Perry Benson | |
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Role: | Meggy |
Date of Birth: | 12 October 1961 |
Born: | London, England, UK |
Years active: | 1974 to present |
IMDB profile: | 0072610 |
Perry Benson (born 12 October 1961 in London, England, UK) is an actor. He starred as Meggy in This Is England and This Is England '86. Benson did not return for This Is England '88 and his character has been said to have died off screen.
Biography[]
He is best known for his regular roles in British television sitcoms You Rang, M'Lord? (1988-1993), Oh, Doctor Beeching! (1995-1997) and Operation Good Guys (1997-2000).
He has also appeared in the British films Quadrophenia (1979), Scum (1979), Love, Honour and Obey (2000), Alien Autopsy (2006) and This Is England (2006), Somers Town (2008) and Mum & Dad (2008). He has also featured in a 2008 episode of My Family as Gary the bank robber, husband of Joan (who was played by Pauline Quirke).
He had a lead role in Stars of the Roller Skate Disco, a 1984, 90 minute, 'made for TV' play by Alan Clarke.
He also appeared as Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook in the 1986 biopic Sid And Nancy.
Perry appeared alongside Jimmy Nail in BBC show, Parents of the Band, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.
Benson stars also in the Vampire film Dead Cert under the direction from Steven Lawson.
Filmography[]
Television[]
Year | Title | Role |
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1988 to 1993 | You Rang, M'Lord? | Henry |
1996 to 1997 | Oh Doctor Beeching | Ralph |
1997 to 2000 | Operation Good Guys | Bones |
1999 | 15 Storeys High | Man with a horse in his flat |
2000 | 15 Storeys High | Ping Pong obsessed twin |
2009 | Misfits | Beverly Morgan |
2010 | Doctor Who "The Eleventh Hour" | Ice Cream Man |
2010 | This is England '86 | Meggy |
2010 | Excluded | Steve Heston |
Film[]
- The Class of Miss MacMichael (1978)
- Quadrophenia (1979)
- Scum (1979)
- Sid And Nancy (1986)
- Love, Honour and Obey (2000)
- Alien Autopsy (2006)
- This is England (2006)
- Somers Town (2008)
- Mum & Dad (2008)
- Outside Bet (2011)
External links[]
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