Ben Peyton

{{Short description|British actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Multiple issues| {{Autobiography|date=April 2021}} {{More footnotes needed|date=April 2021}} {{Notability|1=Biographies|date=April 2021}} }} {{Infobox person | name = | image = Ben Peyton.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1977}} | birth_place = [[Bath, Somerset]], England | occupation = {{hlist|[[Writer]]}} }}

'''Ben Peyton''' (born 1977) is a [[British people|British]] former [[actor]] best known for playing PC [[Ben Hayward]] in ''[[The Bill]]'' from 2000 to 2002.

Born in [[Bath, Somerset]], England, he attended Millfield School in Somerset where he became National Schools Squash Champion in 1994 and 1995. After Millfield, he attended Guildford School of Acting graduating in 1998.

Numerous corporate videos and adverts led him to CITV show, ''Welcome to Orty Fou'', before landing roles in ''Band of Brothers'' and a regular part in ''The Bill''. Other credits included ''[[Emmerdale]]'' and ''[[Holby City]]''.

Peyton stopped acting in 2006, although returned to the stage for lead roles in ''ART'' and ''Journey's End'' at Guildford's Electric Theatre.

In 2017, Peyton shared his memories of his time on ''The Bill'' and his career in general in the second episode of ''The Bill Podcast'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/thebillpodcast/02-ben-peyton|title=The Bill Podcast 02 - Ben Peyton (PC Ben Hayward)|access-date=14 April 2026|website=Soundcloud.com}}</ref>

In 2022 he published his debut novel, ''Luke Stevens and the Blood of St George'', an action-adventure fantasy novel aimed at 10-15 year olds as well as adults.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://benpeyton.co.uk/ Ben Peyton - Author] * [https://soundcloud.com/thebillpodcast/the-bill-podcast-03-chris-humphreys/ The Bill Podcast Interview] * [http://carryonfan.blogspot.com/2016/09/carry-on-blogging-interview-ben-peyton.html Carry On Blogging!: Carry On Blogging Interview: Ben Peyton] * [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0679029/ Ben Peyton @ IMDb.com]

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