{{short description|English actor}} {{Infobox person | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | alma_mater = {{Plainlist| * University of Leeds * Guildhall School of Music and Drama<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theconductorthemovie.com/wp-content/uploads/PressKit/BIOGRAPHY/BIO%20-%20BENJAMIN%20WAINWRIGHT%20-%20ACTOR%20-%20THE%20CONDUCTOR.pdf|title=Benjamin Wainwright|work=Hamilton Hodell|accessdate=12 September 2024}}</ref> }} | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2016–present }}
'''Benjamin Wainwright''' is an English actor.
==Career== He played the lead role of Frederick Trenchard in Julian Fellowes period-drama ''Belgravia: The Next Chapter'' in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2024/01/14/harriet-slater-benjamin-wainwright-belgravia-mgm-interview/2931705229909/|website=upi.com|accessdate=11 September 2024|title= 'Belgravia': Harriet Slater, Benjamin Wainwright discuss romance in claustrophobic society|first=Karen|last=Butler|date=14 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Lucy|last=Baugher|url= https://tellyvisions.org/article/belgravia-next-chapter-interview-harriet-slater-and-benjamin-wainwright|website=Telly Visions|accessdate=11 September 2024|title= The Stars of 'Belgravia: The Next Chapter' on Building the Show's Central Love Story|date=10 January 2024}}</ref> His credits also include ''Gangs of London'', and ''BBC One'' series' ''World on Fire'' and ''The Split''.<ref>{{cite web|website=Collider|accessdate=11 September 2024|date=15 November 2023|url=https://collider.com/belgravia-the-next-chapter-trailer-release-date-images/|title= Secrets and Family Drama Threaten New Love in First 'Belgravia: The Next Chapter' Trailer|first=Erick|last=Massoto}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://screenrant.com/belgravia-the-next-chapter-cast-characters/|website=Screen Rant|accessdate=11 September 2024|title=Belgravia: The Next Chapter Cast & Character Guide|first=Angel|last=Shaw|date=Jan 17, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2023/03/belgravia-the-next-chapter-harriet-slater-ben-wainwright-elaine-cassidy-cast-julian-fellowes-mgm-plus-sequel-series-1235281408/ |website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=11 September 2024|title= 'Belgravia: The Next Chapter': Harriet Slater, Ben Wainwright, Elaine Cassidy Among 9 Cast In Julian Fellowes' MGM+ Sequel Series|first=Denise|last=Petski|date= March 8, 2023}}</ref>
He has a voice role in ''The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a44910172/lord-of-the-rings-war-of-rohirrim-delay/|website=Digital Spy|first=Stefania|last=Sarrubbia|date=25 August 2023|title= New Lord of the Rings movie faces release date delay|accessdate=11 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/maigret-benjamin-wainwright-georges-simenons-novels-detective-pbs-1236139783/|website=Variety|accessdate=11 September 2024|title= Benjamin Wainwright to Star in Detective Series 'Maigret' From Playground for PBS' 'Masterpiece'|date=10 September 2024|first= Diego |last=Ramos Bechara}}</ref> In September 2024, he started production in the title role of an adaptation of ''Maigret'' for ''PBS Masterpiece'', based on Georges Simenon’s novels about Jules Maigret, a chief inspector for the Paris police. It has now been released on Masterpiece Theater in the US, with Wainwright filming a second series in 2026.<ref>{{cite web|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=11 September 2024|url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/maigret-pbs-masterpiece-playground-benjamin-wainwright-stefanie-martini-1236082473/|title= 'Maigret' TV Adaptation Lands At PBS Masterpiece Starring 'Belgravia: The Next Chapter's Benjamin Wainwright & Stefanie Martini|first=Max|last=Goldbart|date= September 10, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/pbs-masterpiece-maigret-mystery-series-1235996292/|website=Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=11 September 2024|title= PBS' 'Masterpiece' Books 'Maigret' Mystery Series|first=Rick|last=Porter|date=10 September 2024}}</ref><ref> {{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2026/04/maigret-renewed-season-2-pbs-masterpiece-1236862848/|website=Deadline Hollywood |accessdate=16 April 2026|title= ‘Maigret’ Renewed For Season 2 At PBS Masterpiece|first=Jesse |last=Whittock|date=April 16, 2026}}</ref>
==Partial filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2016 | ''A Quiet Passion'' | Young Austin Dickerson |- | 2017 | ''Holby City'' | Jamie | |- | 2018 | ''Unforgotten'' | Ed | |- | 2018 | ''The Conductor'' | Frank Thomson | |- | 2019 | ''Endeavour'' | Adam Drake | as Ben Wainwright |- | 2019 | ''World on Fire'' | Randy | |- | 2022 | ''The Split'' | Rory | |- | 2022 | ''The Sandman'' | Tavern Visitor | |- | 2022 | ''Gangs of London'' | Raphael | |- | 2024 | ''Halo'' | Gunnery Sargent Boone | |- | 2024 | ''Belgravia: The Next Chapter'' | Frederick Trenchard | Lead role |- | 2024 | ''The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim'' | Haleth | Voice role |- | 2025 | ''Maigret'' | Jules Maigret | Lead role |}
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