- Captain Becker
Infobox character
name = Captain Becker
caption = The first public promotional image of Captain Becker.
gender = Male
occupation = Special Ops Captain
Title = Captain
portrayer =Ben Mansfield Captain Becker will be a
fictional character in theITV sci-fi drama "Primeval". He will be played byBen Mansfield . According toTim Haines , "he is going to be a new military guy who comes onto the team to watch their backs so that none of them get eaten". Becker will not be a one-dimensional, but will have a full character. [cite web|last= Martin|first= Susanne|title= Primeval Roundtable with Tim Haines and Adrian Hodges|publisher= DouglasHenshall.com|date= 2008-03-28|url= http://www.douglashenshall.com/3PrimevalinterviewwithTimHainesandAdrianHodges.html|accessdate= 2008-04-12] Becker comes from a military family and background, and is moved from special operations to the Primeval team. Mansfield has stated that he will have 'amiable friction' with Connor and he sees himself as the person who 'looks after' the team. cite web|last= Wilkes|first= Neil|title= Meet the new boy on 'Primeval'|publisher=Digital Spy |date= 2008-07-29|url= http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a117109/meet-the-new-boy-on-primeval.html|accessdate= 2009-07-30]Casting
Mansfield was spotted for the role when auditioning for future
BBC series "Merlin", the casting director (who also works as the casting director for Primeval) suggested that he come along to audition for Captain Becker.References
External links
* [http://www.itv.com/Drama/cult/Primeval/TheTeam/CaptainBeckergallery/default.html?ModuleId=177603&ImageIndex=0&XPos=0&YPos=288&ThumbScrollPos=0"ITV Captain Becker gallery"]
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