- He was the producers original choice for role of Major John Sheppard in Stargate: Atlantis (2004), but was unable to take the role due to filming commitments to the Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004) mini-series. He was later cast as Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell in Stargate SG-1 (1997) as the shows new lead actor following the departure of Richard Dean Anderson.
- In Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004), War Minister Ahkna (played by his real-life wife Francesca Buller) was killed by his on-screen wife Aeryn Sun (Claudia Black).
- Ben Bowder was the only actor to appear in all 88 episodes of Farscape (1999).
- His real life son can be seen in the Farscape episode Look at the Princess: Part 1: A Kiss Is But a Kiss (2000), as the generated preview of Crichton's son. His real life daughter appears in Farscape episode Look at the Princess: Part 3: The Maltese Crichton (2000), as the preview of Crichton's soon to be daughter.
- His favorite movie is Jeremiah Johnson (1972), the concept of which was warped into an episode of his show, Farscape (1999).
- He has appeared in Farscape (1999), Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004) and Stargate SG-1 (1997) with Claudia Black. (He did not appear in Stargate SG-1 (1997) until 2005. )
- Ben met his wife, Francesca Buller, while studying at London's Central School of Speech and Drama in 1989.
- He is a huge science fiction fan.
- Was considered for the role of Major Hayes on Star Trek: Enterprise (2001).
- Two of the series in which he has starred have featured an advanced alien race called the Ancients: Farscape (1999) and Stargate SG-1 (1997).
- Graduate of Furman University in Greenville, SC
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