Ben Jorgensen joined the cast of As the World Turns in February 1999, in the role of Chris Hughes.

The actor was born on July 30 in London, England. He spent his childhood in Australia and moved to New York when he was 8 years old. At 15 he appeared in the Calvin Klein commercials for Obsession. He studied at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. His TV credits include All My Children (Kevin Sheffield), Another World, The Becky Bell Story, The Break and The Basketball Diaries.