{{Short description|British actor}} {{Use British English|date=August 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Ben Cura | image = Ben Cura, Richmond, Surrey, UK, August 2013.jpg | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = Ben Cura in 2013 | birth_name = José Ben Cura | birth_date = <!-- provide a reliable source before adding a date --> | birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina | education = BA (Hons) in Classical Acting for the Professional Theatre | alma_mater = London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|musician|director|writer}} | years_active = 2011–present | spouse = {{marriage|Andrea Deck<br />|2013|2015|reason=divorced}} | mother = Silvia Ibarra | father = José Cura }} '''José Ben Cura''' is an Argentine-born British actor, musician and director of film, television and theatre.
==Early life== José Ben Cura<ref name="nacion">{{cite news|last1=Scalisi|first1=Cecilia|title=Cura versus Cura|url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1602943-cura-versus-cura|access-date=24 November 2016|work=La Nacion|date=21 July 2013}}</ref> was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Argentine tenor/conductor José Cura. When he was a year old, he moved to Santo Stefano Belbo, Italy, where his father's grandfather was from. The family first lived in a convent while his father struggled to find work as an opera singer. He has two younger siblings, Yazmín and Nicolás.<ref name="nacion"/>
The family moved to France when he was six and then to Spain when he was 11. During this time, he frequently travelled with his parents around the world.<ref>{{cite news|title=I Think An Actor, director, Writer or Anyone Creative's Most Important Attribute is Gut Instinct by Creditors Movie Ben Cura|url=http://filmcourage.com/2015/11/29/i-think-an-actor-director-writer-or-anyone-creative%E2%80%99s-most-important-attribute-is-gut-instinct-by-creditors-movie-ben-cura/|access-date=24 November 2016|work=Film Courage|date=29 November 2015}}</ref>
Cura's first acting role came at age nine, as a supernumerary in a production of ''La Forza del Destino'' at the Opéra de Marseille, France. Whilst living in Paris, he received formal piano and solfège training. He subsequently attended the New York Film Academy in Paris before eventually training and graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2011 with a bachelor's degree with honours in professional acting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latinospost.com/articles/28225/20130924/exclusive-interview-ben-cura-talks-directorial-debut-creditors-artistic-development.htm|title=Exclusive Interview: Ben Cura Talks Directorial Debut 'Creditors,' Artistic Development, Inspirations|last=Salazar|first=David|date=24 September 2013|work=Latinos Post|access-date=24 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://critics-associated.com/indie/kickstarter-interview-creditors/|title=Kickstarter Interview: Creditors|last=Hall|first=Katie-Jane|date=12 October 2013|work=Critics Associated|access-date=12 October 2013|archive-date=22 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022175511/http://critics-associated.com/indie/kickstarter-interview-creditors/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lamda.org.uk/drama/courses/3acting.htm |title=BA (Hons) in Professional Acting |publisher=LAMDA |access-date=16 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625110017/http://www.lamda.org.uk/drama/courses/3acting.htm |archive-date=25 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Career== Cura made his film debut in a British independent film ''Comes a Bright Day'', appearing shortly after in Comedy Central's series ''Threesome'' and Bernard Rose's film ''The Devil's Violinist''.
He made his West End debut playing Angel in the original cast of Jennifer Saunders' musical ''Viva Forever'' at the Piccadilly Theatre in London, UK. He was later cast as Seve Ballesteros in British golf film ''Dream On''.
Aged 24, he made his directorial debut with a film adaptation of August Strindberg's play ''Creditors''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisistotalessex.co.uk/trip-tiny-island-time-forgot/story-19914054-detail/story.html|title=Take a Trip to the Tiny Island that Time Forgot|date=16 October 2013|work=This is Total Essex|access-date=16 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019113752/http://www.thisistotalessex.co.uk/trip-tiny-island-time-forgot/story-19914054-detail/story.html|archive-date=19 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> for which he also wrote the screenplay and played one of the lead characters, Freddie Lynch.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://film.britishcouncil.org/creditors|title=British Council Film: Creditors|access-date=17 January 2015}}</ref> Later that year, he starred in the UK premiere of the award-winning American play ''Next Fall'' at the Southwark Playhouse in London, UK.
In April 2013, he co-founded London-based production company Tough Dance Ltd. with actress and producer Andrea Deck.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://toughdance.com|title=Tough Dance|access-date=29 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011001553/http://toughdance.com/|archive-date=11 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The company's first production was award-winning feature film ''Creditors''. In 2015, he was cast in the US series ''The Royals'' as recurring character Holden. He later went on to star in British film ''White Island'' set in Ibiza, and based on the novel ''A Bus Could Run You Over'' written by Colin Butts, alongside Billy Zane and Billy Boyd.
Cura's directorial debut, ''Creditors'', world-premiered at the Nordic International Film Festival in New York City on 31 October 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fineartmagazineblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/attention-film-buffs-first-nordic.html|title=Fine Art Magazine Blog|author=Jamie Ellin Forbes|work=fineartmagazineblog.blogspot.co.uk|date=22 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://usa.um.dk/en/about-us/calendar/eventdisplaypage/?eventid=%7B958dfca5-d276-42a5-aecb-ff954989cc2b%7D |title=Nordic International Film Festival 2015 |work=um.dk |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045109/http://usa.um.dk/en/about-us/calendar/eventdisplaypage/?eventid=%7B958dfca5-d276-42a5-aecb-ff954989cc2b%7D |archivedate=4 March 2016}}</ref> The festival awarded it with an Honorable Mention in the Best Nordic Narrative Feature category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nordicfilmfest.org/winners-2015/|title=Winners 2015|work=Nordic International Film Festival}}</ref> ''Latin Post'' film critic David Salazar called the film "A triumphant debut."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latinpost.com/articles/92820/20151106/creditors-movie-review-ben-curas-creates-a-visually-stimulating-adaptation-of-strindbergs-great-play.htm|title='Creditors' Movie Review: Ben Cura Creates a Visually Stimulating Adaptation of Strindberg's Great Play|work=Latin Post|date=6 November 2015}}</ref> ''Blazing Minds'' film critic Susanne Hodder said the actors "all give compelling performances, bringing their characters to life and giving them depth".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blazingminds.co.uk/creditors-movie-review/|title=Creditors Movie Review – Intelligent Thought-Provoking Film|author=Susanne Hodder|work=Blazing Minds|date=8 November 2015}}</ref> ''Screen Relish'' film critic Stuie Greenfield said that "''Creditors'' is a beautiful, sometimes angry and surprising film that brings with it strong performances from the entire cast as well as an unexpected yet welcome twist",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenrelish.com/2015/11/10/creditors-review/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221015623/http://www.screenrelish.com/2015/11/10/creditors-review/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=21 December 2015|title=Creditors Review|work=ScreenRelish|date=3 June 2023}}</ref> while ''Movie Marker'' film critic Darryl Griffiths said that "''Creditors'' is an incisive and accomplished piece of filmmaking [...], possessing a rich, powerful psychology that instills an unnerving modern-day relevance to age-old material."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://moviemarker.co.uk/mm-supports-creditors-ben-cura/|title=MM Supports – Creditors (Ben Cura)|author=Darryl Griffiths|work=Movie Marker|date=16 November 2015}}</ref> ''Creditors'' received over ten awards from various film festivals, including Best Feature, Leading Actor, and Script/Writer for Cura.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://creditorsfilm.com/awards-press/|title=Awards & Press|work=Creditors}}</ref>
In 2016, Cura was cast as a series regular in ITV/Netflix crime noir drama ''Marcella'' penned by ''The Bridge'' writer Hans Rosenfeldt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://moviemarker.co.uk/interview-director-ben-curaactress-andrea-deck-creditors/|title=Interview – Director Ben Cura/Actress Andrea Deck (Creditors)|author=Darryl Griffiths|work=Movie Marker|date=6 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/anna-friel-leads-cast-new-itv-drama-marcella|title=Anna Friel leads the cast of new ITV drama Marcella|work=ITV Press Centre}}</ref> The series premiered on UK television in April 2016, followed by a worldwide release on Netflix in July 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/apr/04/netflix-the-bridge-marcella-hans-rosenfeldt-anna-friel-itv|title=Netflix to air The Bridge creator's Marcella worldwide|first=John|last=Plunkett|date=4 April 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> In 2017, he was cast in Simon West's action/comedy feature film ''Gun Shy'' opposite Antonio Banderas and Olga Kurylenko.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latercera.com/noticia/entretencion/2016/07/661-687926-9-antonio-banderas-y-elenco-de-salty-dan-detalles-de-la-cinta-rodada-en-chile.shtml|title=Antonio Banderas y elenco de Salty dan detalles de la cinta rodada en Chile – La Tercera|publisher=latercera.com|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.el-nacional.com/GDA/imagen-rockero-Antonio-Bandera_0_880712101.html|title=La imagen de rockero de Antonio Banderas|work=El Nacional (Caracas)|access-date=24 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021101045/http://www.el-nacional.com/GDA/imagen-rockero-Antonio-Bandera_0_880712101.html|archive-date=21 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mundiario.com/articulo/sociedad/antonio-banderas-luce-irreconocible-nueva-pelicula/20160714013832063199.html|title=Antonio Banderas luce irreconocible en su nueva película|work=Mundiario|date=14 July 2016 |access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref>
Also in 2017, Cura was cast as CIA operative Philip Shafer in French historical war movie ''15 minutes de guerre'' (renamed ''L'Intervention''), directed by Fred Grivois. Later that year, he played the role of Steve in the screen adaptation of British stage play ''Life is a Gatecrash'', renamed ''Gatecrash'' and directed by Lawrence Gough, opposite Olivia Bonamy, Anton Lesser, and Sam West.
In 2018, Cura guest-starred in season 2 of CBS's ''Ransom'' and the first season of the TV series ''The Rook'', opposite Olivia Munn.
In 2019, he was cast in Nicholas Wright's stage play ''8 Hotels'' directed by Richard Eyre, world-premiering at the Chichester Festival Theatre, playing the lead role of José Ferrer opposite Tory Kittles, Emma Paetz, and Pandora Colin, opening 7 August of that year to excellent reviews: "Joe, played masterfully by Ben Cura, is wonderful as the philanderer who can accept his wife's adultery but not her lover's flaunting of it";<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/chichester-theatre/reviews/8-hotels-minerva_49625.html|title=Review: 8 Hotels (Minerva Theatre, Chichester)|author=Ian Murray|work=WhatsOnStage.com|date=8 August 2019}}</ref> "Jose Ferrer [...] Ben Cura, who captures him very well, has a wonderful mutually mistrustful good-pals-act with the impressive Kittles";<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/8-hotels-minerva-theatre-chichester-review-a9046871.html|title=8 Hotels, Minerva Theatre review: Elegantly provocative and alive with wiry delicacy|author=Paul Taylor|work=The Independent|date=12 August 2019}}</ref> "Ben Cura is excellent as Ferrer [...] with charisma to spare";<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chichester.co.uk/whats-on/entertainment/8-hotels-offers-absorbing-portrait-of-paul-robeson-at-chichester-festival-theatre-1-9030030|title=8 Hotels offers absorbing portrait of Paul Robeson at Chichester Festival Theatre|author=Phil Hewitt|work=Chichester Observer}}</ref> "Ben Cura plays José Ferrer as a much disappointed jobbing actor [...] playing Iago for peanuts opposite the better paid Robeson [...] This Ferrer becomes increasingly jealous of Robeson and is convinced that his wife, Uta Hagen [...] is having an affair with the charismatic Robeson (she is), which fills him with an angry cynicism that he can barely control with his erudite and scathing humour that cannot disguise his underlying lack of confidence. Cura's Ferrer is a brilliant creation: a brilliant Iago in fact."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@stevenewman.newman/8-hotels-a-new-play-by-nicholas-wright-cfc01f0bd683|title=8 Hotels — A New Play by Nicholas Wright|author=Steve Newman|work=Medium|date=14 October 2020}}</ref>
In 2021, Cura founded production company and music label W.I.P. Media.<ref>{{cite web |title=W.I.P. Media – About |url=https://wipmedia.co.uk/about |website=W.I.P. Media |access-date=2 June 2022}}</ref> Later that year, Cura released his debut music single ''Water'' on streaming platforms, accompanied by an official music video on VEVO<ref>{{cite web |title=Ben Cura – Water |url=http://bencura.streamlink.to/water |website=Water Listen Now Portal |access-date=19 April 2021}}</ref> followed by second single ''Toutes Les Couleurs'' and its accompanying VEVO music video<ref>{{cite web |title=Ben Cura – Toutes Les Couleurs |url=http://bencura.streamlink.to/touteslescouleurs |website=Toutes Les Couleurs Listen Now Portal |access-date=21 May 2021}}</ref> and a third single ''Argento'' alongside a third VEVO music video.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ben Cura – Argento |url=http://bencura.streamlink.to/argento |website=Argento Listen Now Portal |access-date=25 June 2021}}</ref> On 30 July, he released his debut instrumental E.P. ''Extended Play No.1''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ben Cura – Extended Play No.1 |url=https://bencura.streamlink.to/EP1 |website=ToneDen's streamlink.to |access-date=30 July 2021}}</ref>
In 2022, Cura made his animation debut voicing Rayan in ''Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet'' while guest starring in HBO Max and Hulu Japan's season 2 of ''The Head'' as Liam Ruddock, and starring in BFI and BBC short film ''My Eyes Are Up Here'' co-produced by his company W.I.P. Media, which premiered at the London Film Festival<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC films out in force at London Film Festival |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/bbc-films-at-london-film-festival |website=BBC |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref> in 2022 and Tribeca Film Festival in 2023.<ref name="Tribeca">{{cite web |title=My Eyes Are Up Here |url=https://tribecafilm.com/films/my-eyes-are-up-here-2023 |website=Tribeca |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref> He also saw his debut as a film composer, with his original score for feature film ''Among The Beasts'' which released that year in the US and other territories.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/among_the_beasts |title=Among the Beasts - Rotten Tomatoes |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=10 February 2023}}</ref> Also that year, he appeared in ''Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story'' produced by Shondaland and premiering on Netflix, in the recurring role of Prince Augustus.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4459896/ |title=Ben Cura |website=IMDb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the cast of Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/queen-charlotte-bridgerton-story-cast-netflix/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
At the end of 2024 Cura appeared again as Liam Ruddock in Season 3 of ''The Head'' as a now recurring character throughout the entire season. Early in 2025, he guest starred in ''Outlander'' as Captain Jared Leckie in episode "Written In My Own Heart's Blood".<ref>https://www.showbizjunkies.com/tv/outlander-season-7-episode-15-recap/</ref>
==Personal life== Cura was married to actress Andrea Deck from 2013 until their divorce in 2015. He dated actress Olga Kurylenko, but they broke up just before the COVID-19 pandemic.
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2012 | ''Comes a Bright Day'' | Mr. Sullivan | |- | 2013 | ''The Devil's Violinist'' | Charlotte's Husband | |- | 2015 | ''Creditors'' | Freddie Lynch | Also writer and director |- | rowspan="2"|2016 | ''White Island'' | Bartolo | |- | ''Dream On'' | Seve Ballesteros | |- | 2017 | ''Gun Shy'' | Juan Carlos | |- | 2018 | ''Postcards from London'' | Caravaggio | |- | 2019 | ''15 Minutes of War'' | Phillip Shafer | |- | 2020 | ''Gatecrash'' | Steve | |- | rowspan="2"|2022 | ''My Eyes Are Up Here'' | HIM | Short film<ref name="Tribeca"/> |- | ''Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet'' | Rayan | Voice |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2011 | ''Threesome'' | Richie's Pull | Episode: "Pregnant" |- | 2015 | ''The Royals'' | Holden | Recurring role |- | 2016 | ''Marcella'' | Matthew Neil | Recurring role |- | 2017 | ''Silent Witness'' | Gustavo Aguirre | 2 episodes |- | 2018 | ''Ransom'' | Rafael Salazar | Episode: "Legacy" |- | 2019 | ''The Rook'' | Cobbler | Episode: "Prologue" |- | 2021 | ''The Mallorca Files'' | Jose Rey | Episode: "The Outlaw Jose Rey" |- | rowspan="2"|2022 | ''Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators'' | Antonio Da Costa | Episode: "Most Wicked Speed" |- | ''The Head'' | Liam Ruddock | Episode: #2.4 |- | 2023 | ''Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story'' | Prince Augustus | Recurring role |- | 2024 | ''Ride Out'' | Claudio Costa | Recurring role |- | 2024 | ''The Head'' | Liam Ruddock | Recurring role (Season 3) |- | 2025 | ''Outlander'' | Captain Jared Leckie | Episode: "Written in My Own Heart's Blood" |- | 2026 | ''The Gray House'' | Timothy Webster | Recurring role |}
===Video games=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan="2"|2014 | ''Alien: Isolation'' | Ransome | Voice only |- | ''Fractured Space'' | Goss Reznik | |- | rowspan="2"|2018 | ''Sea of Thieves'' | Spanish Soldier / Male Townsfolk | Voice only |- | ''A Way Out'' | Additional Voice | Voice only |- | 2019 | ''Arknights'' | Noir Corne / Phantom | English version, voice only |- | 2020 | ''Cyberpunk 2077'' | Ziggy Q | Voice only<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3810192/fullcredits|title=Cyberpunk 2077 (Video Game 2020)|website=IMDb}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"|2022 | ''Steelrising'' | Le Marquis de La Fayette | Voice only |- | ''Dying Light 2 Stay Human'' | Vincenzo | Voice only |- | rowspan="4"|2023 | ''Stray Blade'' | Male Church of the Observer Soldier | Voice only |- | ''Amnesia: The Bunker'' | Sdt. Boisrond | Voice only |- | ''Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty'' | | Voice only |- | ''Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince'' | Fuego / The Crystal Guardian | Voice only |- | 2024 | ''Wuthering Waves'' | Calcharo | English version, voice only |}
==Stage== *2012: ''Viva Forever'' by Jennifer Saunders at the Piccadilly Theatre London<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/theatre-dance/article/viva-forever-piccadilly-theatre-3vbl2l232xs|title=Theatre review: Viva Forever!|last=Purves|first=Libby|date=12 December 2012|work=The Times|access-date=12 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/37893/viva-forever-|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505060943/http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/37893/viva-forever-|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 May 2013|title=Theatre review: Viva Forever!|last=Martland|first=Lisa|date=12 December 2012|work=The Stage|access-date=12 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.seenandheard-international.com/2012/12/14/ironical-peek-at-pop-music-scene-offers-a-fun-night-out/|title=Theatre review: Viva Forever!|last=Pritchard|first=Jim|date=14 December 2012|work=Seen and Heard International|access-date=14 December 2012}}</ref> *2014: ''Next Fall'' by Geoffrey Nauffts at the Southwark Playhouse London<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/194170-Geoffrey-Nauffts-Next-Fall-to-Receive-UK-Premiere-Casting-Complete?tsrc=nx|title=Playbill: Geoffrey Nauffts Next Fall to Receive U.K. Premiere|last=Shenton|first=Mark|date=4 August 2014|work=Playbill|access-date=4 August 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808054519/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/194170-Geoffrey-Nauffts-Next-Fall-to-Receive-UK-Premiere-Casting-Complete?tsrc=nx|archivedate=8 August 2014}}</ref> *2019: ''8 Hotels'' by Nicholas Wright at the Chichester Festival Theatre Chichester<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/cast-set-for-nicholas-wrights-8-hotels-in-uk|title=Playbill: Cast Set For Nicholas Wright's 8 Hotels in UK|last=Meyer|first=Dan|date=7 June 2019|work=Playbill|access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cft.org.uk/news/casting-announced-for-8-hotels|title=Casting Announced For 8 Hotels|date=7 June 2019|work=Playbill|access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref>
==Voice work== *2012: ''Swimming with Piranhas'' Radio Documentary for BBC Radio 4<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01l5kl5|title=BBC Radio 4 – Swimming with Piranhas|publisher=BBC}}</ref> *2015: ''Credit Card Baby'' Radio Drama written by Annie Caulfield for BBC Radio 4, directed by Mary Ward-Lowery *2019: ''Alien III'' audiobook by Audible<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alien-III-Audible-Original-Drama/dp/B07QY1FV73|title=Alien III: An Audible Original Drama (Audio Download): William Gibson, Tom Alexander, Barbara Barnes, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Lorelei King, Laurel Lefkow, Keith Wickham, Audible Originals: Amazon.co.uk: Books|website=amazon.co.uk}}</ref> *2020: ''Trafalgar'' Audiobook for Penguin and Audible<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.audible.com/|title=Audible.com | Trafalgar Audiobook|via=audible.com}}</ref> *2020: ''Camino De Santiago'' Sleep story for Calm<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.calm.com/together/sleep|title=Calm Blog|publisher=blog.calm.com}}</ref> and Calm France *2022: ''The Limits to Growth'' Radio drama written by Sarah Woods for BBC Radio 4,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0018109|title=BBC Radio 4 – The Limits to Growth|publisher=BBC}}</ref> directed by Emma Harding *2023: ''Chronicle Of A Death Foretold'' Audiobook for Penguin and Audible<ref>[https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Chronicle-of-a-Death-Foretold-Audiobook/B0BGT1P124?qid=1675365422&sr=1-2&ref=a%20search%20c3%20lProduct%201%202&pf%20rd%20p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&pf%20rd%20r=MMFF5YSHVQ9XBFZQCHX6&pageLoadId=aXO1eNdVBW36kepz&creativeId=41e85e98-10 Chronicle Of A Death Foretold Audiobook]</ref> *2023: ''Tomás Nevinson'' Audiobook for Penguin and Audible<ref>[https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Tomas-Nevinson-Audiobook/B0BCR48KWB?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=pdp Tomás Nevinson Audiobook]</ref>
==Discography== {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Notes |- | rowspan="4"|2021 || ''Water'' || Debut Single |- | ''Toutes Les Couleurs'' || Single |- | ''Argento'' || Single |- | ''Extended Play No.1'' || Debut E.P. |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result |- | rowspan="3"|2015 | Anchorage International Film Festival | Best Narrative Feature Film <small>(with Andrea Deck)</small> | rowspan="6"|''Creditors'' | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"|Nordic International Film Festival | Honorable Mention - Best Nordic Narrative Feature Film <small>(with Andrea Deck)</small> | {{win}} |- | Festival Award - Best Nordic Narrative Feature Film | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"|2016 | rowspan="2"|Accolade Global Film Competition | Merit Special Mention for Feature Film <small>(with Andrea Deck)</small> | {{win}} |- | Merit Special Mention for Script/Writer | {{win}} |- | WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival | Silver Award - Experimental Dogma <small>(with Andrea Deck)</small> | {{win}} |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|4459896}} {{authority control}}
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