Ben Manning

Highlights

• 2008 - sky television advert.
  BBC interview - emma britton show bbc somerset - 2011
  interviewed on national radio 4 - "you and yours" on my writing - 2011
• I studies ballet and dance at Performing arts and drama school
• TV Adverts as small child- golden delicious apples - carona stage school
• 2019 - featured extra - "83" BOLLYWOOD PRODUCTION - LARGEST BLOCKBUSTER AND BIGGEST MOVIE IN THE SUB CONTINENT WITH BILLIONS OF FANS WORLDWIDE. THE CRICKET EPIC STORY OF THE 1983 WORLD CUP VICTORY.
  2016 - Attended Vin Morreale Los Angeles acting workshops.Vin Morreale, Jr. is an award-winning director, producer, writer, actor.
  2014 - Presenter and Writer - "Saving Alfoxden...In the footsteps of Coleridge and Wordsworth"
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSXlKmtStVY
  
  2014 - 48 Hour Challenge Film lead Role (Directed by Award winning Stuntman David Newton).
  2014 - Presenter Radio - "world cricket show" (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theworldcricketshow)
  2013/14 - CDF Ghostship - audio voiceover various parts, lead roles. http://www.cdfghostship.com/
  2008- 14 - "Zombie Snuff Movies" horror film - Main role - Ray Parsons (serious and comedy portrayal) peter Thorndike dir
  2013 - voiceover - Michael Caine/Moose character - University of Westminster TV Unit - television school. (pitched as forthcoming TV Series submission to tv companies.
  http://vimeo.com/62243832
  2013 - "Paul" lead role - "Midget" - short film /Portsmouth University Film Unit.
  2010 - 12 Somerset county Cricket club radio commentary
  (also for BBC Somerset/Bristol - on youtube 10,000 hits)
  2011 - Coleridge poetry reading performance. "Beautiful Days" music festival. Devon.
  I performed a long Poetry reading and presentation on stage of the life and poetry of Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
  2010 - COLERIDGE COTTAGE SOMERSET - EXTRA - "COUNTRYFILE" BBC TV
  2009 - as myself BBC YOU AND YOUR -RADIO 4
  2008-main role in forthcoming horror film. (in development)
  in 1995 i was lead extra in west end show cavalcade
  in 2000 i was the lead actor in a month long run of a play called brixton briefcase at barons court theatre london
  i have btec nation in performing arts
  i in 2008 was featured in a sky tv shopping channel advert
  in 2006 i was the star of a short film by an up and coming filmmaker - can provide footage
  for a year i was part of YOUNGBLOOD theatre company and acted alongside charlie clements from eastenders and lenora crichlow from sugar rush. theatrical agent - was Andrew Braisford.
  2008, Commercial, "Confused Sound Engineer", PRICE - DROP TV-SKY /Bid TV National Advert, Sit-Up TV Ltd, Jonny Campbell
  2007, Commercial, Interviewer/presenter, "America's Leading Architects Forum" promo DVD, Bond Events Ltd., Oliver Needs
  2007, Opera, Opera Singer, Bass/Tenor/Chorus, St John Passion, Bach, Bridgwater Choral Society, Somerset, David Mills
  2005, Short Film, Simon Stockton, Worlds Apart, Greg Kam Productions, Dean Antonio
  2004, Voice Over, Voices (background), Doctor Who CD , Big Finish Productions, Gary Russell
  2000, Stage, Dick Drumstick (comedy role), Brixton Briefcase (One Month Run), Yeehah Productions - Barons Court Theatre - Fringe, Ed Roberts
  2000, Stage, Benjit Malhotra (comedy), Girls never prosper, Yeehah Productions - Windsor Art Centre/10 nights, Ed Roberts
  1999, Stage, Barney Santana ("whisper whisper" kung fu king) , Every Dwarf For Himself (comedy) 3 nights, Yee Hah Theatre Company-Windsor Arts Centre, Ed Roberts
  1997, Stage, Ward The Boozy Butler (comic), Bald Men on Trains, Yeehah Theatre Company Orpington Arts Centre Kent, Ed Roberts
  1997, Stage, Jeremiah Monkton, The Phallic Imp, Yeehah Theatre Bournemouth University, Ed Roberts
  1995, Stage, Lead Extra (soldier/sailor), Cavalcade, King's Head Theatre Islington, Ninone Jerome
  1995, Stage, King Louie, Jungle Book, Bridgwater College Performing Arts, Bridgwater College
  1995, Stage, Various Walk Ons, Various Shows and N.O.D.A drama Workshops, Blake Drama Club, Somerset, blake Drama
  1979, Music Video, Age 7, Playground Twist-Siouxsie and the banshees
  Youngblood Theatre Company, Hammersmith Riverside,2004-2005. Director/Agent, Andrew Braisford.
  (Member for over a year of this company, which now has actors in Doctor Who and Eastenders).
  Carona Stage School.
  BTEC National in Performing Arts.
  Various Bournemouth University Theatre Productions
• I was coached and trained vocally at drama school and on my BTEC Performing Arts degree. i have been a member of my local bridgwater choral society.
  my voice -
  (Ben Manning) on #SoundCloud
  https://on.soundcloud.com/n9GvN
• Walk on featured 2023 for Warburton's bread TV advert with SAMUEL L JACKSON