Benjamin Arthur
Biography
One of Canada’s newest up-and-coming actors, Benjamin is starring on the CITY TV new television series entitled “Less Than Kind”, a dark, dysfunctional half-hour comedy scheduled to debut in October 2008.
A natural comedian, Benjamin enjoyed entertaining people from a very young age. This quickly became apparent when he was consistently sent out to the school hallway for hilarious yet disruptive behaviour, and he also participated in numerous plays and performances during his formative years. It was while being enrolled in drama and musical theatre, the subject that he consistently flourished in, that he realized being an actor was a brilliant fit, and proceeded to attend the Vancouver Film School shortly after spending a year in England. He has trained in Meisner with Christianne Hirt (A Company of Rogues), and Gina Chiarelli and Ty Olsson have also contributed to his training. A plethora of projects have also contributed intensely to his overall knowledge of the field of acting.
These projects have also impacted him personally. He has been involved in many independent films, including “The Darkest Hour”, “Gordon”, “That One Night” and “Switch”. He has appeared on two seasons of “The L Word”, “Noah’s Arc”, “Saved” and “Whistler”.
Benjamin Arthur grew up with his family in the small town of Kitimat, British Columbia, spending most of his time playing road hockey and building Lego towns with his younger brother Mark. Although Benjamin’s parents divorced when he was fourteen, they have both been tremendously supportive of his career aspirations in acting.
Benjamin currently resides in the heart of downtown Vancouver. His professional and personal goals for the future collide and include propelling forward as an actor in order to make a difference in the world. He also aspires to own a production company. A health buff, Benjamin has an extensive health routine involving physical fitness, healthy nutrition and meditation, as it is something he cares deeply about maintaining.
One of Canada's newest up-and-coming actors, Benjamin Arthur stars in the new Canadian television series ‘Less than Kind” premiering October 13 2008 at 10:30pm on CITY TV ET/CT/MT/PT.
Benjamin Arthur (The L Word, Whistler, The Darkest Hour) is starring in the new television series ‘Less Than Kind’, premiering on CityTV Monday October 13, 2008, playing the role of the handsome brother whose acting career is evidently non-existent. His diverse talent is clearly unmistakable in his character portrayal in the new Canadian television series.
The series follows Sheldon Blecher (Jesse Camacho: Tales from the Never Ending Story, 12 and Holding), a smart, fat teenager growing up as the only sane adult in a family of children in Winnipeg. His family consists of Sam, a self-destructive driving instructor father (Maury Chaykin: Blindness, Adoration), Anne, a pyromaniac mother (Wendel Meldrum: Seinfeld, The Wonder Years, Cruel But Necessary) and Josh, a handsome egotistical brother (Benjamin Arthur: The L Word, That One Night). With the frigid Winnipeg winter as a backdrop, the volatile Blechers struggle to stay together and revive the failing family business, Blecher's Driving School. Yes, they're obliged to love each other, but that doesn't mean they have to be nice about it.
Benjamin Arthur has had a passion for acting and the entertainment industry since a very young age. His great talent was developed overtime from playing roles in numerous plays and performances during the early years of his child hood and later into his adolescence years. During his time enrolled in drama and musical theatre, he discovered his established ability for the acting industry and pursued his dream to become a successful actor and attended the Vancouver Film School. This is where his talent only continued to flourish and he matured into the artistic, talented young actor that we have begun to recognize him as today.
Benjamin has since been involved in a number of projects and independent films these include ‘The Darkest Hour’, ‘Gordon’, ‘That One Night’, ‘Switch’ and he also appeared on two seasons of ‘The L Word’ and ‘Whistler’. Benjamin is a very ambitious actor who aspires to combine his professional and personal goals together and in the future moves forward as a great actor who may also make some impacting difference in the world. There are hopes of establishing his own production company amongst his goals also. With his attitude and outlook on life in collaboration with his career there is potentially a great success to occur for Benjamin in the entertainment industry.
Newcomers Marvin Kaye and Chris Sheasgreen, Series Creators/Screenwriters and Executive Producers team up with Mark McKinney (Kids in the Hall, Slings & Arrows, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) who serves as the series show runner. Peter Williamson (Kenny vs. Spenny, Paradise Falls), and Ira Levy (Kenny vs. Spenny, Paradise Falls), both of Breakthrough Films & Television and Phyllis Laing (My Winnipeg, The Stone Angel, Tracy Fragments, Saddest Music in the World) of Buffalo Gal Pictures are Executive Producers.
About Citytv:
Citytv, with stations in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg, broadcasts intensely-local, urban-oriented, culturally-diverse television in its own unique, interactive style. With its strong local voice, Citytv offers a distinct alternative to other conventional television offerings. Its instantly recognizable 'look' and 'sound' are the product of refreshingly different on-air personalities, unique program formats and high television style. Citytv is a division of Rogers Media Inc., a division of Rogers Communications Inc.
About Buffalo Gal Pictures Inc:
Buffalo Gal Pictures is an award-winning independent production company based in Winnipeg, Canada. President Phyllis Laing and producer Liz Jarvis have developed and produced many challenging and diverse projects including My Winnipegand Stone Angel, which both had premieres at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival. In addition, Buffalo Gal Pictures has also produced 52 hours of television programming including seven award-winning documentaries. By creating collaborative relationships with creative talent and building successful co-production partnerships, Buffalo Gal Pictures has become one of the top independent production companies in Canada.
About Breakthrough Films & Television:
Toronto-based Breakthrough Films & Television is a producer of popular comedy, drama, factual and lifestyle programming including the comedy, Kenny vs. Spenny; drama series, Paradise Falls; as well as factual series, Shaye and Plastic Makes Perfect. Over the past 21 years, executive producers Ira Levy and Peter Williamson have built a creative partnership and have established themselves as one of Canada’s most prolific providers of television programming, having produced over 550 half-hours of content over the last two years. On the web, the company is located at www.breakthroughfilms.com.