Gary Olsen

Gary Olsen was an English actor best known for playing Ben Porter in the BBC sitcom 2point4 Children, which ran from 1991 to 1999. He grew up in London and, after school, performed with junior stage groups and fringe theater companies before turning to screen work. His first film part came in 1979, when he played Rory Storm in Birth of the Beatles, and he went on to appear in many British films and television shows. He was PC Dave Litten in the opening series of The Bill and starred in the 1986 series Prospects. Later sitcom leads included Health and Efficiency and Pilgrim's Rest. Critics acclaimed his stage performances in musicals and plays such as The Rocky Horror Show and What the Butler Saw, and at the National Theatre he appeared in On the Ledge and April in Paris. His final stage role was in Art in 2000.