Mike jackson, if you read this, you have to tell the story of yours, mark ashton s and the other gay activists lives. Not many people would give up a hot date in favour of arthur scargill, but thats what young mark ashton the book thiefs ben schnetzer does. Pride a truelife tale thats easy to cheer the boston globe. Pride finds joy in unlikely partnership houston chronicle. Mark ashton is the real man behind ben schnetzers character in pride. Sep 30, 2014 and of course, like everyone else, i was in love with the 23yearold canny irish commie mark ashton played by ben schnetzer, albeit mostly from a distance.
Browse ben schnetzer movies and tv shows available on prime video and begin streaming right away to your favorite device. American actor ben schnetzer reveals his pride in starring in new. Ben schnetzer was born on february 8 1990 in new york, to actors stephen. Pride shows the alliance of a gay group and mineworkers. American actor ben schnetzer reveals his pride in starring. The filmmakers explain to buzzfeed news why it was vital to keep their characters sexuality authentic without it ever defining them. Pride depicts events in 1984, when how mark ashton ben schnetzer and his friend mike jackson joe gilgun founded a support group for the striking miners. Schnetzer loved playing gay activist in pride the star. Sep 26, 2014 led by mark ashton ben schnetzer, the london chapter of lesbians and gays support the miners lgsm started to collect money to help the union workers.
Sep 25, 2014 in pride, new york native ben schnetzer the book thief, the riot club plays reallife british gay rights activist mark ashton. Schnetzer, an american actor, was nominated for two british independent film awards for his performance. In his memory, the mark ashton trust was created to raise money for individuals living with hiv, and as of 2007 it had raised. This weeks dvds evening chronicle newcastle, england. Pride tells the true story of lesbians and gays support the miners lgsm, a group of queer londoners who, in 1984, joined together to collect funds in support of the miners on strike against government closures of coal mines across the country. Its not groundbreaking in any way, but its uplifting and makes a pertinent point, all while wrapped in the garment of an oldfashioned workingclass comedy.
Not many people would give up a hot date in favour of arthur scargill, but thats what young mark ashton the book thiefs ben schnetzer. Februar 1990 in new york city ist ein amerikanischer schauspieler. Unambiguously, the group was called lesbians and gays support the miners lgsm and it did what it says on their collecting tin. The strike was well underway when mark ashton ben schnetzer, the book thief, a fervent politico, began recruiting friends at a gay pride march. The story is told mostly from the perspective of members of lesbians and gays support the miners and their charismatic young leader, mark ashton ben schnetzer. Pride recalls alliance between gay activists and miners. American actor ben schnetzer portrays ashton in the 2014 film pride. The cast are brilliant, the younger as well as the older ben schnetzer, george mackay and joseph gilgun shine. Helping him are his assorted friends including gay couple jonathan and gethin dominic west and the brilliant andrew moriaty scott, mike joseph gilgun, jeff freddie fox and steph faye marsay im the l in lgsm. He plays mark ashton in the new movie which is set in the thatcher era and.
But when youre telling a political story, humour is crucial. Mark christian ashton 19 may 1960 11 february 1987 was a british gay rights activist and cofounder of the lesbians and gays support the miners lgsm support. Sep 09, 2016 f ew actors in recent years have experienced as quick a rise as ben schnetzer and for good reason. Schnetzer opiskeli nayttelemista guildhall school of music and dramateatterikoulussa. Some of the most joyously human storytelling youll see on screen this year. The riot club and committed northern irish gay activist mark ashton in pride. His parents, nancy snyder and stephen schnetzer, both working on the cinematographic industry, introduced him to his passion, acting. Watching the pride film, mark simpson remembers lgsm. Instead of a photography and camera shop, they operate out of a book store. Gay community activist mark ashton ben schnetzer, center, with megaphone leads his peers in organizing lesbians and gays support the miners, a group aimed at assisting striking coal miners in the united kingdom in 1984, in the new, factbased inspirational comedy, pride.
Ashtons group, lesbians and gays support the miners, formed an. When actor ben schnetzer received the script for the film he couldnt resist. The cast are brilliant, the younger as well as the olderben schnetzer, george mackay and joseph gilgun shine. Ben schnetzer with megaphone as mark ashton, who led lesbians and gays support the miners as the group backed striking welsh miners. Oct 27, 2014 one is mark ashton ben schnetzer, the book thief, a young gayrights activist, and the other is joe copper george mackay, defiance, a closeted college student. Mark ashton, a charismatic young firebrand who died years ago. Ben schnetzer is an american actor born in new york city. The lgsm were a reallife group set up by mark ashton and mike jackson played brilliantly by ben schnetzer and joe gilgun part of their group was jonathan blake and they, along with many others, raised money for the miners, one of whom was married to the now labour mp, sian james. Mark christian ashton 19 may 1960 11 february 1987 was a british gay rights activist and cofounder of the lesbians and gays support the miners lgsm support group. Ben schnetzer biography, age, girlfriend, warcraft, pride. Schnetzer is a new yorker with an unpromising cv he was one of the few good things about the book thief and hes fantastic here.
You made the lives of all gay people in this country better, and we owe you more than we ever knew. Stephen schnetzer bio, wife, age, net worth, commercials and. Copper is shy, insecure and still uncertain and confused about his identity. Ben schnetzer, abram rooney, george mackay, monica. Welcome to ben schnetzer fan, your first gallery souce dedicated to american actor ben schnetzer.
When the thatcher government threatens to close down a significant number of the countrys pits, a young gayrights activist named mark ashton ben schnetzer leads a group of gays and lesbians. George mackay is joe, a justturned20 mummys boy on the brink of coming out who finds himself shaking a bucket for the miners in 1984 at the insistence of gobby mark ashton ben schnetzer and. Oct 16, 2014 the story is told mostly from the perspective of members of lesbians and gays support the miners and their charismatic young leader, mark ashton ben schnetzer. Pride encourages us to honor our creations and ourselves. Pride an uplifting tale of support and prejudice the. Since 2008, the terrence higgins trust has included the mark ashton red ribbon fund, which had collected more than. When activist mark ashton ben schnetzer garners support at a gay pride rally in london for his plan to raise funds in support of the striking miners, he encounters a surprising impediment to his plan. He is a graduate of the guildhall school of music and drama in london.
Ben schnetzer bifa british independent film awards. Ashton s group, lesbians and gays support the miners, formed an. Charlotte osullivan, writing for the london evening standard, said. Its hard to imagine two groups less likely to unite in the uk in the mid1980s. Ashton is an established leader and outspoken voice in the lesbian and gay rights movement.
The young activist who wants to fight for the rights of all, miners, gay, women, and. He was a political activist and a humanist, and there is incredible conviction in his vision. The groups leader, mark ashton, played by ben schnetzer, raises some muchneeded money and finds a grateful union rep paddy considine in. He played max vandenburg in the film adaptation of the book thief 20. Ben schnetzer was born on february 8 1990 in new york, to actors stephen schnetzer and nancy snyder. When actor ben schnetzer received the script for the film he couldnt resist the story and the chance to play the charismatic mark ashton.
Astrology birth chart for ben schnetzer astrocharts. They have two children, max and ben schnetzer, an actor. About this amazing actor benjamin arnold schnetzer, mostly known as ben schnetzer, was born in new york the 8th february 1990. If you have any further questions, please dont hesitate to contact us. You probably recognize ben as max vandenburg in the book thief and as khadgar in warcraft. The crucial importance of getting queerness right in pride. Pride tells the incredible true story of a welsh mining community struggling to make ends meet during the 1984 miners strike. He lives a normal suburban middleclass life with his unsuspecting parents whilst also supporting the lgsm lesbians and gays support the miners action group. He began acting in his teens, appearing in the tv drama happy town but, in his own words wanted to give acting a proper shot and moved to london in 2010 to study drama at the guildhall school of music and drama.
This is led by mark ashton ben schnetzer, the book thief, who drives forward the goal of raising financial aid for the striking miners families. In pride, new york native ben schnetzer the book thief, the riot club plays reallife british gay rights activist mark ashton. Mark is kind of a mix of a young harvey milk and ned weeks aka larry kramer from the normal heart. Basedontruth pride one of the years best movies san.
Ben schnetzer born february 8, 1990 is an american actor schnetzer was born and raised in new york city, the son of actors stephen schnetzer and nancy snyder. Gays are just as threatened by thatcher as the miners are, declares mark ashton ben schnetzer, their livewire mouthpiece, who believes they must demonstrate solidarity. Ben schnetzer the book thief is terrific as the charismatic ashton, whose tragic reallife fate. Sep 26, 2014 the strike was well underway when mark ashton ben schnetzer, the book thief, a fervent politico, began recruiting friends at a gay pride march in london to raise money to help the miners. One is mark ashton ben schnetzer, the book thief, a young gayrights activist, and the other is joe copper george mackay, defiance, a closeted college student. Feb 11, 2020 mark ashtons memory lives on today thanks to the excellent 2014 pride which dramatised his admirable solidarity with the striking mineworkers in the dulais valley during the 198485 miners strike and in which ashton was brilliantly portrayed by american actor ben schnetzer.
Sep 14, 2014 george mackay is joe, a justturned20 mummys boy on the brink of coming out who finds himself shaking a bucket for the miners in 1984 at the insistence of gobby mark ashton ben schnetzer and. Mark ashton ramblings of another frustrated writer. The crucial importance of getting queerness right in pride there are nearly 40 speaking roles for lgbt characters in this acclaimed film about a forgotten part of recent british history. Mark ashton pride mark ashton gay rights campaigner died 11 february 1987 mark christian ashton 1960051919 may 1960 1987021111 february 1987 was a british gay rights activist and member of the communist party of great br image result. Graduating three years later, he went almost immediately into film work and in three movies released in britain in 2014 showed his total versatility and superb mastery of accents. Pride a truelife tale thats easy to cheer the boston. We will provide you movie stills, photoshoots, magazine scans, events and much more. American actor ben schnetzer reveals his pride in starring in. Schnetzer was born and raised in new york city, the son of actors stephen schnetzer and nancy snyder. On one hand the miners of south wales, locked in a bitter, violent, yearlong strike against pit closures.
Reading news stories about the miners strike, mark recognises a cause to champion. After shooting the pilot episode, actor ben schnetzer replaced john patrick amedori in the role of andrew haplin, and steven weber replaced dean winters for the role of john haplin. First came a small part in the book thief 20, followed by his. Ben schnetzer began acting in his teens, appearing in the tv drama happy town, but in his own words wanted to give acting a proper shot and moved to london in 2010 to study drama at the guildhall school of music and drama. Mike jackson, if you read this, you have to tell the story of yours, mark ashtons and the other gay activists lives. Standing outside the gay is the word bookstore, mark and his friends hold buckets and chant out the name of their organization. Schnetzer was born on june 11, 1948, canton, massachusetts, to thomas a. Pride shows the alliance of a gay group and mineworkers the. According to screenwriter stephen beresford, however, there is an. Sep 06, 2014 when actor ben schnetzer received the script for the film he couldnt resist the story and the chance to play the charismatic mark ashton. Ben schnetzer george mackay gay scene run away pride.
He plays mark ashton in the movie pride, released in 2014. Order to read tolkiens books the hobbit the lord of the rings the silmarillion the children of hurin the history of middleearth unfinished tales the letters of j. Pride 15 mark ashton ben schnetzer is the charismatic leader of young, impassioned campaigners, who operate out of the gays e word bookshop in london run by gethin andrew scott. All told, in fact, beresford said there are a whopping 38 lgbt speaking roles in the film, including newcomer ben schnetzer the book thief as crusading activist mark ashton. In the early days of the strike, mark ashton ben schnetzer, a young gayrights activist in london, persuades some gay friends to make common cause with the miners. Tolkien anything else tolkien, 1892 wrote the hobbit and the lord of the rings. He made his break in acting while still in his teenage years, he appeared in the tv show happy town but felt he needed a proper shot in acting thus moving to london in 2010 to study drama. The new york actor, who was most recently seen in brian. The leader of the group is the young and handsome mark ashton, played by ben schnetzer. Ben schnetzer the book thief as crusading activist mark ashton. George mackay as joe bromley cooper hate from his family. Said group sparks into life in the midst of a gay pride march in london, when a 20year old by the name of mark ashton ben schnetzer argues that miners have been as badly treated by the.
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