One of the famous Australian actors Ben Mendelson starred mainly in science fiction films and thrillers. Russian viewers most know him from the paintings The Dark Knight: The Renaissance of a Legend (2012) and Captain Marvel (2019).
Biography
The future actor was born in 1969 in Melbourne, the third of the brothers. His father was a neuroscientist, and his mother worked as a nurse. When the children grew up, the Mendelssohn family moved to America, then to Europe, but then they returned to Australia again.
The childhood of the future actor passed like all ordinary children, and by adolescence he became aggressive and uncontrollable, for which he was expelled from school.
Parents transferred him to another school, where he became interested in acting. Here his hyperactivity found a way out, and he could throw out his emotions on the stage.
However, this did not help calm the youthful rebellion, and Paul began to take drugs. Later, he got rid of this addiction and became a preacher of a healthy lifestyle, but in his youth he delivered a lot of trouble to his parents.
Movie career
And yet it was the film industry that made Ben reconsider his views on life and his behavior when he began acting with famous artists and saw their attitude to his health and to life in general. This example has helped a lot to change the point of view on drugs and other stimulants.
While still a schoolboy, he starred in the television projects Children of the Hendersons and Fixed Point. And very soon, he already had a role in the feature film "The Year When My Voice Started To Break" (1987). He played the role of Trevor Leishman, for which he received the award from the Australian Film Institute as the best supporting actor.
This success helped to believe in himself, and Ben began to actively pass auditions. As a result, in the nineties he quite actively starred in successful projects. For example, the tape "Expert" (1992) was nominated for the Crystal Globe. And Mendelssohn's partners in it were Anthony Hopkins and Russell Crowe. The film was very popular not only in Australia.
Ben was lucky for partners on the set: in 1994, he starred in the comedy "Sirens" with the famous Hugh Grant. The comedy tells about the artist and sitters, whom the true Grant in the guise of a priest wants to set on the path. But he doesn’t do it well.
In 1997, he partnered with Rachel Griffiths in the musical film "Amy" about a deaf-mute girl who has to sing to learn how to speak.
Mendelssohn met the new century in good shape, at the age of thirty, with decent baggage of experience and plans for the future. And this was justified, because with every role played, his demand grew.
In the 2000s, Ben starred in the movie The Vertical Limit, which tried to answer the question, "How much does a human life cost." This is a story about climbers, among whom there are those who are willing to sacrifice themselves for the salvation of others. But there are those who easily sacrifice someone else's life, if only to save their own. Filming was carried out in New Zealand, and the picture was very beautiful. The film raised many important questions, generated a lot of controversy. The painting was also nominated for a BAFTA visual effects award.
The actor’s portfolio contains films of various genres, including historical ones. For example, the film "New World" tells about seventeenth-century America and the fate of North American Indians. These shootings again enabled Mendelssohn to enjoy working with celebrities such as Christian Bale and Colin Farrell. The film was nominated for an Oscar for best operator work.
All the paintings that are considered the best in the filmography of the actor were shot in the twenty-first century. Among them are the films “Dark Times” (2017), “First Player to Get Ready” (2018), “The Dark Knight: Revival of a Legend” (2012), “A Place under the Pines” (2012), “Australia” (2008) and the series “Pedigree” "(2015-2017), " Far in the Universe "(1999 - 2003), " Girls "(2012-2017).
Once Menedelson was lucky to act in his hometown, and it was a double pleasure. Moreover, the main role in the film "The Sign" (2009) was played by none other than Nicolas Cage. The plot of the film is not original: the characters are waiting for the end of the world, predicted in one encrypted letter. Therefore, the opinions of critics and viewers regarding the film were divided: the former scolded him, the latter were delighted. But, nevertheless, having looked at the picture, many thought about the transience of being.
Among the actor’s notable works, critics call roles in the films “According to the Wolf Laws” (2010), “Rogue One. Star Wars: Stories” (2018), “Dark Times” (2018), “Robin Hood: The Beginning” (2018). And, of course, “Captain Marvel” (2019) and “King” (2019).
