Ben Bass

Acting

Born August 14, 1968, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Ben Bass (* August 14, 1968, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American-Canadian actor. He became known for his role as Officer Sam Swarek in the series Rookie Blue (2010–2015). Bass began his career with guest appearances in series such as 21 Jump Street (1987) and Street Legal (1987). Later, he played Javier Vachon in Forever Knight (1995) and took on roles in The Eleventh Hour (2002–2005) and Would Be Kings (2008). In addition to his television work, he appeared in films such as A Cool, Dry Place (1998), Bride of Chucky (1998), and The 6th Day (2000). His more recent projects include Burden of Truth (2018–2021) and Saving Hope (2017). He studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and the L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris. Bass was married to actress Laura Carswell.

Filmography

• Pretty Hard Cases — Brad Michaels
• The Detail — Marc Savage
• 2016Love's Complicated — Cinco Dublin
• 2014The Good Sister — Jack McLennan
• Rookie Blue — Sam Swarek
• Flashpoint — Harlan Geddes
• 2008Would Be Kings — Jamie Collins
• Would Be Kings — Jamie Collins
• 2004The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess — Peter Gill
• Dead Like Me — Chris Freedman
• Bliss — Marcus
• Monk — Gavin Lloyd
• The Eleventh Hour — Henry Shelley
• The Twilight Zone — Trevor Black
• Tom Stone — Graham Pearson
• Night Visions — Paul (segment "The Bokor")
• 2001Strange Frequency — Tom West (segment 'Room Service')
• Strange Frequency — Tom West
• The Lone Gunmen — John Gillnitz
• 2000The 6th Day — Bodyguard
• 1999Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
• 1999Murder in a Small Town — Michael
• 1998A Cool, Dry Place — Placement Agent
• 1998Bride of Chucky — Lt. Ellis
• Da Vinci's Inquest — Rick O'Malley, Hardy's Lawyer
• First Wave — Russ
• Stargate SG-1 — Dr. Steven Rayner
• The Hunger — Dave
• 1992A Killer Among Friends — Steve
• Forever Knight — Javier Vachon
• Law & Order — Adam Vaughn
• 21 Jump Street — Leonard