Ben Sharples(I)
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Ben Sharples is an American actor, writer and producer. He played a principal role in Takashi Shimizu's (The Grudge (2004)) horror movie Vol 7500: aller sans retour (2014) opposite Ryan Kwanten and Amy Smart, and he is set to appear in the upcoming Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry heist movie Crime 101 (2026) opposite Jennifer Jason Leigh and Mark Ruffalo. Ben wrote, produced, directed and starred in the award-winning comedy feature film Gentlemen's Fury (2017), which was nominated for Best Feature and won him Best Actor at the Sunscreen Film Festival West. His latest project, the thriller short Taken In (2020) won Best Thriller at the Hollywood Blood Horror Festival and is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Sharples was born in Hollywood, CA. He lived on the island of Kwajalein from ages two to four, then relocated to Manhattan Beach, CA where he grew up. He discovered his love of filmmaking at age 13, when he began making movies with his friends and an RCA camcorder. He pursued his interest further at Crossroads School in Santa Monica, CA, focusing on film studies. He took an acting class on a dare while at the University of California, Berkeley and enjoyed it so much that he went on to drama school at the American Conservatory Theater, graduating from their MFA Program.
An accomplished tennis player, Ben was awarded Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player three years in a row by the Crossroads School tennis team. He finished his junior career ranked in the top twenty in Southern California and went on to play for the U.C. Berkeley men's tennis team for four years. He coached professional tennis player Zack Fleishman at the U.S. Open in 2011.
Sharples was born in Hollywood, CA. He lived on the island of Kwajalein from ages two to four, then relocated to Manhattan Beach, CA where he grew up. He discovered his love of filmmaking at age 13, when he began making movies with his friends and an RCA camcorder. He pursued his interest further at Crossroads School in Santa Monica, CA, focusing on film studies. He took an acting class on a dare while at the University of California, Berkeley and enjoyed it so much that he went on to drama school at the American Conservatory Theater, graduating from their MFA Program.
An accomplished tennis player, Ben was awarded Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player three years in a row by the Crossroads School tennis team. He finished his junior career ranked in the top twenty in Southern California and went on to play for the U.C. Berkeley men's tennis team for four years. He coached professional tennis player Zack Fleishman at the U.S. Open in 2011.
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