Ben Keaton
| Ben Keaton | |
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| Born | 1956 (age 67–68) Perrier Comedy Award (1986) |
Ben Keaton (born 1956) is an
Keaton is also a well-established theatre actor, and has appeared at
Keaton has written five series of Hubbub for the BBC and his own series, Gumtree, for Channel 4, which also aired his own 'special', Ben Keaton's Finest Half Hour. He wrote and directed the live arena production of Sky TV's Brainiac and went on to write and direct the Science Museum's first touring stage production.
Keaton began teaching at the University of Lincoln in 2008, where he specialises in Physical Theatre and Acting for Camera. In 2013, he set up Lincoln Film and Television School, teaching all aspects of filmmaking to young people.
In 2014, Keaton returned to the role of Father Austin Purcell, performing a stand-up routine and hosting pub quizzes entirely in character.[4][5] Keaton also set up a Twitter page for the character, and a website where fans can purchase customised Father Austin Purcell video greetings.[citation needed]
In 2015 he set up Lincoln Comedy Academy with Paul Mutagejja to teach performing and writing comedy for stage and screen.
His documentary series The I Am Project records the lives of children who are moving from primary to secondary school and from secondary to further education, and has taken place in a variety of schools since 2008. The series has been admitted into the Media Archive of Central England.
In 2017 he and his son Waldo Fox Kennedy set up Bracket Energy Media Production, which produces video for business and specialises in online content.
Keaton lives in Alford in Lincolnshire.
Filmography
| Year | Programme | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The Bill
|
Harry | Episode: "Powers of Exclusion" |
| 1995 | Father Ted | Father Austin Purcell | Episode: "Think Fast, Father Ted" |
| 1996 | Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives | Episodes: "Paranormal Researchers" and "Writers" | |
| 1997– 2000 |
Hububb | Mr Tight / Priest / Mayor / Patrick / Ralph / Inventor 1 / Hung Lo Pants |
Writer – 47 episodes |
| 1999 | East Is East | Priest | |
| 1999– 2002 |
Casualty | Spencer | 51 episodes |
| 2002 | Balamory | Writer – episode: "The Boat" | |
| 2002 | Doctors | John Hampton | Episode: "Unfinished Business" |
| 2002 | Harry Hill's TV Burp | Spencer | Series 1, episode 5 |
| 2007 | The Bill | Ed Abraham | Episode: "Killing Me Softly" |
| 2007 | Double Time
|
Eddie | TV film |
| 2012 | Love Bite | Father John | |
| 2015 | Cook Like a Priest | Father Austin Purcell | Web series – also writer |
References
- ^ a b Bourne, Dianne. "Old pals play for laughs". Manchester Evening News, 15 February 2007. Retrieved on 3 June 2013.
- ^ Manchester Evening News. "City run for Coward's Hay Fever" Archived October 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. 19 April 2010. Retrieved on 3 June 2013.
- Glasgow Herald. "Fringe award". 25 August 1986, p. 4. Retrieved on 3 June 2013.
- ^ "Meet your neighbour: Prince Charles was once made to stand up for Ben Keaton". Lincolnshire Echo. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ Smith, Gregor (November 2014). "Review: Father Austin Purcell delights crowd… within a two metre radius". The Linc. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
External links
- Ben Keaton at IMDb