Ben Mendelsohn

Ben Mendelsohn

CountryAustralia Australia
GenderMale
BirthdayApr 3, 1969
BiographyPaul Benjamin Mendelsohn (born 3 April 1969) is an Australian actor. He first rose to prominence in Australia for his break-out role in The Year My Voice Broke (1987). He gained international attention for his starring role in the crime drama Animal Kingdom (2010). He has since had roles in films such as The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Starred Up (2013), Lost River (2014), Mississippi Grind (2015), Darkest Hour (2017) and Ready Player One (2018).

Mendelsohn starred in the Netflix drama series Bloodline (2015–2017), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2016. In the same year, he portrayed Orson Krennic in the Star Wars spin-off film Rogue One, and would later reprise the role in the second season of its companion series Andor (2025). He played the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood (2018). He joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Talos in the superhero film Captain Marvel (2019) and the Disney+ series Secret Invasion (2023). He has also starred in the HBO crime miniseries The Outsider (2020). In 2024, he began portraying fashion designer Christian Dior in the television series The New Look.

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Known For

Andor
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Andor

as Orson Krennic
Bloodline
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Bloodline

as Danny Rayburn
Secret Invasion
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Secret Invasion

as Talos
Tangle
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Tangle

as Vince Kovak
The New Look
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The New Look

as Christian Dior
The Outsider
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The Outsider

as Detective Ralph Anderson

Part of Crew

The New Look
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The New Look

as Executive Producer
The Outsider
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The Outsider

as Executive Producer

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