Benjamin Evan Ainsworth
Benjamin Evan Ainsworth | |
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| Born | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2018-present |
Benjamin Evan Ainsworth (born 2008[2]) is a British child actor from Lund, East Riding of Yorkshire, known for playing Miles in the Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), William in Disney’s Flora & Ulysses (2020) and the voice of Pinocchio in Disney's live-action remake.[3]
Biography
While growing up in the village of Lund, Ainsworth attended the Northern Lights Drama Theatre School in Hull.[2] His first appearance on television was on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale in 2018,[4] and in the same year performed in a production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert on board the Norwegian Epic cruise liner.[1]
Two years later, Ainsworth debuted in his first major production as Miles in the Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), a continuation of the series The Haunting of Hill House.[5] Ainsworth starred in the Disney film Flora & Ulysses, which is to be released on Disney+ in 2020.[6][7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Studio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Recycling Man | Jacob | Independent |
| 2020 | Flora & Ulysses | William Spiver | Disney |
| 2021 | Pinocchio (upcoming Disney film) | Pinocchio (voice) | Disney |
| Year | Title | Role | Studio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Emmerdale | School boy | ITV | Episode #8125 |
| 2020 | The Haunting of Bly Manor | Miles Wingrave | Netflix | Main cast |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Meet Benjamin Ainsworth". The Hull Hub. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Davidson, Trudi (17 April 2018). "Child actor Ben Ainsworth will appear on Emmerdale in cheeky schoolboy scene". Hull Live. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ↑ "Pinocchio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Cynthia Erivo in the cast: here are the roles (in Italian)". Sky Atlantic (Italian TV channel) (in Italian). 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Local Theatre School Pupil To Appear In Emmerdale On ITV This Tuesday 17th April". Yorkshire Times. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ↑ Breznican, Anthony (24 August 2020). "Viewer Beware: Here's Your First Look at The Haunting of Bly Manor". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on 2020-08-26. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ↑ Trumbore, Dave (27 June 2019). "Disney+ Movie 'Flora & Ulysses' Starts Production; Cast Revealed". Collider. Archived from the original on 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ↑ Friedlander, Whitney (2020-07-23). "ALL UPCOMING DISNEY MOVIES: NEW DISNEY LIVE-ACTION, ANIMATION, PIXAR, MARVEL, 20TH CENTURY, AND SEARCHLIGHT". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2021-07-07.