Ben was born in Scotland. He grew up in a middle-class neighbourhood where he was raised by his father, his mother having left when he was young. His family is of Scottish-Irish origin.
Ben spent some of his early childhood in London England and later joined the Royal Marines Commandos at the age of 16. 5 years later he joined the Special Boat Service as a Medic and reached the rank of Sergeant.
After 10 years of military service he decided to leave and take up work in his hometown in Glasgow as an office worker after his father passed away.
After working for 3 years in his office job, he decided that the stress of the office-based work is enough for him, and wanted to move on to new pastures after throwing a printer at his boss. He then began working towards his citizenship with his Medical Skills being a key part for moving to Los Santos. Before applying for his citizenship, Ben Studied at St Andrews University in Scotland , where he met Hanson McQueen during his studies to earn his doctorate in medicine. Once graduated, he was granted citizenship and moved to Los Santos.
During his first few months in Los Santos, Ben took on a Trucking Job whilst he settled into the city and then applied as a first responder in EMS. After a few years in the varies roles, Ben took on a temporary backfill position as Chief of EMS, which he was then promoted into full-time after exceeding expectations while in the caretaker position.
During Ben's tenure as Chief of EMS, he spent his time working with the community to build awareness of EMS and the services provided to patients. He also took part in multiple recruitment drives to expand the departments across Medical and Fire and continues to do so till this day.