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Ben Mendelsohn

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Ben Mendelsohn

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Apr 3, 1969 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn (born 3 April 1969) is an Australian actor. He first rose to prominence in Australia for his break-out role in The Year My Voice Broke (1987). He gained international attention for his starring role in the crime drama Animal Kingdom (2010). He has since had roles in films such as The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Starred Up (2013), Lost River (2014), Mississippi Grind (2015), Rogue One (2016), Darkest Hour (2017), and Ready Player One (2018). Mendelsohn starred in the Netflix drama series Bloodline (2015–2017), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2016. He played the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood (2018). He joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Talos in the superhero film Captain Marvel (2019) and the Disney+ series Secret Invasion (2023). He has also starred in the HBO crime miniseries The Outsider (2020). In 2024, he began portraying fashion designer Christian Diorin the television series The New Look. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Mendelsohn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2026Zero A.D.Nahash
2025Freaky TalesThe Guy
2025RoofmanPastor Ron
2024The New LookChristian Dior
2023Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret InvasionSelf - 'Talos'
2023To Catch a KillerGeoffrey Lammark
2023The Marsh King's DaughterJacob
2023Secret InvasionTalos
2023Faraway DownsCaptain Dutton
2022AndorOrson Krennic
2021CyranoDe Guiche
2021Star Wars: The Bad BatchOrson Krennic (voice)
2021Marvel Studios LegendsTalos / Keller (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020BabyteethHenry
2020The OutsiderRalph Anderson
2019UntogetherMartin
2019The KingKing Henry IV
2019Spies in DisguiseKillian (voice)
2019Captain MarvelTalos / Keller
2019Spider-Man: Far From HomeTalos (uncredited)
2019Gorillaz: Reject False IconsSelf
2019Infinity TrainAgent Mace (voice)
2018Ready Player OneSorrento
2018Robin HoodSheriff of Nottingham
2018The Land of Steady HabitsAnders Hill
2018GQ Presents: Iconic CharactersSelf
2017UnaRay Brooks
2017Darkest HourKing George VI
2017I Am Heath LedgerSelf
2017The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'Self
2016Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryOrson Krennic
2015Lost RiverDave
2015Slow WestPayne
2015Mississippi GrindGerry
2015Guns for HireKyle Sullivan
2015SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHTSelf
2015BloodlineDanny Rayburn
2014Starred UpNeville Love
2014Exodus: Gods and KingsViceroy Hegep
2014Black SeaFraser
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest
2013The Place Beyond the PinesRobin Van Der Hook
2013AdorationHarold
2012Killing Them SoftlyRussell
2012The Dark Knight RisesDaggett
2012GirlsSalvatore Johansson
2011Killer EliteMartin
2011TrespassElias Collins
2010Animal KingdomAndrew 'Pope' Cody
2010NeedleDetective Meares
2009KnowingPhil Bergman
2009Beautiful KateNed Kendall
2009$9.99Lenny Peck (voice)
2009Prime MoverJohnnie
2009Knowing: Visions of the Apocalypseself (archival footage)
2009TangleVince Kovac
2008AustraliaCaptain Dutton
2008Who Do You Think You Are?Self
2006Hunt AngelsRupert Kathner
2005The New WorldBen
2005Second ChanceDr. Larry Stewart
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
2002Black and WhiteRupert Murdoch
2001MulletEddie "Mullet" Maloney
2001Child Star: The Shirley Temple StoryAlexander Hall
2001Love Is a Four Letter Word
2000Vertical LimitMalcolm Bench
2000Sample PeopleJohn
1999Secret Men's BusinessDoug Petersen
1999FarscapeSko
1998AmyRobert Buchanan
1998The Singer and the SwingerLee Gordon
1997Idiot BoxKev
1997True Love and ChaosJerry
1996CosiLewis
1994Metal SkinDazey
1994SirensLewis
1994RoughnecksJoe 90
1994The Man from Snowy RiverDale Banks
1994Halifax f.p.Peter Donaldson
1993Map of the Human HeartFarmboy
1993Say a Little PrayerNursery Manager
1992SpotswoodCarey
1991Police RescueDean
1990The Big StealDanny Clark
1990Return HomeGary
1990Nirvana Street MurderLuke
1990Quigley Down UnderO'Flynn
1989Lover BoyGazza
1987The Year My Voice BrokeTrevor Leishman
1986The Still PointPeter
1986The Flying DoctorsBrian
1986The Flying DoctorsBrad Morris
1985Zoo FamilyMartin
1985The Henderson KidsTed Morgan
-LarrikinsHoward (voice)
-MolepeopleJimmy
-Fear Is the Rider
-Blood on SnowHoffman
-Speed the PlowCharlie Fox
Production
2020The OutsiderProducer
Crew
2001He Died with a Felafel in His HandAdditional Dialogue