Benjamin Charles Aldridge (born 12 November 1985) is an English actor. He is known for his portrayals of Captain James in the BBC military drama Our Girl (2014–2018), Arsehole Guy in the dramedy series Fleabag (2016–2019), and Thomas Wayne in the crime drama series Pennyworth (2019–2023). He has starred in feature films such as Spoiler Alert (2022) and Knock at the Cabin (2023), among other work.
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Early years and education
Aldridge was born in Exeter, Devon, on 12 November 1985. He worked with the National Youth Theatre and graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art with a bursary from the Genesis Foundation for young actors.
Career
Aldridge's first professional acting role was in a play titled The Master and Margarita at Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith in 2004. In 2008, he made his television debut in the Channel 4's four-part miniseries The Devil's Whore, playing Harry Fanshawe, the husband of the title character. That same year, Aldridge was featured on Screen International's "Stars of Tomorrow" list. In addition to First Light, Lewis, Toast and Vera, Aldridge also appeared as Daniel Parish in the BBC One period drama Lark Rise to Candleford. In 2011, the American network The CW cast him as the lead character in the pilot Heavenly. Later on he spent time in Belgrade shooting the partially improvised romance short film In the Night for director Ivana Bobic and cinematographer Rain Li, starring along with supermodel Danijela Dimitrovska.
