# Benjamin Wadsworth (actor)
**Benjamin Hassan Wadsworth** (born 1999) is an American actor from Houston, Texas, known for playing Marcus Lopez Arguello, the lead role in the SYFY series *Deadly Class*, and Drew in the Hulu series *[Tell Me Lies](https://www.edgepedia.org/tell-me-lies-tv-series)*.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Hassan Wadsworth[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/137145/benjamin-wadsworth) |
| Born | 1999, Houston, Texas, USA[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/137145/benjamin-wadsworth) |
| Signature role | Marcus Lopez Arguello, *Deadly Class*, all 10 episodes of season 1 (2019)[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/137145/benjamin-wadsworth) |
| Other leading work | Drew in *Tell Me Lies* (Hulu, 2022, 8 episodes; guest in 2 further 2024 episodes)[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/137145/benjamin-wadsworth) |
| Early credits | Iggy in *Dad vs Lad* (2014); Jordan in *Girl Meets World*; Alec in the *Teen Wolf* series finale[2](https://www.syfy.com/deadly-class/season-1/blogs/10-things-to-know-about-benjamin-wadsworth) • [1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/137145/benjamin-wadsworth) |
| Film | Randall in *Unhuman* (2022)[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/benjamin_wadsworth) |
| Personal life | One daughter (born 2020) with actress Stella Maeve, to whom he was engaged; the two later split[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/137145/benjamin-wadsworth) |
## Background and early career
Wadsworth grew up in Houston, Texas[2](https://www.syfy.com/deadly-class/season-1/blogs/10-things-to-know-about-benjamin-wadsworth). He began acting by starring in several school plays[2](https://www.syfy.com/deadly-class/season-1/blogs/10-things-to-know-about-benjamin-wadsworth). His first screen roles came in 2014, with the part of Iggy in the comedy series *Dad vs Lad*, and guest appearances as Jordan in *[Girl Meets World](https://www.edgepedia.org/girl-meets-world)* and as Lawrence "Lolo" Vaughn in *Chicago P.D.*[2](https://www.syfy.com/deadly-class/season-1/blogs/10-things-to-know-about-benjamin-wadsworth) • [1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/137145/benjamin-wadsworth) • [4](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/benjamin-wadsworth/).
He appeared in the series finale of *Teen Wolf* (2017) as Alec, and in the leading role of Henry in the television pilot adaptation of the feature film *Let the Right One In*[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/137145/benjamin-wadsworth) • [5](https://www.syfy.com/people/benjamin-wadsworth).
## Deadly Class
*Deadly Class* was Wadsworth's breakthrough. The series, produced by the [Russo brothers](https://www.edgepedia.org/russo-brothers), is based on the Image comic by Rick Remender and Wesley Craig about a school for assassins in the late 1980s, and it premiered on SYFY on January 16, 2019[6](https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/watch-deadly-class-cast-takes-us-inside-the-new-series) • [7](https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/wondercon-2019-deadly-class-cast-syfy-1980s-bejamin-wadsworth). Wadsworth plays the central character Marcus Lopez Arguello, a homeless teen recruited by the school's headmaster, Master Lin, whom he described in interviews as an ethical person living in an unethical world and a "lone wolf"[2](https://www.syfy.com/deadly-class/season-1/blogs/10-things-to-know-about-benjamin-wadsworth).
He had not read the comic before auditioning, but read it after completing the process, and he praised the show's fidelity to the source material in a WonderCon interview with the showrunner and cast[7](https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/wondercon-2019-deadly-class-cast-syfy-1980s-bejamin-wadsworth) • [8](https://nicegirlstv.com/2019/03/20/deadly-class-thoughts-on-the-season-from-benjamin-wadsworth/).
**Preparation and performance.** Wadsworth and his costars underwent extensive stunt training for the series, and he told fans they could expect his character to carry scars[2](https://www.syfy.com/deadly-class/season-1/blogs/10-things-to-know-about-benjamin-wadsworth). His favorite episode to shoot was the Las Vegas installment, which centers on an acid trip; he prepared for it by talking with people who had experience with the drug[8](https://nicegirlstv.com/2019/03/20/deadly-class-thoughts-on-the-season-from-benjamin-wadsworth/) • [9](https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/deadly-class-star-benjamin-wadsworth-vegas-interview/). The character is, in his own account, somewhat narcissistic and a bit of a hypocrite, and in the season finale he comes to revise some of his views on revenge[10](https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/deadly-class-finale-benjamin-wadsworth-interview/).
The series ran a single season of 10 episodes, ending March 20, 2019[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/137145/benjamin-wadsworth).
## Later work
After *Deadly Class*, Wadsworth guest starred as Rocco Baxter in two episodes of the Showtime series *Your Honor* (2020)[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/137145/benjamin-wadsworth). In 2022 he appeared as Randall in the film *Unhuman*, Rotten Tomatoes' only listed film credit for him, and took the recurring role of Drew in *Tell Me Lies*[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/benjamin_wadsworth) • [1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/137145/benjamin-wadsworth). He played Drew as a starring role in season 1 (8 episodes) and returned as a guest in two episodes of season 2 in 2024[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/137145/benjamin-wadsworth).
## Personal life
Wadsworth was engaged to actress [Stella Maeve](https://www.edgepedia.org/stella-maeve); they have one daughter, born in 2020, and the couple later separated[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/137145/benjamin-wadsworth). Most sources give his birth date as 1999[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/137145/benjamin-wadsworth) • [11](https://deadly-class.fandom.com/wiki/Benjamin_Wadsworth), although TV Insider lists it as November 18, 1999[4](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/benjamin-wadsworth/).
## References
1. [Benjamin Wadsworth, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/137145/benjamin-wadsworth)
2. [10 Things to Know about Benjamin Wadsworth, SYFY](https://www.syfy.com/deadly-class/season-1/blogs/10-things-to-know-about-benjamin-wadsworth)
3. [Benjamin Wadsworth, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/benjamin_wadsworth)
4. [Benjamin Wadsworth, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/benjamin-wadsworth/)
5. [Benjamin Wadsworth, Deadly Class, SYFY](https://www.syfy.com/people/benjamin-wadsworth)
6. [WATCH: Deadly Class cast talks Rick Remender's huge influence on new TV series, SYFY WIRE](https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/watch-deadly-class-cast-takes-us-inside-the-new-series)
7. [WonderCon: Deadly Class cast dishes on nailing '80s setting and Kings Dominion's 'ticking clock', SYFY WIRE](https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/wondercon-2019-deadly-class-cast-syfy-1980s-bejamin-wadsworth)
8. [DEADLY CLASS: Thoughts on the Season from Benjamin Wadsworth, NiceGirlsTV](https://nicegirlstv.com/2019/03/20/deadly-class-thoughts-on-the-season-from-benjamin-wadsworth/)
9. ['Deadly Class' Star Benjamin Wadsworth On How He Prepped For The Trippy Vegas Episode, ComicBook.com](https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/deadly-class-star-benjamin-wadsworth-vegas-interview/)
10. [Deadly Class Ending Explained with Benjamin Wadsworth, Den of Geek](https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/deadly-class-finale-benjamin-wadsworth-interview/)
11. [Benjamin Wadsworth, Deadly Class Wiki (Fandom)](https://deadly-class.fandom.com/wiki/Benjamin_Wadsworth)
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