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Benjamin Evan Ainsworth

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Benjamin Evan Ainsworth
There's no business like show business. For Buddy and Macy Smart that means an unpredictable life in regional theater while trying to raise their radically different sons, Lester and Derrick.
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Everything's Going to Be Great (2025)
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Benjamin is a British actor born September 25, 2008, who currently is shooting various film, TV and voice projects. In 2021, he completed filming the titular role of Pinocchio in the Disney live action remake alongside Tom Hanks. He starred in the acclaimed Netflix TV series The Haunting Of Bly Manor (2020), playing Miles Wingrave, and Disney+ Film Flora & Ulysses (2021), playing William Spiver. Benjamin also played Jacob in the award-winning short film The Recycling Man (2020). He has played various principal roles in professional theatre and musical theatre productions.
BornSeptember 25, 2008
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BornSeptember 25, 2008
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Bo Bragason and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth in The Legend of Zelda (2027)
    The Legend of Zelda
    • Link
    • 2027
    Steve Toussaint, Phia Saban, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Tom Glynn-Carney, Harry Collett, Ewan Mitchell, Emma D'Arcy, Bethany Antonia, and Phoebe Campbell in House of the Dragon (2022)
    House of the Dragon
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Prince Daeron Targaryen
    The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020)
    The Haunting of Bly Manor
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Miles Wingrave
    Blood on Snow
    • Actor
    • 2027

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Legend of Zelda
      • Link
      • Post-production
      • 2027
    • Blood on Snow
      • Post-production
      • 2027
    • House of the Dragon
      • Prince Daeron Targaryen
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2028
    • Steve Toussaint, Phia Saban, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Tom Glynn-Carney, Harry Collett, Ewan Mitchell, Emma D'Arcy, Bethany Antonia, and Phoebe Campbell in House of the Dragon (2022)
      House of the Dragon
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Prince Daeron Targaryen
      • 2026
    • Allison Janney, Chris Cooper, Bryan Cranston, Jack Champion, and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth in Everything's Going to Be Great (2025)
      Everything's Going to Be Great
      5.6
      • Lester Smart
      • 2025
    • Malcolm McDowell, Mark Critch, Claire Rankin, Colton Gobbo, and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth in Son of a Critch (2022)
      Son of a Critch
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Mark Critch
      • 2022–2025
    • Asa Butterfield, Natalia Dyer, and Maclean Fish in All Fun and Games (2023)
      All Fun and Games
      4.3
      • Jonah Fletcher
      • 2023
    • Tom Hanks and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth in Pinocchio (2022)
      Pinocchio
      5.1
      • Pinocchio (voice)
      • 2022
    • Tom Sturridge in The Sandman (2022)
      The Sandman
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Alex Burgess (6)
      • 2022
    • John Kassir in Flora & Ulysses (2021)
      Flora & Ulysses
      6.2
      • William
      • 2021
    • The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020)
      The Haunting of Bly Manor
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Miles Wingrave
      • 2020
    • Virginia Newcomb, Terence Anderson, Ines Milans, and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth in The Recycling Man (2020)
      The Recycling Man
      7.3
      Short
      • Jacob
      • 2020
    • Emmerdale Farm (1972)
      Emmerdale Farm
      4.9
      TV Series
      • School Kids (as Ben Ainsworth)
      • 2018

    Soundtrack

    • Tom Hanks and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth in Pinocchio (2022)
      Pinocchio
      5.1
      • performer: "I've Got No Strings"
      • 2022

    Videos7

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    Trailer 2:25
    Official Trailer
    Son of a Critch Trailer - Season 1
    Trailer 2:06
    Son of a Critch Trailer - Season 1
    Son of a Critch Trailer - Season 1
    Trailer 2:06
    Son of a Critch Trailer - Season 1
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:50
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:28
    Official Trailer
    Official Teaser
    Trailer 1:08
    Official Teaser
    Pinocchio
    Trailer 2:09
    Pinocchio

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Instagram
    • Alternative name
      • Ben Ainsworth
    • Height
      • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • September 25, 2008
      • Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      There are many reports which suggest that Benjamin's nationality is American. However, his past career and an Instagram post referring to himself as a "Yorkshire lad" lets us know he is, in fact, English.
    • Nickname
      • Yorkshire Lad

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