---
name: "Ben Cartwright"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ben-cartwright"
fi1m_id: "ben-cartwright"
imdb_id: "nm1408455"
tmdb_id: 1058080
wikidata_id: "Q4885399"
roles: []
born: "17 June 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-07T20:07:10.981664+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 Cartwright

## Identity

Ben Cartwright

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ben-cartwright
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ben-cartwright
- **IMDb ID:** nm1408455
- **TMDB ID:** 1058080
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4885399
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Cartwright_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4885399, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1408455/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1058080

Actor. Born 17 June 1979 in Gran Bretagna.

## Details

- **Born:** 17 June 1979, Gran Bretagna
- **Active:** 2009–present
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 65 (2), 2020s 70 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 63 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 2, Adventure 2, Mystery 2, Crime 1, Drama 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $609m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Cartwright_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4885399, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1408455/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1058080

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*The Long Shadow*](https://film.one/tv/the-long-shadow.md) (74)

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

## Biography

Ben Cartwright is a British actor. His television credits include the role of Michael Baxter in the 2023 ITV series *The Long Shadow*, Rasputin in the 2019 Netflix series *The Last Czars*, and multiple appearances in *Casualty* between 2005 and 2021. He also played Neil Clifton in *Coronation Street* from 2017 to 2018.

Film roles include the Grave Policeman in *Sherlock Holmes* (2009) and Policeman 1 in *The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus* (2009). He has appeared in *Fearless* (2017) as Phil Simms, *Victoria* (2019) as O'Connor, and the *The Strangers* film series (2024–2026) as Rudy.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Mutiny* (2026), Fi1m 66, as Lieutenant Underwood — [page](https://film.one/film/mutiny.md)
- *The Long Shadow* (2023), Fi1m 74, as Michael Baxter — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-long-shadow.md)
- *Sherlock Holmes* (2009), Fi1m 65, as Grave Policeman — [page](https://film.one/film/sherlock-holmes.md)
- *The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus* (2009), Fi1m 65, as Policeman 1 — [page](https://film.one/film/the-imaginarium-of-doctor-parnassus.md)

## Complete filmography (17)

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

- *Mutiny* (2026), as Lieutenant Underwood — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/mutiny.md)
- *The Strangers: Chapter 3* (2026), as Rudy
- *The Strangers: Chapter 2* (2025), as Rudy
- *The Strangers: Chapter 1* (2024), as Rudy
- *The Long Shadow* (2023), series, as Michael Baxter — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-long-shadow.md)
- *Four Lives* (2022), series, as Det. Sqt. O'Donnell
- *The Last Czars* (2019), series, as Rasputin
- *Fearless* (2017), series, as Phil Simms
- *The Riot Act* (2017), as Philbin
- *Victoria* (2016), series, as O'Connor
- *Eve* (2015), series, as Nick Clarke
- *By Any Means* (2013), series, as DS Chris Heaney
- *Hatfields & McCoys* (2012), series, as Parris McCoy
- *Run For Your Wife* (2012), as D. S. Troughton
- *Sherlock Holmes* (2009), as Grave Policeman — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/sherlock-holmes.md)
- *The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus* (2009), as Policeman 1 — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-imaginarium-of-doctor-parnassus.md)
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Sgt Adrian Pitt, Neil Denton, Liam Medford, Felix Barstow — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/ben-cartwright