Ben O'Toole | |
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 Ben O'Toole and Catalina Aguilar interviewed about Everybody Loves Somebody in 2017 | |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Ben O'Toole is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as Rex Coen in Bloody Hell, his recurring roles in several Australian TV series such as Amazing Grace, as well as for his supporting roles in films such as Hacksaw Ridge (2016) and 12 Strong (2018).
O'Toole was born in Cairns and grew up in Brisbane. [2] [1] He began performing in the theatre while he studied acting at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) [3] near Perth. After graduating in 2011, his first screen appearance was in a web series titled Sintillate Studios. [4] He eventually relocated to Sydney where he continued his work in theater [5] and acted in several short films. His first appearance in an internationally released film was in The Water Diviner in 2014. [5] That same year, he was cast in the role of Pete in the first three seasons of the TV series Love Child. In 2016, he played the role of Corporal Tom, second in command to drill sergeant Howell played by Vince Vaughn in the award-winning biographical war film Hacksaw Ridge , directed by Mel Gibson.
O'Toole moved to Los Angeles in early 2016. [6] He acted in commercially successful Hollywood films that provided more international exposure and recognition of his acting abilities. [7] [8] His first leading role was the romantic comedy, Everybody Loves Somebody (2017), which was well received by critics. [9] [10] In 2018, he performed as main actor in the film Nekrotronic , which was nominated for Best Makeup at the 9th AACTA Awards, but otherwise was rather poorly received both by audiences and critics. [11] [12]
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, he has almost exclusively appeared in Australian productions. In addition to his performances in series television, he had landed the lead role in the horror comedy Bloody Hell, where he assumed the role of protagonist and also embodied the hallucinations of his alter ego. [13]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2014 | The Water Diviner | Henry Connor | supporting role | [5] |
| 2016 | Hacksaw Ridge | Corporal Jessop | [7] | |
| 2017 | Everybody Loves Somebody | Asher | lead role | [14] |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | British Soldier | supporting role | [15] | |
| Detroit | Flynn Marko | [8] | ||
| 2018 | 12 Strong | Scott Black | [7] | |
| Nekrotronic | Howard North | leading actor | [16] | |
| 2020 | Bloody Hell | Rex Coen | leading actor | [13] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2011 | Sintillate Studios | Justin | Web series, 6 Episodes | [4] |
| 2014-2016 | Love Child | Pete | 17 Episodes | [5] |
| 2019 | Catalina Aguilar Mastretta Project | Mack | pilot episode, unreleased | [17] |
| 2020 | Halifax: Retribution | Jarrod | 6 Episodes | |
| 2021 | Amazing Grace | Max Shaw | 8 Episodes | [18] |
| 2022 | Pieces of Her | Young Ali Wexler | 2 Episodes | |
| 2022 | Barons | Snapper Webster | Lead Role, 8 Episodes | [19] |
| 2023 | Caught | Rowdy Gaines | ||
| 2024 | Boy Swallows Universe | Teddy | 3 episodes | |
| Year | Role | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Macbeth, Oberon | Blood Will Have Blood |
| 2011 | Rulon Stacey, Father Roger | The Laramie Project |
| 2011 | Ruben Guthrie | Ruben Guthrie |
| 2011 | Marquis de Chouard | Nana |
| 2012 | Mercer | Boy Gets Girl |
| 2013 | Happy | Death Of A Salesman |
| 2014 | Mojo | |
| 2014 | Liam | The Sublime |
| 2015 | Henry Crumb | Freak Winds |
| 2015 | Crazy Bob | Men [5] |
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Born in Cairns, but growing up in Brisbane, Ben O'Toole headed west to study acting at the highly respected Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), before relocating to Sydney.
"Prior to Barons I hadn't really surfed all that much, but I began taking lessons with a few of the other cast members," says Cairns-born O'Toole.
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Earlier this year O'Toole shot an untitled Amazon Studios pilot from writer-director Catalina Aguilar Mastretta, who made Everybody Loves Somebody, a 2017 Mexican-set comedy romance starring Karla Souza, José María Yazpik and O'Toole, which was acquired by Netflix.
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