Perry Benson
| Perry Benson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
9 April 1961 London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
Perry Benson (born 9 April 1961, London) is an English character actor best known for his regular roles in British television sitcoms You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–93), Oh, Doctor Beeching! (1995-97) and Operation Good Guys (1997-2000). His first television appearance was as "Boy on Stairs" in the second episode of the BBC Children's drama, Grange Hill, in 1978.
Film career
Benson has appeared in the British films Quadrophenia (1979), Scum (1979), Love, Honour and Obey (2000), Alien Autopsy (2006), This Is England (2006), Somers Town (2008) and Mum & Dad (2008). He had a lead role in Stars of the Roller Skate Disco, a 1984 made-for-TV play by Alan Clarke.
Benson also appeared as Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook in the 1986 biopic Sid And Nancy. In 1987, he played Trevor in the Hi De Hi episode "Tell It to the Marines".
Benson appeared alongside Jimmy Nail in BBC show Parents of the Band, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.[1] He also starred in the vampire film Dead Cert, directed by Steven Lawson.[2]
In 2013 he played an ageing rock star alongside Phil Daniels and Keith Allen in Sara Sugarman's film Vinyl.
Television roles
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Grange Hill | Boy on Stairs |
| 1980 | Going Out | Sammy Lee |
| 1983 | Blackadder | Pigeon Vendor |
| 1984 | Dream Stuffing | Keith |
| 1984 | The Young Ones | Spaz |
| 1987 | Filthy, Rich and Catflap | Freddy Gorgeous |
| 1987 | Hi De Hi | Trevor |
| 1988 to 1993 | You Rang, M'Lord? | Henry Livingstone |
| 1989 | The Bill | Harry Thompson |
| 1995 to 1997 | Oh, Doctor Beeching! | Ralph |
| 1997 to 2000 | Operation Good Guys | Bones |
| 1999 | 15 Storeys High | Man with a horse in his flat |
| 2000 | 15 Storeys High | Ping Pong obsessed twin |
| 2009 | Misfits | Beverly Morgan |
| 2010 | Doctor Who "The Eleventh Hour" | Ice Cream Man |
| 2010 | This is England '86 | Meggy |
| 2010 | Excluded (BBC Drama) | Steve Heston |
| 2013 | Man Down | Mr. Harringey |
| 2014 to 2015 | Benidorm | Clive Dyke |
| 2016 | Morgana Robinson's The Agency | Natalie Cassidie's father |
Selected filmography
- The Class of Miss MacMichael (1978)
- Scum (1979)
- Quadrophenia (1979)
- The Island of Adventure (1982)
- Sid And Nancy (1986)
- Love, Honour and Obey (2000)
- Alien Autopsy (2006)
- This is England (2006)
- Somers Town (2008)
- Mum & Dad (2008)
- Outside Bet (2011)
- Anuvahood (2011)
- Vinyl (2013)
- Get Santa (2014)