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Arts & Literature

Ben Mendelsohn

Who

Ben Mendelsohn · Arts & Literature

What

Emmy-winning Australian actor known for 'Bloodline' and 'Rogue One'.

When

1969, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Where

Australia · United States

Biography

Ben Mendelsohn is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Emmy-winning Australian actor known for 'Bloodline' and 'Rogue One'.

How & why

Ben Mendelsohn is an Emmy-winning Australian actor acclaimed for roles in Animal Kingdom, the Netflix series Bloodline, and blockbusters including Rogue One and Ready Player One. His paternal grandfather Oscar Mendelsohn came from a Prussian Jewish family among the first Jews naturalized in the province of Posen; his ancestry is thus partly Jewish, alongside Greek, German, and British roots. He is regarded as one of Australia's leading character actors.

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Source: IMDb (Jewish Actors list)

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Emmy-winning Australian actor known for 'Bloodline' and 'Rogue One'.

1969

Source: IMDb (Jewish Actors list)