Ben Mendelsohn Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Ben Mendelsohn is an Australian actor who is best known for portraying roles such as Trevor Leishman in The Year My Voice Broke, Andrew “Pope” Cody in Animal Kingdom, John Daggett in The Dark Knight Rises, and Talos in Captain Marvel as well as Spider-Man: Far From Home. He has also appeared in a variety of other TV shows and films such as Quigley Down Under, Say a Little Prayer, True Love and Chaos, Killing Them Softly, Exodus: Gods and Kings, Mississippi Grind, Darkest Hour, Misanthrope, Neighbours, Good Guys, Bad Guys, This Man… This Woman, Australian Story, Axe Cop, The Outsider, Bloodline, and many more. Ben’s theatre credits include plays like Così, The Glass Menagerie, On Our Selection, and Julius Caesar. For his acting skills, Ben has been honored with numerous awards such as the AACTA Award, Camério Award, Film Critics Circle of Australia Award, Primetime Emmy Award, and Satellite Award.

Born Name

Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn

Nick Name

Ben

Sun Sign

Aries

Born Place

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Nationality

Education

Ben Mendelsohn was enrolled at the Heidelberg Primary School and then at Eltham High & Banyule High Schools.

He also attended a boarding school, Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania.

Finally, he took his acting training at the Heidelberg Theater Company.

Occupation

Actor

Family

• Father – Frederick Arthur Oscar Mendelsohn (Medical Researcher)
• Mother – Carole Ann Ferguson
• Siblings – Tom Mendelsohn (Younger Brother), David Mendelsohn (Younger Brother). He also has two half-brothers from his father’s second marriage.

Manager

United Management

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 11 in or 180 cm

Weight

78 kg or 172 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Ben Mendelsohn has dated –

1. Kate Fischer (1993) – Ben Mendelsohn went out with the actress Kate Fischer after having fallen for her during the shooting of the movie, Sirens (1993). However, their relationship didn’t last long as Kate decided to dump Ben due to his drug habit.
2. Nadine Garner (1994) – Mendelsohn hooked up with another Australian actress Nadine Garner in 1994 after having worked together in the drama movie, Metal Skin (1994).
3. Justine Clarke – Ben was reported to have dated fellow actress Justine Clarke before she decided to dump him and get married to Jack Finsterer. She would later work with Ben in the TV series, Tangle in 2009.
4. Adelaide Clemens – Ben had a short RUMORed affair with Adelaide Clemens, whom he had met while working in the TV series, Love My Way.
5. Kate Beahan (2010) – Mendelsohn was reported to be in a relationship with actress Kate Beahan after she joined him on the red carpet at the USA Australia Week 2010 Black Tie Gala.
6. Emily Barclay (2010) – Mendelsohn hooked up with much younger actress Emily Barclay in 2010. He was pictured kissing New Zealand native in the foyer of Belvoir St Theatre during the opening night of the play, That Face. In May 2010, they were pictured together on the red carpet at the Time Out Sydney & Inside Film premiere of Animal Kingdom.
7. Emma Forrest (2012-2016) – After dating for some time, Mendelsohn got married to Hollywood screenwriter Emma Forrest in June 2012 at the Chateau Marmont hotel. In an interview, Ben would later call Emma his lucky charm and revealed that he relies on her guidance. In 2014, she gave birth to a daughter, Carolina. However, they went separate ways on December 1, 2016. She filed for divorce about three weeks later citing irreconcilable differences.

Race / Ethnicity

White

Hair Color

Salt and Pepper

Eye Color

Blue

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Tall and lanky body

Brand Endorsements

In 2008, he starred in a TV commercial for the promotion of the Rugby League.

He was also featured in the TV and Internet campaign for Get to Know Anxiety.

Best Known For

• His critically acclaimed role in the Netflix drama thriller series, Bloodline.
• Being cast in a major role in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016).

First Film

He made his first film appearance in 1986 in The Still Point as Peter.

First TV Show

Ben Mendelsohn first appeared in Network Ten’s series Special Squad in a guest role in 1984.

Ben Mendelsohn Favorite Things

• Music Album – Follow the Leader by Eric B. & Rakim
• Book – Darkness at Noon (By Arthur Koestler)
• Actor – Robert De Niro
• Video Game – The Last of Us

Source – Vanity Fair, IMDb, Wikipedia

Ben Mendelsohn Facts

1. During his school days, Mendelsohn decided to take drama class because he felt it would be an easy subject. He instantly fell in love with it.
2. He wanted to get his front teeth removed to prepare for his role in The Place Beyond the Pines (2012). The director had accepted his offer, but producer intervened before he got the procedure done.
3. Ben is an active supporter of the Mirabel Foundation, which is a charity working to support children, who have been abandoned by drug-addicted parents or have been orphaned.
4. He was expelled from the Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania just 6 months after joining for burning certain things.
5. He learned method acting by reading Uta Hagen’s Respect for Acting, which was suggested by her Prime Time co-star and mentor, Nina Landis.
6. During his teenage years, he had memorized every line from the famous Taxi Driver movie just because Robert De Niro was his acting idol.
7. He doesn’t like watching his own movies. When he attended the Cannes screening of Killing Them Softly (2012), he had gone 6 years without watching his movie.
8. On the last day of the shooting of Map of the Human Heart (1992), he suffered a serious back injury.
9. To focus on his acting career, he dropped out of school in his mid-teens and used to work as a busboy at the nightclub in Melbourne to make ends meet.
10. By his own admission, he had a troubled childhood and has struggled with his drug addiction for most of his adult life. However, he has been sober for years now.
11. After The Year My Voice Broke (1987), he is often mistaken for actor Noah Taylor in public.
12. He doesn’t have any social media account.