Ben Aldridge

Personal context

Summary

Ben Aldridge is an English actor known for Fleabag, Our Girl, The Long Call and Pennyworth. His work spans comedy, crime drama and genre television; in interviews, he has emphasized the value of LGBTQ representation and queer actors playing queer roles, while also saying casting should remain nuanced. He has said that seeing little LGBTQ representation growing up affected his self-understanding and that representation on screen can do good. He publicly identified as gay in 2020; no public partisan campaigning or broader advocacy affiliations are on record.