Ben Jessop
agent: Camilla Chiverton - camilla@sternwild.com
Ben is an award winning, BAFTA and EMMY nominated creative who has overseen high profile unscripted shows for major streamers and networks. He has managed shoots all over the world, covering a wide range of genres and styles from music docs to travel, food to magic, science to comedy. Building first series is a speciality, as is working with A list on-screen talent.
His versatility is one of his defining attributes, having turned his hand to everything from large-scale stunts to intimate, lower budget archive-led series. A background in comedy production means that he’s able to apply a lightness of touch to any subject, and always aims to run a happy, motivated team to support this.
He understands the intricacies of running shows with multiple stakeholders, having crafted complex series for NatGeo, Discovery, Netflix, Apple, Disney+ and Prime as well as British broadcasters Sky, BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and more. Many of these shows have been fronted by A-list stars, and Ben is used to managing those relationships in order to help the production flourish.
Invigorated by unexpected challenges, he’s found ways to set magicians on fire, send Jeff Goldblum off-road racing, serve Stanley Tucci his favourite ever pasta, persuade a Trump voter to take a bullet for an illegal immigrant, and make a car out of meat for Jeremy Clarkson.
He trained at Vancouver Film School, speaks fluent French, and has the honour of having produced the show with the Guinness World Record for most swearwords (201 to be precise).