Orion Ben

Orion Ben (Hebrew:אוריאן בן ) is an English actress[1][2] best known for her recurring role as Varde in the BBC 4 comedy series Detectorists[3]

Orion Ben
Born Romania
Occupation Actress

She was born to a Romanian mother and a Moroccan father. She spent her childhood in Israel and speaks fluent Hebrew.

Early life

In 2012, Ben graduated from Oxford School of Drama with a Diploma in Professional Acting.[4][5]

Acting career

After graduation, Ben made her professional stage debut in 2012, playing the Maid in Benedict Andrews’ production of Chekhov’s Three Sisters at the Young Vic Theatre.

In 2013 she filmed her first TV role playing Nava in the Channel 4 series Skins Pure [6](a feature-length episode of the E4 television series Skins). She then went on to play the guest lead Leah Moss, a young pregnant girl who is caring for her elderly agoraphobic mother in the fourth episode of the third series[7] of the BBC medical period drama series Call the Midwife, which aired on 9 February 2014.[8]

Other Credits include Jenny Underhill in the seventeenth series of the BBC TV series Doctors,[9] and the lead in horror films Breath[10][11] and Agravoy.

Ben played the recurring role of Varde[12] in the first and second series of the BBC 4 comedy series Detectorists[13][14]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Breath May Short film
2015 Agravoy Women Short Film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Skins Nava Episode: Skins Pure
2014 Call the Midwife Leah Moss
2015 Doctors Jenny Underhill Episode: By the Lake
2014–Present Detectorists Varde Recurring role

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Three Sisters Maid Young Vic Theatre

References

  1. ↑ "חיידק המשחק". עלונדון.נט. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  2. ↑ "הישראלית החדשה שמככבת בעולם - וואלה! סלבס". וואלה! סלבס. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  3. ↑ "BBC - BBC Four announces new comedies for 2014 - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  4. ↑ "Spotlight: ORION BEN". www.spotlight.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  5. ↑ "Category:Alumni of the Oxford School of Drama".
  6. ↑ "Skins Pure part one review". Den of Geek. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  7. ↑ "Call the Midwife | Series 3 - Episode 4 | Radio Times". RadioTimes. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  8. ↑ "Call the Midwife series 3, episode 4 review: tears, falls and farewells". RadioTimes. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  9. ↑ "By the Lake, Series 17, Doctors - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  10. ↑ "A Ghost Appears When You Hold Your Breath in This Twisty Short Film". Film School Rejects. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  11. ↑ "Breathe by Toby Meakins | Horror Short Film". Short of the Week. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  12. ↑ "BBC Four's Detectorists to return for Series 2 - News - British Comedy Guide". www.comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  13. ↑ "Detectorists - BBC Four". BBC. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  14. ↑ "Detectorists - Character Guide - British Comedy Guide". www.comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
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