Early life, family, formation
Canadian actor Benjamin Allen Nicolas Hollingsworth was born September 7, 1984 in Brockville, Ontario, Canada to Patricia and Brian ‘McPhee’ Hollingsworth. He has a brother named Luke and two sisters, Asia and Leanne; the family is particularly of Irish descent.
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When Ben was 12, the family moved to Peterborough, Ontario, and he started playing two years later just to earn some money. While attending St. Peter’s Secondary School, he appeared in over 20 regional and professional theater productions over four years.
He performed with the Peterborough Theater Guild while still in school and helped raise $5,000 for a local homeless shelter and funding for Terry Fox cancer research, winning a civic award for his participation and contribution.
At 17, he landed the lead role of a mentally challenged homeless boy living on the streets of Toronto in “Frozen Dreams,” a critically acclaimed play written and directed by Robert Ainsworth. Ben’s performance was so impressive that it helped him get accepted into the National Theater School of Canada, a prestigious university in Montreal.
In his senior year of college, he landed the lead roles in all three productions at the Monument National Theater, and The Hour listed him in the Top Ten Performances of 2006 list. theater conservatory after studying at NTS for three years.
Career
Theater
After graduating, he was cast as Lance Corporal Dawson in Aaron Sorkin’s ‘A Few Good Men’, at the Neptune Theater for the Canadian Prime Minister – Aaron is also very well known for creating ‘The West Wing’. In 2007, Ben was nominated for a Robert Merritt Award for his performance, while under the direction of fellow NTS graduate, Ted Dykstra.
In February 2008, he played Andy in “Last Days of Graceland” at the Théâtre Passe Muraille.
Television and movies
Ben began acting in popular Canadian TV series – in 2007 Ben and director/actor Stuart Gillard appeared in ‘The Cutting Edge III’, an MGM Studios film starring Matt Lanter of ABC’s ‘Heroes’. Ben’s role led to his appearance on CBC’s “Heartland.” as Sam in 2008, followed in “Degrassi” as Devon in 2008, and “The Line” as Evan in 2009.
Ben’s feature debut doubled as a breakout role in 2009, as lead Chris Andrews in ‘The Joneses’ alongside Demi Moore, Gal Gadot, Misha Barton and Sarah Paxton.
The series was produced by Ashton Kutcher and was loosely based on his own life and experiences as a young male model, however, the show was canceled after just two episodes, both of which drew poor ratings, but Unaired episodes can be viewed on YouTube.
Ben continued to appear regularly on television series, including the first season of “Suits” in 2011 as Mike Ross’ rival Kyle Durant; as Agent Troy on “The Tomorrow People” on The CW; as Quinn in ABC’s “Once Upon A Time” in 2012; and as Peter Gray in 2013-2014’s “Cult.”
In 2014, he was cast as Assistant District Attorney Steven Kines in Fox’s “Backstrom” series, starring Rainn Wilson, who is best known for playing Dwight Schrute in US “The Office.”
Ben also starred in several romantic comedies that year, including ‘Can’t Buy My Love’ with Adelaide Kane, ‘A Wish Come True’ with Meghan Park and ‘Lucky in Love’ opposite Jessica Szohr of ‘Gossip Girl’. . He also had two lead roles in Lionsgate’s “Vendetta” action thrillers, and 20e “Joy Ride 3” by Century Fox.
In 2015, he played series regular Dr. Mario Savetti in CBS medical drama “Code Black,” a performance that earned him a nomination for a Golden Maple Award for Best Actor in a Television Series. The show starred Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Rob Lowe, Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden and Luis Guzman; the series ended in 2018 after three seasons.
In 2019, Ben appeared in “Hard Power”, a Lionsgate revenge thriller starring Liam Neeson, Emmy Rossum and Laura Dern. He also starred in “Rabid,” a David Cronenberg remake of the Soska Twins’ 1997 cult classic.
Since 2019, Ben has been playing Dan Brady in the Netflix original series ‘Virgin River’ – Dan was a recurring character in the first season and became the main character in season two.
In 2013 and 2019, he appeared in the Christmas films “Coming Home for Christmas” and “A Godwink Christmas: Meant for Love”.
Private life
From 2006 to 2009, Ben was reportedly in a relationship with fellow Canadian actor and former roommate, Nina Dobrev, although their relationship was never confirmed.
They met on the set of “Degrassi: The Next Generation,” and in 2008 they lived together in downtown Toronto as roommates. They still seem to be good friends, as they follow each other on Instagram.
In November 2011, Touch Weekly ran a cover story claiming that Demi Moore – then married to Ashton Kutcher – was having an affair with Ben. He dismissed the rumors by calling them out in a Facebook post, and many people believed the rumors were simply part of a smear campaign against Demi. However, Touch Weekly continued the story. and even reported that Ben was proud of the deal.
After two years of dating, on November 10, 2012, Ben married Nila Myers, Bar Method teacher and lingerie designer. They have two sons together, Hemingway Nash born in 2016 and Gatsby Willem in 2018; on October 15, 2020, their first daughter, Juniper Bloom, was born.
Ben loves hockey and is a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Appearance
Ben has black and hazel eyes and is 5ft 10in (1.78m) tall.
Net Worth and Salary
As of 2020, his net worth is estimated to be over $1 million.
