Benjamin Ratner
Benjamin Immanuel Ratner is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. He is most noted for his performances in the films "Last Wedding". Career. Ratner has appeared in the films "Moving Malcolm", "Ignition", "Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity", "Amazon Falls", "Fathers & Sons" and "Sisters & Brothers", and regular supporting roles as Sam Berger in the television series "Da Vinci's City Hall" and Ivon Teslia in "Travelers". He was also the director of "Moving Malcolm". For his role in "The Last Wedding," he won a Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film in 2001. He won the  VFCC's Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film award in 2002 for "Looking for Leonard". He was also director of the film "Down River", which won the VFCC's award for Best British Columbia film in 2013. Personal life. In 2021, having been credited as Benjamin Ratner or Ben Ratner since 1991, he chose to start using his middle name for future credits, thus Ben Immanuel, in order to avoid confusion with director Brett Ratner. He is married to actress Jennifer Spence.