- Born
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Ben Hardy was born Ben Jones on 2 January 1991 in England, United Kingdom. He grew up in Sherborne and attended The Gryphon School.
Ben starred in The Judas Kiss (1998) play, written by David Hare, in 2012 and played the character Arthur Wellesley, a member of the hotel staff. The play was held in Hampstead Theatre on the September 6, 2012.
On April 19, 2013 it was announced that Ben would play Peter Beale in EastEnders, taking over from Thomas Law who played the character from 2006 until 2010. He made his first appearance as Peter on 7 June 2013. On November 19, 2014 it was announced that Ben would leave the show.
Hardy joined the cast of X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) on February 25, 2015, following his departure from EastEnders in an (at the time) undisclosed role. Since leaving EastEnders that February, he was persistently linked to Singer's next X-Men film, and was at one point rumored to be in the running to play Cyclops, a role that went to Tye Sheridan. However, Hardy ended up playing winged mutant Angel (a.k.a Warren Worthington III).
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- ParentsAngela JonesKeith Jones
- Graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama with a BA (Hons) in Acting.
- Never showed an interest in acting until he was in his early teens. Before that time he aspired to be a sports personality.
- Despite playing twins on EastEnders (1985), Hardy is actually 3 years older than Hetti Bywater.
- I don't really think of myself as a heartthrob.
- There's one scene where I took my t-shirt off. I was wearing a t-shirt and a hoodie, and I took my hoodie off and took my t-shirt off to give to the girl because she got her top dirty or something. It was like, why don't I just give her my hoodie - that makes no sense whatsoever! I just took off another layer just to take my top off.
- When my family first found out about my part in 'EastEnders' they were happy for me and very supportive.
- It's great to be up for 'Best Newcomer' and 'Sexiest Male.'
- I don't really know how my family and friends will react to seeing me on screen in a cinema. I'm sure it'll be an odd experience for them, just like I'm sure it will be for me.
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