Ben Sharples

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]

Ben Sharples
Sharples in 2017
Born	Benjamin Albert Sharples (1974-07-22) July 22, 1974 (age 51) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley American Conservatory Theater
Occupation	Actor · screenwriter · producer · director
Years active	1998-present
Spouse	Marissa Hall (m. 2010)

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

External links

• Official website
• Ben Sharples on IMDb