Ben Starr (born 1 April 1988) is an English actor, primarily known for his voice acting work in video games. After a string of minor roles, mainly on television, he had his breakthrough by virtue of portraying Clive Rosfield, the protagonist of the role-playing game Final Fantasy XVI (2023). This role earned him the award for "Best Lead Performer" at the Golden Joystick Awards 2023 and a nomination for "Best Performance" at the Game Awards 2023.
Starr has subsequently voiced many characters in video games, including Verso in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (2025), which earned him the award for "Best Supporting Performer" at the Golden Joystick Awards 2025, another nomination for "Best Performance" at the Game Awards 2025 and a nomination for Performer in a Leading Role at the 22nd British Academy Games Awards. The same year, he voiced Prometheus in Hades II.
Biography Starr was born in Bristol. He attended Queen Elizabeth's Hospital School and was captain of school 2005/6. While at school he was a member of Great Western Youth Theatre, Bristol Old Vic Youth Theatre and HTV Television Workshop. He studied history at Durham University and was president of Castle Theatre Company, a member of DULOG, as well as a founding member of DIM. On graduating from Durham he completed a two-year postgraduate acting course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).
Career His first role was in Father Brown in 2013, followed by Doctors in 2013, and The Musketeers in 2015. He played Captain James Hawdon in the BBC series Dickensian. In 2016, he had roles in Casualty as Nathan Mason and he starred in the role of Donatello in Medici: Masters of Florence. In 2017 he landed a recurring role as the Apothecary, Dr Christopher Priestley, in the Sky1 series Jamestown.
Starr voiced the main character Clive Rosfield in the role-playing video game Final Fantasy XVI, for which his performance was widely acclaimed and enriched his stardom in the video game industry. He also hosted the Golden Joystick Awards in 2024, after having won the award for Best Lead Performer the previous year. He reprised his role as a DLC character in the first season pass for the fighting game Tekken 8.
Starr would also go on to star as Jimbo when advertising the 2024 indie game Balatro. During the 21st British Academy Games Awards, he would reprise this role to accept the Debut Game Award on Balatro creator LocalThunk's behalf. Starr hosted the Magic: the Gathering panel at PAX East 2025 for the debut showcase for the Final Fantasy set. He voiced the character Verso in the 2025 video game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. In 2026 he joined the cast of Fortnite as part of fictional organisation "The Seven", however his character was a disguise for "Geno", the main antagonist.
In May 2026, Starr announced that he will play the role of Tempest Bayor in the upcoming video game Soulframe, and will be debuting in the game's playable Pre-alpha version at TennoCon 2026.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2015 Survivor Sniper Meet Pursuit Delange: The Movie Pursuit Delange 2016 A Great Personality is Just Skin Deep Dan Short film 2017 Eat Locals Private Crown 2018 7 Miracles Judas 2021 Sinking Husband Short film 2025 Arriba Beach Sam Short film Marathon Durandal Short film
Television Year Title Role Notes 2013 Father Brown Adam Watkins 1 episode Doctors Paul Stammers 1 episode 2015 The Musketeers Francesco 1 episode 2015–2016 Dickensian Captain James Hawdon 17 episodes 2016 Casualty Nathan Mason 1 episode Medici Donatello 1 episode 2017–2019 Jamestown Dr. Christopher Priestley 24 episodes 2019 Knightfall Philippe 2 episodes Midsomer Murders Noah Moon 1 episode 2021 Trying Elliot 2 episodes 2022 Death in Paradise Chad Burinsky 1 episode London Kills Josh Hart 1 episode The Other Half Oscar 1 episode 2023 You & Me Harry 3 episodes You Niko Leandros 1 episode
Theatre Year Title Role Venue 2013 Yellow Face Marcus G. Dahlman Royal National Theatre, Park Theatre Stop the play! Camp gay director Trafalgar Studios
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2013 Company of Heroes 2 Additional voices 2016 Quantum Break Additional voices 2018 A Way Out Additional voices 2023 Final Fantasy XVI Clive Rosfield Also provided voice work for paid DLC released from 2023 to 2024 Arknights Sharp 2024 Atlas Fallen Gauntlet Bearer (male) Reign of Sand update Warframe Arthur Nightingale 1999 expansion Tekken 8 Clive Rosfield DLC guest character 2025 The First Berserker: Khazan Khazan Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Verso Date Everything! Dorian Dead Take Vinny Monroe Hades II Prometheus Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles Dycedarg 2026 Marathon Durandal FortniteGeno Ledgerbound Cazian rowspan="5" Solasta II Rickard Colwall Fallen Fates Arven Soulframe Tempest Bayor Emberville rowspan="2" Stronghold 4
Web series Year Title Role Notes Ref2023–2024Abridgd… Too Far!Various4 episodes 2024GETTYS Live On Stage: Tim & Gia's WeddingAnnouncer2024–presentNatural SixRaidion Thornbear
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2023 Golden Joystick Awards Best Lead Performer Final Fantasy XVI The Game Awards 2023 Best Performance 2024 New York Game Awards Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game 20th British Academy Games Awards Performer in a Leading Role 2025 Golden Joystick Awards Best Supporting Performer Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 The Game Awards 2025 Best Performance 202624th Game Audio Network Guild AwardsBest Ensemble Cast Performance 22nd British Academy Games Awards Performer in a Leading Role
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