Ben Turner (born 3 February 1980) is a British Iranian actor, most notable for his roles as nurse Jay Faldren on BBC's Casualty,[1] the lead role of Amir in multiple stage adaptations of The Kite Runner,[2] and as Louis XV in Doctor Who.
[6] He has also appeared in several charity shows such as Children in Need, 2009 in the Casualty special as Staff Nurse Jay Faldren and also Let's Dance for Sport Relief 2010.
He left Casualty in December 2011, along with co-star Georgia Taylor, who played his main love interest in the show.
The show's popularity returned it for another run with a UK tour premiering August through November, 2014 and again in the West End in 2016.
[11] Turner joined the cast of WPC 56, in the regular lead role of Detective Inspector Max Harper, in Series 2, which was shown by the BBC in February 2014.