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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 3, 1969
Place of Birth:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Freaky Tales | The Guy |
| 2025 | Roofman | Pastor Ron |
| 2025 | Zero A.D. | Nahash |
| 2025 | Andor Season 2 | A Special Look | Director Orson Krennic (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2023 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion | Self - 'Talos' |
| 2023 | To Catch a Killer | Geoffrey Lammark |
| 2023 | The Marsh King's Daughter | Jacob |
| 2021 | Cyrano | De Guiche |
| 2020 | Babyteeth | Henry |
| 2019 | Untogether | Martin |
| 2019 | The King | King Henry IV |
| 2019 | Spies in Disguise | Killian (voice) |
| 2019 | Captain Marvel | Talos / Keller |
| 2019 | Spider-Man: Far From Home | Talos (uncredited) |
| 2019 | Gorillaz: Reject False Icons | Self |
| 2018 | Ready Player One | Sorrento |
| 2018 | Robin Hood | Sheriff of Nottingham |
| 2018 | The Land of Steady Habits | Anders Hill |
| 2017 | Una | Ray Brooks |
| 2017 | Darkest Hour | King George VI |
| 2017 | I Am Heath Ledger | Self |
| 2017 | The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' | Self |
| 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Orson Krennic |
| 2015 | Lost River | Dave |
| 2015 | Slow West | Payne |
| 2015 | Mississippi Grind | Gerry |
| 2015 | Guns for Hire | Kyle Sullivan |
| 2015 | SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT | Self |
| 2014 | Starred Up | Neville Love |
| 2014 | Exodus: Gods and Kings | Viceroy Hegep |
| 2014 | Black Sea | Fraser |
| 2013 | The Place Beyond the Pines | Robin Van Der Hook |
| 2013 | Adore | Harold |
| 2012 | Killing Them Softly | Russell |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Daggett |
| 2011 | Killer Elite | Martin |
| 2011 | Trespass | Elias Collins |
| 2010 | Animal Kingdom | Andrew 'Pope' Cody |
| 2010 | Needle | Detective Meares |
| 2009 | Knowing | Phil Bergman |
| 2009 | Beautiful Kate | Ned Kendall |
| 2009 | $9.99 | Lenny Peck (voice) |
| 2009 | Prime Mover | Johnnie |
| 2008 | Australia | Captain Dutton |
| 2006 | Hunt Angels | Rupert Kathner |
| 2005 | The New World | Ben |
| 2005 | Second Chance | Dr. Larry Stewart |
| 2002 | Black and White | Rupert Murdoch |
| 2001 | Mullet | Eddie "Mullet" Maloney |
| 2001 | Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story | Alexander Hall |
| 2000 | Vertical Limit | Malcolm Bench |
| 2000 | Sample People | John |
| 1999 | Secret Men's Business | Doug Petersen |
| 1998 | Amy | Robert Buchanan |
| 1998 | The Singer and the Swinger | Lee Gordon |
| 1997 | Idiot Box | Kev |
| 1997 | True Love and Chaos | Jerry |
| 1996 | Cosi | Lewis |
| 1994 | Metal Skin | Dazey |
| 1994 | Sirens | Lewis |
| 1993 | Map of the Human Heart | Farmboy |
| 1993 | Say a Little Prayer | Nursery Manager |
| 1992 | Spotswood | Carey |
| 1990 | The Big Steal | Danny Clark |
| 1990 | Return Home | Gary |
| 1990 | Nirvana Street Murder | Luke |
| 1990 | Quigley Down Under | O'Flynn |
| 1989 | Lover Boy | Gazza |
| 1987 | The Year My Voice Broke | Trevor Leishman |
| 1986 | The Still Point | Peter |
| Larrikins | Howard (voice) | |
| Molepeople | Jimmy | |
| Fear Is the Rider | ||
| Blood on Snow | Hoffman |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The New Look | Christian Dior |
| 2023 | Secret Invasion | Talos |
| 2023 | Faraway Downs | Captain Dutton |
| 2022 | Andor | Orson Krennic |
| 2021 | Star Wars: The Bad Batch | Orson Krennic (voice) |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios Legends | Talos / Keller (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2020 | The Outsider | Ralph Anderson |
| 2019 | Infinity Train | Agent Mace (voice) |
| 2018 | GQ Presents: Iconic Characters | Self |
| 2015 | Bloodline | Danny Rayburn |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2012 | Girls | Salvatore Johansson |
| 2012 | Honest Trailers | Talos (archive footage) |
| 2009 | Tangle | Vince Kovac |
| 2008 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self |
| 2001 | Love Is a Four Letter Word | |
| 1999 | Farscape | Sko |
| 1994 | Roughnecks | Joe 90 |
| 1994 | The Man from Snowy River | Dale Banks |
| 1994 | Halifax f.p. | Peter Donaldson |
| 1991 | Police Rescue | Dean |
| 1986 | The Flying Doctors | Brian |
| 1986 | The Flying Doctors | Brad Morris |
| 1985 | Zoo Family | Martin |
| 1985 | The Henderson Kids | Ted Morgan |