# Ben Jones (British actor)

Benjamin F. Jones (born 14 March 1972) is a British actor. He portrayed Dr. Greg Robinson in the BBC soap opera Doctors from 2003 to 2007. Since leaving Doctors, he has made various appearances in television series including Holby City, EastEnders and Tell Me Everything. Jones has also appeared in various theatre productions throughout his career, including touring productions of Communicating Doors and Jekyll & Hyde.

## Early and personal life

Jones is of Welsh, Malaysian, Sri Lankan, and Portuguese descent. He is the son of Noël Jones, the former Bishop of Sodor and Man, and his sister is an author. Jones studied creative writing at Falmouth University from 2018 to 2020, attaining an MA. Jones lives in Brighton and has two daughters.

## Career

Jones made his professional acting debut in a stage production of Silly Cow at the Gilded Balloon. After a minor film role in The Accountant in 1999, Jones starred in the ITV Granada miniseries Longitude in 2000. Also that year, he appeared in a production of The Three Musketeers. Then in 2003, Jones was cast as Dr. Greg Robinson in the BBC medical soap opera Doctors. He stayed in the role until 2007 and received two nominations for the British Soap Award for Best Actor during his tenure. His character was also involved in the first same-sex wedding on British television in an episode where Greg marries Rico Da Silva (Felix D'Alviella). Jones also wrote three episodes of the soap.
Following his exit from Doctors, Jones returned to theatre work, appearing in Time of My Life at the Royal & Derngate in 2008. That same year, he appeared in the BBC sitcom My Family. He later appeared in minor television roles in fellow BBC medical dramas Holby City and Casualty. In 2024, he portrayed Roger Peel, Nish Panesar's (Navin Chowdhry) solicitor, in two episodes of the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Later that year, he starred in ITVX's drama series Tell Me Everything.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | The Accountant | Boiler | Film |
| 2000 | Longitude | Lt. Williams | Main role |
| 2003–2007 | Doctors | Dr. Greg Robinson | Regular role |
| 2003 | Keen Eddie | Uniformed PC #3 | Episode: "Achtung, Baby" |
| 2007 | Spooks | Muppet | Episode: "The Kidnap" |
| 2007, 2010 | Holby City | Graham Fenton / Steve Brewlis | Episodes: "Friends Reunited" and "Thursday's Child" |
| 2008 | My Family | Ron | Episode: "The Abi Habit" |
| 2008 | Echo Beach | Doctor | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Moving Wallpaper | Doctor | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Gladiators: Back from the Dead | Thracian | Television film |
| 2013 | Bloody Tales | Gilles de Rais | Episode: "Monsters" |
| 2014 | Perfect State | Neil Hartman | Short film |
| 2014 | Drifters | Max | Episode: "Meg's New Job" |
| 2014 | Risen 3: Titan Lords | Voice | Video game |
| 2016 | Casualty | Greg Hunter | Episode: "Hello, I Must Be Goin" |
| 2021 | Murder in Provence | Giuseppe Rocchia | 1 episode |
| 2024 | EastEnders | Roger Peel | Guest role |
| 2024 | Tell Me Everything | Mr. Keaton | Recurring role |
| 2025 | Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators | Howard Harvey | Guest role |
| 2025 | The Fixer | Mike | Recurring role |

## Stage

| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
| 1998 | Silly Cow | Eduardo | Gilded Balloon |
| 1998 | The Bone Room | King Ferdinand/Erasmus | Young Vic |
| 1999 | The Evening Before the Millennium After | Graham | Oxygen |
| 1999 | Tolomeo | Giovanni | Broomhill Opera Company |
| 2000 | The Three Musketeers | Athos/Richelieu | Common Players |
| 2001 | A Dark River | Irfan | Big Picture Company |
| 2001 | A Christmas Carol | Bob Cratchit | Common Players |
| 2002 | Lala's Big Day | Rene | Soho Theatre |
| 2002–2003 | Taj | Shah Jahan | Riverside Studios |
| 2008 | Time of My Life | Adam | Royal & Derngate |
| 2009 | The Murder Game | Pito | King's Head Theatre |
| 2010 | First Person Shooter | Tom | Birmingham Repertory Theatre |
| 2011 | Communicating Doors | Julian | UK tour |
| 2013 | And Then the Dark | William Siding | New Wolsey Theatre |
| 2016 | Ben Hur | Various | Tricycle Theatre |
| 2018 | Jekyll & Hyde | Lanyon / Carew | UK tour |
| 2021 | Blu & the Magic Web | Wolf | Truestory Theatre |
| 2022 | The Tempest | Adrian | Ustinov Theatre |
| 2024 | The Other Boleyn Girl | Thomas Boleyn | Chichester Festival Theatre |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2005 | British Soap Awards | Best Actor | Doctors | Nominated |
| 2005 | British Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | Doctors | Nominated |
| 2006 | British Soap Awards | Best Actor | Doctors | Nominated |
| 2006 | British Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | Doctors | Nominated |
| 2007 | British Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | Doctors | Nominated |