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Ben Mendelsohn

Ben Mendelsohn

Actor · Born April 3, 1969 (57) · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Primetime Emmy winner · Golden Globe nominee · 1 other major award body

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). He has since had roles in films such as The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Starred Up (2013), Lost River (2014), Mississippi Grind (2015), Rogue One (2016), 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. 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 Diorin the television series The New Look. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Mendelsohn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
April 3, 1969 (57)
From
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Works as
Actor
Titles
67 on MovieCove · 94 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 4% in 30 days

What are Ben Mendelsohn's films like?

Across their 51 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Action11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
24%
Bonds
24%
Morality
21%
Survival
10%
Society
9%
Power
8%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 10 · Dark 25

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 22 · Stylized 19 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 11 · Charged 16 · Intense 20

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 17 · Shifting 26 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 31 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 25 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 25 · Full focus 7

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 13 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 22

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 24 · Open-ended 18 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

35 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 12 of 35 analyzed roles.

Shadow
12 of 35
Hero
6 of 35
Ally
5 of 35
Trickster
4 of 35
Mentor
4 of 35
Threshold guardian
3 of 35
Shapeshifter
1 of 35
Show the 35 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
30
Melancholic
24
Dread
15
Contemplative
12
Joyful
9
Other
49

How their films linger

Thought-provoking18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet24
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous13

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ben Mendelsohn's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 46 of their 67 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ben Mendelsohn's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

94 credits, 67 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Zero A.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Nahash

  • Company(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Sia: Nostalgic for The Present(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Roofman(2025)

    as Pastor Ron

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Freaky Tales(2024)

    as The Guy

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The New Look(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · as Christian Dior

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Faraway Downs(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Captain Dutton

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Marsh King's Daughter(2023)

    as Jacob

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Secret Invasion(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Talos

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • To Catch a Killer(2023)

    as Geoffrey Lammark

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Andor(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Orson Krennic

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Cyrano(2021)

    as De Guiche

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: The Bad Batch(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Orson Krennic (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Marvel Studios: Legends(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Talos / Keller (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Babyteeth(2019)

    as Henry

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Outsider(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Producer · as Ralph Anderson

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Spies in Disguise(2019)

    as Killian (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The King(2019)

    as King Henry IV

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Infinity Train(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Agent Mace (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Spider-Man: Far from Home(2019)

    as Talos (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Captain Marvel(2019)

    as Talos / Keller

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Untogether(2018)

    as Martin

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Robin Hood(2018)

    as Sheriff of Nottingham

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Land of Steady Habits(2018)

    as Anders Hill

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Ready Player One(2018)

    as Sorrento

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Darkest Hour(2017)

    as King George VI

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Una(2016)

    as Ray Brooks

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story(2016)

    as Orson Krennic

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Guns for Hire(2015)

    as Kyle Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Mississippi Grind(2015)

    as Gerry

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Slow West(2015)

    as Payne

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Lost River(2014)

    as Dave

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Bloodline(2015)

    Show 33 episodes · as Danny Rayburn

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Black Sea(2014)

    as Fraser

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Exodus: Gods and Kings(2014)

    as Viceroy Hegep

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Starred Up(2013)

    as Neville Love

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Adore(2013)

    as Harold

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Place Beyond the Pines(2012)

    as Robin Van Der Hook

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics(2013)

    as Daggett

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Killing Them Softly(2012)

    as Russell

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Knight Rises(2012)

    as Daggett

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Girls(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Salvatore Johansson

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Trespass(2011)

    as Elias Collins

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Killer Elite(2011)

    as Martin

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Needle(2010)

    as Detective Meares

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Animal Kingdom(2010)

    as Andrew 'Pope' Cody

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Tangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 10 episodes · as Vince Kovac

  • Beautiful Kate(2009)

    as Ned Kendall

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • $9.99(2008)

    as Lenny Peck (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Knowing(2009)

    as Phil Bergman

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Prime Mover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Johnnie

  • Australia(2008)

    as Captain Dutton

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Hunt Angels(2006)

    as Rupert Kathner

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The New World(2005)

    as Ben

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Second Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Dr. Larry Stewart

  • Black and White(2002)

    as Rupert Murdoch

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story(2001)

    as Alexander Hall

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • He Died with a Felafel in His Hand(2001)

    Additional Dialogue

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Mullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Eddie "Mullet" Maloney

  • Love Is a Four Letter Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Vertical Limit(2000)

    as Malcolm Bench

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Sample People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as John

  • Farscape(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Sko

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Secret Men's Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Doug Petersen

  • Amy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Robert Buchanan

  • The Singer and the Swinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Lee Gordon

  • True Love and Chaos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Jerry

  • Idiot Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Kev

  • Cosi(1996)

    as Lewis

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Halifax F.P.(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Donaldson

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Snowy River: The McGregor Saga(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Dale Banks

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Roughnecks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe 90

  • Sirens(1994)

    as Lewis

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Metal Skin(1994)

    as Dazey

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Say a Little Prayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Nursery Manager

  • Map of the Human Heart(1992)

    as Farmboy

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Efficiency Expert(1991)

    as Carey

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Police Rescue(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Dean

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Quigley Down Under(1990)

    as O'Flynn

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Big Steal(1990)

    as Danny Clark

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Return Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Gary

  • Nirvana Street Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Luke

  • Lover Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Gazza

  • The Year My Voice Broke(1987)

    as Trevor Leishman

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Flying Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Brad Morris · as Brian

  • The Still Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Peter

  • Zoo Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Martin

  • The Henderson Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 20 episodes · as Ted Morgan

  • Blood on Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Hoffman

  • Fear Is the Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Infinity Train: Book One - The Perennial Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Special Agent Mace (Voice)

  • Larrikins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Howard (voice)

  • Molepeople (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Jimmy

  • Speed the Plow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Charlie Fox

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 93 titles, 86 of them dated from 1985 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Captain Marvel (2019)

$1.1B worldwide

Highest rated

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Ready Player One (2018)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward win
19852026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 28 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting92 of 93: 91 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stProducing1 of 93: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 93: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s6 · acting1990s20 · acting2000s16 · 15 acting · 1 crew2010s29 · acting2020s15 · 15 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 12% of 43 roles
87971217

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy from 5 major nominations, 2015–2017.

WinNomination
  1. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
  2. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead
  3. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Ben Mendelsohn's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 53; across their 47 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Midcredits score across 67 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up23
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

37 of their 67 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser37
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Untogether (2018)

80th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 45 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ben Mendelsohn's work okay for kids?

Across up to 35 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore33 titles26–85 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity35 titles10–57 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity33 titles27–85 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs30 titles18–74 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense32 titles31–72 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ben Mendelsohn work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ben Mendelsohn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joel Edgerton shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles