Ben Bass
Biography
Ben Bass is an American-Canadian actor, born in Baltimore and raised in Vancouver from age seven, best known for playing officer and detective Sam Swarek on the police series Rookie Blue. He started on television with 21 Jump Street and on stage in Angry Housewives, where he earned a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award nomination for best supporting actor. He originated the young Elvis Presley role in Are You Lonesome Tonight at the Charlottetown Festival, then studied theater in London and Paris. After returning to Canada, he took guest roles before joining Forever Knight as the vampire Javier Vachon, and later led season three of The Eleventh Hour and starred in Would Be Kings, both earning Gemini nominations. Rookie Blue brought Canadian Screen Award nominations in 2014 and 2016. His films include Bride of Chucky (1998), A Cool, Dry Place (1998), and The 6th Day.
58years old
Turns 59 on August 14in 305 days
- Born Baltimore
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Benjamin Langer Bass
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 24 years1992 to 2016
Every film, newest first
- 2016Love's ComplicatedIMDb rating 6.5
- 1998A Cool, Dry PlaceIMDb rating 6.2
- 1998Bride of ChuckyIMDb rating 5.7
- 1992A Killer Among FriendsIMDb rating 6.7
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A first
Bass was the first to play the young Elvis Presley on stage, in Are You Lonesome Tonight at The Charlottetown Festival in Prince Edward Island.
Early training
Bass trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and at L'Ecole Internationale de Theatre Jacques Lecoq in Paris.
First role
Bass began his stage career in Angry Housewives, a performance that earned him a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award nomination for best supporting actor.
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Worked with
Ben Bass shares two films with Janet Kidder, 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
Janet Kidder's page
Brad Dourif's page
Corbin Bernsen's page
Jennifer Tilly's page
Vince Vaughn's page
Kathy Najimy's page
All films by Ronny Yu
John N. SmithDirector, 1 film, 1998
All films by John N. Smith
Jerry CiccorittiDirector, 1 film, 2016
All films by Jerry Ciccoritti
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.