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Ben Mendelsohn is an Australian actor and musician who began his work period in 1984. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1969. His field of work is acting, and he has worked in Australia. He speaks English.
Mendelsohn has received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He is married to Emma Forrest and has two children.
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Film & TV
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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),…
Known for
- Zero A.D. — Nahash2026
- Freaky Tales — The Guy2025
- Roofman — Pastor Ron2025
- The New Look — Christian Dior2024
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion — Self - 'Talos'2023
- To Catch a Killer — Geoffrey Lammark2023
- The Marsh King's Daughter — Jacob2023
- Secret Invasion — Talos2023
- Faraway Downs — Captain Dutton2023
- Andor — Orson Krennic2022
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 746
- Total plays
- 2,838
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Key facts
- Born
- Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn , ( 1969-04-03 ) 3 April 1969 (age 57) , Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1984–present
- Works
- List of performances
- Spouse
- Emma Forrest ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2012 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2016 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ben
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Melbourne
- Spouse
- Emma Forrest
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- acting
- Image
- Ben Mendelsohn by Gage Skidmore.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Australia
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- date of birth
- 1969-04-03
- Commons category
- Ben Mendelsohn
- start of work period
- 1984-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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: A Star Wars Story (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. In the same year, he portrayed Orson Krennic in the Star Wars spin-off film Rogue One, and would later reprise the role in the second season of its companion series Andor (2025). 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 Dior in the television series The New Look.
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