Former EastEnders hunk bags new role in twisted Hollywood horror movie alongside A-listers
ONE former EastEnders hunk has bagged a new role in an upcoming twisted Hollywood movie.
The former soap star will share the screen with huge A-list actors as he makes his debut in a huge horror franchise.
Ben Hardy, 33, has fast become a huge name to watch out for in Hollywood.
He first shot to fame when he played Peter Beale in EastEnders from 2013 until he left the BBC One soap in 2015.
His debut on the big-screen came in 2016 when he was cast in X-Men: Apocalypse.
Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy starred in the big-budget film where he played Archangel.
Oscar-winning Bohemian Rhapsody was his next huge project where he played Queen drummer Roger Taylor alongside the likes of Rami Malek.
Now, the star is set to join A-list stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga in the next instalment in The Conjuring franchise.
Ben is set to join Mia Thompson in the ninth film in the series, The Conjuring: Last Rites.
Details surrounding the plot are being held under wraps, but Wilson and Farmiga are both set to reprise their roles.
In the original film, they played paranormal investigator husband Ed Warren and his wife Lorraine.
Michael Chaves is set to return as director after he previously helmed The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It.
EastEnders stars who QUIT
MICHELLE Collins has seen her second EastEnders stint boost her bank balance. Yet what stars have quit this year?
The Sun exclusively reported how Michelle, 62, was down to £20,000 in her company accounts when she agreed to a shock back-from-the-dead return to Albert Square last year.
Her character, Cindy Beale, was presumed dead off-camera in 1998.
Yet what about the 2024 exits?
Earlier this summer, loyal soap fans appeared to note how Stevie Mitchell had “quit” the long-running series.
It came after Alan Ford enjoyed just six-months on-screen.
Bobby Beale actor Clay Milner Russell also left this year after five years in Walford.
Fans also feared Martin Fowler actor James Bye would “quit out of boredom” over recent storylines.
Additionally, a host of stars have quit the BBC soap for Hollywood fame.
One of the most successful stars to come from the BBC One soap is Rob Kazinsky.
He played Stacey Slater’s brother Sean Slater from 2006 to 2009, he has starred in Hollywood blockbusters Pacific Rim and Captain Marvel.
Ben Hardy, who quit EastEnders as Bobby Beale almost a decade ago, went on to break Hollywood the following year, when he starred as Archangel in X-Men: Apocalypse.
Since then, he has played Roger Taylor in Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, and he starred in Michael Bay’s Netflix movie 6 Underground.
Michelle Ryan played Zoe Slater until 2005.
She starred as the lead in short-lived American series Bionic Woman from 2007 to 2008.
After his 2021 outing, he then returned to the franchise to direct The Nun II in 2023.
This is only the latest in a string of projects for Ben, who previously starred in a string of projects for Netflix.
He was shared the screen with Ryan Reynolds in the stunt-filled, 6 Underground and he later had a starring role in Love at First Sight.
The Conjuring: Last Rites will be released on September 5, 2025.