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Date of Birth

11 December 1962, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Birth Name

Robert Benedic Browder

Height

6' 1" (1.85 m)

Mini Biography

Ben Browder was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He attended Myers Park High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, earned a BS in psychology at Furman University, and then went on to study drama at Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England, where he met his wife, Francesca Buller. As of 2002, he resides in Australia, where the SciFi television series "Farscape" (1999) is filmed. He and Buller have two children, whose names and ages are not disclosed to the press.

After several appearances on stage, including traditional Shakespeare, Browder garnered a few minor appearances in feature films, including a small part as a rookie captain in Memphis Belle (1990) and the role of a short-lived boyfriend in A Kiss Before Dying (1991), with Sean Young and Matt Dillon. He was first widely exposed to the American and Canadian television viewing audience as the recurring character of "Sam" on the series "Party of Five" (1994). In 1999, Jim Henson productions teamed with the SciFi channel to produce "Farscape" (1999), where Browder was cast to play the main character, American astronaut John Crichton.

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Spouse

Francesca Buller

(1989 - present) 2 children

Trivia

Ben met his wife, Francesca Buller, while studying at London's Central School of Speech and Drama in 1989.

Graduate of Furman University in Greenville, SC

His favorite movie is Jeremiah Johnson (1972), the concept of which was warped into an episode of his show, "Farscape" (1999).

Two of the series in which he has starred have featured an advanced alien race called the Ancients: "Farscape" (1999) and "Stargate SG-1" (1997).

Was considered for the role of Major Hayes on "Star Trek: Enterprise" (2001).

In "Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars" (2004), War Minister Ahkna (played by his real-life wife Francesca Buller) was killed by his on-screen wife Aeryn Sun (Claudia Black).

Ben Bowder was the only actor to appear in all 88 episodes of "Farscape" (1999). Claudia Black was not present in six episodes. Losing Time, Incubator, Scratch and Sniff, What Was Lost Pt 1: Sacrifice, What Was Lost Pt 2: Resurrection and Lava's a Many Splendored Thing.

He is a huge science fiction fan.

He has appeared in "Farscape" (1999), "Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars" (2004) and "Stargate SG-1" (1997) with Claudia Black. (He did not appear in "Stargate SG-1" (1997) until 2005. )

He was the producers original choice for role of Major John Sheppard in "Stargate: Atlantis" (2004), but was unable to take the role due to filming commitments to the Farscape: Peacekeeper Wars mini-series. He was later cast as Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell in "Stargate SG-1" (1997) as the shows new lead actor following the departure of Richard Dean Anderson.

His real life son can be seen in the Farscape episode "Look at the Princess: Part 1: A Kiss Is but a Kiss", as the generated preview of Crichton's son. His real life daughter appears in Farscape episode "Look at the Princess: Part 3: The Maltese Crichton", as the preview of Crichton's soon to be daughter.

Where Are They Now

(December 2004) Announced that he will be joining the cast of "Stargate SG-1" (1997) in 2005.

(December 2008) Is currently writing, producing, and set to star in the six-hour miniseries 'Going Homer' for the Sci-Fi Channel.