Ben Mendelsohn

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

98

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

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Andor

    Andor

  • Farscape

    Farscape

  • Roofman

    Roofman

  • Spider-Man: Far From Home

    Spider-Man: Far From Home

  • The Dark Knight Rises

    The Dark Knight Rises

  • Star Wars: The Bad Batch

    Star Wars: The Bad Batch

  • Ready Player One

    Ready Player One

  • The Flying Doctors

    The Flying Doctors

  • The Flying Doctors

    The Flying Doctors

  • Girls

    Girls

  • Marvel Studios Legends

    Marvel Studios Legends

  • Police Rescue

    Police Rescue

  • The Man from Snowy River

    The Man from Snowy River

  • Secret Invasion

    Secret Invasion

  • Captain Marvel

    Captain Marvel

  • Infinity Train

    Infinity Train

  • Bloodline

    Bloodline

  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

  • The New Look

    The New Look

  • The Outsider

    The Outsider

  • Exodus: Gods and Kings

    Exodus: Gods and Kings

  • Knowing

    Knowing

  • To Catch a Killer

    To Catch a Killer

  • Robin Hood

    Robin Hood

  • Killing Them Softly

    Killing Them Softly

  • Halifax f.p.

    Halifax f.p.

  • Adore

    Adore

  • Freaky Tales

    Freaky Tales

  • Killer Elite

    Killer Elite

  • Darkest Hour

    Darkest Hour

  • Cyrano

    Cyrano

  • Vertical Limit

    Vertical Limit

  • The Place Beyond the Pines

    The Place Beyond the Pines

  • GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

    GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

  • The Land of Steady Habits

    The Land of Steady Habits

  • Slow West

    Slow West

  • Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story

    Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story

  • The Still Point

    The Still Point

  • Cosi

    Cosi

  • True Love and Chaos

    True Love and Chaos

  • The King

    The King

  • The Big Steal

    The Big Steal

  • Faraway Downs

    Faraway Downs

  • The New World

    The New World

  • Spies in Disguise

    Spies in Disguise

  • Zero A.D.

    Zero A.D.

  • Return Home

    Return Home

  • SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT

    SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT

  • Blood on Snow

    Blood on Snow

  • Second Chance

    Second Chance

  • Lost River

    Lost River

  • Trespass

    Trespass

  • Molepeople

    Molepeople

  • Australia

    Australia

  • Quigley Down Under

    Quigley Down Under

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

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

  • Idiot Box

    Idiot Box

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • The Henderson Kids

    The Henderson Kids

  • Black and White

    Black and White

  • Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion

    Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion

  • Tangle

    Tangle

  • Black Sea

    Black Sea

  • The Marsh King's Daughter

    The Marsh King's Daughter

  • $9.99

    $9.99

  • Zoo Family

    Zoo Family

  • Metal Skin

    Metal Skin

  • Mississippi Grind

    Mississippi Grind

  • Sirens

    Sirens

  • Roughnecks

    Roughnecks

  • Prime Mover

    Prime Mover

  • Animal Kingdom

    Animal Kingdom

  • Lover Boy

    Lover Boy

  • Secret Men's Business

    Secret Men's Business

  • Starred Up

    Starred Up

  • Babyteeth

    Babyteeth

  • Love Is a Four Letter Word

    Love Is a Four Letter Word

  • Untogether

    Untogether

  • Amy

    Amy

  • Una

    Una

  • Hunt Angels

    Hunt Angels

  • I Am Heath Ledger

    I Am Heath Ledger

  • Gorillaz: Reject False Icons

    Gorillaz: Reject False Icons

  • Needle

    Needle

  • Map of the Human Heart

    Map of the Human Heart

  • Mullet

    Mullet

  • The Year My Voice Broke

    The Year My Voice Broke

  • Guns for Hire

    Guns for Hire

  • Beautiful Kate

    Beautiful Kate

  • Spotswood

    Spotswood

  • Larrikins

    Larrikins

  • Say a Little Prayer

    Say a Little Prayer

  • Sample People

    Sample People

  • Nirvana Street Murder

    Nirvana Street Murder

  • Fear Is the Rider

    Fear Is the Rider

  • The Singer and the Swinger

    The Singer and the Swinger