Ben Sharples
Sharples in 2017
Born
Benjamin Albert Sharples

(1974-07-22) July 22, 1974
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley American Conservatory Theater
OccupationActor · screenwriter · producer · director
Years active1998-present
SpouseMarissa Hall (m. 2010)

Ben Sharples (born July 22, 1974) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, and director. He is known for his role as Jack Hafey in Takashi Shimizu’s horror movie Flight 7500.[1] He is the writer, producer director, and lead actor of the comedy film Gentlemen's Fury.[2]

Early life

Sharples was born in Hollywood, CA. He lived on the island of Kwajalein from ages two to four, then relocated to Manhattan Beach, CA where he grew up. He discovered his love of filmmaking at age 13, when he began making movies with his friends and an RCA camcorder. He pursued his interest further at Crossroads School in Santa Monica, CA, focusing on film studies. He took an acting class on a dare while at the University of California, Berkeley and loved it so much that he went on to drama school at the American Conservatory Theater, graduating from their MFA Program.[3]

Tennis

An accomplished tennis player, Sharples was awarded Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player three years in a row by the Crossroads School tennis team. He finished his junior career ranked in the top twenty in Southern California and went on to play for the U.C. Berkeley men's tennis team for four years. He coached professional tennis player Zack Fleishman at the US Open in 2011.[4]

Career

Before Flight 7500 and Gentlemen's Fury, Sharples played real estate mogul Stephen in the underground romantic comedy hit film X’s & O's, reported by The New York Times to be downloaded over 150,000 times in one week. He also appeared in the season three opening episode of 90210 as a professional tennis player who takes out Teddy Montgomery, as well as in the feature films Alien Abduction and I'll Believe You. Ben starred in the dark comedy short film Time Capsule, which premiered at the Regards sur le Cinéma du Monde in Rouen, France, and he played a drug addicted thief in the heist short Blue Plate, an official selection of the Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles.

Sharples was the acting coach of streetball player Grayson "The Professor" Boucher on the basketball movie Ball Don't Lie.

Personal life

Sharples with his wife Marissa Hall at the American Film Market

On August 14, 2010, Sharples married actress Marissa Hall, whom he met in high school.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Hades Night Random Guy
2006 Bagged Dirk Powers
I'll Believe You Ned Firewall
2007 X's & O's Stephen
2008 Ball Don't Lie Businessman Also acting coach (Grayson Boucher)
Blue Plate Larry Short film; also producer
2009 Not Necessary Pauly Short film; also director
2013 Time Capsule Benny Medino Short film; also writer and producer
2014 Alien Abduction Agent
Flight 7500 Jack Hafey
2017 Gentlemen's Fury Aaron Faust Also director, writer and producer
2020 A Perfect Husband Dan Short film; also director, writer and producer
2020 Taken In Brad Manler Short film; also writer and producer
TBA Murder Van Sgt. Tyler

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010 90210 Teddy's Opponent Episode: "Senior Year, Baby"
2020 Quarantine Assassin Assassin 5 episodes: also writer, producer and director
Buried in the Backyard Bill Stevens Episode: "Saint and Sinner"
TBA Gentlemen's Fury: Reloaded Aaron Faust 12 episodes: also writer, producer and director

References

  1. ↑ "Ben Sharples".
  2. ↑ Hixon, Michael (May 16, 2017). "'Fight Club' meets tennis in new comedy feature from Manhattan Beach native". The Beach Reporter. Archived from the original on 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  3. ↑ Poulter, Madison (August 26, 2010). "Breaking Sharples". The Sundance Kidd. Archived from the original on 2014-09-05. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  4. ↑ Hasegawa, Izumi (May 16, 2017). "Gentlemen's Fury star, Ben Sharples serves up a hilarious new comedy". What's Up Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
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