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Ben Cable

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Ben Cable
Promotional Reel for Dont Be Afraid The 01:34 Film. A globally award-winning short film about protests, starring Ben Cable and Cristopher Michael Rose 2022.
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Ben Cable is an Actor, Author, and Activist in Los Angeles, California. Ben Cable worked in advertisements and on backlots when he first moved to California in 1984 then returned to acting in 2017 after a long hiatus in the corporate world. "I left acting because I needed to feed my stomach; I returned to acting because I needed to feed my soul," said Ben. He has been featured in over 40 movies, music videos, and shorts since 2017. His 2022 short films 'Everything I Could' and 'Don't Be Afraid' have won awards at film festivals globally.

Ben Cable won awards including "Best Actor" by SAS Movie Studio, DRUK International Film Festival, WUIFF International Film Festival, Future of Films Awards, Beyond Border International Film Festival, Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards, and L'Age D'or International Arthouse Film Festival.

Ben Cable is known for portraying the Father in the music video by Stitches' I CRY, with over 5.1 million views, Kiefer Sutherland's Official Video, Something You Love (2019), Band of Horses' Official Music Video, In Need of Repair (2021) and Music Video's for Loveless (2024), Melanie Martinez (2024), Borgorore x Artix (2024), Young Nut (2024), Winona Fighter (2024) and Vincent Rodriguez III of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2024).
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    • Awards
      • 42 wins & 15 nominations total

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    Known for

    Ben Cable and Sierra Nowak in Everything I Could (2022)
    Everything I Could
    8.5
    Short
    • Luke Nottingham
    • 2022
    Frank MaCanan, Ben Cable, and Matthew Winters in Don't Be Afraid (2022)
    Don't Be Afraid
    Short
    • Actor
    • 2022
    Revelations (2022)
    Revelations
    Short
    • Actor
    • 2022
    Rearview Mirror (2018)
    Rearview Mirror
    Short
    • Wills
    • 2018

    Credits

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    Actor



    • All Alone Together
      • Follower
      • Completed
    • You Have a Daughter
      • Jasmine's Father
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • The Dark Crusader (2025)
      The Dark Crusader
      9.2
      • Dude at Strip Club
      • 2025
    • Shoot (2023)
      Shoot
      Short
      • 2023
    • Victoria Strange and Trevor Van Uden in Jovi & Lou (2023)
      Jovi & Lou
      4.6
      • Pajama Party Guest
      • 2023
    • Ben Cable, Camille James Harman, Miguel Rivermax, and Darian Adriano in The Gospel According to Ruth (2023)
      The Gospel According to Ruth
      Short
      • 2023
    • Revelations (2022)
      Revelations
      Short
      • 2022
    • Zachary Joseph Lichaa in Mukti (2022)
      Mukti
      Short
      • 2022
    • I'm Doing It for Them
      Short
      • 2022
    • Come Clean
      Short
      • 2022
    • Bambadjan Bamba, Libby Munro, Zephani Idoko, and Benedikt Sebastian in The Unsettling (2022)
      The Unsettling
      4.5
      • Dancer
      • 2022
    • Frank MaCanan, Ben Cable, and Matthew Winters in Don't Be Afraid (2022)
      Don't Be Afraid
      Short
      • 2022
    • Ben Cable and Sierra Nowak in Everything I Could (2022)
      Everything I Could
      8.5
      Short
      • Luke Nottingham
      • 2022
    • Karan Soni in Coming Out with the Help of a Time Machine (2021)
      Coming Out with the Help of a Time Machine
      7.2
      Short
      • Cook
      • 2021
    • Kelly Lou Dennis in Missing Johnny (2020)
      Missing Johnny
      Short
      • Jeremy
      • 2020
    • For the Goblins (2020)
      For the Goblins
      Short
      • Coffee Patron
      • 2020
    • Passport
      Short
      • Store Manager
      • 2019

    Director



    • Frank MaCanan, Ben Cable, and Matthew Winters in Don't Be Afraid (2022)
      Don't Be Afraid
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Ben Cable and Sierra Nowak in Everything I Could (2022)
      Everything I Could
      8.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022

    Producer



    • Ben Cable, Camille James Harman, Miguel Rivermax, and Darian Adriano in The Gospel According to Ruth (2023)
      The Gospel According to Ruth
      Short
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Revelations (2022)
      Revelations
      Short
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Frank MaCanan, Ben Cable, and Matthew Winters in Don't Be Afraid (2022)
      Don't Be Afraid
      Short
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Ben Cable and Sierra Nowak in Everything I Could (2022)
      Everything I Could
      8.5
      Short
      • producer
      • 2022

    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos3

    Everything I Could
    Demo Reel 1:23
    Everything I Could
    Don't Be Afraid - The 01:34 Film - Promo
    Demo Reel 1:26
    Don't Be Afraid - The 01:34 Film - Promo
    Don't Be Afraid - The 01:34 Film - Promo
    Demo Reel 1:26
    Don't Be Afraid - The 01:34 Film - Promo
    Ben Cable - Demo Reel (2022)
    Demo Reel 2:01
    Ben Cable - Demo Reel (2022)

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      • FilmNet interview of Ben Cable
      • LA Film Awards Review Ben Cable & Don't Be Afraid
    • Alternative name
      • Benjamin Cable-McCarthy

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    • Trivia
      Ben Cable started performing when he was 16 in his home state of Connecticut. When he moved to Hollywood, California, at 20, he worked as an extra on back-lots, including Raleigh Studios.
    • Quotes
      Life can be drama, living someone else's life is always a blast!

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