Oliver Bennett
About Oliver Bennett
Oliver studied at Warwick University and trained as an actor at RADA. He has worked extensively as an actor in theatre, film and TV. His credits include Backbeat (West End, Toronto, LA), A Hero Of Our Time (Arcola, Russia, Germany), Worst Wedding Ever (Salisbury Playhouse), The Coroner (BBC), All Is By My Side (feature film, directed by John Ridley). He is also a playwright, his first full length play Europe After The Rain was shortlisted for Out Of Joint’s WiT Award, longlisted for the Papatango Playwright Award and won the Mercury Playwright Award 2017. It was produced at the Mercury in April 2018 to rave reviews. He has twice been the recipient of a Peggy Ramsay Bursary. In 2018 Oliver co-founded the international company HUNCHtheatre.