Biography
Ben Fransham is a New Zealand actor. He graduated from the New Zealand School of Dance in 1991 and began his career in dance and theatre before moving into film and television.
He played the vampire Petyr in the 2014 film What We Do in the Shadows. Other roles include Charles in Heavenly Creatures (1994), Heron in 30 Days of Night (2007), Eligos in Ash vs Evil Dead (2015), and various characters in Legend of the Seeker (2008–2010) and The Shannara Chronicles (2016–2017). He appeared uncredited in the Lord of the Rings films (2001–2002). In 2024 he played John in the series Time Bandits and worked as its movement coach.
