Ben Ashenden

Actor, also writer · Born September 23, 1989 (37)

Ben Ashenden is a British-Irish actor, writer and producer best known for co-creating the hit West-End Show 'The Comeback'. He was born on September 23rd 1989 in Watford. He is half of the award-winning comedy duo 'The Pin', with Alex Owen. He grew up in Radlett, Hertfordshire. He read English Literature at the University of Cambridge. He lives in London.

What are Ben Ashenden's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

60%

Bonds

21%

Morality

7%

Society

7%

Power

5%

Identity3

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd

3

Tense

2

Joyful

1

Manic

1

Contemplative

1

Other

2

How their films linger

Fun3 Feel-good2 Thought-provoking2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ben Ashenden's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Ben Ashenden's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

30 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

Wicker(2026)
as Baker
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Bait(2026)
Show 1 episode · as Officer Gareth
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Deep Cover(2025)
Writer · as Dawes
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Seize Them! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Penda the Rebel
Renegade Nell(2024)
Show 1 episode · as Scribble
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Hijack(2023)
Show 5 episodes · as Adam
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as Fred
What's Love Got to Do with It?(2022)
as Sam
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Live at the Moth Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 5 episodes · Writer · as Audience Member
1899(2022)
Show 4 episodes · as Darrel
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Ellie & Natasia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Jurassic World: Dominion(2022)
as Tyler
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Red Flag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Actor
The Bubble(2022)
as Tip the MoCap Guy
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Sulphur and White(2020)
as Sean
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Avenue 5(2020)
Show 2 episodes · as Engineer Rick
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Here We Go(2020)
Show Writer
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Cinderella: After Ever After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as Pongo
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans(2019)
as Messenger
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Ghosts(2019)
Show 1 episode · as Captain of the Guards
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
23 Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Daniel
Famalam(2018)
Show Writer
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows
Bridget Jones's Baby(2016)
as Pierce
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Brotherhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 8 episodes · as Dan
Siblings(2014)
Show 1 episode · as Michael
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows
W1A(2014)
Show 1 episode · as Assistant Floor Manager
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Plebs(2013)
Show 1 episode · as Posh Man
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
BBC Comedy Feeds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Black Mirror(2011)
Show 1 episode · as Nick
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Bill's Included (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 6 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 81^st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 28 titles, 27 of them dated from 2011 to 2026.

Highest rated

Deep Cover (2025)

Midcredits 72^nd

Film career

2022Screen debut· The Bubble

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting27 of 28 · 60^thWriting2 of 28Producing1 of 28Other crew1 of 28

28 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2010s11 · acting2020s16 · 16 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Who does Ben Ashenden work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ben Ashenden's MovieCove titles; Alexander Owen shares the most, 4.

Alexander Owen4 titles · 3 as writer See all 4 shared titles with Alexander Owen