Ben Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth – “xXx: Return of Xander Cage” Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – TCL Chinese Theatre, 6925 Hollywood Boulevard – Hollywood, CA, USA, 2017 – Photo Credit: Julian Blythe/HNW / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Benjamin Allen Nicolas Hollingsworth
Place of Birth: Brockville, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: September 7, 1984
Ethnicity: English, Irish, Scottish, distant German, Dutch, and Northern Irish
Ben Hollingsworth, also credited as Benjamin Hollingsworth, is a Canadian actor. His roles include the films The Joneses, Joy Ride 3: Roadkill, Vendetta (2015), and Cold Pursuit (2019), the series The Line, The Beautiful Life, Cult, Code Black, Virgin River, and Joe Pickett, and the made-for-tv movies The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream, Coming Home for Christmas, and Love Under the Olive Tree.
He is married to lingerie designer Nila Myers, with whom he has three children.
Ben’s paternal grandfather was Wallace Blake Hollingsworth (the son of Clarke Wallace Hollingsworth and Nora Madeline Dickey). Clarke was the son of Philip Yates Hollingsworth and Alfaretta Hayes. Nora was the daughter of Edward Blake Dickey and Ethel Clow.
Ben’s paternal grandmother was Thelma Marion Mainse (the daughter of Ernest Lavelle/Lake Mainse and Keitha Marie Moulton). Thelma was born in Ontario. Ernest was born in Ontario, the son of Allen Sweet Mainse and Parthena Ann Snider. Keitha was born in Ontario, the daughter of William Moulton and Margaret Estella McMillan, whose father was from Country Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Ben’s maternal grandfather was Bernard/Barnard Jerome Hickey (the son of Frederick “Fred” Hickey and Margaret Sophia Fawkes). Bernard was born in Ontario. Fred was born in Ontario, the son of Frederick Edward Hickey, who was born in either Ireland or England; and of Margaret Lahey, who was Irish. Margaret was born in Leicester, England, the daughter of John Fawkes and Maria Hallam.
Ben’s maternal grandmother was Helen C. MacPhee (the daughter of John Adolphus MacPhee and Emma Mary Caswell). Helen was born on Prince Edward Island. John was born on Prince Edward Island, the son of John Joseph MacPhee/McPhee and Ellen Jane McDonald. Emma was born in Newfoundland, the daughter of Edward Thomas Caswell, whose father was English, and of Mary Amelia Keeping.
Sources: Genealogies of Ben’s paternal grandmother, Thelma Marion Mainse – https://findagrave.com
https://www.genealogy.com
Obituary of Ben’s paternal grandmother, Thelma Marion (Mainse) Hollingsworth Cross – https://www.newspapers.com
Ben’s maternal grandfather, Bernard/Barnard Jerome Hickey, on the 1931 Canada Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Ben’s maternal great-grandfather, Bernard/Barnard Jerome Hickey – https://www.newspapers.com
Ben’s maternal grandmother, Helen C. MacPhee, on the 1931 Canada Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Please add distant Dutch and Northern Irish to his ancestry.
Ben’s paternal grandmother was Thelma Marion Mainse (the daughter of Ernest Lavelle/Lake Mainse and Keitha Marie Moulton). Thelma was born in Ontario. Ernest was born in Ontario, the son of Allen Sweet Mainse and Parthena Ann Snider. Keitha was born in Ontario, the daughter of William Moulton and Margaret Estella McMillan, whose father was from Country Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Ben’s maternal grandfather was Bernard/Barnard Jerome Hickey (the son of Frederick “Fred” Hickey and Margaret Sophia Fawkes). Bernard was born in Ontario. Fred was born in Ontario, the son of Frederick Edward Hickey, who was born in either Ireland or England; and of Margaret Lahey, who was Irish. Margaret was born in Leicester, England, the daughter of John Hawkes and Maria Hallam.
Ben’s maternal grandmother was Helen C. MacPhee (the daughter of John Adolphus MacPhee and Emma Mary Caswell). Helen was born on Prince Edward Island. John was born on Prince Edward Island, the son of John Joseph MacPhee/McPhee and Ellen Jane McDonald. Emma was born in Newfoundland, the daughter of Edward Thomas Caswell, whose father was English, and of Mary Amelia Keeping.
Genealogies of Ben’s paternal grandmother, Thelma Marion Mainse –
https://findagrave.com/memorial/210955290/thelma_marion_hollingsworth_cross
https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/e/y/Charles-D-Heys/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0465.html
Obituary of Ben’s paternal grandmother, Thelma Marion (Mainse) Hollingsworth Cross – https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/730706055/
Ben’s maternal grandfather, Bernard/Barnard Jerome Hickey, on the 1931 Canada Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6RS5-KGJT
Obituary of Ben’s maternal great-grandfather, Bernard/Barnard Jerome Hickey – https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/734551687/
Ben’s maternal grandmother, Helen C. MacPhee, on the 1931 Canada Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6RSB-L8L5
John Hawkes –> John Fawkes
Benjamin’s paternal grandfather was Wallace Blake Hollingsworth (the son of Clarke Wallace Hollingsworth and Nora Madeline Dickey). Clarke was the son of Philip Yates Hollingsworth and Alfaretta Hayes. Nora was the daughter of Edward Blake Dickey and Ethel Clow.
Benjamin’s paternal grandmother is named Bunny Somerville.
*his ancestry through his father is English, Scottish, Irish and distant German.
This guy was in “Suits”. I did not add him coz there are not many about his family.