Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.

Acting
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Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
TMDB popularity
0.8
Low visibility
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TMDB ID: 76221
IMDb ID: nm0255780
Known for: Acting
Born: May 3, 1959
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1976 - 2025
Years active: 50
Average TMDB rating: 6.93
Wikidata: Q436712
Also known as
Mr. Ben Elton
Frequent jobs
Already a successful comedian, Ben Elton turned to writing situation comedies during the 1980s and penned BBC classics such as "The Young Ones" (1982), "Black-Adder II" (1986), "Black Adder the Third" (1987), "Blackadder 4" (1989) and during the 1990s "The Thin Blue Line" (1995). He provided lyrics for Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, "The Beautiful Game", which was nominated for Best Musical at the Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards in 2001 (2000 season). His comedy, "Popcorn", performed at the Apollo Theatre, was awarded the 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best New Comedy of the 1997 season. He and Andrew Lloyd Webber were awarded the 2000 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama) for Best New Musical for "The Beautiful Game", performed at the Cambridge Theatre. Has three children : Bert, Lottie and Fred. Is co-writer of the Queen Musical 'We Will Rock You' with the band itself. He and Richard Curtis were offered the chance to write "Police Academy - The London Beat", but turned it down. Was a host of The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday: Live (2006) (TV).
Movies directed by Ben Elton.
Highest rated movies linked with Ben Elton.
Highest rated series linked with Ben Elton.
Most viewed movie titles linked with Ben Elton.
Writer
as Verges
Screenplay
Writer
Director
Writer
Thanks
Musical
Most viewed series linked with Ben Elton.
as Self • 1 eps
Writer • 18 eps
Writer • 2 eps
as Self • 4 eps
1 eps
as Self - Panellist • 1 eps
as Self - Panellist • 1 eps
Writer • 12 eps
as Self • 1 eps
as Self • 1 eps
as Guest • 1 eps
as Benny Elton • 1 eps
Additional movie credits for Ben Elton.
Writer
Thanks
Writer
Screenplay
Musical
Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
Creator
Writer
Writer
Additional series credits for Ben Elton.
Writer • 18 eps
Writer • 14 eps
Writer • 3 eps
Creator
Writer • 2 eps
Writer • 6 eps
Script Editor • 13 eps
Writer • 6 eps
Writer • 18 eps
Writer • 13 eps
Writer • 12 eps
Writer • 3 eps
Movie cast credits for Ben Elton.
as Self
as Self
as Self - Contributor
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as (Archive Footage)
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
Series cast credits for Ben Elton.
as Self • 1 eps
1 eps
as Panellist • 1 eps
1 eps
as Self • 1 eps
as Self - Panellist • 1 eps
as Self • 1 eps
1 eps
as Self • 1 eps
as Self • 4 eps
as Homeless Man • 1 eps
as Benny Elton • 1 eps