Ben Price
| Ben Price | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 January 1972 Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Known for |
Footballers Wives (2004–2005) Casualty (2005–2007) Coronation Street (2009–2017) |
| Spouse(s) | Alexandra Wheeler (m. 2005) |
| Children | 2 |
Ben Price (born 1 January 1972) is a British actor/director, best known for playing Nick Tilsley in the ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. He has also made 3 films as a Writer/Director. The first of which "I'm Sorry To Tell You" has been BAFTA long-listed.
Price grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne where he attended Gosforth East Middle School and Gosforth High School before taking acting classes at The Live Theatre. He then attended The Drama Centre and graduated from The Central School of Speech and Drama in 1996.
He started his career at the Manchester Royal Exchange and went on to appear at the Bush in London, the Gate Dublin and Sheffield Crucible amongst others. After starring in Wire in the Blood, he found fame when he starred as Conrad Gates, the captain of Earl's Park football team, in the British television series Footballers' Wives. Price said he loved the role, driving around in expensive cars. After leaving the show at the end of the 4th series he went on to appear in Dancing at Lughnassa at the Gate theatre Dublin .
He co-stars in the horror film Blood Trails, which won the audience award for best feature at the Dead by Dawn International Horror Film Festival 2006 in Edinburgh.
He starred in Casualty as Corporate Director Nathan Spencer between 2005 and 2007, and was recently voted one of the ten actors most likely to succeed in Hollywood by "Stage and Screen" magazine. Price appeared on the July 2006 cover of Out magazine.
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