--- name: "Tyrone Benskin" canonical: "https://film.one/person/tyrone-benskin" fi1m_id: "tyrone-benskin" imdb_id: "nm0072419" tmdb_id: 181247 wikidata_id: "Q3546363" roles: [] born: "29 December 1958" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 56 average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-24T10:03:21.522631+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." --- # Tyrone Benskin ## Identity Tyrone Benskin - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tyrone-benskin - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** tyrone-benskin - **IMDb ID:** nm0072419 - **TMDB ID:** 181247 - **Wikidata ID:** Q3546363 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrone_Benskin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3546363, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0072419/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/181247 Actor. Born 29 December 1958 in Bristol, England, UK. ## Details - **Born:** 29 December 1958, Bristol, England, UK - **Active:** 2021–present - **Also known as:** Tyrone Benski, Tyrone DeCosta Benskin, Tyron Benskin, Tyrone Berskin, Tyrone Benskine - **Fi1m against the critics:** 56 to 59 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Adventure 2, Fantasy 2, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Drama 1, Mystery 1 - **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $39m across 2 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrone_Benskin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3546363, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0072419/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/181247 ## Coming up - *The Anta Claus of the South Pole* (2026-10-30) ## Biography Tyrone Benskin is an English-Canadian actor, theatre director and former politician. Born on 29 December 1958 in Bristol, England, he moved to Canada in 1968 and studied theatre at CEGEP and university level in Montreal. His screen credits include *300* (2006) as the Persian Emissary, *Pieces of a Woman* (2020) as a judge, *The Boys* as Elijah, *Moonfall* (2022) as a judge, *Debris* (2021) as George Jones and *Neagley* (2026) as Calvin Neagley. He served as Artistic Director of Black Theatre Workshop, Canada's oldest Black theatre company, and was elected Member of Parliament for Jeanne-Le Ber in Montreal in 2011, serving until 2015. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, tvmaze.com, nac-cna.ca.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *Neagley* (2026), Fi1m 64, as Calvin Neagley — [page](https://film.one/tv/neagley.md) - *Beau Is Afraid* (2023), Fi1m 60, as Rattled Businessman — [page](https://film.one/film/beau-is-afraid.md) - *Chaos Walking* (2021), Fi1m 44, as Hammer — [page](https://film.one/film/chaos-walking.md) ## Complete filmography (108) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Anta Claus of the South Pole* (2026), Actor - *Neagley* (2026), series, as Calvin Neagley — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/neagley.md) - *Lunar Sway* (2026), Actor - *The Mechanics of Borders* (2025), as Bobby - *Splitsville* (2025), as Dr. Ott - *40 Acres* (2025), as Felix Freeman - *The Fire Inside* (2024), as AJ - *EVERGREEN$* (2023), as Morgan - *Mémoires Métissées* (2023), Actor - *Beau Is Afraid* (2023), as Rattled Businessman — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/beau-is-afraid.md) - *Alert: Missing Persons Unit* (2023), series, as Isaiah Danzomo - *The Christmas Checklist* (2022), as George - *Fire Country* (2022), series, as Gus - *Moonfall* (2022), as Judge - *Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol* (2021), series, as Warren Bellamy - *Jupiter's Legacy* (2021), series, as Willie Small - *Debris* (2021), series, as George Jones - *Chaos Walking* (2021), as Hammer — Fi1m 44, [page](https://film.one/film/chaos-walking.md) - *Pieces of a Woman* (2020), as Judge - *Clouds* (2020), as Doctor - *Boys On Film 20: Heaven Can Wait* (2020), as Moose (segment "Manivald") (voice) - *Transplant* (2020), series, as Eddie Jennings - *The Boys* (2019), series, as Elijah — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-boys.md) - *Blood & Treasure* (2019), series, as MC Jesuit Priest - *Manivald* (2018), as Moose (voice) - *Birthmarked* (2018), as Dr. Metcalfe - *Crime Stories* (2017), series, as US Investigator - *The Glass Castle* (2017), as Ronnie - *Small Crimes* (2017), as Chaplin - *Bad Santa 2* (2016), as AA Group Leader - *Channel Zero* (2016), series, as Chief Vancyk - *Summer Villa* (2016), as Dominic Barone - *Real Detective* (2016), series, Actor - *The Legend of Sarila* (2013), as Itak (voice) - *Immortals* (2011), as Hoplite Captain - *Cyberbully* (2011), as Principal Wasney - *Peepers* (2010), as Helman - *My Nanny's Secret* (2009), as Detective Drabant - *Dead Like Me: Life After Death* (2009), as Police Commissioner Cusek - *Final Verdict* (2009), as Detective Lewis - *The Christmas Choir* (2008), as Bob - *Adam's Wall* (2008), as Mostafa - *A Woman's Rage* (2008), as Officer Kingman - *Sunday Afternoon* (2008), as Monty - *Sophie* (2008), series, Actor - *I'm Not There* (2007), as Mr. Arvin - *Christie's Revenge* (2007), as Detective Hogue - *300* (2007), as Persian Emissary - *Proof of Lies* (2006), as Robert Hunter - *Lotto 6/66* (2006), as Landlord - *Mind Over Murder* (2006), as Julian Hasty - *Charlie Jade* (2005), series, as Karl Lubinsky - *Deacons for Defense* (2005), as Archie - *Bears* (2004), as Narrator (voice) - *The Wool Cap* (2004), as Clarence - *Jack Paradise (Les nuits de Montréal)* (2004), as Winston White - *Life's a Bitch* (2003), series, Actor - *Tales from the Neverending Story: Resurrection* (2003), as Cairon - *Tales from the Neverending Story: Badge of Courage* (2003), as Cairon - *Obsessed* (2002), as Judge Tyrone Wolf - *The Dead Zone* (2002), series, as Orderly Dewey Morris - *Aftermath* (2002), as Arnold Ross - *Redeemer* (2002), Actor - *Tales from the Neverending Story* (2001), series, as Cairon - *Tales from the Neverending Story: The Gift* (2001), as Cairon - *Tales from the Neverending Story: The Beginning* (2001), as Cairon - *The Killing Yard* (2001), as Haywood Burns - *Full Disclosure* (2001), as Special Agent Draper - *Largo Winch* (2001), series, as Waldo Buzetti - *Island of the Dead* (2000), as Dwight Truman - *Big Wolf on Campus* (1999), series, as Male Nurse St. Jacques - *Naked City: Justice with a Bullet* (1998), as Donovan - *Radio Active* (1998), series, Actor - *Thanks of a Grateful Nation* (1998), as Supv. Meeker - *The Long Island Incident* (1998), as Colin Ferguson - *Earth: Final Conflict* (1997), series, as Frank Rice - *Riverdale* (1997), series, as Mike Hayes - *Stranger in the House* (1997), as Slovitz - *Sci-fighters* (1996), as Dr. Gene Washington - *We the Jury* (1996), as Noland James - *FX: The Series* (1996), series, as Judge - *Marked Man* (1996), as Boyd - *Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo* (1996), as Additional Voices (voice) - *A Husband, a Wife and a Lover* (1996), as Dr. Carpenter - *Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling* (1995), as Dr. Nasser - *Convict Cowboy* (1995), as Curtis Sykes - *Spenser: A Savage Place* (1995), as Stevenson - *The Wrong Woman* (1995), Actor - *Johnny and Clyde* (1995), as Hadley - *Due South* (1994), series, as Mr. Shawl - *My Breast* (1994), as Dr. Henry Balmer - *Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad* (1994), as Ward - *Canvas* (1992), as Detective Austin - *Are You Afraid of the Dark?* (1992), series, as Jack Palmer - *Forever Knight* (1992), series, Actor - *The Final Heist* (1991), as Juan - *Deadly Surveillance* (1991), as Pool side cop - *Scanners II: The New Order* (1991), as Store Owner - *Money* (1991), as 3rd Broker - *The Amityville Curse* (1990), as Video Technician - *Cargo* (1990), Actor - *Criminal Law* (1989), as Jackson - *The Kiss* (1988), as Train Station Conductor - *Shades of Love: The Man Who Guards the Greenhouse* (1988), as Workman - *Wild Thing* (1987), as Det. Maury - *Candy the Stripper* (1983), Actor - *Wimzie's House*, series, as Rousso (voice) - *Roadside Picnic*, series, as Lucky Carter --- © 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/tyrone-benskin