Benjamin Immanuel (also credited as Ben Ratner or Benjamin Ratner) is a Canadian actor, film director and screenwriter.Jasmyn Pozzo, "Ben Ratner appearing in four films at this year's VIFF". Vancouver Observer, September 19, 2010. He is most noted for his performances in the films Last Wedding and Looking for Leonard.
Career Immanuel has appeared in the films Moving Malcolm, Ignition, Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity, Amazon Falls, Fathers & Sons and Sisters & Brothers, and regular supporting roles as Sam Berger in the television series Da Vinci's City Hall and Ivon Teslia in Travelers. He was also the director of Moving Malcolm."Movie has feeling of baseball player who lost a close one". Vancouver Sun, October 17, 2003.
For his role in Last Wedding, he won a Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film in 2001."Much more to the year in film than Harry Potter and hobbits". Vancouver Sun, January 31, 2002. He won the VFCC's Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film award in 2002 for Looking for Leonard."Vancouver Film Critics Circle pick best of 2002". Nelson Daily News, January 31, 2003. He was also director of the film Down River, which won the VFCC's award for Best British Columbia film in 2013."The Dirties cleans up in Vancouver; Film critics give top prizes to Matt Johnson, 12 Years a Slave". Edmonton Journal, January 9, 2014.
Personal life In 2021, having been credited as Benjamin Ratner or Ben Ratner since 1991, he chose to start using his middle name for future credits, thus Ben Immanuel, in order to avoid confusion with director Brett Ratner. He is married to actress Jennifer Spence.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRole Notes1992Leaving NormalNext Nearest Guy1993Tomcat: Dangerous DesiresFred1995Magic in the WaterFX Man1995Midnight HeatAgent1995For a Few Lousy DollarsDanny1995CrashEllis1996White TigerCordero1996Bounty HuntersDeimos1996Profile for MurderTony the Coroner1998FirestormWilkins1998DirtyTony1998Wrongfully AccusedSergeant Orono1998American DragonsAngelo1998Zacharia FartedBrian Moore1999Question of PrivilegeOwen Kerr2001Last WeddingNoah2001IgnitionAgent Webber2001Shot in the FaceBrian2002Looking for LeonardTed2002Long Life, Happiness & ProsperityErnie the Manager200219 MonthsRob2003 A Guy ThingOfficer2003Agent Cody BanksMcAllister2003Moving MalcolmGene Maxwell2003See Grace FlyRalph2003 A Problem with FearAlan2003Good Boy!Wilson's Dad2005SeveredRay2006Man About TownDr. Kevin Sands2006Expiration DateLazar2006Mount PleasantDoug Cameron2006Gray MattersDerek2007NumbStan Milbank2007American VenusCabbie2007NormalTim2008Mothers & DaughtersBenjamin2010Amazon FallsDerek Grayson2010RepeatersBob Simpson2010Fathers & SonsBernie2010Guido Superstar: The Rise of GuidoCabbie2011KnockoutMr. Doyle2011Sisters & BrothersJerry2015Badge of HonorCoroner2017WonderMr. Davenport2019 A Dog's Way HomeDr. Gann2024Can I Get a Witness?Peter
Television YearTitleRole Notes1993Street JusticeSylvanEpisode: "Desperate"1994CobraJorge ScardinoEpisode: "Lorinda"1995M.A.N.T.I.S.Assistant M.E.Episode: "Switches"1995 The CommishWillard2 episodes1995Strange LuckRob GoldEpisode: "Trial Period"1995MadisonMattEpisode: "On the Road"1995, 1996 The Outer LimitsBlanco / Electrician2 episodes1996Highlander: The SeriesBryce KorlandEpisode: "Something Wicked"1996 A Kidnapping in the FamilyDan CalderTelevision film1996SlidersTommy GreenfeldEpisode: "Greatfellas"1996Poltergeist: The LegacyKyle's AttorneyEpisode: "The Tenement"1996 The Limbic RegionHandwriting ExpertTelevision film1996Once a ThiefMoran1996Once a ThiefEpisode: "Once a Thief"1996Susie QT.V. DirectorTelevision film1996Justice on WheelsLevy1996Fall into DarknessJohn Richmond1996An Unexpected FamilyHarry Weinstock1997 The SentinelSneaksEpisode: "Blind Man's Bluff"1997ContagiousRick ShafferTelevision film1997AlibiStuart Ridgeway1997Indefensible: The Truth About Edward BranniganPaul Suarez1998An Unexpected LifeHarry Weinstock1998BeckerMr. HernickEpisode: "Choose Me"1999, 2001Seven DaysDavid Harold / Walter2 episodes2000Beggars and ChoosersWillEpisode: "Russian Roulette"2000Cover MeGangsterEpisode: "Bazooka Joe"2000Da Vinci's InquestJeromeEpisode: "An Act of God"2001 The ImmortalAshurEpisode: "The Good Squire"2001Mysterious WaysBen CameronEpisode: "Spike"2001, 2006Stargate SG-1Dr. Hutchison / Producer2 episodes2002 The Twilight ZoneLafe NarzEpisode: "Dream Lover"2002, 2006 The Dead ZoneBoyd Lumely / Gabriel Barnes2 episodes2003 The Stranger Beside MeJoe FoleyTelevision film2004Kingdom HospitalOllie10 episodes2004SmallvilleHanisonEpisode: "Run"2005 The CollectorSteve GreenEpisode: "The Comic"2005Robson ArmsGuy at RestaurantEpisode: "The Tell-Tale Latex"2005–2006Da Vinci's City HallSam Berger13 episodes2007SupernaturalWalter DixonEpisode: "Hollywood Babylon"2008 The L WordSuit #1 / DanEpisode: "Loyal and True"2008 The Quality of LifeSam BergerTelevision film2008Rabbit FallJoseph HopperEpisode: "Happiness Hotel"2009Defying GravitySurgeonEpisode: "Bacon"2011 The Haunting Hour: The SeriesChris' DadEpisode: "Afraid of Clowns"2011EndgameMr. Black / Dennis GrovenerEpisode: "Mr. Black2011FlashpointTony Kramkov / Alexi KaniskyEpisode: "Shockwave"2011, 2012EurekaDr. Fung2 episodes2013Arctic AirMaxEpisode: "Stormy Weather"2013Hell on WheelsClement BealeEpisode: "Big Bad Wolf"2014–2015ContinuumGord Solomon3 episodes2015 The Unauthorized Full House StoryAlanTelevision film2018TravelersDr. Ivon Teslia7 episodes2019 The Man in the High CastleErwinEpisode: "Hitler Has Only Got One Ball" (Season 4, Episode 8)
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