Miguel Hernando Torres Umba

Biography

Miguel Torres Umba is an actor, director, and movement specialist known for his expertise in creating and portraying physically demanding and dynamic characters. He plays Ben in the new Paramount film Primate. "Miguel's performance is really quite incredible ... and makes Ben feel like a legitimate threat" - Fangoria. "Ben is practical, spectacularly crafted by Millennium FX, and played by movement specialist Miguel Torres Umba. The chimp's transformation from sweet pet to terrifying monster serves as the film's biggest asset" - Bloody Disgusting. Miguel was born in Colombia and began training as an actor in Bogotá before specialising in corporeal mime and physical theatre in the U.K. He is...