Ben Mendelsohn
Born 1969 · Australian actor
Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn 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: A Star Wars Story (2016), Darkest Hour (2017) and Ready Player One (2018).
Ben Mendelsohn, in order
- 1985 The Henderson Kids (TV series): acted
- 1987 The Year My Voice Broke: acted · directed by John Duigan · critics 92%, audiences 84%
- 1990 Nirvana Street Murder: acted · directed by Aleksi Vellis
- 1990 Quigley Down Under: acted · directed by Simon Wincer
- 1990 The Big Steal: acted · directed by Nadia Tass
- 1992 Map of the Human Heart: acted · directed by Vincent Ward · critics 78%, audiences 80%
- 1992 Spotswood: acted · directed by Mark Joffe
- 1994 Metal Skin: acted · directed by Geoffrey Wright
- 1994 Sirens: acted · directed by John Duigan · critics 73%, audiences 41% · streaming on Hoopla, Prime Video (free), MX Player
- 1996 Cosi: acted · directed by Mark Joffe
- 1996 Idiot Box: acted · directed by David Caesar
- 1996 True Love and Chaos: acted · directed by Stavros Kazantzidis
- 1997 Amy: acted · directed by Nadia Tass
- 2000 Sample People: acted · directed by Clinton Smith
- 2000 Vertical Limit: acted · directed by Martin Campbell · critics 50%, audiences 41%
- 2001 Mullet: acted · directed by David Caesar
- 2002 Black and White: acted · directed by Craig Lahiff
- 2006 Hunt Angels: acted · directed by Alec Morgan
- 2006 The New World: acted · directed by Terrence Malick
- 2008 Australia: acted · directed by Baz Luhrmann · critics 53%, audiences 65%
- 2009 Beautiful Kate: acted · directed by Rachel Ward
- 2009 Knowing: acted · directed by Alex Proyas · critics 34%, audiences 42% · streaming on fuboTV, Kanopy, Hoopla
- 2010 Animal Kingdom: acted · directed by David Michôd
- 2011 Killer Elite: acted · directed by Gary McKendry · critics 26%, audiences 42% · streaming on fuboTV, Peacock, Roku Channel
- 2011 Trespass: acted · directed by Joel Schumacher · critics 9%, audiences 21% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Roku Channel
- 2012 Killing Them Softly: acted · directed by Andrew Dominik
- 2012 The Dark Knight Rises: acted · directed by Christopher Nolan · critics 87%, audiences 90% · streaming on HBO Max
- 2012 The Place Beyond the Pines: acted · directed by Derek Cianfrance
- 2013 Starred Up: acted · directed by David Mackenzie · critics 99%, audiences 84% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fandango at Home (free)
- 2013 Two Mothers: acted · directed by Anne Fontaine
- 2014 Black Sea: acted · directed by Kevin Macdonald
- 2014 Exodus: Gods and Kings: acted · directed by Ridley Scott · critics 29%, audiences 35% · streaming on Prime Video
- 2014 Lost River: acted · directed by Ryan Gosling
- 2015 Bloodline (TV series): acted · critics 62%, audiences 74% · streaming on Netflix
- 2015 Mississippi Grind: acted · directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck
- 2015 Slow West: acted · directed by John Maclean
- 2015 The Adventures of Beatle: acted · directed by Donna Robinson
- 2016 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story: acted · directed by Gareth Edwards · critics 84%, audiences 87% · streaming on Disney+
- 2016 Una: acted · directed by Benedict Andrews
- 2017 Darkest Hour: acted · directed by Joe Wright · critics 84%, audiences 83%
- 2018 Ready Player One: acted · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 71%, audiences 77% · streaming on HBO Max
- 2018 Robin Hood: acted · directed by Otto Bathurst
- 2018 The Land of Steady Habits: acted · directed by Nicole Holofcener
- 2019 Babyteeth: acted · directed by Shannon Murphy
- 2019 Captain Marvel: acted · directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck · critics 79%, audiences 45% · streaming on Disney+
- 2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home: acted · directed by Jon Watts · critics 91%, audiences 95% · streaming on Disney+, fuboTV
- 2019 The King: acted · directed by David Michôd
- 2019 Untogether: acted · directed by Emma Forrest
- 2020 The Outsider (TV series): acted · directed by Jason Bateman
- 2021 Cyrano: acted · directed by Joe Wright · critics 85%, audiences 86%
- 2022 Andor (TV series): acted · directed by Benjamin Caron and Susanna White
- 2023 Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Five (TV series): acted
- 2023 The Marsh King's Daughter: acted · directed by Neil Burger
- 2023 To Catch a Killer: acted · directed by Damián Szifron
- 2024 Freaky Tales: acted · directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck
- 2024 The New Look (TV series): acted
- 2025 Roofman: acted · directed by Derek Cianfrance · critics 87%, audiences 85% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
- 2026 Company: acted · directed by Casey Affleck
- 2026 Zero A. D.: acted · directed by Alejandro Monteverde
- Blood on Snow: acted · directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga