{{Short description|New Zealand actor}} {{Multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=August 2010}} {{Notability|bio|date=October 2013}} }} {{Use British English|date=March 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox person | name = Ben Barrington | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = New Zealand | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2002–present | spouse = {{marriage|Kristie Fergus|2019}} | children = 1 | website = }}
'''Ben Barrington''' is a New Zealand actor, is best known for his roles, "Dr. Drew McCaskill" in ''Shortland Street''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1682582/?ref_=sr_1|title=Ben Barrington|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=2013-10-12}} </ref> and Olaf Johnson in The Almighty Johnsons.
== Personal life == Barrington married his partner, makeup artist Kristie Fergus, in March 2019.<ref>[https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/lifestyle/weddings/shortland-street-ben-barrington-kristie-fergus-wedding-40770 Shortland Street star Ben Barrington marries his bohemian dream bride Kristie]</ref> They have a daughter born in 2016.<ref>[http://www.womansday.co.nz/celebrity/new-zealand-celebrities/ben-barringtons-baby-joy-5076 Ben Barrington's baby joy]</ref><ref>[http://www.womansday.co.nz/celebrity/new-zealand-celebrities/shorty-streets-ben-barrington-expecting-a-baby-girl-4071 Shorty Street's Ben Barrington expecting a baby girl]</ref><ref>[https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/parenting/family/ben-barringtons-adorable-girl-turns-one-33941 Ben Barrington's adorable girl turns one]</ref>
== Career == Barrington was attracted to acting while studying at Waikato University.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11558585|title=Twelve Questions: Ben Barrington|last=Dann|first=Jennifer|date=2015-12-09|work=The New Zealand Herald|access-date=2018-04-13|language=en-NZ|issn=1170-0777}}</ref> He graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 2001 with a Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Graduate|url=https://www.toiwhakaari.ac.nz/graduate|access-date=2021-08-09|website=toiwhakaari.ac.nz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzonscreen.com/profile/ben-barrington|title=NZONSCREEN|url-status=live|access-date=24 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125035640/https://www.nzonscreen.com/profile/ben-barrington |archive-date=25 January 2020 }}</ref> He has appeared in many local productions, including ''The Insider's Guide To Happiness'', ''The Insider's Guide To Love'', ''The Strip'', ''Outrageous Fortune'', and ''Top of the Lake''.
He is best known for his role, "Olaf Johnson" in ''The Almighty Johnsons''.
In 2015, Barrington was a participant in New Zealand's Dancing With the Stars 6.
He mainly stars on ''Shortland Street'' as Dr Drew McCaskill, historically as head of the Plastic Surgery Clinic and now as a general surgeon, occasionally taking on surgeries involving plastic surgery . In the 2015 Season Finale Dr Drew McCaskill was shot in the leg once by Gareth demanding revenge and another time in the upper shoulder. He was shot at the end of the episode by Victoria Anderton, the doctor who sought revenge because Drew did not support her placement in General Surgery.
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Film and television |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2002–03 |''Revelations – The Initial Journey'' |Mathius |Recurring role |- |2002–03 |''{{sortname|The|Strip|The Strip (NZ TV series)}}'' |Lenny |Recurring role |- |2004 |''{{sortname|The|Insider's Guide to Happiness}}'' |William |Main role |- |2005 |''Interrogation'' |Pete Morgan |Episode: "Where There's Smoke" |- |2005 |''{{sortname|The|Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe}}'' |Centaur | |- |2005 |''{{sortname|The|Insider's Guide to Love}}'' |William |Episodes: "Who Taught You to Love?", "The Power of Love" |- |2006–07 |''Outrageous Fortune'' |Tyson |Recurring role (series 2–3) |- |2009 |''4 Weeks'' |Luigi |Short |- |2010 |''Eruption'' |Vince |TV film |- |2011–2013 |''{{sortname|The|Almighty Johnsons}}'' |Olaf Johnson |Main role |- |2013 |''Top of the Lake'' |Terry |Recurring role (series 1) |- |2014 |''Offspring'' |Thomas Buchdahl |Main role (series 5) |- |2014 |''{{sortname|The|Hunting Party|nolink=1}}'' |Kale |Short |- |2015 |''{{sortname|The|Brokenwood Mysteries}}'' |Steve |Episode: "Leather and Lace" |- |2015 |''Auckward Love'' |Bryan |Episode: "Good Job" |- |2015–2026 |''Shortland Street'' |Drew McCaskill |Regular role<ref>[http://tvnz.co.nz/shortland-street Shortland Street Official Website]</ref> |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|1682582|Ben Barrington}}
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