After Footlights at Cambridge Ben went into TV and was soon directing documentaries for BBC and Channel 4. At 26 he was the one of C4’s youngest multi-camera directors, responsible for RI:SE and T4. As well as his broadcasting credits, Ben’s strong visual style meant that he had began to direct performances and videos for Madonna, Black-Eyed Peas, Shaggy, Hard-Fi, Pink, Suede, Simply Red, and Martha Wainwright, Lady GaGa and Franz Ferdinand. He also made the introductory film for Jay-Z’s much anticipated performance at Glastonbury, From this Ben moved into the world of commercial directing. Since 2007 he has directed campaigns for Smirnoff, Dr. Pepper, Ikea, Nokia, Fiat and Lynx. He still works in TV with work such as ITV’s 2009 Saturday night flagship gameshow ‘The Cube’, Derren Brown's 'Trick or Treat' and Bebo online drama, ‘The Secret World of Sam King’.