Ben Mendelsohn
Born: 1969-04-03 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Known For: Acting
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
2026
- Zero A.D. as Nahash
2025
- Roofman as Pastor Ron
- Freaky Tales as The Guy
2024
- The New Look as Christian Dior
2023
- Secret Invasion as Talos
- Faraway Downs as Captain Dutton
- To Catch a Killer as Geoffrey Lammark
- The Marsh King's Daughter as Jacob
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion as Self - 'Talos'
2022
- Andor as Orson Krennic
2021
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch as Orson Krennic (voice)
- Marvel Studios Legends as Talos / Keller (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Cyrano as De Guiche
2020
- The Outsider as Ralph Anderson
- Babyteeth as Henry
2019
- Spider-Man: Far From Home as Talos (uncredited)
- Captain Marvel as Talos / Keller
- Infinity Train as Agent Mace (voice)
- Spies in Disguise as Killian (voice)
- The King as King Henry IV
- Untogether as Martin
- Gorillaz: Reject False Icons as Self
2018
- Ready Player One as Sorrento
- GQ Presents: Iconic Characters as Self
- Robin Hood as Sheriff of Nottingham
- The Land of Steady Habits as Anders Hill
2017
- Darkest Hour as King George VI
- Una as Ray Brooks
- I Am Heath Ledger as Self
- The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' as Self
2016
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Orson Krennic
2015
- Bloodline as Danny Rayburn
- Slow West as Payne
- Mississippi Grind as Gerry
- Lost River as Dave
- Guns for Hire as Kyle Sullivan
- SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT as Self
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Exodus: Gods and Kings as Viceroy Hegep
- Black Sea as Fraser
- Starred Up as Neville Love
2013
- The Place Beyond the Pines as Robin Van Der Hook
- Adoration as Harold
2012
- The Dark Knight Rises as Daggett
- Girls as Salvatore Johansson
- Killing Them Softly as Russell
2011
- Killer Elite as Martin
- Trespass as Elias Collins
2010
- Animal Kingdom as Andrew 'Pope' Cody
- Needle as Detective Meares
2009
- Knowing as Phil Bergman
- Tangle as Vince Kovac
- Beautiful Kate as Ned Kendall
- $9.99 as Lenny Peck (voice)
- Prime Mover as Johnnie
- Knowing: Visions of the Apocalypse as self (archival footage)
- Knowing All: The Making of a Futuristic Thriller as self (archival footage)
2008
- Australia as Captain Dutton
- Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
2006
- Hunt Angels as Rupert Kathner
2005
- The New World as Ben
- Second Chance as Dr. Larry Stewart
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
2002
- Black and White as Rupert Murdoch
2001
- Love Is a Four Letter Word
- He Died with a Felafel in His Hand ... (Additional Dialogue)
- Mullet as Eddie "Mullet" Maloney
- Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story as Alexander Hall
2000
- Vertical Limit as Malcolm Bench
- Sample People as John
1999
- Farscape as Sko
- Secret Men's Business as Doug Petersen
1998
- Amy as Robert Buchanan
- The Singer and the Swinger as Lee Gordon
1997
- Idiot Box as Kev
- True Love and Chaos as Jerry
1996
- Cosi as Lewis
1994
- The Man from Snowy River as Dale Banks
- Halifax f.p. as Peter Donaldson
- Sirens as Lewis
- Roughnecks as Joe 90
- Metal Skin as Dazey
1993
- Map of the Human Heart as Farmboy
- Say a Little Prayer as Nursery Manager
1992
- Spotswood as Carey
1991
- Police Rescue as Dean
1990
- Quigley Down Under as O'Flynn
- The Big Steal as Danny Clark
- Return Home as Gary
- Nirvana Street Murder as Luke
1989
- Lover Boy as Gazza
1987
- The Year My Voice Broke as Trevor Leishman
1986
- The Flying Doctors as Brian
- The Still Point as Peter
1985
- The Henderson Kids as Ted Morgan
- Zoo Family as Martin