---
name: "Ben Ashenden"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ben-ashenden"
fi1m_id: "ben-ashenden"
imdb_id: "nm4863101"
tmdb_id: 2141561
wikidata_id: "Q97246446"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 September 1989"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-23T13:16:36.162894+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ben Ashenden

## Identity

Ben Ashenden

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ben-ashenden
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ben-ashenden
- **IMDb ID:** nm4863101
- **TMDB ID:** 2141561
- **Wikidata ID:** Q97246446
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Ashenden, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97246446, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4863101/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2141561

Actor. Born 23 September 1989 in Watford.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 September 1989, Watford
- **Active:** 2019–present
- **Also known as:** 本·阿什登
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 80 (1), 2020s 66 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 70 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Drama 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Adventure 1, Crime 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,004m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Ashenden, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97246446, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4863101/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2141561

## Coming up

- *Wicker* (2026-10-21), as Baker — [page](https://film.one/film/wicker.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Ludwig*](https://film.one/tv/ludwig.md) (76)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Ben Ashenden is a British-Irish actor, comedian and screenwriter. Born on 23 September 1989 in Watford, Hertfordshire, he grew up in Radlett and studied English Literature at the University of Cambridge.

He is one half of the comedy duo The Pin with Alexander Owen. Ashenden has appeared in films including *Bridget Jones's Baby* (2016), *Jurassic World Dominion* (2022) and *The Bubble* (2022). His television credits include *Black Mirror* (2011), *Avenue 5* (2020), *1899* (2022), *Hijack* (2023) and the role of DC Ethan Cole in *Ludwig* (2024). He is also credited as Baker in the 2026 film *Wicker*.

Ashenden has written for television and co-wrote and starred in the 2025 film *Deep Cover*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Bait* (2026), Fi1m 81, as Officer Gareth — [page](https://film.one/tv/bait-2026.md)
- *Ludwig* (2024), Fi1m 76, as DC Ethan Cole — [page](https://film.one/tv/ludwig.md)
- *Jurassic World Dominion* (2022), Fi1m 42, as Tyler — [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-dominion.md)
- *Ghosts* (2019), Fi1m 80, as Captain of the Guards — [page](https://film.one/tv/ghosts.md)

## Complete filmography (29)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Wicker* (2026), as Baker — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/wicker.md)
- *Bait* (2026), series, as Officer Gareth — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/bait-2026.md)
- *Deep Cover* (2025), as Dawes · Writer
- *Ludwig* (2024), series, as DC Ethan Cole — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/ludwig.md)
- *Seize Them!* (2024), as Penda the Rebel
- *Renegade Nell* (2024), series, as Scribble
- *Hijack* (2023), series, as Adam
- *A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou* (2023), as Fred
- *What's Love Got to Do with It?* (2023), as Sam
- *Live at the Moth Club* (2022), series, as Audience Member · Writer
- *1899* (2022), series, as Darrel
- *Ellie & Natasia* (2022), series, Actor
- *Jurassic World Dominion* (2022), as Tyler — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-dominion.md)
- *Red Flag* (2022), Actor
- *The Bubble* (2022), as Tip the MoCap Guy
- *Sulphur & White* (2020), as Sean
- *Avenue 5* (2020), series, as Engineer Rick
- *Cinderella: After Ever After* (2019), as Pongo
- *Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans* (2019), as Messenger
- *Ghosts* (2019), series, as Captain of the Guards — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/ghosts.md)
- *23 Red* (2018), as Daniel
- *Bridget Jones's Baby* (2016), as Pierce
- *Brotherhood* (2015), series, as Dan
- *Siblings* (2014), series, as Michael
- *W1A* (2014), series, as Assistant Floor Manager
- *Plebs* (2013), series, as Posh Man
- *BBC Comedy Feeds* (2012), series, Actor
- *Black Mirror* (2011), series, as Nick — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *Bill's Included*, series, Executive Producer, Creator

## Gallery

- ![Ben Ashenden](https://film.one/media/person/96217/gallery-d9ef3b1b70b3.jpg) Ben Ashenden — Matt Stronge, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/The_Pin_Hi_Res_PC6C2610-Edit_Crop.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Ben Ashenden](https://film.one/media/person/96217/gallery-9675e3635360.jpg) Ben Ashenden — Image via TMDB
- ![Ben Ashenden](https://film.one/media/person/96217/gallery-55c91c8c362e.jpg) Ben Ashenden — Image via TMDB

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