Neil was born in South London, the eldest of three. He was educated at Woolverstone Hall, a boarding school in Suffolk, where he gained his first acting experience. He trained at the Central School for Speech and Drama and spent the 1980s in constant work in the theatre and playing small TV parts, especially in sitcoms such as That's Love (1988) and Chelmsford 123 (1988). His break came in 1990 as "Dave", in the award winning sitcom Drop the Dead Donkey (1990), and his success has been further established as the lead in the highly acclaimed TV police drama Between the Lines (1992). He still lives (alone) in South London and supports Spurs.
本·威士肖是近几年冉冉升起的年轻英国戏剧新星，他在独立影片《My Brother Tom》中的表演为其赢得了不少称赞和奖项，在伦敦剧场界更以哈姆雷特一角引起轰动。在2006年的影片《香水》中，他更是对阵几大明星，愈显不凡的演技和深厚的表演功底，受到世界影坛瞩目。2007年，他与凯特·布兰...
