Ben Turner (actor)
Ben Turner (born 3 February 1980 in London) is a British Iranian actor, most notable for his role as nurse Jay Faldren on BBC's Casualty.
He was educated at Dulwich College, well known for its pedigree of actors including the founder Edward Alleyn. He then trained as an actor at Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Ben has worked in television, film, theatre and radio, and is currently providing the voiceover in a television advert for Phones4U. Despite popular belief, Ben Turner is not cousin of Irish actor Aidan Turner, and is the only child of actor Graham Turner.
He has appeared in several charity shows such as Children In Need, 2009 in the Casualty special as Staff Nurse Jay Faldren. He has also been in Lets Dance for Sport Relief 2010.
Ben appeared in the first of the live shows along with Casualty's Charles Dale (Big Mac) and Tony Marshall (Noel Garcia) as well as Holby City's Rosie Marcel (Jac Naylor) and Luke Roberts (Joseph Byrne). He left Casualty in December 2011, along with co-star Georgia Taylor, who played his main love interest in the show.
Following his extensive stage experience Ben took on "without doubt the biggest challenge I've had professionally" appearing in the stage production of The Kite Runner, which had its European premiere at Nottingham Playhouse in April 2013.
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