Ben Moor (writer)
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Ben Moor in 2012
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Benedict Moor 8 February 1969 Wimbledon, London, England |
| Residence | London |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor, writer |
Benedict "Ben" Moor (born 8 February 1969) is an English comedy writer and actor.
Moor was born in Wimbledon and grew up in Whitstable, Kent. He read History at University College, Oxford and graduated in 1990. While at university joined The Oxford Revue after watching the Seven Raymonds perform and first met Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Al Murray, with whom he later collaborated.
Moving to London, Moor wrote sketches for Week Ending and Spitting Image and developed his own work. In 1995 he created Elastic Planet for BBC Radio 4 which populated surreal storytelling with real world personalities such as Patrick Moore and Raymond Baxter. It was narrated by Oliver Postgate.
Moor's television credits include a clown in Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge, a quiz participant in Time Gentlemen Please and various roles in Fist of Fun and ITV's Planet Mirth. In cinema, he played the part of Andolini in Lasse Hallström's 2005 movie, Casanova.
In 2000, Moor played Lord John Dervis in the Bristol Old Vic and West End production of A Busy Day by Fanny Burney. His one-man shows include A Supercollider for the Family, Poppy Day and My Last Week With Modolia.
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