Portrait of Ben Mendelsohn

Acting

Ben Mendelsohn

Career

Active from 1987 to 2027, busiest in 2009 and 2015 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
42
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Year My Voice Broke
The Year My Voice Broke
GoodWatch score84/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

    2016 · Won · 68th Primetime Emmy Awards

    Bloodline

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

14

The characters Ben Mendelsohn played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 68 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ben Mendelsohn Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    1.5, average 2.0
  • Wholesome
    2.8, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.8, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Character Study 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Family Drama 3
  • Australian Cinema 3
  • Absurdist Humor 3
  • Stylized Violence 2
  • Australian Drama 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Emotional Depth 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

89
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Speed the Plow
Speed the Plow

as Charlie Fox

Blood on Snow
Blood on Snow

as Hoffman

Larrikins
Larrikins

as Howard the Crocodile (voice)

2020s

15 titles · average score 67
Roofman
Roofman (2025)
GoodWatch score 73

as Pastor Ron

Freaky Tales
Freaky Tales (2025)
GoodWatch score 65

as The Guy

The New Look
The New Look (2024)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Christian Dior

Secret Invasion
Secret Invasion (2023)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Talos

To Catch a Killer
To Catch a Killer (2023)
GoodWatch score 55

as Geoffrey Lammark

The Marsh King's Daughter
The Marsh King's Daughter (2023)
GoodWatch score 53

as Jacob

Andor
Andor (2022)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Orson Krennic

Cyrano
Cyrano (2021)
GoodWatch score 70

as De Guiche

Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Orson Krennic (voice)

Marvel Studios Legends
Marvel Studios Legends (2021)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Talos / Keller (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Outsider
The Outsider (2020)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Ralph Anderson

Babyteeth
Babyteeth (2020)
GoodWatch score 79

as Henry

2010s

29 titles · average score 63
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel (2019)
GoodWatch score 60

as Talos / Keller

Spies in Disguise
Spies in Disguise (2019)
GoodWatch score 68

as Killian (voice)

Ready Player One
Ready Player One (2018)
GoodWatch score 70

as Sorrento

Robin Hood
Robin Hood (2018)
GoodWatch score 35

as Sheriff of Nottingham

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
GoodWatch score 70

as Orson Krennic

Bloodline
Bloodline (2015)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Danny Rayburn

Slow West
Slow West (2015)
GoodWatch score 75

as Payne

Mississippi Grind
Mississippi Grind (2015)
GoodWatch score 73

as Gerry

Starred Up
Starred Up (2014)
GoodWatch score 83

as Neville Love

Exodus: Gods and Kings
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
GoodWatch score 45

as Viceroy Hegep

Trespass
Trespass (2011)
GoodWatch score 34

as Elias Collins

Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom (2010)
GoodWatch score 81

as Andrew 'Pope' Cody

2000s

16 titles · average score 58
Knowing
Knowing (2009)
GoodWatch score 47

as Phil Bergman

Beautiful Kate
Beautiful Kate (2009)
GoodWatch score 75

as Ned Kendall

Tangle
Tangle (2009)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Vince Kovac

Prime Mover
Prime Mover (2009)
GoodWatch score 48

as Johnnie

$9.99
$9.99 (2009)
GoodWatch score 65

as Lenny Peck (voice)

Australia
Australia (2008)
GoodWatch score 58

as Captain Dutton

Hunt Angels
Hunt Angels (2006)

as Rupert Kathner

The New World
The New World (2005)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ben

Black and White
Black and White (2002)
GoodWatch score 48

as Rupert Murdoch

Mullet
Mullet (2001)
GoodWatch score 52

as Eddie "Mullet" Maloney

Sample People
Sample People (2000)
GoodWatch score 43

as John

Vertical Limit
Vertical Limit (2000)
GoodWatch score 51

as Malcolm Bench

1990s

20 titles · average score 62
Secret Men's Business
Secret Men's Business (1999)
GoodWatch score 58

as Doug Petersen

Farscape
Farscape (1999)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Sko

Amy
Amy (1998)
GoodWatch score 40

as Robert Buchanan

Idiot Box
Idiot Box (1997)
GoodWatch score 64

as Kev

True Love and Chaos
True Love and Chaos (1997)
GoodWatch score 47

as Jerry

Cosi
Cosi (1996)
GoodWatch score 65

as Lewis

Metal Skin
Metal Skin (1994)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dazey

The Man from Snowy River
The Man from Snowy River (1994)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Dale Banks

Spotswood
Spotswood (1992)
GoodWatch score 62

as Carey

The Big Steal
The Big Steal (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

as Danny Clark

Nirvana Street Murder
Nirvana Street Murder (1990)

as Luke

Return Home
Return Home (1990)

as Gary

1980s

6 titles · average score 68
Lover Boy
Lover Boy (1989)
GoodWatch score 52

as Gazza

The Year My Voice Broke
The Year My Voice Broke (1987)
GoodWatch score 84

as Trevor Leishman

The Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors (1986)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Brad Morris / Brian

The Still Point
The Still Point (1986)

as Peter

The Henderson Kids
The Henderson Kids (1985)

TV show · as Ted Morgan

Zoo Family
Zoo Family (1985)

TV show · as Martin