Ben Carlson

Ben Carlson is a Canadian actor.[1] Primarily associated with stage roles at the Stratford Festival,[1] he won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in a Television Film or Miniseries for his performance as Petruchio in the CBC Presents the Stratford Festival adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew.[2]

He was a Dora Mavor Moore Award nominee for Best Actor in a Play in 1995 for Hay Fever,[3] and won a Jeff Award in 2007 for his performance as Hamlet at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.[4] His other noted performances have included David Cameron in the Canadian production of The Audience,[5] Walter Shirley in the 2008 miniseries Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning, and Wiley in the film My Dog Vincent.[6]

He is the son of actors Leslie Carlson and Patricia Hamilton,[7] and is married to stage actress Deborah Hay.[8]

References
  1. "An actor's winter of content, in Chicago for 'Pericles'". Chicago Tribune, December 3, 2014.
  2. "Canadian Screen Awards 2017: Baroness von Sketch Show, Orphan Black big winners". CBC News, March 8, 2017.
  3. "Nominations for '95 Dora Awards". Toronto Star, May 13, 1995.
  4. "Carlson takes Windy City honour". Toronto Star, October 31, 2007.
  5. "Fiona Reid brings charm and humour to Queen Elizabeth II in The Audience: review". Toronto Star, January 20, 2017.
  6. "Boys will be boys in sweet feature My Dog Vincent". Toronto Star, August 7, 1998.
  7. "Leading man Leslie Carlson left his heart with the theatre". The Globe and Mail, June 12, 2014.
  8. "Wedding bells for Deborah Hay and Ben Carlson". Toronto Star, August 24, 2010.


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