Ben Hanson
From Fargo Filmmaking
Ben Hanson (b. 1986) is a moviemaker, actor, and editor currently enrolled as a Political Science and Film Studies double major at Minnesota State University Moorhead.
He was also a cast member of Trollwood News at Noon and 3600 Seconds for a number of seasons, where he played characters including Fat Albert, George W. Bush, and Darth Vader. In AJ Goes to France he played Jean Patrick Francois de Lafayette, a French-hating neoconservative.
Hanson made a failed bid to be elected to Fargo's Park Board in the 2006 city elections. He garnered 14% of the vote to place fourth in a seven-way race for three open seats.
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[edit] Filmography
[edit] As Actor
- Janitor Quest 2000.... Leper
- Archibald the Turquoise (2008).... Rob
- Precious Metal: The Otto Steinholz Story (2008)
- Jones and Hanson: One Tough Cops (2007).... Officer Hanson
- Fur Love of the Game (2007)... Mastodon Body Double
- Sweatpants Kid (2006).... Extra
- For the Love of Three Oranges (2006).... Himself
- AJ Goes to France (2006).... Jean Patrick Francois de Lafayette
- 3600 Seconds (2005).... Fat Albert
- The Last Hours of Amateur Hour (2005).... Zombie #1
- Castro and Me (2004)
- Trollwood News at Noon (2004)
- Save Yourself (2004).... The Girl's Significant Other
- The Rugged Streets of Bluemont (2002)
[edit] As Director
- Jones and Hanson: One Tough Cops (2007)
- What's with That Statue Thingy When He Dies? (2007)
- A Tribute to Governors (2006)
- For the Love of Three Oranges (2006)
[edit] As Writer
- Janitor Quest 2000 (2008)
- Jones and Hanson: One Tough Cops (2007)
- What's with That Statue Thingy When He Dies? (2007)
- For the Love of Three Oranges (2006)
[edit] As Editor
- The First Casualty (2007)
- Daisy Chain (2006)
[edit] As Cinematographer
- The First Casualty (2007)
[edit] Other Information
[edit] Class Membership
- Beginning Filmmaking (Spring 2007)
[edit] External Links
- Ben Hanson at the Internet Movie Database
- Ben Hanson at Xanga

