Ben Bass

Ben Bass (born August 14, 1968 ) is an American-Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as officer/detective Sam Swarek on the Global police television series Rookie Blue, which also aired on ABC.

Life and career

At age 7, Bass moved with his family to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He speaks French fluently.

He started his television career by appearing in the show 21 Jump Street, Following that, he attended Theatre School at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris. After returning to Canada, he appeared in television guest roles before becoming a regular cast member of the series Forever Knight as the 16th century Spanish vampire Javier Vachon.

He also appeared at the Stratford (Ontario) Festival as Christian in Cyrano de Bergerac and as the lead in In the Ring and also appeared as Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew at the Atlantic Theatre Festival in Nova Scotia.

Bass then played a lead character in season 3 of TV show The Eleventh Hour and was nominated for a Gemini Award for this role. He also starred in a TV miniseries Would Be Kings for which he received a second Gemini nomination. garnered nominations for a Canadian Screen Award in 2014 and 2016. His film career includes A Cool, Dry Place, Bride of Chucky, and The 6th Day.

Personal life On June 14, 2011, he married actress Laura Carswell.

Filmography

Awards Year Award Category Work nominated Result Ref 2005 Gemini Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role The Eleventh Hour 2008 Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Would Be Kings 2014 Canadian Screen Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Rookie Blue 2016 Canadian Screen Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Rookie Blue