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      Ben Mendelsohn

      Ben Mendelsohn

      Highest Rated: 99% Starred Up (2013)

      Lowest Rated: 9% Trespass (2011)

      Birthday: Apr 3, 1969

      Birthplace: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

      Australian actor Ben Mendelsohn may have missed out on the first wave of Aussies to invade Hollywood in the '90s, but his standout role in 2010's crime drama "Animal Kingdom" marked the beginning of a new chapter in his long career. A fixture on '80s Down Under shows such as "Neighbours" (Seven Network, 1985- ), Mendelsohn landed a breakout role as a loud-mouthed rugby player in the 1987 critically-acclaimed film "The Year My Voice Broke." Though he continued working steadily in both Australia and the U.S., most notably appearing opposite Anthony Hopkins in "The Efficiency Expert" (1992), Mendelsohn languished in minor projects until being cast in the high-profile films "The New World" (2005) and "Australia" (2008). Then came "Animal Kingdom," which led to even bigger roles in the gritty "Killing Them Softly" (2012); the blockbuster "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012); and the indie success "The Place Beyond the Pines" (2013), and finally the massively successful "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" (2016). Finally, Hollywood had caught up to the talented actor from Oz.

      Highest rated movies

      Starred Up
      Animal Kingdom
      Babyteeth
      The Year My Voice Broke
      Slow West Mississippi Grind Cyrano Darkest Hour

      Photos

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      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      67% No Score Yet Freaky Tales Unknown (Character) - 2024
      43% 73% The Marsh King's Daughter Jacob Holbrook (Character) $1.8M 2023
      53% 63% To Catch a Killer Geoffrey Lammark (Character) - 2023
      85% 86% Cyrano De Guiche (Character) $3.9M 2021
      94% 85% Babyteeth Henry (Character) $4.3K 2019
      77% 92% Spies in Disguise Killian (Voice) $66.7M 2019
      71% 84% The King Henry IV (Character) - 2019
      79% 45% Captain Marvel Talos/Keller (Character) $426.8M 2019
      42% 25% Untogether Martin (Character) - 2018
      15% 40% Robin Hood Sheriff of Nottingham (Character) $30.8M 2018
      83% 48% The Land of Steady Habits Anders Hill (Character) - 2018
      72% 77% Ready Player One Sorrento (Character) $137.0M 2018
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Robin Hood Unknown (Character) - 2018
      84% 82% Darkest Hour King George VI (Character) $56.3M 2017
      86% 84% I Am Heath Ledger Self - 2017
      76% 50% Una Ray (Character) - 2016
      84% 87% Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Orson Krennic (Character) $533.2M 2016
      No Score Yet 24% Guns for Hire Kyle Sullivan (Character) - 2015
      91% 55% Mississippi Grind Gerry (Character) $129.7K 2015
      92% 74% Slow West Payne (Character) $215.6K 2015
      30% 38% Lost River Dave (Character) $45.4K 2014
      81% 58% Black Sea Fraser (Character) $1.2M 2014
      31% 35% Exodus: Gods and Kings Hegep (Character) $65.0M 2014
      99% 84% Starred Up Neville (Character) $34.1K 2013
      34% 41% Adore Harold (Character) $317.1K 2013
      78% 75% The Place Beyond the Pines Robin (Character) $21.4M 2012
      74% 45% Killing Them Softly Russell (Character) $14.9M 2012
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Killing Them Softly Unknown (Character) - 2012
      9% 22% Trespass Elias (Character) $16.8K 2011
      No Score Yet 71% Needle Detective Meares (Character) - 2010
      95% 83% Animal Kingdom Andrew 'Pope' Cody (Character) $1.0M 2010
      55% 33% Prime Mover Johnnie (Character) - 2009
      84% 64% Beautiful Kate Ned (Character) - 2009
      35% 42% Knowing Phil (Character) $79.9M 2009
      72% 55% $9.99 Lenny Peck (Voice) $52.1K 2008
      54% 65% Australia Capt. Dutton (Character) $49.6M 2008
      No Score Yet 40% Hunt Angels Rupert Kathner (Character) - 2006
      63% 58% The New World Ben (Character) $12.7M 2005
      43% 63% Black and White Rupert Murdoch (Character) - 2002
      No Score Yet 49% Sample People John (Character) - 2000
      No Score Yet 43% Mullet Eddie 'Mullet' Maloney (Character) - 2000
      49% 41% Vertical Limit Malcolm Bench (Character) $68.5M 2000
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Secret Men's Business Doug Petersen (Character) - 1999
      43% 81% Amy Robert Buchanan (Character) $7.9K 1998
      No Score Yet No Score Yet True Love and Chaos Jerry (Character) - 1997
      No Score Yet 72% Idiot Box Kev (Character) - 1996
      No Score Yet 69% Cosi Lewis (Character) $33.8K 1996
      No Score Yet 56% Metal Skin Dazey (Character) - 1994
      72% 41% Sirens Lewis (Character) $5.8M 1994
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Halifax: My Lovely Girl Peter Donaldson (Character) - 1994
      78% 81% Map of the Human Heart Farmboy (Character) $2.4M 1993
      67% 50% The Efficiency Expert Carey (Character) $52.8K 1991
      52% 74% Quigley Down Under O'Flynn (Character) $20.1M 1990
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Nirvana Street Murder Luke (Character) - 1990
      No Score Yet 76% The Big Steal Danny Clark (Character) - 1990
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Lover Boy Gazza (Character) - 1989
      No Score Yet No Score Yet All the Way Lindsay Seymour (Character) - 1988
      94% 84% The Year My Voice Broke Trevor Leishman (Character) $36.9K 1987
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Return Home Gary (Character) - 1987

      TV

      Credit
      60% 67% The New Look Christian Dior (Character) 2024
      No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2017-2018 2024
      56% 82% Australia : Faraway Downs Capt Dutton (Character) 2023
      53% 46% Secret Invasion Talos (Character) 2023
      91% 82% The Outsider Ralph Anderson (Character),
      Executive Producer
      2020
      No Score Yet 36% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2016 2018
      62% 74% Bloodline Danny Rayburn (Character) 2015-2016
      89% 75% Girls Salvatore Johansson (Guest Star) 2013
      90% 84% Farscape Sko (Guest Star) 2002
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Halifax F.P. Unknown (Guest Star) 1995