Benjamin Whitrow - Details

Biography

BENJAMIN WHITROW is a prolific stage actor in his native England, where he has performed in over 40 plays with the National Theatre, and the Royal Shakespeare Company, amongst others. His extensive stage credits include "The Rivals," "Loot," "The Merry Wives of Windsor," "The Winter's Tale," "Henry VIII," "Uncle Vanya," "A Man For All Seasons," "Noises Off," "The Cherry Orchard," "Passion Play," "Otherwise Engaged," "What the Butler Saw," "The Front Page," "School for Scandal," "A Flea in Her Ear" and "The Idiot."

He has also been seen on the screen in such films as "Quadrophenia," "On the Black Hill," "Clockwise," "Fairy Tale: A True Story," "Restoration," "Damage" and "Brimstone & Treacle."

He played Mr. Bennet in the BBC adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice," for which he received a BAFTA nomination. More recently, he was seen as Squire Allworthy in the BBC's "Tom Jones."