Trivia

Tried to purchase the picture of himself used in Dorian Gray (to give to his mother), but the painting was not available for sale and is now in a museum.

He can also sing, play drums and piano.

Was one of the four finalists for the role of "Edward Cullen" in Twilight (2008).

Said that he based his Prince Caspian accent on that of Inigo Montoya from The Princess Bride (1987) because the night before auditions, he was sorting through his DVD collection trying to find something to help him.

Graduated with a degree in English and Drama from Kingston University in 2004.

Supports Make-a-Wish Foundation.

Was in the short lived boy band Hyrise; his band performed their song, "Leading Me On" in 2004 for Eurovision Song Contest.

Was one of two finalists for the role of "Aro Volturi" in the Twilight movies.

Good friends with "Narnia" co-star, Will Poulter.

He is widely known as Bin Bons on the Internet.

His parents influenced him to go to university first before heading off to become a serious actor.

Favourite movie is This Is Spinal Tap (1984) .

His father is a psychiatrist and his mother is a therapist. Ben's father is of English background. Ben's mother, who was born in South Africa, is of Jewish heritage. Ben's maternal grandfather, Emil Becker, was from Germany, and Ben's maternal grandmother, Cornelia Havelaar, was from the Netherlands.

According to him, he has the worst action figure of all time, referring to his Prince Caspian action figure. The actor said, "It looks like a five-year-old made it.".

Wore hair extensions for the role of Prince Caspian.

Ben is a third cousin, twice removed, of Henry Kissinger, who served as United States National Security Advisor and United States Secretary of State. Ben's maternal grandfather, Emil Becker, and Henry Kissinger, were third cousins. Henry Kissinger's great-great-grandfather, Meyer Loeb Kissinger, was Ben's great-great-great-great-grandfather. Ben and Henry are each descended from a different wife of Meyer's, Ben from Meyer's first wife and Henry from Meyer's second wife (his wives, Marianne David-Stahl and Schoenlein David-Stahl, were sisters).

Appears in T-Mobile commercials. (2022-2023).

Member of the National Youth Music Theatre 1997-2003.

Appeared in The Kooks' music clip for "The Sofa Song".

He has a younger brother named Jack.

Because England had not qualified for Euro 2008 (football), Ben supported the Dutch. Ben's maternal grandmother was born in the Netherlands.

Is one of a number of actors to be photographed by Claire Newman-Williams, including Alison Doody, Tom Longley, and Adam Garcia.