Ben Mendelsohn
Date of birth: 1969-04-03
Place of birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Known for: Acting
Also known as: 벤 멘델슨, Μπεν Μέντελσον, 本·门德尔森, בן מנדלסון, 班·曼德森, بن مندلسون, 班曼德森, Paul Benjamin 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.
Movie Credits
Metal Skin
1994-02-21
Psycho Joe loves one thing: fast cars! When he gets a job at a local supermarket, Joe meets fellow "
The New World
2005-12-25
A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the
Vertical Limit
2000-12-08
Trapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie Garrett radios to base cam
Idiot Box
1997-02-20
Mick and Kev – bored, unemployed and aimless in the western suburbs of Sydney – decide to rob a bank
Amy
1998-08-27
Amy's father, Franco, was a popular rock musician accidentally electrocuted while performing on stag
Knowing
2009-03-19
A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school; in it are some c
Beautiful Kate
2009-08-06
Ned Kendall is asked to return to the remote and isolated family home by his sister, to say goodbye
Map of the Human Heart
1993-04-22
In an Arctic village in 1931, British mapmaker Walter Russell selects 12-year-old Eskimo Avik as his
Mullet
2001-06-28
Eddie returns to his home town on the south coast of New South Wales. Having left for the city witho
Animal Kingdom
2010-06-03
Joshua “J” is taken in by his extended family after his mother dies of an overdose. The clan, ruled
The Big Steal
1990-09-20
Danny wants two things in life more than anything else, one is a Jaguar and the other is Joanna John
Killing Them Softly
2012-07-30
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card ga
Spotswood
1992-01-23
Wallace is an efficiency expert, managing the high-profile downsizing of a major auto parts factory.
Secret Men's Business
1999-01-01
Secret Men's Business explores the relationships and issues of 4 school-friends reunited after the d
Killer Elite
2011-09-22
Based on a shocking true story, Killer Elite pits two of the world’s most elite operatives—Danny, an
The Dark Knight Rises
2012-07-17
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crime
The Year My Voice Broke
1987-10-15
Set in 1962, a young prepubescent boy in rural Australia watches painfully as his best friend and fi
Trespass
2011-10-13
Kyle and Sarah Miller have it all: a huge gated house on the water, fancy cars, and the potential fo
Sample People
2000-05-11
Sample People is an upbeat dramatic thriller that follows four groups of Sydney-siders as they seek
$9.99
2009-04-29
Have you ever wondered "What is the meaning of life? Why do we exist?" The answer to this vexing que
Cosi
1996-03-04
Lewis, a young amateur theater director, is offered a job with a governmental program for the rehabi
Return Home
1990-08-02
A man and his wife are partners in a small business, a service station, that is struggling to surviv
The Place Beyond the Pines
2013-03-20
A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an
Prime Mover
2009-02-08
A long haul truckie who finds that the reality of his existence is far removed from his youthful dre
Adore
2013-04-03
Lil and Roz are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town
Black and White
2002-10-31
Australia, 1958. When a nine year old white girl is found murdered, police are quick to arrest illit
Lost River
2015-04-08
Billy, a single mother of two, is led into a macabre underworld while her teenage son, Bones, discov
True Love and Chaos
1997-05-22
A man accompanies his lover on a journey, neglecting to mention that an angry drug dealer is in hot
Hunt Angels
2006-08-30
Filmmaking partners Rupert Kathner and Alma Brooks are determined to get their films made by almost
Starred Up
2014-03-21
19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison fa
Slow West
2015-05-15
In the Old West, a 17-year-old Scottish boy teams up with a mysterious gunman to find the woman with
Larrikins
When an uptight bilby escapes his sheltered life from his family burrow, he ventures out and finds h
Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014-12-03
The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a m
Needle
2010-06-04
College student Ben inherits a curious old mechanical box that churns out voodoo dolls. When a shado
Australia
2008-11-18
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch
Mississippi Grind
2015-07-04
Gerry is a talented but down-on-his-luck gambler whose fortunes begin to change when he meets Curtis
Black Sea
2014-12-05
A rogue submarine captain pulls together a misfit crew to go after a sunken treasure rumored to be l
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
2023-09-19
Through in-depth interviews with cast and crew, and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, Assembled u
Una
2017-03-30
When a young woman unexpectedly arrives at an older man's workplace, looking for answers, the secret
Freaky Tales
2025-04-04
In 1987 Oakland, a mysterious force guides The Town's underdogs in four interconnected tales: teen p
Nirvana Street Murder
1990-06-18
Two brothers become conflicted after one goes on the run and the other has an affair with a Greek wo
The Still Point
1986-04-24
Fifteen-year-old Sarah is at a crisis point in her life — she has to cope with deafness, her mother'
Guns for Hire
2015-10-20
Beatle is a quirky loner who refuses to live by society's rules. Her business cards read "Towing/Ass
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016-12-14
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a ne
Ready Player One
2018-03-28
When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for hi
Lover Boy
1989-08-17
In suburban Melbourne, an awkward and inexperienced teenage boy and a mature woman come to discover
Darkest Hour
2017-11-22
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotia
Sirens
1994-03-04
In 1930s Australia, Anglican clergyman Anthony Campion and his prim wife, Estella, are asked to visi
Quigley Down Under
1990-10-17
American Matt Quigley answers Australian land baron Elliott Marston's ad for a sharpshooter to kill
Say a Little Prayer
1993-05-21
Seymour is a loner. A small, shy, introverted eleven year old whose parents are separated. By chance
Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story
2001-12-18
As America struggled through the Great Depression in the 1930s, a little girl with big dimples and i
Untogether
2019-02-08
Once considered a teen prodigy, a recovering addict sobers up and tries to get her writing career ba
Second Chance
2005-12-03
A disgraced young Melbourne lawyer is sent to purgatory in Broome - and discovers a body, himself, a
Robin Hood
2018-11-03
A war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt Engl
I Am Heath Ledger
2017-04-23
The life and career of an actor, artist, and icon. His own journey through his own camera.
The Land of Steady Habits
2018-09-12
After leaving his wife and his job to find happiness, Anders begins a clumsy, heartbreaking quest to
Babyteeth
2020-06-15
A terminally ill teen upsets her parents when she falls in love with a small-time drug dealer.
The King
2019-10-11
England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forc
Spies in Disguise
2019-12-04
Super spy Lance Sterling and scientist Walter Beckett are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, s
Captain Marvel
2019-03-06
The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth
Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019-06-28
Peter Parker and his friends go on a summer trip to Europe. However, they will hardly be able to res
SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT
2015-11-02
Footage from the making of the film 'Slow West'
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
2017-04-04
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' is a 2017 documentary detailing the produc
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
2019-12-16
Focused on the life of the band and their collaborators over the 3 vital years in which they develop
Cyrano
2021-12-17
A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal jous
To Catch a Killer
2023-04-06
Baltimore. New Year's Eve. A talented but troubled police officer is recruited by the FBI's chief in
The Marsh King's Daughter
2023-09-28
Helena, a woman living a seemingly ordinary life, hides a dark secret—her father is the infamous 'Ma
The Singer and the Swinger
1998-03-06
The Singer and the Swinger tells us as much about Australia's relationship to American pop culture a
Roofman
2025-10-08
A former Army Ranger and struggling father turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes
Molepeople
One man’s nightmarish descent into the abandoned tunnels beneath the streets of New York City, where
Zero A.D.
A brutal ruler fears a prophecy and orders the death of a child—one who will change history.
Fear Is the Rider
John Shaw, a photojournalist arrives in Australia trying to recover from his experiences reporting o
Blood on Snow
A hit man falls for his client's wife, who happens to be the target of the assassin's latest assignm