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name: "Perry Benson"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 April 1961"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:19:50.487981+00:00"
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# Perry Benson

Actor. Born 9 April 1961 in London, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 April 1961, London, England
- **Active:** 2007–2009

## Biography

Perry Benson is an English character actor. Born on 9 April 1961 in London, he trained at the Anna Scher & Charles Verral Theatre School in Islington and began his career in theatre and children's films in the 1970s.

He is best known for regular roles in the British sitcoms *You Rang, M'Lord?* (1988–1993), *Oh, Doctor Beeching!* (1995–1997) and *Operation Good Guys* (1997–2000). His film credits include *Scum* (1979), *Sid and Nancy* (1986), *This Is England* (2006) as Meggy, and *Accident Man* (2018). He has also appeared in series such as *Misfits*, *Doctor Who* and *Benidorm*.

Benson is the brother of actress Kim Benson.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, perrybenson.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Misfits* (2009), Fi1m 80, as Beverly — [page](https://film.one/tv/misfits.md)
- *This Is England* (2007), Fi1m 85, as Meggy — [page](https://film.one/film/this-is-england.md)

## Also known for

- *Doctor Who* (2005), Ice Cream Man
- *Accident Man* (2018), Finicky Fred
- *Sid and Nancy* (1986), Paul
- *Blackadder* (1983), Daft Ned, a Peasant, Pigeon Vendor
- *Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday* (2022), Finicky Fred
- *Scum* (1979), Formby
- *This Is England '86* (2010), Meggy
- *Get Santa* (2014), Jimbo

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