|
Date of Birth
|
22-October-1983
|
|
Place of Birth
|
Forest Gate
(London Borough of Newham, England, Essex)
|
|
Nationality
|
United Kingdom
|
|
Also know as
|
Benjamin Paul Ballance-Drew, Plan B, Ben Drew, Benjamin Paul Ballance Drew, Ben Paul Balance Drew, Benjamin Paul Ballance-Drew, Plan B, Ben Paul Balance Drew, Plan B
|
|
Profession
|
Film Director, Actor, Rapper, Singer-songwriter, Film Producer
|
|
Benjamin Paul Ballance-Drew, primarily known as Plan B or Ben Drew, is an English rapper, singer-songwriter, actor and film director from Forest Gate, London. Plan B first emerged as a hip hop artist releasing his critically acclaimed debut album Who Needs Actions When You Got Words in 2006. His second studio album, The Defamation of Strickland Banks, was a soul record and went straight to number one on the UK Albums Chart. He has also collaborated with other artists such as Chase & Status most notably on the top ten single "End Credits".
Drew has also had a successful film career as an actor, with roles in Adulthood, Harry Brown, 4.3.2.1 and The Sweeney. In 2012 Drew released the film Ill Manors, which he wrote and directed, and Plan B also released an accompanying soundtrack album which became his second number one album.
|
