Benjamin Sutherland

Benjamin Dennis Scott Sutherland (lahir 24 Mei 1990) adalah aktor dan penulis Kanada yang tinggal di Toronto, Ontario. Sutherland lahir di Victoria, British Columbia dan dibesarkan di kota Sidney, British Columbia. Ayahnya, Darren Sutherland, adalah seorang kontraktor listrik, dan ibunya, Stephanie Sutherland, adalah seorang sekretaris dan ibu rumah tangga. Dia memiliki seorang adik laki-laki, Joshua, seorang adik perempuan, Mollynda, dan menggambarkan keluarganya sebagai orang yang "sangat penyayang dan mendukung". Saat tumbuh dewasa, ia memainkan olahraga kompetitif seperti sepak bola, bola voli, dan baseball. Dia mengatakan bahwa "pekerjaan impiannya adalah menjadi pemain hoki di NHL". Namun, keluarganya tidak mampu memasukkan dia dan saudara laki-lakinya ke dalam hoki ketika mereka masih muda. Seiring bertambahnya usia, fokus utamanya beralih ke bisbol dan dia bersekolah di Diamond for Excellence Baseball Academy di Lambrick Park Secondary School selama masa pendidikan menengahnya. Namun karir bisbolnya terhenti, ketika dia terluka dalam pertandingan bisbol musim reguler. Dia sedang dalam pembicaraan beasiswa awal dengan dua universitas Ivy League saat ini. Saat terluka, saudara laki-lakinya mendorongnya untuk mengambil kursus drama selama tahun terakhirnya, dan dia melakukannya. Dia mengatakan bahwa, "[dia] membuat keputusan pada tahun itu untuk menjadi seorang aktor setelah melihat penampilan Sean Penn di 'Dead Man Walking' (1995). Inspirasi akting terbesarnya saat ini adalah Gary Oldman, Michael Fassbender, Tom Hardy, dan Brad Pitt. Setelah lulus pada tahun 2008, Sutherland memilih untuk magang pertukangan kayu daripada melanjutkan ke universitas. Dia mulai membangun rumah tinggal adat di Pulau Vancouver, dalam banyak kasus, bekerja bersama ayahnya dan perusahaan listrik ayahnya. Pada siang hari dia bekerja konstruksi, dan pada malam hari dia pergi ke teater, seperti The Belfry dan Langham Court, untuk latihan. Pada saat itulah dia berlatih di Vancouver dengan dua pelatih akting terkenal dunia Andrew McIlroy dan Larry Moss. Dia mengakhiri masa magang pertukangannya pada tahun 2013, dengan enam minggu tersisa masa magangnya sebelum sertifikasi pekerja hariannya, untuk mengejar akting penuh waktu. Pada tahun 2013, Sutherland berlatih di dua sekolah drama paling bergengsi di dunia. Pada musim panas, ia belajar di The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) di London, Inggris, dengan fokus pada teater kontemporer, dan pada musim gugur, ia memulai program konservatori tiga tahun di The National Theatre School of Canada (NTS) sebagai salah satu dari enam aktor pria yang dipilih pada tahun itu. Dia lulus dari Sekolah Teater Nasional pada Mei 2016.

Benjamin Dennis Scott Sutherland (born May 24, 1990) is a Canadian actor and writer based in Toronto, Ontario. Sutherland was born in Victoria, British Columbia and raised in the town of Sidney, British Columbia. His father, Darren Sutherland, is an electrical contractor, and his mother, Stephanie Sutherland, is a secretary and homemaker. He has a younger brother, Joshua, a younger sister, Mollynda, and has described his family as being "very loving and supportive". Growing up he played competitive sports such as soccer, volleyball, and baseball. He has said that "[his] dream job has always been to be a hockey player in the NHL". However, his family could not afford to put both he and his brother into hockey when they were young. As he got older, his main focus shifted to baseball and he attended Lambrick Park Secondary School's Diamond for Excellence Baseball Academy for the duration of his secondary education. His baseball career was cut short however, when he was injured in a regular season baseball game. He was in early scholarship talks with two Ivy League universities at this time. While injured, his brother encouraged him to take a drama course during his senior year, which he did. He has said that, "[he] made the decision that year to be an actor after seeing Sean Penn's performance in 'Dead Man Walking' (1995). His biggest acting inspirations now are Gary Oldman, Michael Fassbender, Tom Hardy, and Brad Pitt. After graduation in 2008, Sutherland chose to start a carpentry apprenticeship instead of going to university. He began building custom residential homes on Vancouver Island, in many cases, working along side his father and his father's electrical company. During the day he would work construction, and in the evenings he would go to theatres, such as The Belfry and Langham Court, for rehearsals. It was during this time that he would train in Vancouver with two world-renowned acting coaches Andrew McIlroy and Larry Moss. He ended his carpentry apprenticeship in 2013, with six weeks remaining in his apprenticeship before his journeyman certification, in order to pursue acting full-time. In 2013, Sutherland trained at two of the most prestigious drama schools in the world. In the summer, he studied at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, England, focusing on contemporary theatre, and in the fall, he began the three-year conservatory program at The National Theatre School of Canada (NTS) as one of six male actors selected that year. He graduated from The National Theatre School in May, 2016.