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Ben Mendelsohn

Ben Mendelsohn

Acting

Born: April 3, 1969Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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
Filmography
Zero A.D.

Zero A.D.

Nahash

2026
Roofman

Roofman

Pastor Ron

2025
Freaky Tales

Freaky Tales

The Guy

2025
The Marsh King's Daughter

The Marsh King's Daughter

Jacob

2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion

Self - 'Talos'

2023
To Catch a Killer

To Catch a Killer

Geoffrey Lammark

2023
Cyrano

Cyrano

De Guiche

2021
Babyteeth

Babyteeth

Henry

2020
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons

Gorillaz: Reject False Icons

Self

2019
Spies in Disguise

Spies in Disguise

Killian (voice)

2019
The King

The King

King Henry IV

2019
Spider-Man: Far From Home

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Talos (uncredited)

2019
Captain Marvel

Captain Marvel

Talos / Keller

2019
Untogether

Untogether

Martin

2019
Robin Hood

Robin Hood

Sheriff of Nottingham

2018
The Land of Steady Habits

The Land of Steady Habits

Anders Hill

2018
Ready Player One

Ready Player One

Sorrento

2018
Darkest Hour

Darkest Hour

King George VI

2017
I Am Heath Ledger

I Am Heath Ledger

Self

2017
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

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

Self

2017
Una

Una

Ray Brooks

2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Orson Krennic

2016

SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT

Self

2015
Guns for Hire

Guns for Hire

Kyle Sullivan

2015
Mississippi Grind

Mississippi Grind

Gerry

2015
Slow West

Slow West

Payne

2015
Lost River

Lost River

Dave

2015
Black Sea

Black Sea

Fraser

2014
Exodus: Gods and Kings

Exodus: Gods and Kings

Viceroy Hegep

2014
Starred Up

Starred Up

Neville Love

2014
Adoration

Adoration

Harold

2013
The Place Beyond the Pines

The Place Beyond the Pines

Robin Van Der Hook

2013
Killing Them Softly

Killing Them Softly

Russell

2012
The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

Daggett

2012
Trespass

Trespass

Elias Collins

2011
Killer Elite

Killer Elite

Martin

2011
Needle

Needle

Detective Meares

2010
Animal Kingdom

Animal Kingdom

Andrew 'Pope' Cody

2010
Beautiful Kate

Beautiful Kate

Ned Kendall

2009
$9.99

$9.99

Lenny Peck (voice)

2009
Knowing

Knowing

Phil Bergman

2009
Prime Mover

Prime Mover

Johnnie

2009
Australia

Australia

Captain Dutton

2008
Hunt Angels

Hunt Angels

Rupert Kathner

2006
The New World

The New World

Ben

2005

Second Chance

Dr. Larry Stewart

2005
Black and White

Black and White

Rupert Murdoch

2002
Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story

Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story

Alexander Hall

2001
Mullet

Mullet

Eddie "Mullet" Maloney

2001
Vertical Limit

Vertical Limit

Malcolm Bench

2000
Sample People

Sample People

John

2000
Secret Men's Business

Secret Men's Business

Doug Petersen

1999
Amy

Amy

Robert Buchanan

1998
The Singer and the Swinger

The Singer and the Swinger

Lee Gordon

1998
True Love and Chaos

True Love and Chaos

Jerry

1997
Idiot Box

Idiot Box

Kev

1997
Cosi

Cosi

Lewis

1996
Sirens

Sirens

Lewis

1994
Metal Skin

Metal Skin

Dazey

1994
Say a Little Prayer

Say a Little Prayer

Nursery Manager

1993
Map of the Human Heart

Map of the Human Heart

Farmboy

1993
Spotswood

Spotswood

Carey

1992
Quigley Down Under

Quigley Down Under

O'Flynn

1990
The Big Steal

The Big Steal

Danny Clark

1990
Return Home

Return Home

Gary

1990
Nirvana Street Murder

Nirvana Street Murder

Luke

1990
Lover Boy

Lover Boy

Gazza

1989
The Year My Voice Broke

The Year My Voice Broke

Trevor Leishman

1987
The Still Point

The Still Point

Peter

1986