Ben Mendelsohn
Acting
Born: Apr 03, 1969
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost River | Dave | 2015 | 5.699 |
| Starred Up | Neville Love | 2014 | 7.1 |
| The Place Beyond the Pines | Robin Van Der Hook | 2013 | 6.984 |
| Adoration | Harold | 2013 | 6.115 |
| Killing Them Softly | Russell | 2012 | 6.025 |
| The Dark Knight Rises | Daggett | 2012 | 7.793 |
| Killer Elite | Martin | 2011 | 6.266 |
| Trespass | Elias Collins | 2011 | 5.512 |
| Animal Kingdom | Andrew 'Pope' Cody | 2010 | 6.798 |
| Knowing | Phil Bergman | 2009 | 6.24 |
| Beautiful Kate | Ned Kendall | 2009 | 5.671 |
| $9.99 | Lenny Peck (voice) | 2009 | 5.9 |
| Prime Mover | Johnnie | 2009 | 5.2 |
| Hunt Angels | Rupert Kathner | 2006 | 5.0 |
| The New World | Ben | 2005 | 6.515 |
| Black and White | Rupert Murdoch | 2002 | 6.179 |
| Mullet | Eddie "Mullet" Maloney | 2001 | 5.429 |
| Vertical Limit | Malcolm Bench | 2000 | 5.998 |
| Sample People | John | 2000 | 3.889 |
| Secret Men's Business | Doug Petersen | 1999 | 5.3 |
| Amy | Robert Buchanan | 1998 | 5.941 |
| Idiot Box | Kev | 1997 | 5.556 |
| True Love and Chaos | Jerry | 1997 | 3.6 |
| Cosi | Lewis | 1996 | 6.134 |
| Metal Skin | Dazey | 1994 | 5.611 |
| Map of the Human Heart | Farmboy | 1993 | 6.208 |
| Spotswood | Carey | 1992 | 5.408 |
| The Big Steal | Danny Clark | 1990 | 5.773 |
| Return Home | Gary | 1990 | 6.6 |
| The Year My Voice Broke | Trevor Leishman | 1987 | 7.092 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1969 |
| From | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |