Benjamin James Perez Ablao Jr. (born (1974-07-27)July 27, 1974) is an independent (indie film) filmmaker and actor from the United States.

His experiences growing up in the small town of Claymont, a northern suburb of Wilmington, and his early exposure to performing in school/organization talent shows would eventually resurface again in his later life.

He was a member of several student organizations including Model United Nations, stage crew and The Review, the high school's newspaper.

In what started out initially as providing input for several film clips has grown and developed into a strong business relationship and personal friendship.

[4] Exemplary Filmmaking awards were issued for both "Emo Pill" and "Monday Morning" at the 2006 Delaware Valley Film Festival.

Including “Emo Pill,” “Aftermath,” “Hatred,” and “Monday Morning,” Ablao has served as executive producer for a multitude of other productions: “Unstable” (2005)[11], “The Troubled Interviewee” (2002)[12], “Glenville: Hell’s Homecoming” (2005)[13], “Head Case" (2007)[14] and "Amateur Porn Star Killer 2" (2008)[15].

Ablao's acting credits include the horror short "En Passant", all by award-winning filmmaker Johnny K. Wu, and Spadaccini's "Hatred", "The First Date", and "Head Case."

Ablao has made special appearances on the local & regional media circuit such as WVUD, the University of Delaware student radio [5] and was a guest speaker for independent film production at Wilmington College in 2006.