Ben Esler
Biography
Ben Esler is an Australian actor and screenwriter who grew up in Melbourne and first appeared on screen in the Australian police drama Blue Heelers and the ABC television movie Curtin. He gained wider attention in 2010 as Chuck Tatum in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, and later contributed an afterword to Tatum's wartime memoir when it was reissued. He was a regular for the first three seasons of the AMC western Hell on Wheels, playing Sean, an Irish immigrant chasing his fortune in the American West. Other television work includes The Jury and The Magicians. On film he starred for Kriv Stenders in the Vietnam war drama Danger Close (2019) and played Jed in Drake Doremus's Endings, Beginnings (2020). He also writes, and is a writer and cast member on the 2023 series A Small Light.
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 5 years2019 to 2024
Every film, newest first
- 2024WinnerIMDb rating 6.5
- 2020Endings, BeginningsIMDb rating 5.6
- 2019Danger CloseIMDb rating 6.8
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Behind the camera
After playing Private First Class Charles "Chuck" Tatum in The Pacific, Esler was invited to write an afterword for Tatum's World War II memoir, Red Blood, Black Sand, which was re-released by Penguin in May 2012.
Early training
As a university student, Esler took part in the long running University of Melbourne Law Revue, where he both wrote and performed sketch comedy.
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Worked with
Ben Esler made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Richard Roxburgh's page
Connie Britton's page
Kriv StendersDirector, 1 film, 2019
All films by Kriv Stenders
All films by Drake Doremus
Susanna FogelDirector, 1 film, 2024
All films by Susanna Fogel
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.