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Ben Sharples

b. 1974

American tennis player

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Born 1974. Ben Sharples is an American tennis player and actor.

Ben Sharples (born July 22, 1974) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer and director. He is known for his role as Jack Hafey, best friend of Brad and Pia Martin (Ryan Kwanten and Amy Smart), in Takashi Shimizu’s horror movie Flight 7500.

Early life Sharples grew up in Manhattan Beach, CA and attended Crossroads School in Santa Monica, CA, where he was a student of influential film lecturer Jim Hosney. He started taking acting classes while at the University of California, Berkeley then received more formal acting training from the American Conservatory Theater MFA Program.

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.

Career In 2007, 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. 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.

Films Year Title Role Notes 2006 I'll Believe You Ned Firewall 2007 X's & O's Stephen 2008 Ball Don't Lie Businessman 2014 Flight 7500 Jack Hafey 2017 Gentlemen's Fury Aaron Faust Also director, writer, and producer

Television

Year Title Role Notes 2021 Buried in the Backyard Bill Stevens Episode: "Saint and Sinner" 2023 Gentlemen's Fury: Reloaded Aaron Faust 8 episodes; also director, writer, and producer

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Who is Ben Sharples?

American tennis player

When was Ben Sharples born?

Ben Sharples was born on 22 July 1974 in Manhattan Beach.

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Ben Sharples is a tennis player and actor.

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· Wikipedia: Ben Sharples

· Wikidata: Q18127942

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