Benjamin F. Jones (born 14 March 1972) is a British actor. He portrayed Dr. Greg Robinson in the BBC soap opera Doctors from 2003 to 2007. Since leaving Doctors, he has made various appearances in television series including Holby City, EastEnders and Tell Me Everything. Jones has also appeared in various theatre productions throughout his career, including touring productions of Communicating Doors and Jekyll & Hyde.
Early and personal life Jones is of Welsh, Malaysian, Sri Lankan, and Portuguese descent. He is the son of Noël Jones, the former Bishop of Sodor and Man, and his sister is an author. Jones studied creative writing at Falmouth University from 2018 to 2020, attaining an MA. Jones lives in Brighton and has two daughters.
Career Jones made his professional acting debut in a stage production of Silly Cow at the Gilded Balloon. After a minor film role in The Accountant in 1999, Jones starred in the ITV Granada miniseries Longitude in 2000. Also that year, he appeared in a production of The Three Musketeers. Then in 2003, Jones was cast as Dr. Greg Robinson in the BBC medical soap opera Doctors. He stayed in the role until 2007 and received two nominations for the British Soap Award for Best Actor during his tenure. His character was also involved in the first same-sex wedding on British television in an episode where Greg marries Rico Da Silva (Felix D'Alviella). Jones also wrote three episodes of the soap.
Following his exit from Doctors, Jones returned to theatre work, appearing in Time of My Life at the Royal & Derngate in 2008. That same year, he appeared in the BBC sitcom My Family. He later appeared in minor television roles in fellow BBC medical dramas Holby City and Casualty. In 2024, he portrayed Roger Peel, Nish Panesar's (Navin Chowdhry) solicitor, in two episodes of the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Later that year, he starred in ITVX's drama series Tell Me Everything.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1999 The Accountant Boiler Film 2000 Longitude Lt. Williams Main role 2003–2007 Doctors Dr. Greg Robinson Regular role 2003 Keen Eddie Uniformed PC #3 Episode: "Achtung, Baby" 2007 Spooks Muppet Episode: "The Kidnap" 2007, 2010 Holby City Graham Fenton / Steve Brewlis Episodes: "Friends Reunited" and "Thursday's Child" 2008 My Family Ron Episode: "The Abi Habit" Echo Beach Doctor 1 episode Moving Wallpaper Doctor 1 episode 2010 Gladiators: Back from the Dead Thracian Television film 2013 Bloody Tales Gilles de Rais Episode: "Monsters" 2014 Perfect State Neil Hartman Short film Drifters Max Episode: "Meg's New Job" Risen 3: Titan Lords Voice Video game 2016 Casualty Greg Hunter Episode: "Hello, I Must Be Goin" 2021 Murder in Provence Giuseppe Rocchia 1 episode 2024 EastEnders Roger Peel Guest role Tell Me Everything Mr. Keaton Recurring role 2025 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Howard Harvey Guest role The Fixer Mike Recurring role Midsomer Murders Jonny Hoxham Episode: "Treasures of Darkness"
Stage Year Title Role Venue 1998 Silly Cow Eduardo Gilded Balloon 1998 The Bone Room King Ferdinand/Erasmus Young Vic 1999 The Evening Before the Millennium After Graham Oxygen 1999 Tolomeo Giovanni Broomhill Opera Company 2000 The Three Musketeers Athos/Richelieu Common Players 2001 A Dark River Irfan Big Picture Company 2001 A Christmas Carol Bob Cratchit Common Players 2002 Lala's Big Day Rene Soho Theatre 2002–2003 Taj Shah Jahan Riverside Studios 2008 Time of My Life Adam Royal & Derngate 2009 The Murder Game Pito King's Head Theatre 2010 First Person Shooter Tom Birmingham Repertory Theatre 2011 Communicating Doors Julian UK tour 2013 And Then the Dark William Siding New Wolsey Theatre 2016 Ben Hur Various Tricycle Theatre 2018 Jekyll & Hyde Lanyon / Carew UK tour 2021 Blu & the Magic Web Wolf Truestory Theatre 2022 The Tempest Adrian Ustinov Theatre 2024 The Other Boleyn Girl Thomas Boleyn Chichester Festival Theatre
Awards and nominations Year Ceremony Category Nominated work Result 2005 The British Soap Awards Best Actor Doctors 2005 Sexiest Male 2006 Best Actor 2006 Sexiest Male 2007 Sexiest Male
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