years_active birth_place name birth_date article_title birth_name occupation
1993-2012 devon , england ben nealon 29 december 1966 ben nealon
 ben nealon actor
ben nealon

benjamin nealon obe -lrb- born 29 december 1966 -rrb- is best known for playing 2nd lt/lt/capt jeremy forsythe in the itv award winning series `` soldier soldier '' .
nealon was attracted to a career in acting at the age of 7 when he saw peter o'toole 's performance in `` lawrence of arabia '' but his part in `` soldier soldier '' was his first television role .
he has since been in tv series such as `` bugs '' , `` casualty '' , `` the bill '' , `` i should n't be alive '' , and `` eastenders '' .
nealon was also in the indian films `` lagaan '' and '' '' .
in both films he portrayed hindi-speaking british army officers who oppressed the local population during the time of british india .
nealon has been involved in pump aid since he met ian thorpe , amos chitungo and tendai mawunga whilst filming in zimbabwe in 1998 .
he convened the first trustees meeting in january 1999 and is currently the development director .
he was appointed officer of the order of the british empire -lrb- obe -rrb- in the 2012 birthday honours for services to pump aid .
