Ben Mendelsohn

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

99

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-04-03 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Ben Mendelsohn

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

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Roofman

    Roofman

  • Andor

    Andor

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Farscape

    Farscape

  • The Dark Knight Rises

    The Dark Knight Rises

  • Spider-Man: Far From Home

    Spider-Man: Far From Home

  • Ready Player One

    Ready Player One

  • Girls

    Girls

  • The Flying Doctors

    The Flying Doctors

  • The Flying Doctors

    The Flying Doctors

  • Bloodline

    Bloodline

  • Star Wars: The Bad Batch

    Star Wars: The Bad Batch

  • Marvel Studios Legends

    Marvel Studios Legends

  • Exodus: Gods and Kings

    Exodus: Gods and Kings

  • Infinity Train

    Infinity Train

  • The Outsider

    The Outsider

  • The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

    The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

  • The Man from Snowy River

    The Man from Snowy River

  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

  • The King

    The King

  • Secret Invasion

    Secret Invasion

  • Robin Hood

    Robin Hood

  • Freaky Tales

    Freaky Tales

  • Captain Marvel

    Captain Marvel

  • Trespass

    Trespass

  • Killer Elite

    Killer Elite

  • Babyteeth

    Babyteeth

  • Police Rescue

    Police Rescue

  • Knowing

    Knowing

  • Spies in Disguise

    Spies in Disguise

  • Australia

    Australia

  • To Catch a Killer

    To Catch a Killer

  • Animal Kingdom

    Animal Kingdom

  • Blood on Snow

    Blood on Snow

  • The New Look

    The New Look

  • Cyrano

    Cyrano

  • Adore

    Adore

  • Halifax f.p.

    Halifax f.p.

  • Second Chance

    Second Chance

  • Lover Boy

    Lover Boy

  • Darkest Hour

    Darkest Hour

  • Faraway Downs

    Faraway Downs

  • Sirens

    Sirens

  • Vertical Limit

    Vertical Limit

  • Needle

    Needle

  • Return Home

    Return Home

  • Killing Them Softly

    Killing Them Softly

  • Amy

    Amy

  • Cosi

    Cosi

  • The Place Beyond the Pines

    The Place Beyond the Pines

  • The Marsh King's Daughter

    The Marsh King's Daughter

  • Mullet

    Mullet

  • Metal Skin

    Metal Skin

  • Quigley Down Under

    Quigley Down Under

  • Untogether

    Untogether

  • Hunt Angels

    Hunt Angels

  • GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

    GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

  • The Land of Steady Habits

    The Land of Steady Habits

  • Starred Up

    Starred Up

  • Zero A.D.

    Zero A.D.

  • Idiot Box

    Idiot Box

  • Prime Mover

    Prime Mover

  • The New World

    The New World

  • Tangle

    Tangle

  • Black Sea

    Black Sea

  • Una

    Una

  • Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story

    Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story

  • Slow West

    Slow West

  • The Year My Voice Broke

    The Year My Voice Broke

  • True Love and Chaos

    True Love and Chaos

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Lost River

    Lost River

  • $9.99

    $9.99

  • Roughnecks

    Roughnecks

  • The Henderson Kids

    The Henderson Kids

  • The Still Point

    The Still Point

  • Gorillaz: Reject False Icons

    Gorillaz: Reject False Icons

  • Black and White

    Black and White

  • Zoo Family

    Zoo Family

  • I Am Heath Ledger

    I Am Heath Ledger

  • Guns for Hire

    Guns for Hire

  • Map of the Human Heart

    Map of the Human Heart

  • The Big Steal

    The Big Steal

  • Love Is a Four Letter Word

    Love Is a Four Letter Word

  • Larrikins

    Larrikins

  • Secret Men's Business

    Secret Men's Business

  • SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT

    SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT

  • Mississippi Grind

    Mississippi Grind

  • Beautiful Kate

    Beautiful Kate

  • Spotswood

    Spotswood

  • Say a Little Prayer

    Say a Little Prayer

  • Molepeople

    Molepeople

  • Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion

    Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion

  • The Singer and the Swinger

    The Singer and the Swinger

  • Sample People

    Sample People

  • Nirvana Street Murder

    Nirvana Street Murder

  • Fear Is the Rider

    Fear Is the Rider