Ben Hardy Height, Age, Wiki, Biography, Net Worth, Girlfriend, Facts

Ben Hardy

Ben Hardy is an English actor who rose to prominence for playing Peter Beale in the British soap opera EastEnders from 2013 to 2015. In 2018, he was cast as Walter Hartright on BBC’s The Woman in White, a five-part TV adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name by Wilkie Collins. His film credits include X-Men: Apocalypse as Archangel, Bohemian Rhapsody as Roger Taylor, and Only the Brave as Wade Parker.

Ben Hardy Biography

Ben Hardy was born on January 2, 1991, in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK. He is currently 33 years old.

Birth NameBen Jones
NicknameBen
Birthdate January 2, 1991
BirthplaceBournemouth, Dorset, England, UK
Age33 years old
Sun SignCapricorn
ProfessionActor
NationalityBritish
Race/EthnicityWhite
Marital StatusUnmarried

Family and Education

Nothing much is known about his family right now. He was born to English parents and was raised in Sherborne.

Ben attended Sherborne Abbey Primary School and the Gryphon School, where he played Sergeant Francis Troy in a school film adaptation of Far from the Madding Crowd. He studied drama at the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama in London, England.

Ben Hardy Personal Life

Ben prefers to be secretive about his love life as he loves to stay away from the spotlight. He ended a 9-year romantic relationship with her girlfriend, Katriona Perret, in 2018.

He had a brief relationship with actress Olivia Cooke in 2019. He dated actress Jessica Plummer from 2021 to 2023.

Physical Statistics

HeightFeet – 5 feet 8.5 inches
Centimeters – 174 cm
Meters – 1.74 m
WeightKilograms – 75 kg
Pounds – 165 lbs
Body BuildAthletic
Eye ColorGreen
Hair ColorGolden Brown
SexualityStraight
Shoe SizeUnknown

Acting Career

Film Debut

Ben Hardy made his feature film debut as Warren Worthington III / Archangel in the superhero film X-Men: Apocalypse in 2016.  Directed by Bryan Singer, it is the ninth installment in the X-Men film series, which stars an ensemble cast including James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Alexandra Shipp, and Olivia Munn.

Television Debut

Ben made his first television appearance by playing a minor role as a reporter in an episode of the British period drama series Call the Midwife in 2012.

Stage Debut

In 2012, Hardy played Arthur Wellesley in the David Hare play The Judas Kiss, which had a limited run at the Hampstead Theatre between September and October 2012 before transferring to the West End’s Duke of York’s Theatre in January 2013.

Famous For

He had his breakthrough role as Peter Beale in the British soap opera EastEnders. It is one of the longest-running series in the British television industry, in which Hardy acted in a total of 187 episodes from 2013 to 2015.

Ben Hardy Net Worth

As of 2024, Ben has an estimated net worth of $4 million, according to the media. He lives in London.

Ben Hardy Facts

He graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama with a BA (Hons) in Acting.

Ben had no interest in acting until he was in his early teens because he wanted to be a sports personality.

In 2018, Hardy portrayed Queen drummer Roger Taylor in Bohemian Rhapsody, a biographical film about the British rock band Queen.

He can be seen in the upcoming American action film Six Underground.

He starred in the TV series The Girl Before (2021) as Simon Wakefield and played Seb in Michael Mohan’s erotic thriller, The Voyeurs (2021).

In 2023, he starred alongside Haley Lu Richardson, Dexter Fletcher, and Rob Delaney, in the romantic film, Love at First Sight. He was also seen in the movie Unicorns, in which he stars as Luke, a single father whose life takes an unexpected turn after falling in love with Aysha.