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Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
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Ben Mansfield
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Mansfield was spotted for the role when auditioning for the part of Arthur in the British Broadcasting Corporation Television series Merlin. Mansfield got down to the final two for the part, losing out to Bradley James. Merlin"s casting director, who also worked as casting director for Primeval, suggested that he audition for Captain Becker and he subsequently joined the cast in its third season in 2009.
On 1 July 2014, he announced on Twitter that he will be playing the part of Alex in channel 4"s new comedy, "Not Safe Foreign Work" (formerly named "CUT").
In August 2014, Mansfield took over the role of "Commissioner Donald Doyle Davidson" in the National Theatre"s production of Great Britain when it transfers to the Haymarket Theatre in September. More recently, he landed a role in the third series of Independent Television"s Endeavour (television series), which aired 3 January 2016.
He then attended the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School from 2003, graduating in 2006. His theatrical credits include
French Without Tears by Terence Rattigan (English Touring Theatre) Lead role: Alan Howard
Jenufa by Timberlake Wertenbaker (Natural Perspective at the Arcola Theatre)
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare (The New Shakespeare Company at Regent"s Park Open Air Theatre)
A Midsummer Night"s Dream by William Shakespeare (directed by Peter Hall at the Rose Theatre)
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare (directed by Peter Hall at The National Theatre)
Henry IV Parts One and Two by William Shakespeare (playing Hotspur and Pistol)(directed by Peter Hall at The Theatre Royal, Bath.
One Manitoba, Two Guvnors at The Theatre Royal Haymarket, London
Relative Values at Theatre Royal, Bath & Harold Pinter Theatre
Mansfield appeared in Noël Coward"s Relative Values at The Theatre Royal, Bath, between the 12 and 29 June 2013 as "Don Lucas".
The production, directed by Sir Trevor Nunn toured from Bath to Bristol before transferring to the Harold Pinter Theatre for a limited season from 19 March to 21 June 2014. He will be in the National Theatre"s production of Great Britain until January 2015.
