Ben Silverstone

Birth : 1979-04-09, Primrose Hill, Camden, London, England, UK

History

Benjamin Maurice Silverstone is a former English actor whose biggest acting role was that of Steven Carter in the 1998 film "Get Real". Born 9 April 1979, Primrose Hill, Camden, London, England, UK, he attended the exclusive private St Paul’s School in Barnes, south London. He later went on to read English at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he gained a First Class honours degree in June 2001. He later studied Law at the London School of Economics and abandoned his acting career to become a successful lawyer working in London.

Profile

Movies

Jump

Phillippe Halsman

JUMP is a psychological drama revealing for the first time the extraordinary circumstances behind the unjust murder trial of the young Jew, Philippe Halsman, who would later become the most sought after celebrity portrait photographer of his generation.

Get Real

Steven Carter

Steven spends his school days longing for all-star athlete John. But John has a gorgeous girlfriend, and Steven is still in the closet about being gay. The only one who knows the teenager's secret is his friend Linda. After a curious run-in with John in a public restroom, Steven starts to wonder if the jock is straight after all. When they start a romance, it threatens to expose the truth about both of them.

Lolita

Young Humbert Humbert

Urbane professor Humbert Humbert marries a New England widow to be near her nymphet daughter.

The Browning Version

Taplow

Andrew Crocker-Harris is an embittered and disliked teacher of Greek and Latin at a British prep school. After nearly 20 years of service, he is being forced to retire for 'health reasons', and perhaps may not even be given a pension. The boys regard him as a Hitler, with some justification. His unfaithful wife Laura tries to hurt him in any way she can. Andrew must come to terms with his failed life and at least regain his own self-esteem.