyan || Episode: "Faith, Hope and Charity"
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Poldark (2015 TV series)|Poldark]]'' || Prime Minister Pitt || 3 episodes
|-
| 2019 ||''[[Pennyworth (TV series)|Pennyworth]]''|| Rupert|| Episode: "Pilot"
|-
| rowspan="3"|2020 || ''[[Cobra (British TV series)|Cobra]]'' || Peter Mott || Series regular
|-
| ''[[Save Me (British TV series)|Save Me]]'' || Max Owen || 1 episode
|-
| ''[[Industry (TV series)|Industry]]'' || Goldman Sachs MD || Episode: "Pre-Crisis Activity"
|-
|2024
|Bridgerton
|Walter Dundas
|Episode: "Out of the Shadows"
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100109122652/http://edward-bennett.com/ Edward-Bennett.com] fanpage with gallery
*{{IMDb name|2527209|Edward Bennett}}
*{{cite web|title=Profile on the RSC website|url=http://www.rsc.org.uk/content/7409.aspx|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207090257/http://www.rsc.org.uk/content/7409.aspx|archivedate=7 December 2008 |publisher=[[Royal Shakespeare Company|rsc.org.uk]]}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120504132517/http://ashbee.net/rada/grad04/ben.html RADA Profile]
*[http://www.chapellane.co.uk/ chapellane.co.uk] Chapel Lane Theatre Company

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[[Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]]
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[[Category:1979 births]]

Edward Bennett (actor) - Revision history

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