Benedict Lloyd-Hughes (born 14 April 1988) is a British actor.
Early life Lloyd-Hughes was born in 1988 in London, the son of Lucy Appleby and Timothy Lloyd-Hughes. He attended St Paul's School, London. In 2011 he finished his acting training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.
Career He is known for portraying Josh Stock in the British series Skins (2007) and for his role as Will in the film Divergent (2014). He plays Tsar Alexander in the 2016 BBC television series War & Peace, and Greg in the 2020 series Industry. Lloyd-Hughes joined the main cast of period drama Sanditon (based on Jane Austen's unfinished novel) in 2022. He played Mark Bolland in the fifth and sixth seasons of the historical drama television series The Crown.
Personal life Lloyd-Hughes has two older brothers, actor Henry Lloyd-Hughes, and record executive Theo Lloyd-Hughes. Henry and Ben acted in Miliband of Brothers, a satirical docu-drama centered around the 2010 Labour leadership election.
Lloyd-Hughes is married to actress Emily Berrington. They met at drama school. Fred Macpherson, lead singer of the band Spector and formerly of Les Incompétents and Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man, is his cousin.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes2009TormentedJezThe First Days of Spring Young Ethan2010Miliband of BrothersEd MilibandTogether with Henry Lloyd-Hughes (brother)2012The ScapegoatMyersonGreat ExpectationsBentley Drummel2013Tom & IssyEricShort film2014DivergentWill2015The Divergent Series: InsurgentWill2016Me Before YouRupert Collins2017BreatheDr. Don McQueen2018Malevolent Jackson2019A Serial Killer's Guide to LifeChuck Knoah2022The King's DaughterJean-Michel LintillacThe Stranger in Our BedTom2025SteveJulian
Television Year Title Role Notes2005Love SoupTeenage Boy2006Genie in the HouseWolfgang Amadeus MozartA Touch of FrostStudent2007CasualtyColm RoachSkinsJosh Stock2 episodes2008Roman MysteriesGaius Valerius Flaccus4 episodesPersonal AffairsDominic Fitzwallace2011The HourRalph Sherwin2 episodesYoung James HerriotRob McAloon2015Life in SquaresBunny (younger)2 episodesThe Eichmann ShowAlan Rosenthal2016War & PeaceTsar Alexander3 episodesNational TreasureFreddie2020, 2024IndustryGreg Grayson7 episodes2022The Ipcress FileJamesMini-Series2022–2023The CrownMark Bolland6 episodes2022This EnglandBen Gascoigne5 episodes2022–2023SanditonAlexander ColbourneSeason 2–32024The Next LevelJosh6 Episodes2025I Fought the LawFranz Muller QC2 Episodes2026Death in ParadiseJez GormanS15, E5
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2019 GreedFall Constantin D'Orsay Voice2025 Lies of PBrain in a Vat / Crusher Puppet / Sweeper Survivor Voice
Theatre Year Title Role 2012 The Way of the World Mirabell
References
External links
Interview with Ben Lloyd-Hughes