Actor | Producer
Already a successful comedian, Ben Elton turned to writing situation comedies during the 1980s and penned BBC classic...
Much Ado About Nothing
... 1993
Already a successful comedian, Ben Elton turned to writing situation comedies during the 1980s and penned BBC classics such as 'The Young Ones' (1982), 'Black-Adder II' (1986), 'Black Adder the Third' (1987), 'Blackadder 4' (1989) and during the 1990s 'The Thin Blue Line' (1995). He provided lyrics for Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, 'The Beautiful Game', which was nominated for Best Musical at the Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards in 2001 (2000 season). His comedy, 'Popcorn', performed at the Apollo Theatre, was awarded the 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best New Comedy of the 1997 season. He and Andrew Lloyd Webber were awarded the 2000 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama) for Best New Musical for 'The Beautiful Game', performed at the Cambridge Theatre. Has three children : Bert, Lottie and Fred. Is co-writer of the Queen Musical 'We Will Rock You' with the band itself. He and Richard Curtis were offered the chance to write 'Police Academy - The London Beat', but turned it down. Was a host of The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday: Live (2006) (TV).
Darker than Night
... 2018
Charlie St. Cloud
... 2010
Vacation Friends 2
... 2023
Toy Story That Time Forgot
... 2014
DOA: Dead or Alive
... 2006
The Day After Tomorrow
... 2004
Warsaw 44
... 2014
24 Hour Party People
... 2002
Lady Macbeth
... 2016