Ben Cura

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Ben Cura
File:Ben Cura, Richmond, Surrey, UK, August 2013.jpg
Ben Cura in 2013
Born (1988-09-30) 30 September 1988 (age 35)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality British
Education BA (Hons) in Classical Acting for the Professional Theatre [1]
Alma mater London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation Actor
Years active 2011–present
Parent(s) José Cura
Silvia Ibarra

Ben Cura is a British[2] film, television and theatre actor (born 30 September 1988 in Buenos Aires, Argentina), raised in Italy, France, the US, Spain and the UK. He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Early life

Cura's first acting role came at age 9, as a supernumerary in a production of La Forza del Destino at the Opéra de Marseille, France. Whilst living in Paris, he received formal piano and solfège training. He subsequently attended the New York Film Academy in Paris, France before eventually training and graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2011.[3][4]

Career

Cura made his film debut in British Indie flick Comes a Bright Day, appearing shortly after in Comedy Central's series Threesome and Bernard Rose's film The Devil's Violinist.

He made his West End debut playing Angel in the original cast of Jennifer Saunders' musical Viva Forever at the Piccadilly Theatre in London, UK. He was later cast as Seve Ballesteros in British golf film Dream On[5]

Aged 24, he made his directorial debut with a film adaptation of August Strindberg's play Creditors.[6] for which he also wrote the screenplay and played one of the lead characters, Freddie Lynch.[7][8] Later that year, he starred in the UK premiere of award-winning American play Next Fall at the Southwark Playhouse in London, UK.[9]

In 2015, he was cast in U.S. series The Royals as recurring character Holden. He later went on to star in British film White Island set in Ibiza, and based on the novel A Bus Could Run You Over written by Colin Butts, alongside Billy Zane and Billy Boyd.

Cura's directorial debut Creditors world-premiered at the Nordic International Film Festival in New York City on October 31, 2015.[10][11] The festival awarded it with an Honorable Mention in the Best Nordic Narrative Feature category.[12] Latin Post film critic David Salazar called the film "A triumphant debut"[13] Blazing Minds film critic Susanne Hodder said of the actors that "all give compelling performances, bringing their characters to life and giving them depth",[14] Screen Relish film critic Stuie Greenfield said that "Creditors is a beautiful, sometimes angry and surprising film that brings with it strong performances from the entire cast as well as an unexpected yet welcome twist"[15] while Movie Marker film critic Darryl Griffiths said that "Creditors is an incisive and accomplished piece of filmmaking [...], possessing a rich, powerful psychology that instills an unnerving modern-day relevance to age-old material."[16] Creditors received over ten awards, including Best Feature, Leading Actor, and Script/Writer for Cura.[17]

Later that year, Cura was cast as a series regular in ITV/Netflix crime noir drama Marcella penned by The Bridge writer Hans Rosenfeldt.[18][19] The series premiered on UK television in April 2016, followed by a worldwide release on Netflix in July 2016.[20]

Filmography - Actor

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Threesome Richie's Pull TV Series
2012 Comes a Bright Day Mr Sullivan
2013 The Devil's Violinist Charlotte's Husband
2013 Trance New Client Part was cut from theatrical release[2]
2015 The Royals Holden Avery TV Series
2015 Creditors Freddie Lynch
2016 White Island Bartolo
2016 Dream On Seve Ballesteros
2016 Marcella Matthew Neil TV Series

Filmography - Director

Year Title Notes
2015 Creditors

Filmography - Writer

Year Title Notes
2015 Creditors

Stage

Voice work

Production company

In April 2013, he co-founded London-based production company Tough Dance Ltd. with actress and producer Andrea Deck.[28][29] The company's first production was award-winning feature film Creditors.

References

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