Ben Silverstone
- Actor
Ben Silverstone was born in Primrose Hill, an affluent area of north London, on
9 April 1979. His parents were Anthony and Beverly Silverstone, who
sent him to the exclusive private St Paul's School in Barnes, London.
Ben's breakthrough was via family friend, Mike Figgis who gave him a major
role in The Browning Version (1994) as Taplow. His next motion picture was a minor
appearance as the young Humbert Humbert in Adrian Lyne's remake of Lolita (1997).
Certainly the biggest role for Ben has been that of Steven Carter in
Simon Shore's directing debut, _Get Real (1998/I)_ . Although no box office smash, Get
Real has attained cult status with its fans, and Ben has received much
praise, including a many dedicated websites about him and his work. Ben
left Cambridge University with a First (top class) degree in June 2001
followed by the lead role in The Age Of Consent, a new play by Peter
Morris, at The Edinburgh Festival.