Ben Urich is a fictional character existing in Marvel Comics' Marvel Universe, usually appearing in comic books featuring Daredevil and Spider-Man.

He is a top reporter for the Daily Bugle. Urich uncovered the secret identity of Daredevil but didn't publish his story revealing it because he did not want to end Daredevil's career as a hero. He also frequently works with Peter Parker on stories for the Bugle and he later admitted that he figured out Peter's secret identity as well.

During the period where Daredevil's identity was exposed in print, Ben refused to confirm it to J. Jonah Jameson on the principle of protecting his sources and his status at work suffered for it. However, Jameson was able to move beyond that argument when he assigned Ben to the new suppplement, The Pulse.

Appearances in other media

Ben Urich appeared in the 2003 Daredevil feature film, played by Joe Pantoliano.

The novel The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead included an investigative reporter named Ben Urich whose fingers were broken by thugs, just as The Kingpin threatened during the "Born Again" storyline.