{"id":10608,"date":"2020-02-20T16:13:12","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T16:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realitytitbit.com\/?p=73638"},"modified":"2020-02-20T16:13:12","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T16:13:12","slug":"hunted-who-is-ben-owen-meet-channel-4s-real-life-007-and-former-sniper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2020\/02\/20\/hunted-who-is-ben-owen-meet-channel-4s-real-life-007-and-former-sniper\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunted: Who is Ben Owen? Meet Channel 4\u2019s real-life 007 and former sniper!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytitbit.com\/tag\/Channel-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Channel 4<\/a><\/span> series Hunted 2020 follows 10 ordinary British citizens who go on the run and must hide from getting caught at all costs.<\/p>\n<p>A team of 30 investigators has the mission to track them down, but that&#8217;s not an easy task when there is a \u00a3100k prize money in the whole picture.<\/p>\n<p>Investigator Ben Owen is the definition of a real-life 007 agent as he used to be an officer at the British Intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>So who is Ben Owen on the Hunted? Here&#8217;s everything you need to know about him, including age, career, Twitter and more.<\/p>\n<h3>Who is Ben Owen?<\/h3>\n<p>Ben Owen is 41 years old and is the head investigator on Channel 4&#8217;s Hunted series.<\/p>\n<p>He is a former military sniper and has worked for nearly 15 years for the British Intelligence and British Security.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"post-title\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytitbit.com\/whats-on\/hunted-2019-hunters-meet-peter-bleks-ben-zoe-and-the-team-13-02-2020\"><strong>TELL ME MORE:<\/strong><\/a><\/span> Who are the Hunted 2020 hunters? &#8211; Meet Ben Owen and the team!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Ben Owen&#8217;s career<\/h3>\n<p>Ben joined the military at the age of 20. In 1999, he worked as a sniper and oversaw operations at Gulf War II and in Kuwait. For many years, Ben was a key figure in maintaining security and intelligence in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>After retiring from his military career, Ben moved to star in reality programmes. He made his first appearance on Hunted back in 2015 &#8211; the same year the show was created and broadcast on Channel 4.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, he was the only British contestant who appeared in the American version of Hunted on CBS.<\/p>\n<h3>The Hunters Events<\/h3>\n<p>Ben is the creator and owner of The Hunters Events &#8211; an interactive experience for fans of the show. It&#8217;s created for small groups and\/or individuals who want to learn basic investigative skills.<\/p>\n<p>To participate, you must be 16+ years old. You can find more information and the latest events <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehunters.events\/\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3>Ben Owen on Twitter<\/h3>\n<p>Ben keeps a strong social media presence on Twitter. You can find him under the name of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenOwen42?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">@BenOwen42<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>His Instagram profile is private though, but you can give him a follow <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/benowen42\/?hl=en\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>WATCH HUNTED 2020 EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT ON CHANNEL 4 AT 9 PM<\/em><\/p>\n<section class=\"post-content\">\n<section class=\"post-content\">\n<section class=\"post-content\">\n<section class=\"post-content\">\n<section class=\"post-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji aligncenter\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/11.2.0\/svg\/1f4f8.svg\" alt=\"?\" \/>\u00a0<strong>AND GET FREAKY WITH US ON<\/strong>\u00a0<span class=\"\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/realitytitbit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">INSTAGRAM<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>AND<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/business.facebook.com\/realitytitbit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FACEBOOK<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hunted: Who is Ben Owen? 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