Mr. Man will give you a penny for your dirty thoughts about Pennyworth (2019-present) star Ben Aldridge. Tall, dark and handsome, the priceless performer hails from England where he trained to be an actor. After attending the National Youth Theatre and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, the gorgeous grad landed parts on stage (American Psycho, Romeo and Juliet, The Master and Margarita); on film (The Railway Man, Toast, Spoiler Alert); on a video game (The Secret World); and on TV (The Devil’s Whore, The Bible, Stan Lee’s Lucky Man). In fact, the boob tube babe portrayed Antoine of Navarre on the historical saga Reign (2014-2015) and Captain Charles James on the BBC One series Our Girl (2014-2018). But Ben’s career (and his clothes) really started to take off when he was cast as the “Arsehole Guy” on the hit Fleabag (2016). The BBC Three dramedy features Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Olivia Colman, Sian Clifford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Fiona Shaw, and Ben’s naked T&A! No wonder why the show won a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series. Since then, Mr. Aldridge starred as Detective Inspector Matthew Venn on the crime drama The Long Call (2021). During the ITV run, the arresting actor revealed his chiseled chest and same-sex preferences for co-star Declan Bennett. Thanks to BritBox, you can stream as the two dudes smooch! We can’t tell if life imitates art (or if it’s the other way around), but in 2020 Ben came out as gay. Yay, let’s have a parade!
