Charles Ben D. Carrick (born 1986) is an English actor.

[1] Carrick was born in Newcastle upon Tyne and grew up in the suburb of Jesmond.

[2] He was 13 when he discovered acting through a school production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

After completing his A Levels, Carrick worked at a local bar for six months to save up for his studies at the Vancouver Film School, graduating in 2006.

He was inspired by his grandfather, who temporarily worked in Canada; Carrick's mother had been born in Montreal before the family returned to Tyneside.