Edward Mark W Bennett (born 9 April 1979) is an English actor.
Early life Bennett was born in Honeybourne, Worcestershire. He attended Chipping Campden School in Gloucestershire, and graduated from Cardiff University with a BSc in history and politics. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).
Career In 2008, Bennett appeared as Laertes in Hamlet, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Berowne in Love's Labour's Lost. He reprised the first two roles when the productions toured London's Novello Theatre from December 2008 to February 2009, understudying for Hamlet and performing the role from 8 December 2008 until 2 January 2009 whilst David Tennant was undergoing surgery for a spinal injury.
In 2014, Bennett was appointed the Patron of Chapel Lane Theatre Company based in Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK.
Awards Ian Charleson Awards 2007 Special Commendation for Dick Gurvil in Nan, Victor Bretherton in Diana of Dobson's (Orange Tree), Freddy Eynsford-Hill in Pygmalion (Peter Hall Co), and Roderigo in Othello (Donmar Warehouse) Ian Charleson Awards 2008 Won second place for roles in Hamlet and Love's Labours Lost (RSC)
Stage Year Title Role Venue 2003 Hay Fever Simon Theatr Clwyd, Mold2004 Charley's Aunt Lord Babberley Northcott Theatre, Exeter Alice's Adventures in Wonderland The Caterpillar Bristol Old Vic, Bristol2005 The Invention of Love Pollard Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury The Importance of Being Earnest Algemon York Theatre Royal, York Faustus Mephistophilis Etcetera Theatre, Camden Town2006 School for Scandal Snake/Careless Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury Measure for Measure Elbow Theatre Royal, Bath Habeas Corpus Canon Throbbing Theatre Royal, Bath2007 Diana of Dobson's The Hon. Captain Victor Bretherton Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond Skin Game Charles Hornblower Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond Nan Dick Gurvil Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond Pygmalion Freddy Eynsford-Hill Theatre Royal, Bath Little Nell George Wharton-Robinson Theatre Royal, Bath Othello Rodrigo Donmar Warehouse, Covent Garden2008 Hamlet Laertes Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon Love's Labour's Lost Navah Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon2009 A Midsummer Night's Dream Demitrius Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon Hay Fever Sandy Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester As You Like It and The Tempest Oliver/Ferdinand The Bridge Project, Brooklyn Academy of Music/The Old Vic, New York City/London2011 Plenty Raymond Brock Crucible Theatre, Sheffield Three Farces Intruder Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond Then the Snow Came Various Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond Love Song Billie Alton Frantic Assembly, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry2012 In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) Leo Irving Theatre Royal, Bath School for Scandal Joseph Surface Theatre Royal, Bath2013 One Man, Two Guvnors Stanley Stubbers Royal National Theatre, South Bank In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) Leo Irving St. James Theatre, London2014 Things We Do for Love Hamish Theatre Royal, Bath Love's Labour's Lost/Love's Labour's Won Berowne/Benedict Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon2015 The Rehearsal Hero Minerva Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester Orson's Shadow Kenneth Tynan Southwark Playhouse, London Photograph 51 Francis Clark Noël Coward Theatre, London 2016 Watership Down Woundwort & Holly Watermill Theatre, Bagnor 2018 Macbeth Macduff Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon 2019 Breaking the Code Alan Turing Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury2020BetrayalJerryTheatre Royal, Bath
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2009 Hamlet Laertes Television film 2011 War Horse Cavalry recruiting officer 2012 Love Song Billy 2023 Napoleon Jean de Cambaceres
Television Year Title Role Notes2007 Silent Witness Gregory Kris Episode: "Suffer the Children" After You've Gone Waiter Episode: "Silence of the Clams" 2009 Doctors Ralph Western Episode: "Carpe Diem"2010 Above Suspicion Edward Wickenham Episode: "The Red Dahlia" The Persuasionists Michael 2012 Miranda New Boss Episode: "It Was Panning" 2017 Victoria C. E. Trevelyan Episode: "Faith, Hope and Charity" 2018 Poldark Prime Minister Pitt 3 episodes 2019 Pennyworth Rupert Episode: "Pilot"2020 Cobra Peter Mott Series regular Save Me Max Owen 1 episode Industry Goldman Sachs MD Episode: "Pre-Crisis Activity"2024BridgertonWalter Dundas2 Episodes 2025 SAS: Rogue Heroes Miles Dempsey 2 episodes
References
External links Edward-Bennett.com fanpage with gallery
RADA Profile chapellane.co.uk Chapel Lane Theatre Company