Ben Jones (British actor)

Benjamin F. Jones (born 14 March 1972) is a British actor. He portrayed Dr. Greg Robinson in the BBC soap opera Doctors from 2003 to 2007. Since leaving Doctors, he has made various appearances in television series including Holby City, EastEnders and Tell Me Everything. Jones has also appeared in various theatre productions throughout his career, including touring productions of Communicating Doors and Jekyll & Hyde.

Jones is of Welsh, Malaysian, Sri Lankan, and Portuguese descent.^[1] He is the son of Noël Jones, the former Bishop of Sodor and Man, and his sister is an author.^[2] Jones studied creative writing at Falmouth University from 2018 to 2020, attaining an MA. Jones lives in Brighton and has two daughters.^[1]

Jones made his professional acting debut in a stage production of Silly Cow at the Gilded Balloon.^[3] After a minor film role in The Accountant in 1999, Jones starred in the ITV Granada miniseries Longitude in 2000.^[4] Also that year, he appeared in a production of The Three Musketeers. Then in 2003, Jones was cast as Dr. Greg Robinson in the BBC medical soap opera Doctors. He stayed in the role until 2007 and received two nominations for the British Soap Award for Best Actor during his tenure. His character was also involved in the first same-sex wedding on British television in an episode where Greg marries Rico Da Silva (Felix D'Alviella).^[5][6] Jones also wrote three episodes of the soap.^[7]

Following his exit from Doctors, Jones returned to theatre work, appearing in Time of My Life at the Royal & Derngate in 2008.^[4] That same year, he appeared in the BBC sitcom My Family.^[8] He later appeared in minor television roles in fellow BBC medical dramas Holby City and Casualty.^[9] In 2024, he portrayed Roger Peel, Nish Panesar's (Navin Chowdhry) solicitor, in two episodes of the BBC soap opera EastEnders.^[8] Later that year, he starred in ITVX's drama series Tell Me Everything.^[4]

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