Percelle Ascott

Percelle Ascott (born 10 June 1993) is a Zimbabwean–English actor, best known for his lead role between 2012 and 2014 on the CBBC series Wizards vs Aliens as Benny Sherwood, best friend of the main character Tom, who defends wizardkind and Earth against the Nekross.[1]

Percelle Ascott
Ascott in 2018
Born (1993-06-10) 10 June 1993
Zimbabwe
NationalityZimbabwean, English
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
Known forWizards vs Aliens

He was born in Zimbabwe. Ascott was also a regular on the E4 series Youngers and is the co-writer and star of the online comedy series Mandem on the Wall, which led to a follow up film 'The Weekend', centred around the same 3 friends.[2] Other screen credits include guest leads on Silent Witness and on Excluded for the BBC, as well as the lead in the feature film Beat Girl and the Netflix Series 'The Innocents'.[3][4] He also appeared as Ben in X+Y.[5]

He has also appeared in a number of stage plays like Much Ado About Nothing (BRIT School), Rachel (workshop, National Theatre Studio), and Mandem on the Wall Live (Hackney Empire).[6]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010ExcludedWayneTV movie
ElectricPercyShort
2012Silent WitnessJoel BarronEpisodes: "Domestic: Part 1 and Part 2"
'Callum JeromeShort
SunroofAdamShort
2012–14Wizards vs AliensBanjamín "Benny" SherwoodMain role (30 episodes)
2013Beat GirlMike
2013–14YoungersYungah Baby Tinie WinieMain role (16 episodes)
2014X+YBen
2015The Dog Ate My HomeworkPanelist1 episode
2016 The Coroner Jake Taylor Episode: "Those in Peril"
The Weekend Malcolm Film
Deep It Kadz Short
2017CasualtyKalen GardnerEpisode: "When the Whistle Blows"
2018 Shiro's Story Part 1 Kyle Short
Shiro's Story Part 2 Short
Shiro's Story Part 3 Short
The Innocents Harry Main role
Doctor Who Delph Episode: “The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos”

References
  1. Connelly, Brendan (28 April 2012). "Official Blurb And First Look At Wizards Vs. Aliens From Doctor Who's Russell T Davies". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. Mandem On The Wall – Episode 1. YouTube. 24 December 2011.
  3. "Wizards Vs Aliens interview with Scott Haran and Percelle Ascott". Geeks of Oz. July 2013.
  4. Paskett, Zoe (2 December 2016). "Mandem on the Wall star in new Hackney comedy The Weekend". Hackney Gazette. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  5. "Moving portrayal of an autistic mind in X+Y". 12 March 2015. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  6. "Percelle Ascott". Sainou. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


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