Ben Cura

Biography

José Ben Cura is an Argentine-born British actor, musician and director of film, television and theatre.

José Ben Cura was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Argentine tenor/conductor José Cura. When he was a year old, he moved to Santo Stefano Belbo, Italy, where his father's grandfather was from. The family first lived in a convent while his father struggled to find work as an opera singer. He has two younger siblings, Yazmín and Nicolás.

The family moved to France when he was six and then to Spain when he was 11. During this time, he frequently travelled with his parents around the world.

Cura's first acting role came at age nine, as a supernumerary in a production of La Forza del Destino at the Opéra de Marseille, France. Whilst living in Paris, he received formal piano and solfège training. He subsequently attended the New York Film Academy in Paris before eventually training and graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2011 with a bachelor's degree with honours in professional acting.

Known For

Marcella

Matthew Neil

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

Prince Augustus

The Mallorca Files

Jose Rey

The Head

Liam Ruddock

Trance

New Client (uncredited)

Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet

Rayan (voice)

15 Minutes of War

Phillip Shafer

Last to Break

Dr. Costa

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2022	My Eyes Are Up Here	Tom
2022	Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet	Rayan (voice)
2020	Gatecrash	Steve
2019	15 Minutes of War	Phillip Shafer
2018	Postcards from London	Caravaggio
2017	Gun Shy	Juan Carlos
2016	White Island	Bartolo
2015	Creditors	Freddie Lynch
2013	Trance	New Client (uncredited)
2012	Comes a Bright Day	Mr Sullivan

Year	TV Show	Role
2024	Last to Break	Dr. Costa
2023	Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story	Prince Augustus
2020	The Head	Liam Ruddock
2019	The Mallorca Files	Jose Rey
2016	Marcella	Matthew Neil