Ben Mendelsohn

Ben Mendelsohn ( born April 3, 1969 in Melbourne) is an Australian actor and musician.

Life

Ben Mendelson is the doctor's son Frederick Mendelsohn, who shall thereupon communicate the Howard Florey Institute in Melbourne. After some television roles the young actor in 1987 drew attention The year my first love to be in the film, this was awarded the Australian Film Institute.

The next major role was in Idiot Box, he was also seen in 1994 on the side of Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald and Sam Neill in the comedy Sirens. Mendelsohn plays in both Hollywood productions and films in his native country, such as in 2000 in Shifting Sands - Grace by director Wayne Blair. In the same year he was for director Martin Campbell in Vertical Limit with Chris O'Donnell, Robin Tunney and Scott Glenn in front of the camera.

2005, the actor was seen in the adventure film The New World with Colin Farrell and Christopher Plummer on the Kinoleindwand. Also in the epic film Australia, the actor playing with. He embodies the role of Captain Emmett Dutton next to his compatriots Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman.

Besides his work as an actor Ben Mendelsohn plays as a musician in a band.

Filmography (selection)

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