Benn Northover is a British actor, filmmaker and artist.

Northover began his acting career in television with appearances in the TV dramas Silent Witness

Silent Witness

Silent Witness is a BBC crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in February 1996, the series is still airing to the present day, with a fifteenth series expected to air in January 2012. The series was...

, Ultimate Force and Hostage to Terror. Following his film debut in House of Boys, he subsequently appeared in a range of film roles including Lotus Eaters, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and director Mike Figgis

Mike Figgis

Michael "Mike" Figgis is an English film director, writer, and composer.-Personal life:Figgis was born in Carlisle, England and grew up in Africa. Figgis for several years had a relationship with the actress Saffron Burrows and cast her in several films...

’ Lucrezia Borgia.

He has directed music videos for artists including The The

The The

The The are an English musical and multimedia group that have been active in various forms since 1979, with singer/songwriter Matt Johnson being the only constant band member.-Early years :...

 and Nick Drake

Nick Drake

Nicholas Rodney "Nick" Drake was an English singer-songwriter and musician. Though he is best known for his sombre guitar based songs, Drake was also proficient at piano, clarinet and saxophone...

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Since 1999 Northover has been a close collaborator with the legendary filmmaker Jonas Mekas

Jonas Mekas

Jonas Mekas is a Lithuanian-born American filmmaker, writer, and curator who has often been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema." His work has been exhibited in museums and festivals across Europe and America.-Biography:...

, leading to several film and video projects and gallery exhibitions including The Fondazione Ragghianti in Lucca, Italy, and at Agnes b’s Galerie du Jour in Paris.