Ben Hardy: Films, EastEnders Role and Verified Facts

Date of birth: 2 January 1991 (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record)) · Birthplace: Bournemouth, Dorset, England (IMDb (credits database)) · Profession: Actor (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record)) · EastEnders role: Peter Beale, 2013 to 2015 (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record))

Eleven rows, one pattern: the birth and career data trace back to encyclopedic and credit databases, while the money and marriage rows rest on aggregators and blogs.

What movies has Ben Hardy been in?

The filmography is long enough that sorting it by strength of evidence helps. Most titles below come from Wikipedia’s filmography, while the Unicorns credit and the 2025 role rest on narrower sourcing.

• X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), as Angel (IMDb (credits database))
• Only the Brave (2017), as Wade Parker, a Granite Mountain Hotshots firefighter (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record))
• Mary Shelley (2017), as John William Polidori (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record))
• 6 Underground (2019), a Netflix action thriller directed by Michael Bay, as “Four” (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record))
• Pixie (2020), as Frank, alongside Olivia Cooke and Daryl McCormack (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record))
• The Voyeurs (2021), an Amazon Prime Video thriller opposite Sydney Sweeney (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record))
• Love at First Sight (2023), as Oliver (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record))
• Unicorns (2023), as Luke, according to Martin Cid (celebrity profile)
• The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025), listed as Tony Spera (IMDb (credits database))

What TV shows has Ben Hardy been in?

• EastEnders (2013 to 2015), as Peter Beale (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record))
• The Woman in White (2018), a BBC adaptation in which he played Walter Hartright, a lead role (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record))
• The Girl Before (2021), a miniseries in which he played Simon Wakefield (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record))

The catch: the list is long, but the Unicorns credit and the 2025 role each rest on a single source, so they belong in a separate check before anyone repeats them.

Why did Ben Hardy leave EastEnders?

The exit is documented, but the reason is not. Wikipedia (encyclopedic record) records that the departure was announced on 19 November 2014, and his final appearance aired on 24 February 2015.

What role did Ben Hardy play in EastEnders?

• Character: Peter Beale (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record))
• Casting: announced 19 April 2013, with the first appearance on 7 June 2013 (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record))
• Episode count: 192 on Wikipedia’s English page, 189 according to Legit.ng (celebrity biography)

No source in the research gives a reason for the exit, so any explanation you read elsewhere lacks a documented basis.

The implication: you can cite the 2015 exit with confidence, but attaching a motive to it goes beyond the record.

Who is Ben Hardy married to?

No confirmed marriage appears in the research sources. According to Briefscape (biography blog), there is no public record of marriage, and Hardy keeps his personal life private.

Has Ben Hardy been linked to romantically?

• Katriona Perrett: a relationship of roughly nine to ten years that ended in 2018, according to Legit.ng (celebrity biography)
• Jessica Plummer: a 2022 report says he was believed to be dating his former EastEnders co-star, a claim Hardy has not confirmed (MyLondon (regional newspaper))
• Ella Purnell: named as a 2024 partner by some profiles, according to TV Overmind (celebrity biography site), while other profiles name different people
• A separate MyLondon report describes a split from Plummer after the pair grew apart (MyLondon (regional newspaper))

The implication: Hardy’s partner status remains open. Every name above comes from a secondary report, so none should be stated as fact.

Which major film roles has Ben Hardy played?

Two roles carry the most documented weight: Angel in X-Men: Apocalypse and Roger Taylor in Bohemian Rhapsody. Both appear in the Wikipedia record, and the X-Men role also appears in IMDb’s credits.

What role did Ben Hardy play in Bohemian Rhapsody?

• Role: Queen drummer Roger Taylor in the 2018 film (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record))
• Award: the cast was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record))
• Recognition: according to Martin Cid (celebrity profile), the same Screen Actors Guild nomination applies

According to Legit.ng (celebrity biography), Roger Taylor praised the actors’ portrayal of him and his bandmates.

Why this matters: the nomination belongs to the whole ensemble, so it does not single out Hardy as an individual winner or nominee.

Which role does Ben Hardy play in X-Men?

• Role: Angel, also called Archangel (Warren Worthington III), in X-Men: Apocalypse (IMDb (credits database))
• Release: 27 May 2016 (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record))
• Preparation: he practiced moving with a ten-foot pole on his shoulders to get the posture for the CG wings (Apple TV (platform biography))

IMDb’s biography places his joining the film on 25 February 2015, the day after his final EastEnders appearance, in an initially undisclosed role (IMDb (credits database)).

The catch: the X-Men role is the most-cited film credit, yet its casting detail rests on one IMDb biography line.

What is Ben Hardy’s net worth?

No verified net worth figure appears in the research. Aggregators still publish numbers, and those numbers do not agree.

How old is Ben Hardy?

• Age follows from the confirmed birth date of 2 January 1991 (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record))

• Briefscape (biography blog) cites approximately $4 million, with no authoritative financial source behind the figure
• The City Celeb (celebrity aggregator) gives a range of $2 million to $4 million
• Celebrity Net Worth (aggregator) lists $4 million, also without verification

The catch: a spread from $2 million to $4 million shows the estimates are guesses, not that his wealth sits somewhere inside that band.

Key dates in Ben Hardy’s career

Each line below is tied to a named source, so every date can be checked directly.

• 2 January 1991: born in Bournemouth, Dorset (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record))
• 2012: stage debut in The Judas Kiss at Hampstead Theatre (IMDb (credits database))
• 19 April 2013: EastEnders casting announced (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record))
• 7 June 2013: first EastEnders appearance (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record))
• 24 May 2016: final EastEnders appearance (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record))
• 27 May 2016: X-Men: Apocalypse released (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record))
• May 2016: Only the Brave released (The Famous People (biography site))
• 2018: Bohemian Rhapsody released (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record))
• 13 December 2019: 6 Underground released on Netflix (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record))
• 2021: The Girl Before miniseries (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record))
• 2023: Love at First Sight released (Wikipedia (encyclopedic record))

The pattern: the dated record is dense from 2013 to 2016 and sparser after 2021, so the later career leans more on credit listings than on dated reporting.

Confirmed facts and open questions

The trade-off: the confirmed column is short because the sources are thin. That is the honest read, not a gap to paper over.

What the coverage says

Ben Hardy is best known for his role as Peter Beale in EastEnders and as Roger Taylor in Bohemian Rhapsody.

TV Overmind (celebrity biography site)

The actor has been in several high profile films, and one would be surprised to learn that he only has 13 acting credits on his IMDb page.

Legit.ng (celebrity biography)

The catch: that second line counts 13 IMDb credits, and the filmography above lists more titles than that. The research does not show whether the aggregator used an old count or missed credits.

Where the record stands

The weakest parts are the ones search results reward most, net worth and romance, and those rest on aggregators and regional press rather than on primary records. For a reader checking Hardy before repeating a net worth or relationship claim, the choice is clear: cite the filmography and EastEnders dates, or leave the numbers out. Hardy’s filmography and EastEnders dates hold up against the primary record, but a writer who repeats his net worth or partner names is passing along aggregator claims that no financial or primary source backs.

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