---
name: "Ben Crompton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ben-crompton"
fi1m_id: "ben-crompton"
imdb_id: "nm0174005"
tmdb_id: 72315
wikidata_id: "Q4885474"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 November 1974"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-22T02:51:42.305121+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 Crompton

## Identity

Ben Crompton

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ben-crompton
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ben-crompton
- **IMDb ID:** nm0174005
- **TMDB ID:** 72315
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4885474
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Crompton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4885474, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0174005/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/72315

Actor. Born 28 November 1974 in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 November 1974, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, UK
- **Active:** 2000–present
- **Also known as:** Benjamin Lorton Crompton
- **Frequently works with:** [Ben Wheatley](https://film.one/person/ben-wheatley.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 78 (4), 2010s 78 (3), 2020s 49 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 62 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Comedy 2, Thriller 2, Crime 1, History 1, Horror 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $0m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Crompton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4885474, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0174005/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/72315

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*Kill List*](https://film.one/film/kill-list.md) (82)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Housewife, 49*](https://film.one/film/housewife-49.md) (77)

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

## Biography

Ben Crompton, also credited as Benjamin Lorton Crompton, is an English actor and stand-up comedian. He was born on 28 November 1974 in Stockport, Greater Manchester.

He is known for portraying Eddison Tollett in the HBO series *Game of Thrones* (2012–2019) and Colin in the BBC Three sitcom *Ideal* (2005–2011). He also appeared in the BBC sketch show *Man Stroke Woman*. Film roles include Ewan in *102 Dalmatians* (2000), Justin in *Kill List* (2011), the Warehouse Caretaker in *Before I Go to Sleep* (2014), and Ben in *Rebecca* (2020).

Other television credits include appearances in *Doctor Who* (2005), *Midsomer Murders* (1997), *Lockwood & Co.* (2023) and *Les Misérables* (1998). He has been married to Liv Lorent since 2008 and they have two children.

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

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Rebecca* (2020), Fi1m 49, as Ben — [page](https://film.one/film/rebecca-2020.md)
- *Motherland* (2017), Fi1m 74, as Animal Man — [page](https://film.one/tv/motherland-2017.md)
- *Kill List* (2011), Fi1m 82, as Justin — [page](https://film.one/film/kill-list.md)
- *The Sinking of the Laconia* (2011), Fi1m 77, as Harry Townes — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sinking-of-the-laconia.md)
- *Housewife, 49* (2006), Fi1m 77, as Arthur Last — [page](https://film.one/film/housewife-49.md)
- *Ideal* (2005), Fi1m 71, as Colin — [page](https://film.one/tv/ideal.md)
- *North & South* (2004), Fi1m 83, as Inspector Mason — [page](https://film.one/tv/north-and-south.md)
- *Clocking Off* (2000), Fi1m 82, as Barney Watson — [page](https://film.one/tv/clocking-off.md)

## Complete filmography (50)

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

- *Snow White: The Sacrifice* (2025), Director
- *Bad Tidings* (2024), as 'Big' Barry Brennan
- *Lore* (2024), Actor
- *Choked Up* (2023), as Orally Challenged Person
- *Lockwood & Co.* (2023), series, as Julius Winkman
- *Who Do You Believe?* (2022), series, Executive Producer
- *Wolfe* (2021), series, as Manager
- *Rebecca* (2020), as Ben — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/rebecca-2020.md)
- *Peterloo* (2018), as Tuke, the painter
- *Motherland* (2017), series, as Animal Man — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/motherland-2017.md)
- *Strike* (2017), series, as Shanker
- *Zapped* (2016), series, as Jones the Anvil
- *Peter & Wendy* (2015), as Noodler
- *Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience* (2015), as Eddison Tollett
- *The Great Fire* (2014), series, as Mr Bagwell
- *Before I Go to Sleep* (2014), as Warehouse Caretaker
- *Blood* (2012), as Jason Buliegh
- *Hit & Miss* (2012), series, as Liam
- *Pramface* (2012), series, as Keith Prince
- *Kill List* (2011), as Justin — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/kill-list.md)
- *Going Postal 2in1* (2011), as Mad Al
- *Vera* (2011), series, as Jason Glenn — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/vera.md)
- *The Murder at Road Hill House* (2011), as William Nutt
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), series, as Eddison Tollett — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *The Sinking of the Laconia* (2011), series, as Harry Townes — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sinking-of-the-laconia.md)
- *Going Postal* (2010), series, as Mad Al
- *Nativity!* (2009), as Parent
- *Caught in a Trap* (2008), as Steve Campbell
- *Ripple* (2008), as Martin
- *Housewife, 49* (2006), as Arthur Last — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/housewife-49.md)
- *The Outsiders* (2006), as Claude Truffaut
- *Man Stroke Woman* (2005), series, Actor
- *Pitch Perfect* (2005), as Bob
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as Ross — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *Ideal* (2005), series, as Colin — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/ideal.md)
- *Nits* (2004), as Dad
- *North & South* (2004), series, as Inspector Mason — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/north-and-south.md)
- *The Mayor of Casterbridge* (2003), series, as Abel Whittle
- *All or Nothing* (2002), as Craig
- *Blow Dry* (2001), as Saul
- *102 Dalmatians* (2000), as Ewan
- *Clocking Off* (2000), series, as Barney Watson — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/clocking-off.md)
- *Doomwatch: Winter Angel* (1999), as Ewan McAllister
- *All the King's Men* (1999), as Pvt. Davy Croft
- *Butterfly Collectors* (1999), series, as Billy Johnson
- *Les Misérables* (1998), as Grantier
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Spud — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *Dalziel and Pascoe* (1996), series, as Olly
- *The Thin Blue Line* (1995), series, as Protestor
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Matt Cartwright

## Gallery

- ![Ben Crompton](https://film.one/media/person/120002/gallery-e022702d4ed9.jpg) Ben Crompton — German Film & Comic Con, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Ben_Crompton_GFCC_Babelsberg_2024.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Ben Crompton](https://film.one/media/person/120002/gallery-d3720a156ccb.jpg) Ben Crompton — Image via TMDB

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