Turner was born in
Hackney, London to an
English father, actor Graham Turner of the
Royal Shakespeare Company, and an
Iranian mother. He was educated at
Dulwich College, well known for its pedigree of actors including the founder
Edward Alleyn. He then trained as an actor at
Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He has appeared in many productions in television, film, theatre and radio, including
Michael Grandage's production of
Richard II. 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. Ben appeared in the first of the live shows along with
Casualty stars Charles Dale (Big Mac) and Tony Marshall (Noel Garcia) as well as
Holby City stars Rosie Marcel (Jac Naylor) and Luke Roberts (Joseph Byrne). He left
Casualty in December 2011, along with co-star
Georgia Taylor, who played his main love interest in the show. Following his extensive stage experience Turner took on "without doubt the biggest challenge I've had professionally", appearing in the stage production of
The Kite Runner, which had its European premiere at
Nottingham Playhouse in April 2013. Turner starred in the production playing both the younger and older versions of the main character Amir. 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. 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. ==Filmography==