Ben Hardy was born Ben Jones on 2 January 1991 in England, United Kingdom. He grew up in Sherborne and attended The Gryphon School.
Ben starred in The Judas Kiss (1998) play, written by
David Hare, in 2012 and played the character Arthur Wellesley, a member of the hotel staff. The play was held in Hampstead Theatre on the September 6, 2012.
On April 19, 2013 it was announced that Ben would play Peter Beale in EastEnders, taking over from
Thomas Law who played the character from 2006 until 2010. He made his first appearance as Peter on 7 June 2013. On November 19, 2014 it was announced that Ben would leave the show.
Hardy joined the cast of
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) on February 25, 2015, following his departure from EastEnders in an (at the time) undisclosed role. Since leaving EastEnders that February, he was persistently linked to Singer's next X-Men film, and was at one point rumored to be in the running to play Cyclops, a role that went to Tye Sheridan. However, Hardy ended up playing winged mutant Angel (a.k.a Warren Worthington III).
The Conjuring: Last Rites(2025)as Tony Spera
Cian Ducrot - Part of Me(2023)as Friend
Love at First Sight(2023)as Oliver Jones
Unicorns(2023)as Luke
Tagged(2023)as Tre
X-Men Mondays(2018)
Made in Hollywood(2005)as Self
Backstage Features(2021)as Self
CTV News at Six Toronto(2018)as Self
CTV News at Noon Toronto(2018)as Self - Guest
SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations(1979)as Self
Hollywood Insider(2018)as Self
EastEnders(1985)as Peter Beale
