Benny Landed a Role in CBS/Syfy Pilot, Futuristic Thriller “Incorporated” From Matt Damon & Ben Affleck
Benny just landed a role in “Incorporated”, a pilot for the futuristic espionage thriller from Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s Pearl Street Productions, CBS Television Studios and Universal Cable Productions. Set in a dystopian future where companies have unlimited power, Incorporated centers on Ben Larson, an executive who is forced to change his identity in order to infiltrate a cutthroat corporate world and save the woman he loves. In the process, he will take on the entire system – with deadly consequences. Sean Teale (Reign) will star as Ben Larson, the lead in this show.
Benny will be on set shooting for this next week.
Benny Onset for Cheerleader Death Squad (pilot)
Last week Benny worked onset for the CW (CBS) pilot “Cheerleader Death Squad“.
Benny arrived the location around 6:00am for an early start day and he was thrilled to be able to work with the lead actor Alan van Sprang, as well as other very talented actors on the show. He enjoyed the experience very much and would love to be able to return to the show should opportunity presents itself.
#WhoWillYouHelp – Watch this Power Video Message (PSA)
This Public Service Announcement video was done by Ontario Government as part of the action plan to stop sexual violence and harassment when you see it. This video, upon releasing to general public, was tweeted by the Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and major media outlets and soon became viral both on social media and on YouTube. In this video, Benny portrayed a teenager who deliberately and inappropriately shared girlfriend’s photos with friends.
Above the video is a screenshot of the page which was updated on Ontario Provincial Government’s website on March 6, 2015, urging everyone to join the conversation #WhoWIllYouHelp.
Benny Joins CBS Pilot “Cheerleader Death Squad’
Benny just landed a role in the CBS upcoming “Cheerleader Death Squad” pilot, which, according to several reports, is an action-adventure mystery-drama that will be co-written by Marc Cherry, Neal Baer and Blue Bloods executive producer Daniel Truly. Marc Cherry is a writer and producer, known for Desperate Housewives(2004), Devious Maids (2013) and The Golden Girls (1985). Neal Baer is a producer and writer, known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), ER (1994) and Under the Dome (2013).
It is certainly a wonderful opportunity for Benny to work with those great talents in the business!
Benny will be playing a Chinese student who is “very intelligent” as described in the breakdown. 🙂
Benny Returns to Animation Series “Peg+Cat” for Another Episode
Benny was invited to return to PBS Kids 2013 animation series “Peg+Cat” for another episode. This time he provides his voice to a teen “Jonah” in the episode named “The Birthday Cake Problem”.
The series follows the adventures of Peg and her sidekick cat as they encounter unexpected problems that require simple mathematical solutions.
In this episode, you not only will hear Benny’s voice speaking as “Jonah” but also his singing so check back to find some clips some later time! 🙂
Benny will be in studio recording this on April 15, 2013.