2024Winner
Best Performance
The Forge
Benjamin Charles Watson
Actor
Jamaica
June 18, 1985
Biography
Benjamin Charles Watson, sometimes credited as Ben Watson, is a Canadian actor. He is most noted for his role as Dontae Evans in the third season of the television series Designated Survivor, and his performance in the web series I Am Syd Stone. Born in Jamaica, Watson moved to Toronto, Ontario with his family at age 10. He acted in supporting film and television roles, most notably in the television drama series Soul, before landing his first major starring role in the television series The L.A. Complex. Watson was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Supporting Performance in a Web Program or Series at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 for I Am Syd Stone.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2011Nominee
Best Performance
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
2017Nominee
Best Performance
Black Site Delta
Career Highlights
2021Highlight
Best Performance
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
2016Highlight
Best Performance
A Firehouse Christmas
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The Forge
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
Black Site Delta