Ben Ashenden
Biography
Ben Ashenden, born in Watford, is a British and Irish comedian, actor and screenwriter. With Alexander Owen he makes up the double act The Pin, which began after the two met at the University of Cambridge; there they performed with the Cambridge Footlights and appeared in a show overseen by Liam Williams and Daran Johnson. Their sketch act went to the Edinburgh Fringe, where The Pin: Backstage was called by The Guardian one of the festival's most dazzling comedy shows. Four series for BBC Radio 4 brought Writers' Guild and Radio Academy Award nominations and a BBC Radio Award for Best Comedy. He is best known for appearances in Jurassic World Dominion, Black Mirror and Stath Lets Flats, with further credits including Avenue 5, The English Game, W1A, Plebs and Brotherhood. He co-wrote and starred with Owen in Deep Cover (2025).
37years old
Turns 38 on September 23in 315 days
- Born Watford
- Star sign: LibraFirst day of the sign, on the Virgo cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 4 years2022 to 2026
Every film, newest first
- 2026WickerIMDb rating 7.4
- 2025Deep CoverIMDb rating 6.7
- 2024Seize Them!IMDb rating 5.1
- 2022The BubbleIMDb rating 4.7
- 2022What's Love Got to Do With It?IMDb rating 6.3
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Early training
Ashenden met his comedy partner Alexander Owen while both were students at the University of Cambridge, where they performed in the sketch show Good Clean Men and then with the Cambridge Footlights.
Behind the camera
Ashenden co-created Oi, Leonardo!, an animated series for BBC Three. He also wrote for BBC One's Walliams and Friend and Tracey Ullman's Show, BBC Three's Famalam, and Showtime's Who is America?.
Behind the camera
Ben Ashenden's comedy duo The Pin put out "The Special Relationship" on Audible in 2020, an 8-part series with Fred Armisen, Cecily Strong, Jamie Demetriou, Lolly Adefope and Kate Berlant. Much of it reworks material from their Radio 4 show.
Ben Ashenden movies on Netflix
Worked with
Ben Ashenden shares two films with Alexander Owen, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Alexander Owen's page
Sean Bean's page
Richard E. Grant's page
Emma Thompson's page
Peter Dinklage's page
Fred Armisen's page
Tom KingsleyDirector, 1 film, 2025
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