Ben Cura

Biography

José Ben Cura is an Argentine-born British actor, musician and director of film, television and theatre. José Ben Cura was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Argentine tenor/conductor José Cura. When he was a year old, he moved to Santo Stefano Belbo, Italy, where his father's grandfather was from. The family first lived in a convent while his father struggled to find work as an opera singer. He has two younger siblings, Yazmín and Nicolás. The family moved to France when he was six and then to Spain when he was 11. During this time, he frequently travelled with his parents around the world. Cura's first acting role came at age nine, as a supernumerary in a production of La Forza del Destino at the Opéra de Marseille, France. Whilst living in Paris, he received formal piano and solfège training. He subsequently attended the New York Film Academy in Paris before eventually training and graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2011 with a bachelor's degree with honours in professional acting.

Known For

Trance

as New Client (uncredited)

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

as Prince Augustus

Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet

as Rayan (voice)

15 Minutes of War

as Phillip Shafer

Marcella

as Matthew Neil

The Head

as Liam Ruddock

Gun Shy

as Juan Carlos

Postcards from London

as Caravaggio

The Mallorca Files

as Jose Rey

Comes a Bright Day

as Mr Sullivan