Ben Mendelsohn Net worth, Age, Height, family & More [2025]

Last updated on: August 20, 2025

Ben Mendelsohn is an Australian actor. He is best known for his acting in movies and TV shows like Bloodline, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Mississippi Grind.

As of December 2025, Ben Mendelsohn is 56 years and 8 months old, his estimated net worth is $9 million, and he stands at a height of 5 feet and 11 inches (180 cm or 1.80 m) tall.

Bio

Ben Mendelsohn was born in Melbourne, Australia, to Carole Ann (Ferguson), a nurse, and Frederick Arthur Oscar Mendelsohn, a scientific researcher. Getting his start in television, which includes The Henderson Kids and the long-running soap opera Neighbours, Mendelsohn broke out with his overall performance as an ill-fated juvenile delinquent inside the acclaimed coming of age movie The Year My Voice Broke. Mendelsohn won the excellent supporting actor award from the Australian Film Institute, his first of eight nominations.

Mendelsohn went onto to grow to be one of the most famous teen/younger grownup stars in Australia cinema, frequently rivaling other rising abilities of his generation, such as Russell Crowe, Noah Taylor, and Guy Pearce, leading the Australian tabloid to nickname them “the Mouse Pack” in connection with the Rat Pack in America and Brit Pack within the UK, emerging at the identical time. Among his peers, Mendelsohn regarded to corner the marketplace on stricken, angry younger men, thanks to his roles in Idiot Box, Metal Skin, and Nirvana Street Murder. But Mendelsohn also proved he become capable of being a romantic lead, starring within the comedies The Big Steal, Cosi, Spotswood, and Amy.

1990-2008

In the 1990s, Mendelsohn regarded in only one “Hollywood” movie, the action movie Vertical Limit, as certainly one of two daredevil climbers on a rescue mission, often imparting the movie’s comedian relief. The film did not discover a target audience and Mendelsohn returned to Australia, in which he usually labored in theater and television, notwithstanding earning first-rate actor nominations from the Australian Film Institute and Australian Film Critics Circle for the drama Mullet, as a prodigal son returning to his small town. He additionally took steps to work in more international films inclusive of The New World, Knowing and Australia. Mendelsohn has recounted that there was a period of almost years that he had so little paintings, he considered leaving the acting profession entirely.

2009-Present

In 2009, Mendelsohn experienced a piece of a comeback with the role inside the impartial Australian films Beautiful Kate, as a troubled man compelled to reunite together with his dying father and come to terms with the death of his dual sister, with whom he had a complicated relationship. He turned into nominated for the Australian Film Institute and Australian Film Critics Circle Best Actor in 2009. A yr later, he regarded as Pope in the Animal Kingdom, the most terrifying and violent member of a criminal offense circle of relatives. In 2010, he won Best Actor from the Australian Film Institute, Independent Film Award, and Australian Film Critics Circle.

Since 2010, Mendelsohn has become a main player in Hollywood as a person actor in each blockbuster films (The Dark Knight Rises) and seriously acclaimed movies consisting of Killing Them Softly and Place Beyond the Pines. In 2013 he appeared inside the UK Starred Up, which earned him a Best Supporting Actor Award from the British Independent Film Awards. He received a high reward for his overall performance as a playing an addict in 2015’s Mississippi Grind (earning an independent spirit award nomination for the best actor). The equal year he started out a two-season run on Netflix’s Bloodline as Danny Rayburn, the black sheep in a properly respected own family in the Florida Keys (he turned into considered a visitor actor inside the third and very last season). In 2016 his career took another bounce forward, performing as the main villain in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and winning the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He overlooked the ceremony, as he changed into filming Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One.

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Bio/Wiki

Full Name

Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn

Nickname

Ben

Profession

Actor

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Career

Debut

Film

The Still Point (1986)

TV

Special Squad (1984)

Best Known for

The Year My Voice Broke (1987)

Awards

Full list

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Personal life

Date of Birth

3 April 1969

Age

As of today, Ben is 56 years, 8 months, and 2 days old.

Zodiac sign

Aries

Signature

Nationality

Australian

Birth Place

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Residence

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

School / College / University

Heidelberg Primary School

Eltham High & Banyule High Schools

Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania

Heidelberg Theater Company (Learn acting)

Religion

Christianity

Race / Ethnicity

White

Food Habits

Non-vegetarian

Hobbies

Acting, reading.

Tattoo

Unknown

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Physical Stats & More

Height

• In feet: 5′ 11″
• In Centimeters: 180 cm
• In meters: 1.80 m

Weight

• In kilograms: 78 kg
• In Pounds: 172 lbs

Body Measurements

• Chest Size: 41 inches
• Biceps Size: 13 inches
• Waist Size: 33 inches

Shoe size

10 (US)

Eye color

Blue

Hair Color

Salt and Pepper

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Family

Wife

Emma Forrest (Film director, screenwriter, and novelist) (Married in 2016 and divorced in 2016)

Father

Frederick Arthur Oscar Mendelsohn (Medical Researcher)

Mother

Carole Ann Ferguson

Siblings

Tom Mendelsohn (Younger Brother)

David Mendelsohn (Younger Brother) (Artist)

Children

Sophia Wright (Daughter)

Caroline Mendelssohn (Daughter)

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Relationship & More

Marital Status

Single

Marriage Date

3 July 2012

Affairs or dating history

Kate Fischer (1993)

Nadine Garner (1994)

Justine Clarke

Kate Beahan (2010)

Emily Barclay (2010)

Emma Forrest (2012—2016)

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Favorite Things

Favorite Actor – Robert De Niro

Book – Darkness at Noon (By Arthur Koestler)

Favorite Music Album – Follow the Leader by Eric B. & Rakim

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Net Worth 2025

$9 million

As of December 2025, it’s estimated that Julia Roberts has a net worth of about $9 million. Let’s break it down.

1) Film acting (up-front fees + residuals)

• Star Wars: Rogue One (2016) — Trade reporting at the time said Felicity Jones negotiated a seven-figure deal, while “no other cast member” (which includes Mendelsohn) earned more than mid–six figures. In other words, his Rogue One fee was very likely somewhere in the ~$300k–$500k range before residuals.
  Context: Rogue One had a ~$200M production budget, so principal villains could command above-scale, but THR’s reporting caps “everyone else” below mid–six figures.

• Ready Player One (2018) — No reliable salary disclosure. As the main antagonist in a $155–$175M Spielberg tent-pole, a market-typical range for a non-lead studio villain would be mid–six figures (sometimes low–seven for marquee names). (Budget data provides context only.)

• Captain Marvel (2019) (and MCU cameos as Talos) — No disclosed fee. Given his prominent supporting role in a $152–$175M MCU film, a reasonable industry range is high–six to low–seven figures, plus residuals; exact figures aren’t public. (Budget/profit context only.)

• Other studio films (The Dark Knight Rises, Robin Hood, The King, Darkest Hour, etc.) — Likewise undisclosed; typically above SAG-AFTRA theatrical minimums and scaled by quote, role size, and box-office potential.

Residuals/back-end for films: As a SAG-AFTRA performer, Mendelsohn receives residuals from post-theatrical markets (home media, TV, new media). Court filings related to his 2018 divorce explicitly reference ongoing royalties/residuals from work during the marriage, including Rogue One, confirming this income stream. (The same filing pegged his then-annual income at about $1.44M, a single-year snapshot rather than a career average.)

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2) TV & streaming series (per-episode fees + residuals + new streaming bonus)

• Bloodline (Netflix, 2015–2017) — Pay not public. For comparison, top prestige-drama rates in that era commonly ranged from ~$150k–$350k per episode for notable leads/supports (with a few headline outliers far above that), depending on quote and leverage. Mendelsohn was a series regular in S1, then recurred/guested later. (Ranges from trade roundups.)

• The Outsider (HBO, 2020) — Undisclosed. Lead/lead-adjacent roles on premium limited series often command low- to mid-six figures per episode in this period; residuals apply under TV/streaming formulas. (Industry ranges.)

• Secret Invasion (Disney+, 2023) — Undisclosed. The series’ widely reported ~$212M budget (context) indicates high-end spend per episode; established MCU actors in central roles frequently earn high-six per episode and up, though exact figures for Mendelsohn were not reported by credible trades.

• The New Look (Apple TV+, 2024) — Undisclosed. Apple has paid sizeable per-episode rates for prestige leads; a mid- to high-six-figure per-episode range is a reasonable market estimate for a top-billed lead like Christian Dior, subject to his quote and deal terms. (General Apple/streaming salary context.)

Streaming residuals & the 2023 SAG-AFTRA “success-based bonus”: In addition to fixed streaming residuals, the 2023 contract created a new success bonus for High-Budget SVOD seasons that cross a viewership threshold (≥20% of domestic subscribers in the first 90 days). 75% of that bonus goes directly to the cast entitled to residuals, with 25% routed to a distribution fund. If any of Mendelsohn’s recent streaming seasons hit the threshold, he’d share in that bonus on top of residuals.

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3) Animation & voice work

• Credits include the villain in Spies in Disguise and narration/voice features on other projects. Specific voice-deal numbers aren’t public; compensation varies widely from union minimums to bespoke buyouts for feature animation. (Role context.)

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4) Personal appearances & speaking

• Corporate/paid appearances are a common side income. A major US booking agency lists Ben Mendelsohn’s starting appearance/speaking fee in the ballpark of $40k–$75k (US) and $50k–$100k (Australia). Actual quotes vary by event, location, and availability.

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What we can (and can’t) put numbers on

Projects with reported figures or strong guideposts

• Rogue One (2016): Reported that all non-Jones cast were ≤ mid-six figures; practical takeaway: Mendelsohn likely earned ~$300k–$500k upfront, plus residuals.

• Annual income circa 2018: Court docs (reported by The Blast) cite ~$1.44M/year and confirm ongoing royalties/residuals from Rogue One and Bloodline. Treat as a dated snapshot, not a career average.

Market-informed estimates (not disclosed; ranges shown to avoid over-claiming)

These are conservative brackets based on budget tier, role size (lead vs. supporting), and trade-reported TV salary landscapes in the relevant years.

Why the ranges? Actor pay is governed by a private “quote,” role leverage, episode count, season renewal bumps, and back-end terms. Trades publish ranges and high-end outliers each year, but not everyone’s deal.

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How the money actually flows (quick explainer)

• Up-front fees for films and per-episode for TV/streaming.

• Residuals (TV, home media, streaming) paid over time. Streaming residuals are formulaic; starting 2023, qualifying hit seasons also pay a success-based bonus (cast shares 75% of it).

• Royalties from certain soundtrack/voice/narration work (where applicable).

• Appearance fees for conventions, festivals, corporate talks (agency-booked).

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Social Media Profiles

Instagram

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Ben Mendelsohn interesting and unknown facts

1. In the Netflix series “Bloodline,” he played the role of Danny Rayburn, being the only actor whom the producers met with for the role. His performance received positive reviews from many critics.
2. He also earned a Golden Globe nomination and even won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series out of the two nominations, for his role as Danny Rayburn in “Bloodline.”
3. During the filming of the 2018 movie “Untogether,” he was married to the writer/director of the movie – Emma Forrest, since the year 2012. However, with the movie still in the post-production stage, the duo separated and Forrest reportedly filed for divorce after a few weeks.
4. For the role of Robin in the movie “The Place Beyond the Pines,” it was Ryan Gosling who suggested to him, because of his role in the 2009 movie “Prime Mover.
5. Before filming “Animal Kingdom,” he and Luke Ford decided not to speak to each other in an effort to help with their portrayal of two antagonistic brothers.
6. In the movie “Captain Marvel,” he used his native Australian accent, for portraying the alien Skrull Talos. But when his character adopts a human disguise, he uses an American accent.
   During the 1980s and the 1990s, Mendelsohn is known to have struggled with heroin addiction.
7. As per the original script of “The Place Beyond the Pines,” his character Robin has owned large junkyard dogs, but Mendelsohn suggested that if he had little dogs, it would be more interesting.
8. For his performance as Danny Rayburn in the third season of the “Bloodline” series, he won the 2017 Satellite Award for the Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film category.
9. His first leading role was in the 1990 movie “The Big Steal,” in which he portrayed the character of Danny Clark, who was seventeen years old, though Mendelsohn was aged around twenty when he played the role.
10. During the filming of “Animal Kingdom,” writer/director David Michôd said he always yielded to Mendelsohn’s request for additional takes of his scenes because of his respect for Mendelsohn’s “wild, unpredictable” contributions.
11. In fact, the first scene in the movie “Animal Kingdom” that features Mendelsohn’s “Pope” character is said to have taken about 15 takes.
12. After reading the 2009 movie “Beautiful Kate,” he responded immediately to the script and liked the way that writer-director Rachel Ward handled the provocative material.
13. For the movie “Prime Mover,” it was reported that writer/director David Caesar first wrote the screenplay with Mendelsohn as the lead in the mind, and reportedly spent over a decade trying to produce it.
14. However, by the time funding for the “Prime Mover” movie was secured, Mendelsohn had aged for the role and writer Caesar built the role of Johnnie specifically for him. Ben Mendelsohn
    In the 2000 movie “Sample People,” producer Emile Sherman initially wanted to play the character of Andy, which was in the end portrayed by actor Simon Lyndon. He went on to play the role of John.
15. During the filming of the 1992 movie “Map of the Human Heart,” in which he played the role of Farmboy, he reportedly injured his back on his last day on set.
16. It was reported that writer David Caesar wrote the role of the 2001 movie “Mullet,” with Mendelsohn in mind, but had always felt that he was too young for the role.
17. He had always participated in most of the staged readings of the script of “Mullet,” but had always played a different role.
18. But within the time he secured funding, Mendelsohn was of the ideal age for the role of Eddie ‘Mullet’ Maloney and was ready to play the role.
19. He is famous for playing arrogant, unlikeable, and borderline sociopathic characters, who are never as clever as they think they are, this being one of his trademarks.
20. For his role as Robin in the movie “Place Beyond the Pines,” he reportedly offered to remove his front teeth, as his character was supposed to have dentures. It was reported that the director accepted his offer, but changed his mind when a producer intervened.
21. He was originally cast as Hando in “Romper Stomper” and had even shaved his head for the part of the neo-Nazi, but was eventually dismissed and replaced by Russell Crowe, who began campaigning against him, claiming that Mendelsohn wasn’t threatening enough for the role.
    It was reported that he hadn’t watched any of his films for 6 full years, before attending the screenings of “Killing Them Softly” at Cannes and “Place Beyond the Pines” at the Toronto International Film Festival. Before this, he went for 10 years without watching his own movies.
    He is said to have appeared in a PSA with Gia Carides and Paul Gleeson in the 80s set in a nightclub to teach teenagers how to fill out their tax returns.
22. He offered to pay the full costs to host an Australian News program about a Datables Ball, which was a dance for special needs teens with limited opportunities to meet and socialize, after seeing a report related to it.FF
23. He is said to have memorized every line from the “Taxi Driver” as a teenager because Robert De Niro was his acting idol. The duo later worked together in the movie “Killer Elite.”
24. He is known to be a very passionate animal lover. Once, during the filming of “Adore,” he reportedly halted filming to make sure a stray cat made it across the street safely.
25. He is an active supporter of the Mirabel Foundation, a charity to support children orphaned and abandoned by drug-addicted parents.
26. He is also known to have a very strong German accent and is said to have spoken the language fluently till the age of six, after living an extended period there and returned to Australia with his family.
27. Ben Mendelsohn Net Worth: $9 Million

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