Ben Caplan (actor)

Ben Caplan
Born
Ben Caplan

(1974-09-25) 25 September 1974 (age 50)
Alma materRoyal Central School of Speech and Drama
OccupationActor
Notable workCall the Midwife
Children2

Ben Caplan (born 25 September 1974) is a British actor and director, best known for portraying Police Constable (later Sergeant) Peter Noakes in the BBC One medical period drama series Call the Midwife.[1][2][3]

Career

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Caplan trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and since leaving has appeared in many award-winning projects on Stage and Screen including the Olivier Award winning Kink's Musical 'Sunny Afternoon' in Harold Pinter Theatre and Mike Leigh's 'Two Thousand Years' at the National Theatre as well as working at the Royal Court Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. His many Screen appearances include playing PC Noakes in the BBC/PBS period drama Call The Midwife,[1] Walter 'Smokey' Gordon in the multi award-winning HBO World War Drama Band of Brothers and the BAFTA award winning The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 Driver Official selection for the London Film Festival 2009
2012 That Woman Danny Short film, The 16th UK Jewish Film Festival

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 Band Of Brothers Corporal Walter 'Smokey' Gordon Recurring cast; HBO war drama miniseries
2007 Maxwell Kevin Maxwell BBC Two TV drama
2011 The Runaway DC Hargreaves (2 episodes) Sky One
2012–2017 Call the Midwife Police Constable (later Sergeant) Peter Noakes Main cast (series 1–6); BBC One period-drama series
2024 The Ink Black Heart Allan Yeoman BBC One TV series
2021- Lagging Joshua (Series 1–3) CBBC TV series

Stage

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Year Title Role Venue
2005 Two Thousand Years Josh Royal National Theatre
2014 Sunny Afternoon Eddie Kassner Hampstead Theatre, later transferring to the West End's Harold Pinter Theatre
2021 The Winter’s Tale Camillo the Royal Shakespeare Company, aired on BBC4

References

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  1. ^ a b Walker-Arnott, Ellie (28 November 2013). "The Lost Honour: Call the Midwife's Ben Caplan has been cast in the Joanna Yeates' drama on ITV". Radio Times. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  2. ^ "Call The Midwife's Ben Caplan on Miranda, Family Life and The West End". Baba. February 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "Original Call the Midwife star won't be back for s7". Digital Spy. 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2024-11-30.