Benjamin Lorton Crompton (born 1974) is an English actor and stand-up comedian, has appeared on the BBC sketch show Man Stroke Woman and as Colin in the BBC Three sitcom Ideal from 2005 to 2011). Crompton portrayed Eddison Tollett on the HBO high-fantasy series Game of Thrones from 2012 to 2019.
Other credits include All or Nothing (2002), Clocking Off (2001-2003), The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003), Housewife, 49, Pramface (2012-2014), The Great Fire (2014), The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, Blood (2012), Zapped (2017), Motherland (2017), Vera (2018), Marcella (2018), Peterloo (2018), and Rebecca (2020).
Crompton appeared in the 2002 film All or Nothing (2002),[3] the TV series Clocking Off (2001-2003),[3] he worked alongside Ciarán Hinds in The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003),[3] and with Victoria Wood in the Television movie Housewife, 49.[4] He played Ewan in 102 Dalmatians,[4] and appeared as Colin in the BBC Three sitcom Ideal from 2005–2011.[3][4]
He was Keith in the BBC Three series Pramface from 2012 until 2014.[4] In 2011, he appeared as William Nutt in the television film The Suspicions of Mr Whicher,[4] for ITV. In 2012, he appeared in the film Blood.[4]
He appeared in both series of the BBC TV sketch show Man Stroke Woman.[4]
He has had a recurring role as Eddison Tollett since Season 2 of the television fantasy drama series Game of Thrones.[5]
In 2014, he appeared as a ship's officer in the second episode of series 8 of the Doctor Who television series, "Into the Dalek", and as Mr. Bagwell in the ITV drama The Great Fire.[4]
In 2016, he appeared in the music video "Old Skool" by English electronic group Metronomy.[4]
In 2008, Crompton married Liv Lorent,[1] together they have two children.[2]