Ben Bass (born August 14, 1968Ben Bass' bio at www.northernstars.ca) is an American-Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as officer/detective Sam Swarek on the Global police television series Rookie Blue, which also aired on ABC.
Life and career
At age 7, Bass moved with his family to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He speaks French fluently.
He started his television career by appearing in the show 21 Jump Street, and started his stage career when he appeared in Angry Housewives. He was nominated for a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award for best supporting actor in Angry Housewives. Also, he originated the stage role of the young Elvis Presley in Are You Lonesome Tonight at The Charlottetown Festival in Prince Edward Island."Paying tribute to the King" by John Mackie, Vancouver Sun (15 Aug, 1987) Retrieved from Following that, he attended Theatre School at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris."Bass is one happy Othello or a hotshot TV producer man" Toronto Star (17 Dec, 2004) Retrieved from After returning to Canada, he appeared in television guest roles before becoming a regular cast member of the series Forever Knight as the 16th century Spanish vampire Javier Vachon."Guess who's playing Gillian?: Vancouver actress Joely Collins gets role of famed juror" by Sorelle Saidman, The Province (20 Feb, 2004) [Final Edition] Retrieved from
He also appeared at the Stratford (Ontario) Festival as Christian in Cyrano de Bergerac and as the lead in In the Ring and also appeared as Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew at the Atlantic Theatre Festival in Nova Scotia.
Bass then played a lead character in season 3 of TV show The Eleventh Hour"Nominees for best dramatic series" at playbackonline.ca and was nominated for a Gemini Award for this role. He also starred in a TV miniseries Would Be Kings"Would Be Kings is gripping drama; Miniseries follows tale of two cops/cousins" by Alex Strachan, Montreal Gazette (27 Jan, 2008) [Final Edition] Retrieved from for which he received a second Gemini nomination. His next role as Sam Swarek in Rookie Blue"‘Rookie Blue’ Eyes a Happily Ever After" by Amber Dowling at www.hollywoodreporter.com garnered nominations for a Canadian Screen Award in 2014 and 2016. His film career includes A Cool, Dry Place, Bride of Chucky, and The 6th Day.
Personal life On June 14, 2011, he married actress Laura Carswell.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1987 21 Jump Street Leonard 1 episode Street Legal New Mel 1 episode 1989 Bordertown Trevor Andres 2 episodes 1992 A Killer Among Friends Steve TV movie 1995 Forever Knight Javier Vachon 13 episodes1998 A Cool, Dry Place Placement Agent Bride of Chucky Lieutenant Ellis Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story Rex Reed TV movie1999 Murder in a Small Town Michael TV movie Beggars and Choosers Brian Peske 29 episodes Da Vinci's Inquest Rick O'Malley (1999); Hardy's Lawyer (2001) 2 episodes Bonanno: A Godfather's Story TV movieBonanno: A Godfather’s Story review by Ray Richmond at variety.com The Hunger Dave 1 episode 2000 First Wave Russ 1 episode Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show ND-3 Controller 1 episode Hollywood Off-Ramp 1 episode Stargate SG-1 Dr. Steven Rayner 1 episode The 6th Day Bodyguard Big Sound Darryl 8 episodes 2001 Strange Frequency Tom West TV movie; Segment: Room Service The Lone Gunmen Josh Gillnitz 1 episode Night Visions Paul 1 episode2002 Jeremiah Rasmussen 1 episode Monk Gavin Lloyd 2 episodes Tom Stone Graham Pearson 7 episodes 2003 The Twilight Zone Trevor Black 1 episode Bliss Marcus 1 episode Dead Like Me Chris Freedman 1 episode 2004 The Chris Isaak Show Ben 1 episode The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess Peter Gill TV movieThe Love Crimes Of Gillian Guess review by Ken Eisner at variety.com The Eleventh Hour Henry Shelley 13 episodes 2005 Queer as Folk Tad 2 episodes 2006 Last Exit David TV movie 2007 Law & Order Dr. Adam Vaughn 1 episode2008 Would Be Kings Jamie Collins TV mini-series Flashpoint Harlan Geddes 1 episode Dream Man Short 2010–2015 Rookie Blue Officer/Detective Sam Swarek Series Regular - Starring Role 2014 The Good Sister Jack TV movie 2015 Love's Complicated Cinco Dublin TV movie 2016 Casual Harry 2 episodes 2017 Saving Hope Doug Reid 1 episode 2018The Detail Marc Savage 5 episodes 2020 Burden of Truth Dr. Solomon Stone/Solomon Stafford 3 episodes 2022 Pretty Hard Cases DS Brad Michaels Season 2
Awards Year Award Category Work nominated Result Ref 2005 Gemini Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role The Eleventh Hour "Eleventh Hour garners 15 Gemini nominations" by Alex Strachan, Star-Phoenix (12 Oct, 2005) Retrieved from 2008 Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Would Be Kings "The Gemini nominees are . . ." Playback: Canada's Broadcast and Production Journal (29 Sept, 2008) Retrieved from 2014 Canadian Screen Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Rookie Blue 2016 Canadian Screen Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Rookie Blue
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