--- name: "Ben Mendelsohn" canonical: "https://film.one/person/ben-mendelsohn" fi1m_id: "ben-mendelsohn" imdb_id: "nm0578853" tmdb_id: 77335 wikidata_id: "Q816565" roles: ["Actor"] born: "3 April 1969" reviewed_on_fi1m: 19 average_fi1m_score: 69 average_as: "actor" average_over: 19 updated: "2026-10-05T13:23:00.638140+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Ben Mendelsohn ## Identity Ben Mendelsohn - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ben-mendelsohn - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** ben-mendelsohn - **IMDb ID:** nm0578853 - **TMDB ID:** 77335 - **Wikidata ID:** Q816565 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Mendelsohn, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q816565, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0578853/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/77335 Actor. Born 3 April 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 3 April 1969, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - **Active:** 2000–present - **Also known as:** Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn - **Frequently works with:** [Joel Edgerton](https://film.one/person/joel-edgerton.md), [David Michôd](https://film.one/person/david-michod.md), [Derek Cianfrance](https://film.one/person/derek-cianfrance.md), [Jamie Patricof](https://film.one/person/jamie-patricof.md), [Joe Wright](https://film.one/person/joe-wright.md), [Ray Liotta](https://film.one/person/ray-liotta.md), [Tim Bevan](https://film.one/person/tim-bevan.md) - **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won) - **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as actor, over 19 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 58 (2), 2010s 69 (13), 2020s 73 (4) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 67 across 19 titles - **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 11 at 60–79, 4 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 3 of 16 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 14, Adventure 7, Action 6, Crime 6, Romance 4, Thriller 4 - **Screen time:** 36 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $4,852m across 16 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Mendelsohn, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q816565, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0578853/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/77335 ## Coming up - *Zero A.D.* (2026-12-03), as Nahash ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*The Dark Knight Rises*](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight-rises.md) (74), [*The Outsider*](https://film.one/tv/the-outsider.md) (68), [*Ready Player One*](https://film.one/film/ready-player-one.md) (60) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Animal Kingdom*](https://film.one/film/animal-kingdom.md) (84), [*Killing Them Softly*](https://film.one/film/killing-them-softly.md) (68) - **Netflix:** [*Slow West*](https://film.one/film/slow-west.md) (77), [*The King*](https://film.one/film/the-king.md) (58) - **Disney+:** [*Rogue One: A Star Wars Story*](https://film.one/film/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story.md) (70), [*Captain Marvel*](https://film.one/film/captain-marvel.md) (60) - **Pluto TV:** [*Starred Up*](https://film.one/film/starred-up.md) (84) - **AMC+:** [*Babyteeth*](https://film.one/film/babyteeth.md) (82) - **Apple TV:** [*Roofman*](https://film.one/film/roofman.md) (68) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Ben Mendelsohn > Ben Mendelsohn makes dangerous men feel uncomfortably at home. We value him most when a film lets that menace grow out of ordinary family life; casting him simply as the villain risks wasting what makes him frightening. Ben Mendelsohn’s Pope belongs in the family home in *Animal Kingdom* (2010), and that is what makes him hard to bear. Nothing in his performance lets us treat his instability as an interruption to otherwise ordinary domestic life. We were frightened of him because the household made room for him, and Mendelsohn made that acceptance feel plausible. David Michôd takes the family’s obligations seriously, allowing the threat to persist even when there is little action. Mendelsohn gives us scant opportunity to settle back and enjoy the company of a screen gangster. The early prominence of *The Year My Voice Broke* (1987) was followed by years of Australian work before *Animal Kingdom* brought an international breakthrough. Major international supporting roles followed from 2012, including Daggett in Christopher Nolan’s *The Dark Knight Rises* (2012). We found that film forceful and worth its long evening, though its surplus of characters and explanations is a drawback. Mendelsohn’s move into bigger ensembles also brought a familiar casting problem: films kept finding a use for him as someone unpleasant. The prison drama *Starred Up* (2013) and the troubled family of *Bloodline* (2015–2017) offer useful routes beyond the blockbusters. His distinctive voice and physical presence make casting him as a threat understandable, but a part still needs to give him something to work with. As Orson Krennic in *Rogue One: A Star Wars Story* (2016), he occupies the more familiar position of a blockbuster antagonist. We have no objection to him playing dangerous men; the risk is that their danger becomes the only thing a film asks him to convey. Michôd gives him more in *Animal Kingdom*, where belonging to the family is itself a source of unease. Alongside Jacki Weaver, Mendelsohn makes loyalty frightening, and the film avoids encouraging us to admire its criminals. The second half does slacken, and our admiration for the performances does not make every slow passage necessary. Start there, with the warning that the scenes at home may be the ones you most want to escape. ## Biography Ben Mendelsohn is an Australian actor. Born Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn on 3 April 1969 in Melbourne, he began his career as a teenager and rose to prominence in Australia with his role in *The Year My Voice Broke* (1987). He gained wider recognition for his performance in the Australian crime drama *Animal Kingdom* (2010). Mendelsohn has since appeared in films including *The Dark Knight Rises* (2012) as Daggett, *Rogue One: A Star Wars Story* (2016) as Orson Krennic, *Darkest Hour* (2017) as King George VI, *Ready Player One* (2018) as Sorrento, and Marvel Cinematic Universe entries such as *Captain Marvel* (2019) as Talos. He starred in the Netflix series *Bloodline* (2015–2017), winning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2016. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (19) - *Roofman* (2025), Fi1m 68, as Pastor Ron — [page](https://film.one/film/roofman.md) - *Cyrano* (2021), Fi1m 75, as De Guiche — [page](https://film.one/film/cyrano.md) - *Babyteeth* (2020), Fi1m 82, as Henry — [page](https://film.one/film/babyteeth.md) - *The Outsider* (2020), Fi1m 68, as Ralph Anderson — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-outsider.md) - *Captain Marvel* (2019), Fi1m 60, as Talos / Keller — [page](https://film.one/film/captain-marvel.md) - *The King* (2019), Fi1m 58, as King Henry IV — [page](https://film.one/film/the-king.md) - *Ready Player One* (2018), Fi1m 60, as Sorrento — [page](https://film.one/film/ready-player-one.md) - *Darkest Hour* (2017), Fi1m 66, as King George VI — [page](https://film.one/film/darkest-hour.md) - *Rogue One: A Star Wars Story* (2016), Fi1m 70, as Orson Krennic — [page](https://film.one/film/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story.md) - *Slow West* (2015), Fi1m 77, as Payne — [page](https://film.one/film/slow-west.md) - *Exodus: Gods and Kings* (2014), Fi1m 52, as Viceroy Hegep — [page](https://film.one/film/exodus-gods-and-kings.md) - *Starred Up* (2014), Fi1m 84, as Neville Love — [page](https://film.one/film/starred-up.md) - *The Place Beyond the Pines* (2013), Fi1m 66, as Robin Van Der Hook — [page](https://film.one/film/the-place-beyond-the-pines.md) - *Girls* (2012), Fi1m 82, as Salvatore Johansson — [page](https://film.one/tv/girls.md) - *Killing Them Softly* (2012), Fi1m 68, as Russell — [page](https://film.one/film/killing-them-softly.md) - *The Dark Knight Rises* (2012), Fi1m 74, as Daggett — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight-rises.md) - *Animal Kingdom* (2010), Fi1m 84, as Andrew 'Pope' Cody — [page](https://film.one/film/animal-kingdom.md) - *Australia* (2008), Fi1m 58, as Captain Dutton — [page](https://film.one/film/australia.md) - *Vertical Limit* (2000), Fi1m 58, as Malcolm Bench — [page](https://film.one/film/vertical-limit.md) ## Complete filmography (92) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Zero A.D.* (2026), as Nahash - *Company* (2026), Actor - *Sia: Nostalgic for the Present* (2026), Actor - *Roofman* (2025), as Pastor Ron — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/roofman.md) - *Freaky Tales* (2025), as The Guy - *The New Look* (2024), series, as Christian Dior - *Faraway Downs* (2023), series, as Captain Dutton - *The Marsh King's Daughter* (2023), as Jacob - *Secret Invasion* (2023), series, as Talos - *To Catch a Killer* (2023), as Geoffrey Lammark - *Andor* (2022), series, as Orson Krennic — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/andor.md) - *Cyrano* (2021), as De Guiche — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/cyrano.md) - *Star Wars: The Bad Batch* (2021), series, as Orson Krennic (voice) - *Marvel Studios Legends* (2021), series, as Talos / Keller (archive footage) (uncredited) - *Babyteeth* (2020), as Henry — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/babyteeth.md) - *The Outsider* (2020), series, as Ralph Anderson · Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-outsider.md) - *Spies in Disguise* (2019), as Killian (voice) - *The King* (2019), as King Henry IV — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-king.md) - *Infinity Train* (2019), series, as Agent Mace (voice) - *Spider-Man: Far From Home* (2019), as Talos (uncredited) — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-far-from-home.md) - *Captain Marvel* (2019), as Talos / Keller — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/captain-marvel.md) - *Untogether* (2019), as Martin - *Robin Hood* (2018), as Sheriff of Nottingham - *The Land of Steady Habits* (2018), as Anders Hill - *Ready Player One* (2018), as Sorrento — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/ready-player-one.md) - *Darkest Hour* (2017), as King George VI — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/darkest-hour.md) - *Una* (2017), as Ray Brooks - *Rogue One: A Star Wars Story* (2016), as Orson Krennic — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story.md) - *Guns for Hire* (2015), as Kyle Sullivan - *Mississippi Grind* (2015), as Gerry - *Slow West* (2015), as Payne — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/slow-west.md) - *Lost River* (2015), as Dave - *Bloodline* (2015), series, as Danny Rayburn - *Black Sea* (2014), as Fraser - *Exodus: Gods and Kings* (2014), as Viceroy Hegep — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/exodus-gods-and-kings.md) - *Starred Up* (2014), as Neville Love — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/starred-up.md) - *Adoration* (2013), as Harold - *The Place Beyond the Pines* (2013), as Robin Van Der Hook — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-place-beyond-the-pines.md) - *Killing Them Softly* (2012), as Russell — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/killing-them-softly.md) - *The Dark Knight Rises* (2012), as Daggett — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight-rises.md) - *Girls* (2012), series, as Salvatore Johansson — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/girls.md) - *Trespass* (2011), as Elias Collins - *Killer Elite* (2011), as Martin - *Needle* (2010), as Detective Meares - *Animal Kingdom* (2010), as Andrew 'Pope' Cody — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/animal-kingdom.md) - *Tangle* (2009), series, as Vince Kovac - *Beautiful Kate* (2009), as Ned Kendall - *$9.99* (2009), as Lenny Peck (voice) - *Knowing* (2009), as Phil Bergman - *Prime Mover* (2009), as Johnnie - *Australia* (2008), as Captain Dutton — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/australia.md) - *Hunt Angels* (2006), as Rupert Kathner - *The New World* (2005), as Ben - *Second Chance* (2005), as Dr. Larry Stewart - *Black and White* (2002), as Rupert Murdoch - *Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story* (2001), as Alexander Hall - *He Died with a Felafel in His Hand* (2001), Additional Dialogue - *Mullet* (2001), as Eddie "Mullet" Maloney - *Love Is a Four Letter Word* (2001), series, Actor - *Vertical Limit* (2000), as Malcolm Bench — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/vertical-limit.md) - *Sample People* (2000), as John - *Farscape* (1999), series, as Sko — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/farscape.md) - *Secret Men's Business* (1999), as Doug Petersen - *Amy* (1998), as Robert Buchanan - *The Singer and the Swinger* (1998), as Lee Gordon - *True Love and Chaos* (1997), as Jerry - *Idiot Box* (1997), as Kev - *Cosi* (1996), as Lewis - *Halifax f.p.* (1994), series, as Peter Donaldson - *The Man from Snowy River* (1994), series, as Dale Banks - *Roughnecks* (1994), series, as Joe 90 - *Sirens* (1994), as Lewis - *Metal Skin* (1994), as Dazey - *Say a Little Prayer* (1993), as Nursery Manager - *Map of the Human Heart* (1993), as Farmboy - *Spotswood* (1992), as Carey - *Police Rescue* (1991), series, as Dean - *Quigley Down Under* (1990), as O'Flynn - *The Big Steal* (1990), as Danny Clark - *Return Home* (1990), as Gary - *Nirvana Street Murder* (1990), as Luke - *Lover Boy* (1989), as Gazza - *The Year My Voice Broke* (1987), as Trevor Leishman - *The Flying Doctors* (1986), series, as Brian, Brad Morris - *The Still Point* (1986), as Peter - *Zoo Family* (1985), series, as Martin - *The Henderson Kids* (1985), series, as Ted Morgan - *Molepeople*, as Jimmy - *Larrikins*, as Howard (voice) - *Speed the Plow*, as Charlie Fox - *Fear Is the Rider*, Actor - *Blood on Snow*, as Hoffman ## Gallery - ![w:Andrew Dominik & w:Ben Mendelsohn at Killing Then Softly movie premiere, Dendy Opera Quays (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/102568/gallery-1092ab395ef7.jpg) w:Andrew Dominik & w:Ben Mendelsohn at Killing Then Softly movie premiere, Dendy Opera Quays (2012) — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Andrew_Dominik_%26_Ben_Mendelsohn_2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Killing Then Softly movie premiere at Dendy Opera Quays (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/102568/gallery-9c3a04306f04.jpg) Killing Then Softly movie premiere at Dendy Opera Quays (2012) — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Ben_Mendelsohn.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Ben Mendelsohn speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Ready Player One", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Plea](https://film.one/media/person/102568/gallery-02c082cdf378.jpg) Ben Mendelsohn speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Ready Player One", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Plea — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Ben_Mendelsohn_%2835387096893%29.jpg/1280px-Ben_Mendelsohn_%2835387096893%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Ben Mendelsohn speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Ready Player One", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Plea](https://film.one/media/person/102568/gallery-19f94f5fc231.jpg) Ben Mendelsohn speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Ready Player One", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Plea — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Ben_Mendelsohn_%2835387126243%29.jpg/1280px-Ben_Mendelsohn_%2835387126243%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Ben Mendelsohn](https://film.one/media/person/102568/gallery-657671b13895.jpg) Ben Mendelsohn — Image via TMDB - ![Ben Mendelsohn](https://film.one/media/person/102568/gallery-d8fa59c7eb7d.jpg) Ben Mendelsohn — Image via TMDB - ![Ben Mendelsohn](https://film.one/media/person/102568/gallery-bd2d23078537.jpg) Ben Mendelsohn — Image via TMDB - ![Ben Mendelsohn speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Ready Player One", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Plea](https://film.one/media/person/102568/gallery-64179198ac3b.jpg) Ben Mendelsohn speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Ready Player One", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Plea — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Ben_Mendelsohn_%2835387130653%29.jpg/1280px-Ben_Mendelsohn_%2835387130653%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Ben Mendelsohn speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Ready Player One", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Plea](https://film.one/media/person/102568/gallery-8ad6d3f741f1.jpg) Ben Mendelsohn speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Ready Player One", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Plea — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ben_Mendelsohn_%2836057736331%29.jpg/1280px-Ben_Mendelsohn_%2836057736331%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Ben Mendelsohn](https://film.one/media/person/102568/gallery-362f7a24fa73.jpg) Ben Mendelsohn — Image via TMDB - ![Ben Mendelsohn](https://film.one/media/person/102568/gallery-c2bf5b0b277e.jpg) Ben Mendelsohn — Image via TMDB - ![Ben Mendelsohn](https://film.one/media/person/102568/gallery-6c65d4cf0cbe.jpg) Ben Mendelsohn — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won - 2016: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (won), for *Bloodline* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. 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