Benjamin Franklin

An epic yarn spanning most of the 18th century, the series follows Franklin's career from humble beginnings in Boston to international superstardom: first as a scientist and revolutionary, and then as a founding father and America's first diplomat to France.

Full Cast of Benjamin Franklin

Blair Brown as Jane Mecom

Blair Brown

as Jane Mecom

Blair Brown is an American stage, film and television actress. She was the leading actress in feature films such as "...

Anthony Heald as Jonathan Austin

Anthony Heald

as Jonathan Austin

An American actor known for portraying Hannibal Lecter's jail nemesis, Dr. Frederick Chilton in The Silence of the La...

Colm Feore as narrator

Colm Feore

as narrator

Colm Joseph Feore OC (/ˈkɒləm ˈfjɔːr/; born August 22, 1958) is a Canadian actor. A 15-year veteran of the Stratford ...

Jefferson Mays as Elkanah Watson

Jefferson Mays

as Elkanah Watson

Jefferson Mays (born Lewis Jefferson Mays; June 8, 1965) is an American film, stage and television actor. Mays was r...

Sebastian Roché as French Aristocrat

Sebastian Roché

as French Aristocrat

Sebastian Roché is a Scottish-French actor and writer known for his roles as Kurt Mendel on Odyssey 5, , Thomas Jerom...

Dylan Baker as Benjamin Franklin

Dylan Baker

as Benjamin Franklin

Dylan Baker is an American stage and screen actor and director. He holds an MFA from the Yale School of Drama, New Ha...

Ronald Guttman as Le Comte de Vergennes

Ronald Guttman

as Le Comte de Vergennes

Ronald Guttman is an actor and producer.