Ben Elton
Acting
1959-05-03
Already a successful comedian, Ben Elton turned to writing situation comedies during the 1980s and penned BBC classics such as "The Young Ones" (1982), "Black-Adder II" (1986), "Black Adder the Third" (1987), "Blackadder 4" (1989) and during the 1990s "The Thin Blue Line" (1995). He provided lyrics for Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, "The Beautiful Game", which was nominated for Best Musical at the Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards in 2001 (2000 season). His comedy, "Popcorn", performed at the Apollo Theatre, was awarded the 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best New Comedy of the 1997 season. He and Andrew Lloyd Webber were awarded the 2000 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama) for Best New Musical for "The Beautiful Game", performed at the Cambridge Theatre. Has three children : Bert, Lottie and Fred. Is co-writer of the Queen Musical 'We Will Rock You' with the band itself. He and Richard Curtis were offered the chance to write "Police Academy - The London Beat", but turned it down. Was a host of The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday: Live (2006) (TV).
Filmography
TheatersRik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard
2026 · Movie
Untold UK: Vinnie Jones
2026 · Movie
Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke
2025 · Movie
The Chris McCausland Show
2024 · Series
Ben Elton: The Great Railway Disaster
2023 · Movie
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
2023 · Movie
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
2023 · Movie
Ben Elton: Live
2022 · Movie
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022 · Series
The BRITs at 40
2020 · Movie
Have You Been Paying Attention?
2019 · Series
The London Studios: Home of the Stars
2018 · Movie
All Is True
2018 · Movie
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018 · Movie
Three Summers
2017 · Movie
Upstart Crow
2016 · Series
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
2014 · Movie
The Wright Way
2013 · Series
The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker
2012 · Movie
Love Never Dies
2012 · Movie
The One Ronnie
2010 · Movie
Angela and Friends
2009 · Series
Live from Studio Five
2009 · Series
Blackadder Rides Again
2008 · Movie
We Are Most Amused
2008 · Movie
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008 · Movie
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008 · Movie
Q&A
2008 · Series
Ben Elton: The Get A Grip Tour Live
2007 · Movie
Get a Grip
2007 · Series
Is Benny Hill Still Funny?
2006 · Movie
The One Show
2006 · Series
When Comedy Changed Forever
2006 · Movie
Blessed
2005 · Series
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004 · Movie
Enough Rope With Andrew Denton
2003 · Series
There's Only One Paul McCartney
2002 · Movie
V Graham Norton
2002 · Series
Maybe Baby
2000 · Movie
Blackadder: Back & Forth
1999 · Movie
All Saints: The Video
1998 · Movie
The Heaven and Earth Show
1998 · Series
The Ben Elton Show
1998 · Series
Parkinson
1998 · Series
Ben Elton: Live
1997 · Movie
The Story of Bean
1997 · Movie
Clive Anderson All Talk
1996 · Series
TFI Friday
1996 · Series
The Thin Blue Line
1995 · Series
Harry Enfield and Chums
1994 · Series
Filth!
1994 · Movie
Stark
1993 · Series
Ben Elton: Very Live
1993 · Movie
Much Ado About Nothing
1993 · Movie
Rowan Atkinson Live: Invisible Drum Kit
1992 · Movie
Rowan Atkinson Live
1992 · Movie
Mr. Bean Takes an Exam
1991 · Movie
Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie
1990 · Series
Mr. Bean
1990 · Series
The Last Laugh
1990 · Series
Oh No, Not Them
1989 · Movie
Saturday Night Clive
1989 · Series
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989 · Movie
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
1988 · Movie
This Morning
1988 · Series
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
1988 · Movie
Going Live!
1987 · Series
French & Saunders
1987 · Series
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987 · Series
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
1987 · Movie
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986 · Series
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986 · Movie
Saturday Live
1986 · Series
Girls On Top
1985 · Series
Happy Families
1985 · Series
Madness the Pilot
1984 · Movie
Blackadder
1983 · Series
Alfresco
1983 · Series
The Young Ones
1982 · Series
There's Nothing to Worry About!
1982 · Series
O.T.T.
1982 · Series
Question Time
1979 · Series
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976 · Series
Laughs and Larrikins
Movie