miles teller & he/him/ cis man ‷ watch out , benjamin “ben” scott has crash-landed into roswell !! they look 35 years old and celebrate their birthday on august 24th. they are from brooklyn, new york, reside in moonbeam gardens and are currently working as a podcaster/actor. one thing you should know about them is he started his career in the first broadway production of the lion king‷
Hi all, I bring you one of my oldest characters who I’ve missed quite a bit! Give this a like if you want to plot something out ❤️
ABOUT.
Name: Benjamin Eric Scott Nicknames: Ben, Scotty, Benny Boy Age: Thirty-five Date of Birth: 24th August 1987 Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA Occupation: Podcaster/Actor Romantic/Sexual Orientation: Biromantic/bisexual (male leaning)
tw: violence, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, mentions of homophobia
Benjamin “Ben” Scott grew up in Brooklyn, New York, to a stay at home mom and a doctor father.
When he was a kid he wanted to be a spaceman, exactly like Buzz Lightyear. That was the dream.
His mom had other ideas since he’d spend his days putting on plays with the other neighbourhood kids and dancing and singing. So, not long after his 9th birthday, she started to push and finally got him a job on the first Broadway production of The Lion King. That was what he did for almost ten years —- he lived on the stage.
After graduation he went on to study drama at Juilliard School, getting into a kind of routine. School, theatre, school, theatre, and then he’d spend Sunday at the gym. He didn’t have much of a social life, just hung out in seedy bars with his theatre friends, getting into fights and very rarely waking up in his own bed, usually bloody and bruised whenever he did.
He dabbled in relationships here and there, fell for a guy in his final year of college, but things weren’t meant to be. Everything was badly timed. He’s probably still a little in love with him to this day, but he’s never been too good at admitting that out loud.
Finally, following graduation, he got his first movie role, nothing major, but hella exciting for him. Movie roles were pretty rare, though, so he paid for his tiny apartment in Hell’s Kitchen with constant stints on Broadway.
He ended up in a bad place. Fell into an abyss of drink and drugs, going out each night after the show pretty much just trying to pick fights. It was almost a game, trying to hide the bruises the next day.
At 26 the relationship he ended up in was beyond toxic, neither one of them any good for each other and he only landed himself in more trouble.
Things went too far one night on his way home following the show; some guy thinking it was funny to continuously rib him over his sexuality. Ben, seeing red, lost it completely and could have quite easily beat him to death.
Prison was his next port of call. He was there for a year, got out on good behaviour, although his stay behind bars did its job in destroying what little movie career he had left.
Since getting out six years ago he’s been working on his anger issues. He’s attended meetings, seen a therapist and he’s big into meditating. His Frenchie, Simba, helps him through.
He attempted another relationship (kinda) with a friend from college days, but that too was destined not to work out for him.
Moving away from New York was definitely a part of the process, he moved over to LA for a couple of years to try something different, got back into theatre and filmed a pilot for a show that sadly wasn’t picked up.
He lost his acting big break thanks to what happened, a major role in a much anticipated movie gone, so he stuck with theatre alone for a while.
During the last couple of months of 2021 he received a letter from the friend he’d dated several years previous in New York informing him that he was a dad. Within a month he’d packed his bags and moved to New Mexico to find her and meet his son. Definitely not part of his plan, but he wanted to try and do something as soon as he found out.
TIMELINE:
1987: Brooklyn, New York 2006: Hells Kitchen, Manhattan, New York 2015: Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York Late 2016: Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan, New York 2018: Los Angeles, California Late 2021: Roswell, New Mexico
WANTED CONNECTIONS:
- younger siblings; his has three of them, any gender, go wild. I’d love to see them if you’re interested! - cousins; why not? we love family <3 - college ex; they really did meet at the wrong time, it was never going to work for long, yet ben was so in love with him and he’s still not over it. - toxic ex; this whole relationship was a bad idea. everything about it was toxic, but at the time he couldn’t resist her. maybe if they’d attempted the relationship at another time things would have been better... but definitely not then. other exes from nyc; both in college and after. [ noa ocampo. ] - one night stands; there’s been a lot of them, both in nyc and la. he’s bi so both male and female work. - gym buddies; if he’s not working he pretty much lives in the gym. it’s a great distraction. - nyc friends; people he’s known for years and trusts completely. - neighbours in moonbeam; it can go however you like. - dog park people; he has simba so he’s there a lot walking him. - fellow aa or na people; anyone he’s met through those meetings. - past work colleagues; anyone he’s worked on broadway/stage or on a movie/tv set with in the past. - current work colleagues; self explanatory.
I’m really up for anything, so let’s brainstorm!!!
