Ben Oxenbould | |
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Born | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
Years active | 1980–present |
Relatives | Ed Oxenbould (nephew) |
Ben Oxenbould is an Australian actor and comedian. His brother Jamie Oxenbould is also an actor, as is Jamie's son, Ed Oxenbould. [1]
He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School. [2] In 1980, Oxenbould was cast as "Hubert 'Fatty' Finn" in the film Fatty Finn . [3] He then appeared in several films and television programs, including E Street , Home and Away , G. P. and Echo Point . [4] Oxenbould was cast as the character "Ben Hubner" in the sitcom, Hey Dad..! , appearing on the show between 1991 and 1994. [5] [6]
On 24 March 2010, Oxenbould appeared on Australian television programme A Current Affair to support claims of sexual abuse made by fellow actor Sarah Monahan. Oxenbould claimed to have witnessed another child actress being molested by a male cast member. [7]
From 2003 to 2005 Oxenbould featured as one of the ensemble cast of the sketch comedy series Comedy Inc. , in which he was noted for several characters, including his parody of cricketer Shane Warne. [8] A review of Comedy Inc: The Late Shift published in The Australian in 2005 described Oxenbould's performance in the show as: "continu[ing] to display a gift for parody and a range that goes from high camp to seriously blue collar." [9] He left the program in 2005. [10]
In 2007 he starred in the film Black Water , a thriller set in the Australian outback and featuring a man-eating crocodile. [11] In 2010 he appeared in the film Wicked Love: The Maria Korp Story, a film based on the true story of Maria Korp who was murdered by her husband's lover in 2005. [12] Oxenbould has also done extensive work as a voice-over artist, as well as work in short films and theatre. [4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | Fatty Finn | Hubert "Fatty" Finn | |
1989 | Mortgage | Young Couple 2 | |
1990 | The Crossing | Heavyfoot | |
1990 | The Boys in the Island | Thrasher | |
1997 | Wanted | Joe | |
1998 | Radiance | The Barman | |
2004 | Get Rich Quick | Boaz | |
2007 | Black Water | Jim | |
2010 | Caught Inside | Bull | |
2014 | Emissary | The Man | Short |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | E Street | Mario Agostini | season 1, episodes 21-22 |
1989 | Home and Away | Hoon #2 | season 2, episodes 423-424 |
1991 | G.P. | Kerry Watson | "The Price You Pay" |
1991–94 | Hey Dad..! | Ben Hubner | Main role |
1992 | Six Pack | Anthology TV series | |
1995 | Echo Point | TV series | |
2003–06 | Comedy Inc. | Various | TV series |
2005 | The Surgeon | Steve Glass | "1.8" |
2008 | Scorched | Lenny | TV film |
2009 | The Cut | Danny Holbrook | Main role |
2010 | Wicked Love: The Maria Korp Story | TV film | |
2011 | At Home With Julia | Head Protester | "Code Ranga" |
2011 | Slide | Tony Carlyle | Recurring role |
2012 | Rake | Alistair Emery | "R vs Floyd" |
2014 | Old School | Mickey Rowe | "Sky the Towel" |
2016 | The Kettering Incident | Craig Grayson | Recurring role |
2016 | The Code | Nolan Daniels | Recurring role |
2016 | Deep Water | Chris Toohey | TV miniseries |
2017 | Wolf Creek | Ian "Davo" Davidson | Season 2, 2 episodes |
2018 | Mystery Road | Vince Pierce | 2 episodes |
2019 | Mr Inbetween | Dirk | 3 episodes |
2022 | True Colours | Gingerbread Man | 4-part miniseries |
2022 | Heartbreak High | Justin McLean | 5 episodes |
In 2000 Oxenbould helped set up the BBAS Memorial School, a school in Bardia, Nepal, a remote Nepalese mountain village. In 2005, he organised a fundraiser for the school, which was supported by Australian entertainers, including singers Tex Perkins and Tim Rogers, comedian Akmal Saleh. Artwork by the school's students was auctioned. [13]
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