Thomas Lacey

Thomas Lacey (born 22 September 1993) is an Australian actor, singer and dancer. He is best known for his role as Benjamin "Ben" Tickle, a dance student, on the ABC television series Dance Academy.

Personal life

Lacey has been dancing since the age of two, first dancing at May Downs School of Dance. Lacey has training in ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, hiphop, ballroom and acrobatics. He was also believed to be doing international music styles at a young age such as Croatian, Japanese and other countries in the middle east.

Lacey started dating fellow May Downs School of Dance alumni, Georgia Hayden, in roughly 2017. The pair took over control of the dance school in late 2018 and became engaged in 2019. They married January 8, 2022

Career In 2011, Thomas landed the Role as Benjamin "Ben" Tickle in Dance Academy. In 2015, Lacey is playing the lead male role in the Musical theatre version of Strictly Ballroom.

Filmography + Television

YearTitleRoleNotes 2005 Blue Heelers Billy Smith Episode: "One for the Road" 2012 Winners & Losers Ollie Masters 6 episodes 2012–2013 Dance Academy Benjamin "Ben" Tickle 13 episodes in season 2, main cast in season 3