Ben Moor
Biography
Ben Moor is an English comedy writer and actor who was born in Wimbledon in 1969 and grew up in Whitstable, Kent. He studied history at University College, Oxford, where he joined The Oxford Revue, and after moving to London he wrote sketches for Week Ending and Spitting Image. In 1995 he created Elastic Planet for BBC Radio 4, narrated by Oliver Postgate, and his television work includes roles in Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge, Fist of Fun and Planet Mirth. On film he played Andolini in Lasse Hallström's Casanova (2005). He played Lord John Dervis in a Bristol Old Vic and West End staging of A Busy Day in 2000, and his one-man shows include Poppy Day and My Last Week With Modolia. He created three series of the radio comedy Undone between 2006 and 2009 and has written journalism for The Guardian, The Observer and The Idler.
57years old
Turns 58 on February 8in 112 days
- Born Wimbledon
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Benedict Moor (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 17 years2005 to 2022
Every film, newest first
- 2022The Silent TwinsIMDb rating 5.7
- 2016A Monster CallsIMDb rating 7.4
- 2005CasanovaIMDb rating 6.5
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Behind the camera
In 1995 Moor created Elastic Planet for BBC Radio 4. The surreal storytelling show was narrated by Oliver Postgate and included real world personalities like Patrick Moore and Raymond Baxter.
Behind the camera
Between 2006 and 2009, Moor created three series of the BBC Radio 7 sci-fi comedy Undone. He also took the part of Tankerton Slopes in it.
Behind the camera
Ben Moor turned Jonathan Carroll's novella Black Cocktail into an adaptation, which he then performed at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2004.
Behind the camera
Moor's play Coelacanth, adapted from his 2005 Edinburgh Fringe one-man show, was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2006.
Early training
At university, after seeing the Seven Raymonds perform, Moor became a member of The Oxford Revue. There he first met Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Al Murray, and he worked with them later on.
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Worked with
Ben Moor made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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J.A. BayonaDirector, 1 film, 2016
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Lasse HallströmDirector, 1 film, 2005
All films by Lasse Hallström
Agnieszka SmoczyńskaDirector, 1 film, 2022
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