Actor
Ben Daniels is an English actor. Initially a stage actor, Daniels was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor for Never the Sinner (1991), the Evening Standard Award for Best Actor for 900 Oneonta (1994), Best Actor in the M.E.N. Theatre Awards for Martin Yesterday (1998), and won the 2001 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the Arthur Miller play All My Sons.
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Ben Daniels trained at LAMDA and emerged as a significant stage talent in the early 1990s, earning an Olivier Award nomination for *Never the Sinner* before establishing himself as a cornerstone of the National Theatre repertory. His 2001 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor in *All My Sons* marked his ascendancy to the front rank of British theatre, a position he has maintained through landmark roles in Miller, Laclos, and Kramer, while simultaneously building a formidable television presence in prestige drama including *The Crown*, *House of Cards*, and *The Exorcist*. Now in his sixth decade, Daniels remains an active and sought-after interpreter of complex masculine roles, moving fluidly between the classical repertory and contemporary work.
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor for Chris Keller in *All My Sons* (National Theatre, 2001)
Stratford College (A-levels in theatre studies and English literature, 1980–1982); London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA)
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