Ben Price is a British actor, director and writer. He has played the role of Nick Tilsley in the ITVsoap opera, Coronation Street and made three films as a writer/director, the first of which, I'm Sorry To Tell You, was BAFTA short-listed.
He started his career at the Manchester Royal Exchange and went on to appear at the Bush in London, the Gate Dublin and Sheffield Crucible among others. After starring in Wire in the Blood, he found fame when he starred as Conrad Gates, the captain of Earl's Park football team, in the British television seriesFootballers' Wives. After leaving the show at the end of the 4th series, he went on to appear in Dancing at Lughnassa at the Gate theatre Dublin. He co-stars in the horror filmBlood Trails, which won the audience award for best feature at the Dead by Dawn International Horror Film Festival 2006 in Edinburgh. He starred in Casualty as corporate directorNathan Spencer between 2005 and 2007, and was recently voted one of the ten actors most likely to succeed in Hollywood by Stage and Screen magazine. Price appeared on the July 2006 cover of Out magazine. In 2009 he appeared in the third season of showtimes hit show The Tudors, playing the martyr John Lambert. Price joined Coronation Street as Nick Tilsley in 2009. He began filming on 19 October 2009 and was seen on screen for the first time on 21 December 2009. Ben's first 3 films have played at over 40 International Film festivals, 14 of which were BAFTA or Academy qualifying. His first short "I'm sorry to tell you" was short listed at BAFTA and is distributed worldwide by Shorts International. His second film "Taubman" was shown at the Oscar qualifying Athens Film Festival, opened the Manchester film festival and was shown as part of a special section at the BAFTA qualifying Jewish Film Festival. His latest film “Hope Dies last” is part of the British Film Council short Support Scheme. BAFTA and OSCAR qualified and is currently touring the International festival circuit. His next film 3 minutes of Silence is currently in production and supported by the BFI. BFI.NETWORK x BAFTA Crew 2018 On 27 January 2017 it was announced that he would be leaving the role of Nick Tilsley in Coronation Street later in 2017. On 23 April 2018 it was announced that Price would be returning to Coronation Street in summer 2018 and will appear on screen from autumn 2018 following a year away from the role.
