Ben Seton
- Actor
- Producer
- Art Department
Ben started acting from an early age in theatre and first appeared on
the Australian TV Drama Series
Water Rats (1996). Seton was born
in Sydney, Australia. He was raised in Sydney's Western Suburbs then
moved with his family to Wombeyan Caves located in the Blue Mountains
of New South Wales where he lived without electricity for a year and a
half. Reading and telling stories by candle light with his three
brothers sparked his interest in acting. His family moved back to
Sydney where he attended St Ignatius College. He immersed himself in
the theatre department and discovered a love for the Bard. In 1995 he
won the Australian Young Shakespearean Artist of the year award and was
presented the College Blue for Drama in 1996. At the same time he was
competing in International Tae Kwon Do Tournaments and was the South
Pacific Champion in 1995. He combined his loves in a unique sellout
show called "Tae Kwon Shakespeare". This gained him recognition and he
guest starred in
BeastMaster (1999) and
The Lost World (2001).
He co-starred with Lara Cox in
The Dinner Party (2009)
and moved to Los Angeles where he appeared on Fox Networks
On the Lot (2007) and judges
Garry Marshall,
Michael Bay and
Carrie Fisher commended him on an
"excellent performance". He also starred as the lead in two Sci-Fi
action films
Vanquisher (2011) and
Thrillseekers the Indosheen (2013).