List of Ben Mendelsohn performances

Last updated January 22, 2025

Australian actor Ben Mendelsohn first rose to prominence in Australia with his breakout role in the 1987 coming of age drama film The Year My Voice Broke . He has gone on to co-star in the films Animal Kingdom (2010), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), and Starred Up (2013). He co-starred in the 2014 films Lost River with Christina Hendricks, Exodus: Gods and Kings with Christian Bale and Black Sea with Jude Law. In 2015, he starred in the American drama film Mississippi Grind with Ryan Reynolds. The following year, he was cast as Orson Krennic in the epic space opera film Rogue One , the first installment of the Star Wars anthology series. He portrayed King George VI in the 2017 war drama film Darkest Hour with Gary Oldman. The same year, it was announced that he would be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Talos. He has played the character in Captain Marvel (2019), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) and the Disney+ series Secret Invasion (2023).

In 2018, he played the antagonist Nolan Sorrento in Steven Spielberg's dystopian science fiction adventure film Ready Player One , based on Ernest Cline's novel of the same name. He also co-starred in the drama film Untogether , written and directed by his then-wife Emma Forrest and action-adventure film Robin Hood as the Sheriff of Nottingham. The same year, he starred in the drama film The Land of Steady Habits with Connie Britton.

Mendelsohn's Australian television work includes playing Warren Murphy on the soap opera Neighbours (1986–1987), a recurring role on the drama series Love My Way (2006–2007), and a main role in the drama series Tangle (2009). In 2015, he was cast as Danny Rayburn in the American Netflix original thriller drama television series Bloodline (2015–2017). The role earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2016.^[1] From 2019 to 2020, he voiced the character of Special Agent Mace in the animated series Infinity Train . Then in 2020, he starred in the HBO psychological thriller-horror crime drama series based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Stephen King, The Outsider .

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1986	The Still Point	Peter
1987	The Year My Voice Broke	Trevor Leishman
1989	The Big End	–	Short film	^[2]
1989	Lover Boy	Gazza
1990	Return Home	Gary
	Nirvana Street Murder	Luke
	The Big Steal	Danny Clarke
	Quigley Down Under	O'Flynn
1991	Spotswood	Carey
1992	Map of the Human Heart	Farmboy
1993	Say a Little Prayer	Nursery Manager
1994	Sirens	Lewis
1994	Metal Skin	Robert ‘Dazey’ Day
1996	Cosi	Lewis Riley
	Idiot Box	Kev
	Drive By Shooting	–	Short film	^[3]
1997	Tangerine Dream	–	Short film	^[4]
	True Love and Chaos	Jerry
	Amy	Robert Buchanan
1998	Love Brokers	Jimmie J
1998	Little America 2	Jimmy	Short film	^[5]
2000	Sample People	John
2000	Vertical Limit	Malcolm Bench
2001	Mullet	Eddie "Mullet" Maloney
2002	Black and White	Rupert Murdoch
2005	The New World	Ben
2006	Hunt Angels	Rupert Kathner
2008	$9.99	Lenny Peck (voice)
2008	Australia	Captain Emmett Dutton
2009	Knowing	Phil Beckman
	Prime Mover	Johnnie
	Beautiful Kate	Ned Kendall
2010	Animal Kingdom	Andrew "Pope" Cody
2010	Needle	Detective Meares
2011	Killer Elite	Martin
2011	Trespass	Elias
2012	Killing Them Softly	Russell
	The Dark Knight Rises	John Daggett
	The Place Beyond the Pines	Robin Van Der Hook
2013	Adoration	Harold	Also known as Adore or Two Mothers
2013	Starred Up	Neville Love
2014	Lost River	Dave
	Exodus: Gods and Kings	Viceroy Hegep
	Black Sea	Fraser
2015	Slow West	Payne
	Mississippi Grind	Gerry
	Guns for Hire	Kyle Sullivan	Also known as The Adventures of Beatle
2016	Una	Ray Brooks
2016	Rogue One	Director Orson Krennic
2017	Darkest Hour	King George VI
2017	I Am Heath Ledger	Himself	Documentary
2018	Ready Player One	Nolan Sorrento
	Untogether	Martin
	The Land of Steady Habits	Anders Hill
	Robin Hood	Sheriff of Nottingham
2019	Captain Marvel	Talos
	Spider-Man: Far From Home	Talos	Uncredited cameo; post-credits scene
	The King	King Henry IV
	Babyteeth	Henry Finlay
	Spies in Disguise	Killian (voice)
	Gorillaz: Reject False Icons	Himself
2021	Cyrano	De Guiche
2023	To Catch a Killer	Chief Investigator Geoffrey Lammark	Also known as Misanthrope
2023	The Marsh King's Daughter	Jacob Holbrook
2024	Freaky Tales	The Guy
2025	Roofman		Post-production
2025	Bethlehem^[6]	Nahash	Filming

Key
†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1984	Special Squad	Spud	Episode: "Slow Attack"
1985	A Country Practice	Luke Dawson	2 episodes: "A Little Knowledge Pt 1", "A Little Knowledge Pt 2"
1985	The Henderson Kids	Ted Morgan	20 episodes
1985	Zoo Family	Martin	Episode: "The Good, The Bad and Martin"
1986	Prime Time	Bartholomew "Bart" Jones
1986	Fame and Misfortune	John	6 episodes
1986–1987	Neighbours	Warren Murphy	19 episodes
1987, 1989	The Flying Doctors	Brad Harris, Brian	2 episodes: "Realms of Gold", "Blues for Judy"
1988	The Insiders - A Journey through Form S	Michael	Educational video
1988	All the Way	Lindsay Seymour	3 episodes
1989	This Man... This Woman	Matthew Clarke	2 episodes
1989, 1994, 1996	G.P.	Phillip Barton, Max Fisher, Ben Mason	4 episodes
1991	Col'n Carpenter	Grant Fuller	Episode: "Coming Home"
1994	Roughnecks	Joe 90	Episode: "Joe 90"
1995	Snowy River: The McGregor Saga	Dale Banks	Episode: "High Country Justice"
1995	Police Rescue	Dean Forman	Episode: "Wild Card"
1995	Halifax f.p.	Peter Donaldson	Episode: "My Lovely Girl"
1996	Close Ups	Biz	Episode: "Security"
1997	Good Guys, Bad Guys	Brian O'Malley	Episode: "Unfinished Business"
1998	The Singer and the Swinger	Lee Gordon	Documentary	^[7]
1999	Queen Kat, Carmel & St Jude	Vince McCaffery	4 episodes
1999	Sellebrity Sellection	Himself	Television short film; also producer
1999	Secret Men's Business	Doug Peterson	Television film
2001	Love is a Four Letter Word		Episode: "Faff"
2001	The Wonderful World of Disney	Alexander Hall	Episode: "Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story"
2001	Australian Story	Himself/host	Episode: "The Prodigal Son"
2002	Farscape	Sko	Episode: "I-Yensch, You-Yensch"
2005	Second Chance	Dr. Larry Stewart	Television film
2005	The Secret Life of Us	Rob	5 episodes
2006–2007	Love My Way	Lewis Feingold	15 episodes
2009	Tangle	Vince Kovac	10 episodes
2009	Who Do You Think You Are?	Himself	1 episode
2013	Girls	Salvatore Johansson	Episode: "Video Games"
2013, 2015	Axe Cop	Ben / Sun Thief (voice)	4 episodes
2015–2017	Bloodline	Danny Rayburn	Main role
2019–2020	Infinity Train	Special Agent Mace (voice)	Recurring role
2020	The Outsider	Ralph Anderson	Miniseries; also executive producer
2023	Star Wars: The Bad Batch	Orson Krennic (voice)	Guest role, episode: "The Summit"
2023	Secret Invasion	Talos	Main role; miniseries	^[8]^[9]
2023	Faraway Downs	Captain Dutton	TV miniseries	^[10]
2024	The New Look	Christian Dior	Main role	^[11]
2025	Andor	Orson Krennic	Post-production

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Ref.
1991	On Our Selection	Andy Pettigrew (The Son)	MTC at Arts Centre Playhouse, Melbourne
1992	Così	Lewis Riley	Belvoir Street Downstairs Theatre, Sydney
1999	Coloured Inn		Illawarra Performing Arts Centre (IPAC) – Bruce Gordon Theatre, Wollongong
2002	My Zinc Bed	Paul Peplow	Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
2004	Petunia Takes Tea		Newtown Theatre, Sydney for Short and Sweet (festival)	^[12]
2004	The Glass Menagerie	Tom Wingfield	MTC at Arts Centre Playhouse, Melbourne
2005	Julius Caesar	Marc Antony	Wharf Theatre, Sydney for Sydney Theatre Company

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References

↑ Li, Shirley (18 September 2016). "Ben Mendelsohn Wins Best Drama Supporting Actor at 2016 Emmys". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 22 February 2022.
↑ Bodey, Michael (13 June 2017). "Ben Mendelsohn: From dish pig to Hollywood's A-list". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
↑ "Drive By Shooting (1996) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
↑ "Short Films". Tania Lacy. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
↑ "Little America 2 (1998) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
↑ Angel Studios Sets ‘Bethlehem’ From ‘Sound Of Freedom’s Alejandro Monteverde; Sam Worthington, Ben Mendelsohn, Gael García Bernal & Deva Cassel Star
↑ "The Singer and the Swinger - Film details | Rent DVDS online - Kino - arthouse, foreign and classic movies".
↑ Gelman, Vlada (10 December 2020). "Secret Invasion, Marvel Series Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Coming to Disney+". TVLine . Retrieved 12 May 2021.
↑ Albers, Caitlin (15 May 2021). "Here's Who's Directing Marvel's 'Secret Invasion' Disney+ Series". Collider. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
↑ "Faraway Downs Cast & Character Guide". Screen Rant . 28 November 2023.
↑ Goldberg, Lesley (10 May 2022). "Ben Mendelsohn and Juliette Binoche to Star as Dior and Chanel in Apple Fashion Drama". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 10 May 2022.
↑ "Fancy a quickie?".
↑ "AusStage".

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[1] Li, Shirley (18 September 2016). "Ben Mendelsohn Wins Best Drama Supporting Actor at 2016 Emmys". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 22 February 2022.

[2] Bodey, Michael (13 June 2017). "Ben Mendelsohn: From dish pig to Hollywood's A-list". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

[3] "Drive By Shooting (1996) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

[4] "Short Films". Tania Lacy. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

[5] "Little America 2 (1998) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

[6] Angel Studios Sets ‘Bethlehem’ From ‘Sound Of Freedom’s Alejandro Monteverde; Sam Worthington, Ben Mendelsohn, Gael García Bernal & Deva Cassel Star

[7] "The Singer and the Swinger - Film details | Rent DVDS online - Kino - arthouse, foreign and classic movies".

[:0-8] Gelman, Vlada (10 December 2020). "Secret Invasion, Marvel Series Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Coming to Disney+". TVLine . Retrieved 12 May 2021.

[9] Albers, Caitlin (15 May 2021). "Here's Who's Directing Marvel's 'Secret Invasion' Disney+ Series". Collider. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[10] "Faraway Downs Cast & Character Guide". Screen Rant . 28 November 2023.

[11] Goldberg, Lesley (10 May 2022). "Ben Mendelsohn and Juliette Binoche to Star as Dior and Chanel in Apple Fashion Drama". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 10 May 2022.

[12] "Fancy a quickie?".

[13] "AusStage".

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