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My Take
Ben Mendelsohn is my favorite kind of actor: the slow-burn craftsman who grew stranger and more magnetic with age. Australia knew him young, but the world caught up around Animal Kingdom, and his Emmy-winning turn confirmed what I had long suspected, that nobody plays moral rot with such uncomfortable charm. He makes weakness watchable; his villains feel like real people who simply stopped resisting their worst impulses. I also love that he carries a musician's sensibility into his rhythm and timing on screen. While flashier stars fade, Mendelsohn keeps deepening, and I would happily watch him read a phone book in that ragged drawl.
Overview
Paul 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).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ben Mendelsohn
- Name (Japanese)
- ベン・メンデルソーン
- Reading
- べん・めんでるそーん
- Born
- April 3, 1969 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rooster
- Origin
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Eltham High School
- University
- Viewbank College
Awards & achievements
- 2016 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from Australia →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.