Ben Curtis (actor)

Ben Curtis
Other names	Dell Dude
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–present

Ben Curtis is an American actor who became known as the Dell Dude in a series of commercials for Dell Computers between 2000 and 2003. Since then, he has gone on to become an award winning actor on stage and on screen. In 2022, Curtis made a major comeback as the new face of Dell Technologies. Furthermore, he starred in “Orange is the New Black,” “Marvelous Mrs Maisel,” and GTA games. When he’s not acting, Curtis travels the world as a keynote speaker and coach, focusing on mental health advocacy and self care for creatives. http://bencurtis.co

He’s the CEO & Founder of The Dude Nation a global organization supporting men’s mental health and wellbeing.

Career

Dell commercials

As part of a commercial advertising campaign, Curtis portrayed the character Steven. The casting call asked for a boy 12 to 17 years old; Curtis was 20. This advertising campaign popularized the phrase "Dude, you're getting a Dell". The commercials would usually feature Steven informing prospective buyers of all the perks of owning a Dell. When the party was sold on the idea, he would close with the catchphrase "Dude, you're getting a Dell." The campaign was a success and brought prominence to Dell and Curtis.

Curtis's tenure with Dell ended shortly after he was arrested and accused of buying a bag of marijuana in 2003. Dell terminated the role and according to Curtis, he was blacklisted from the entertainment community, and it was difficult for him to find work.

Later career

In 2005, Curtis played the role of Christian in the Off-Broadway comedy Joy by John Fisher. The show ran at the Actors' Playhouse in Manhattan's West Village from August 14 to September 25.

In 2006, Curtis starred in the short film Raccoon opposite Jonathan Togo.

Curtis appeared in Take Me Out at NYU's Abe Burrows Theatre, and in Alexander Klymko's 2011 film Spy.

Curtis has made various appearances in What Would You Do?

Curtis returned to Dell in internal training for Dell Technologies employees in 2022 to ask a question during Q&A for Dell leadership pertaining to Dell’s marketing strategy.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Rapturious	Specter
2009	Echelon 8	Richard
2011	Spy	Jonathan Looke	Also associate producer
2011	We Are the Hartmans	Jordan	Also co-producer
2017	Beauty Mark	Billy

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Law & Order	Robert Cole	Episode: "Over Here"
2009	Mercy	Core Doctor	5 episodes
2013	Method or Madness	Adam	Episode: "The Actors Support Group"
2013–2020	What Would You Do?	Various roles	11 episodes
2015	The Jack and Triumph Show	Dell Dude	2 episodes
2015	Chasing Life	Jared	Episode: "The Age of Consent"
2016	I Love You... But I Lied	Tommy	Episode: "Addicted"
2017–2018	John the Thief	Arvid Cranston	5 episodes
2018	Orange Is the New Black	Mr. Sprang	Episode: "Changing Winds"
2018	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	Waylon Jones	Episode: "Vote for Kennedy, Vote for Kennedy"

Video games

Year	Title	Role
2006	Bully	Damon
2008	Midnight Club: Los Angeles	Joe
2009	Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony	The People of Liberty City / Conspire Caller
2013	Grand Theft Auto V	The Local Population

External links

• Official Web site
• Ben Curtis at IMDb