ACTOR · FROM NEW ZEALAND
Ben Fransham
20 credits since 19943 coming up
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ABOUT BEN
Ben Fransham is a New Zealand actor known for his role as Petyr in the 2014 comedy What We Do in the Shadows.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
BirthplaceNew Zealand
Known forActing
On Cineora14 of 20 titles
Known for
The titles people know Ben from.
Movie
Series
Series
Series
MovieComing up
What Ben is working on next.
Black SheepsOut Nov 2026- Time MatrixDate to be announced
- Bloody LegendDate to be announced
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 14
- Average IMDb
- 6.9
- Highest rated
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingIMDb 8.9
- Working since
- 1994
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
5 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average
as _______
Seriesas John · 7 episodes
Seriesas Man · 2 episodes
as Alasdair
as Uncle / Quint
The 2010s
8 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
Seriesas Mobot · 1 episode
Seriesas Red Wraith · 4 episodes
Seriesas Eligos · 3 episodes
as Media Man
Movieas Petyr
Movieas ER Doctor
In Full Bloom
Not on Cineoraas William
The Witch & the Woodsman
Not on Cineoraas Witch
The 2000s
6 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average
Seriesas Shadrin · 1 episode
Movieas Heron
Movieas The Ferryman
Movieas Anendel / Thandronen (uncredited)
Movieas Ninja
Movieas Lothlorien Elf / Goblin / Uruk-hai (uncredited)
The 1990s
1 title · IMDb 7.2 on average
Movieas Charles
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Ben’s titles.
Jemaine ClementWhat We Do in the Shadows, Wellington Paranormal and 2 more
Taika WaititiWhat We Do in the Shadows, Wellington Paranormal and 1 more
Peter JacksonDirector · The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and 1 more
Fran WalshWriter · The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and 1 more
Elijah WoodThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Viggo MortensenThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
