Ben Chaplin Net Worth

What is Ben Chaplin's Net Worth?

Ben Chaplin is a British actor who has a net worth of $800 thousand. Ben Chaplin is known for his performances in such films as "Washington Square," "The Thin Red Line," "Lost Souls," "Murder by Numbers," "Stage Beauty," and "September 5." He has also acted in many television series, including "Game On," "Resort to Murder," "Mad Dogs," "World Without End," and "The Nevers."

Early Life and Education

Ben Chaplin was born Benedict Greenwood on July 31, 1969, in Windsor, England to teacher Cynthia Chaplin and civil engineer Peter Greenwood. He has a sister named Rachel and a brother named Justin. Chaplin was educated at the Princess Margaret Royal Free School and at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Film Career

Chaplin made his big-screen debut in 1993 with a small part as a servant in James Ivory's period drama "The Remains of the Day." He had a bigger role two years later in the neo-noir "Feast of July," and an even more substantial role the year after that in the romcom "The Truth About Cats & Dogs." Chaplin then starred opposite Jennifer Jason Leigh in Agnieszka Holland's 1997 adaptation of "Washington Square." In his final film of the decade, he played Private Bell in Terrence Malick's epic World War II film "The Thin Red Line." Kicking off the new millennium, Chaplin starred alongside Winona Ryder in the supernatural horror film "Lost Souls." He subsequently starred opposite Nicole Kidman in the erotic thriller "Birthday Girl," opposite Sandra Bullock in the psychological thriller "Murder by Numbers," and opposite Michelle Yeoh in the martial arts film "The Touch." In 2004, Chaplin portrayed George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham in the romantic period drama "Stage Beauty," co-starring Claire Danes. The following year, he appeared in "Chromophobia" and Terrence Malick's historical romantic drama "The New World." Chaplin next starred alongside Sally Field in the 2006 dramedy "Two Weeks." In 2007, he appeared in the fantasy film "The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep," based on the children's novel by Dick King-Smith.

In 2008, Chaplin portrayed famed stage and film actor George Coulouris in the biopic "Me and Orson Welles." The next year, he appeared in the fantasy horror film "Dorian Gray." In 2010, Chaplin had roles in two literary adaptations: "London Boulevard" and "Ways to Live Forever." He followed those with a role in Francis Ford Coppola's 2011 horror film "Twixt." A few years later, Chaplin was in the political drama "War Book." His subsequent credits included Disney's live-action "Cinderella," the World War II drama "Little Boy," Oliver Stone's biopic "Snowden," and David Yates's action adventure film "The Legend of Tarzan." In 2017, Chaplin appeared in "The Children Act," based on Ian McEwan's novel of the same name. The film starred Fionn Whitehead, who went on to appear with Chaplin in the 2019 drama "Roads." For his next film, Chaplin portrayed archaeologist Stuart Piggott in "The Dig," based on John Preston's historical novel. Starring Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes, it was released in 2021. Three years after that, Chaplin played Marvin Bader in the historical thriller "September 5," about ABC Sports' coverage of the 1972 Munich massacre. He went on to have a role in the thriller "Panic Carefully."

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Television Career

In the first half of the 1990s, Chaplin had guest roles on such shows as "Casualty," "Soldier Soldier," "Between the Lines," "Performance," and "Minder." He went on to have a main role in the first season of the BBC Two sitcom "Game On," playing laddish agoraphobe Matthew Malone. After leaving the show in the spring of 1995, he starred in the BBC One miniseries "Resort to Murder." Chaplin didn't have another major television role until 2011, when he played Alvo in five episodes of the Sky1 series "Mad Dogs." After that, he starred in the historical miniseries "World Without End," based on the novel by Ken Follett. Chaplin subsequently appeared on such shows as "Dates," "Doll & Em," and "The Secrets." He was also in the miniseries "Moonfleet" and "The Book of Negroes."

From 2015 to 2016, Chaplin starred in the American remake of his past show "Mad Dogs"; it ran for a single season on Amazon Prime Video. Next, in 2017, he starred opposite Emily Watson in the BBC One four-part psychological thriller "Apple Tree Yard," adapted from Louise Doughty's novel of the same name. The same year, Chaplin portrayed Hollywood actor Cary Grant in an episode of the series "Urban Myths." In 2018, he starred in the six-part BBC One series "Press," and in 2020 he was the Black Knight in the six-part Netflix fantasy series "The Letter for the King." From 2021 to 2023, Chaplin played loutish police inspector Frank Mundi in the science-fiction period series "The Nevers." In the latter year, he had a recurring role in the Peacock limited series "Mrs. Davis," another science-fiction series.

Stage Career

In 1995, Chaplin played Tom Wingfield in Sam Mendes's production of "The Glass Menagerie." For his work, he received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination. Later, in 2003, he acted in the Broadway premiere of William Nicholson's play "The Retreat from Moscow," earning him a Tony Award nomination. Over the ensuing years, Chaplin was in various plays back in England, including "This is How it Goes," "The Reporter," and "Farewell to the Theatre." In 2017, he acted in the Royal National Theatre premiere of Nina Raine's play "Consent."

Personal Life

Chaplin was previously in a long-term relationship with writer and producer Rocio Oliver.

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