Paul Benjamin Medelsohn, known as Ben Mendelsohn, is an Australian actor who was born on 3rd April 1969. He rose to prominence for his role in 'The Year My Voice Broke' and 'Animal Kingdom'. Carole Ann Ferguson and Frederick Arthur Oscar Mendelsohn were the parents of Ben. He grew up with his siblings Tom and David. He was the favourite child of his parents and his parents always had a lot of expectations from him.
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As he was also very good in studies, his parents always wanted him to become a scientist or a professor in the future. His interest towards the cultural events was overlooked but he insisted his parents to allow him to pursue acting. He began his career acting as a teenager in Australian TV series, The Henderson Kids and Neighbours. Being a resident of Melbounrne by birth, he was educated at Heidelberg Primary School and Eltham High School and Banywe high school. Winning the Australian Film Institute Award for best supporting actor, for, The year my voice broke made him quite popular. The Big Steal, Spotswood, Cosi, Idiot Box, Mullet, Vertical Limit, were the next set of works that made him a versatile actor.
In 2007 he starred in the 3rd series of 'love my way'. He also made himself acquainted in dark roled in films like, The Dark Knight Rises, Starred up, Mississipi Grind and Rogue one: A star Wars story. He also featured himself in the netflix series 'Blood line'. He married Emma Forrest an english novelist in 2012 and has two daughters, one with forrest and the other from a previous relation.
As an actor, Ben has received a number of awards and nominations. He had won the Australian Film Institute Award in 2010, Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding Supporting Actor and many nominations including Golden Globe. He has reached the top of his carrer now. Presently, he is very popular among his fans. Though he is known for playing villain and criminal in Hollywood movies, he has played leading roles in Australia. He has come a long way in his career and has also achieved worldwide popularity.
As an actor, Be Mendelsohn has earned a number of nominations and awards. He is very popular on social media too and interacts with his fans, who follows him in huge numbers. Being a white actor he is quite popular. Since 2010, he is quite popular in Hollywood. Ben has contributed a lot to the industry. His works are praiseworthy. He shapes himself very nicely in which ever role he plays.
He has always maintained a productive career which is the reason of his high net worth. He is very secretive about his personal life and does not share any information about his relationships or marriage. We are also unable to discover any facts about his dating or break ups. He prefers to keep his personal life away from the limelight of the media.
Last Modified: Mar 7, 2020
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