Ben O'Toole
Biography
Ben O'Toole is an Australian actor who studied acting at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts between 2009 and 2011, and he began performing on stage as a student. Born in Cairns and raised in Brisbane, he took early screen roles in Australian television and short films before his first internationally released feature, The Water Diviner (2014). He played Corporal Tom in Hacksaw Ridge and appeared in 12 Strong (2018), and his first leading film role came in the romantic comedy Everybody Loves Somebody (2017). His other films include Nekrotronic (2018) and Bloody Hell (2020), in which he played Rex Coen. He has also worked regularly in theater, playing Happy Loman in Death of a Salesman, a role he returned to in 2024, and appearing in The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.
35years old
Turns 36 on July 10in 242 days
- Born Cairns
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 12 years2014 to 2026
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First role
Ben O'Toole's first screen appearance came in a web series called Sintillate Studios, which he filmed after graduating from acting school in 2011.
A first
O'Toole's first leading role was in the romantic comedy Everybody Loves Somebody in 2017, a film that critics received well.
Early training
O'Toole trained as an actor at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts from 2009 to 2011, and began performing in theater while he studied there.
Getting ready for a role
O'Toole took the lead part in the horror comedy Bloody Hell, playing the protagonist and also embodying the hallucinations of his alter ego.
Ben O'Toole movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Ben O'Toole 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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Nicolai FuglsigDirector, 1 film, 2018
All films by Nicolai Fuglsig
Alister GriersonDirector, 1 film, 2020
All films by Alister Grierson
Online
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