Ben Collins
Ben Collins is best known for being “The Stig” from the BBC’s EMMY and BAFTA award-winning Top Gear TV show.
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Meet Ben Collins
World Record Breaker, Racing Champion, James Bond Stunt Driver and famously known as THE STIG from BBC’s TOP GEAR – Ben Collins has forged a career as a professional driver on a global stage. As an after dinner speaker Ben offers an unparalleled view of life in the fast lane, providing insights into peak performance, risk management, determination and teamwork needed to succeed at an elite level.
Ben graduated in Law at Exeter University; he went to serve in the army for four years. The army utilised his exceptional driving ability as a Special Forces driving instructor. As a motorsport speaker, Ben describes how he became one of the most formidable racing drivers of his era, representing some of the most prestigious marques in the world
Ben had his racing debut in 1994, since then he has raced almost every aspect of the sport – from Formula Three to the Le Mans Series across Europe and NASCAR in America. Ben joined Top Gear in 2003, after eight years of pushing test cars to the limit; Ben left the show and released his autobiography, The Man in the White Suit, which became an immediate bestseller. Describing his time on the show as an after dinner speaker, Ben describes the events and people that often the camera never catches and places his audience in the hot seat of the world’s most powerful machines.
Throughout his racing career and his work with Top Gear, Ben continued a career of hidden notoriety as a stunt driver for Hollywood blockbuster movies. Some recent examples include The Dark Knight Rises, Star Wars and Han Solo. Recently, Ben began work on the current James Bond movie codenamed “B25”, marking his fourth consecutive role as 007’s stunt driver following his award-winning work on Quantum Of Solace, Skyfall, SPECTRE and No Time To Die.
Ben played the role of F1 World Champion Denny Hulme alongside Christian Bale and Matt Damon in the forthcoming “Ford vs Ferrari” movie, a film about the true story of the epic battle between Ford and Ferrari in the 1966 Le Mans 24 hours: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aY0dW3hpRc
The ability to drive on the limit on demand makes him invaluable on set.
The diversity of Ben’s life, starting from the military training camps of the British Army to performing on sets of multi-million dollar Hollywood films make Ben an inspiring authority on performance and an engaging after dinner speaker. Ben’s eloquence, humour and anecdotes will captivate your audience and provide a highlight to your event.
Ben can also facilitate personalised track events and racing hospitality adventures for clients, as well as create video content via his YouTube production facility @BenCollinsDrives – https://youtu.be/u9JgfTjaONU