Who is Ben Daniels? The Crown actor who plays Antony Armstrong-Jones
BEN Daniels has landed the role of a lifetime after inheriting the part of Antony Armstrong-Jones from Matthew Goode in Netflix's The Crown.
The show's new Lord Snowdon has been acting for over thirty years but who is he and what else has he appeared in? Here's all you need to know...
Who is Ben Daniels?
Ben Daniels was born June 10, 1964, in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.
The 54-year-old trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and secured one of his roles as Justin Hayward, the lead singer of the Moody Blues, in two of the band's music videos.
Ben is classically a stage actor and won the 2001 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in All My Sons, a decade after he was first nominated for his role in Never the Sinner.
He has been in a long-term relationship with Game of Thrones star Ian Gelder since 1993. The two met during a production of Joe Orton's Entertaining Mr Sloane.
What else has he appeared in?
In 2008, Ben made his Broadway debut in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor.
More recently, he has made a transition to TV and has appeared in House of Cards as Adam Galloway and the lead role of Father Marcus Keane in The Exorcist.
In April 2018, he starred as Pontius Pilate in the live televised concert rendition of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Jesus Christ Superstar.
He was confirmed to be taking over the role of photographer-turned-royal-husband Lord Snowdon, opposite Helena Bonham Carter's new take on Princess Margaret.
More on The Crown
When will The Crown season three be released on Netflix?
, fans will have to wait until at least next year for season three of The Crown.
The historical drama details the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, beginning in the 1940s before her coronation in 1953.
Season three will resume affairs from the 70s when Prince Charles is acquainted with Camilla Parker Bowles as well as showcasing the breakdown of Princess Margaret's marriage to Lord Snowdon.
Olivia Colman will replace Claire Foy as the monarch in the next series and Tobias Menzies takes over from Matt Smith.
