Last updated on: November 26, 2023
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.
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As of April 2024, Ben Mendelsohn is 55 years old, his estimated net worth is $9 million and he stands at a height of 5 feet and 11 inch (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.
Bio/Wiki
Full Name
Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn
Nickname
Ben
Profession
Actor
Career
Debut
Film
TV
Best Known for
The Year My Voice Broke (1987)
Awards
Personal life
Date of Birth
3 April 1969
Age
As of 2024, Ben is 55 years 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
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
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)
Children
Sophia Wright (Daughter)
Caroline Mendelssohn (Daughter)
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)
Favorite Things
Favorite Actor – Robert De Niro
Favorite Book – Darkness at Noon (By Arthur Koestler)
Favorite Music Album – Follow the Leader by Eric B. & Rakim
Money Factor
Net Worth 2024
$9 million
Source of Income – acting
Car collection
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House
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Pets
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Find on Web
Website
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YouTube
Ben Mendelsohn interesting and unknown facts
- 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.
- 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.”
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. - 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In fact, the first scene in the movie “Animal Kingdom” that features Mendelsohn’s “Pope” character is said to have taken about 15 takes.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. - 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.
- 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.
- He had always participated in most of the staged readings of the script of “Mullet,” but had always played a different role.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. - 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
- 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.”
- 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.
- He is an active supporter of the Mirabel Foundation, a charity to support children orphaned and abandoned by drug-addicted parents.
- 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.
- Ben Mendelsohn Net Worth: $9 Million
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