Ben Fransham

Movement Director, Physical Trainer, Movement Coach, Stunt Artist, Performance Capture Artist, Motion Capture Artist, Stilt Walker, Puppeteer


Currently in New Zealand and Sydney

Based in New Zealand and Australia

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Bio

NZ: +64 21 1100-617 AU: +61 45 410-071 New Zealand actor, movement director, stunt performer and strength coach, with a broad catalogue of energetic performances, albeit with a certain affinity for projects involving the undead. Most recent credits include Movement Coaching for the TIME BANDITS series, and playing John on the show. Unusually, he was a professionally trained ballet dancer before turning his focus to acting, and he has imbued his many character roles in theatre, musicals and film with unique physical versatility. Fransham is best known for his turn as the ancient and unnerving vampire Petyr in Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's internationally renowned What We Do in the Shadows (2014).As well as featuring in Ash vs Evil Dead (2015), Fransham's previous projects for Rob Tapert and Sam Raimi include the horror feature film 30 Days of Night (2007) and fantasy action series Legend of the Seeker (2008), in which he played a variety of roles. Fransham also has a continuing association with Peter Jackson's productions, dating back to Heavenly Creatures (1994), and his proficient motion-capture work can be found in most of Weta Digital's collaboration in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) (and the remaining films in the trilogy), The Adventures of Tintin (2011), I, Robot (2004), District 9 (2009), King Kong (2005) and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) (as well as the rest of the trilogy). Certified as a TACFIT instructor in 2017 for two years, but has since progressed to being part of the Australasian branch of the TAD 0-13 educational laboratory, espousing science based innovation in strength, conditioning, and recovery training.

Projects

Feature Films

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Motion Capture Artist

2017

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

Motion Capture Artist

2015

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

Motion Capture Artist

2015

What We Do in the Shadows

Stunt Artist

2014

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Stunt Artist

2014

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Stunt Artist

2013

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Motion Capture Artist
Stunt Artist

2012

The Adventures of Tintin

Motion Capture Artist
Stunt Double
Stunt Artist

2011

Gulliver's Travels

Motion Capture Artist

2010

District 9

Motion Capture Artist

2009

King Kong

Motion Capture Artist

2005

I, Robot

Motion Capture Artist

2004

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Motion Capture Artist

2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Motion Capture Artist

2002

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Motion Capture Artist

2001


Television Series

Time Bandits

Movement Coach

2022

Wellington Paranormal

Stunt Double 2018
Choreographer - Movement Consultant and performer 2020

2018 & 2020

The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson

Foley Artist

1998

A Twist in the Tale

Foley Artist

1998