Ben Oxenbould

Australian actor and comedian (born 1969) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ben Oxenbould is an Australian actor and comedian. His brother Jamie Oxenbould is also an actor, as is Jamie's son, Ed Oxenbould.[1]

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Ben Oxenbould
Born
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Years active1980–present
RelativesEd Oxenbould (nephew)
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Early career

He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School.[2] In 1980, Oxenbould was cast as "Hubert 'Fatty' Finn" in the film Fatty Finn.[3] He then appeared in several films and television programs, including E Street, Home and Away, G. P. and Echo Point.[4] Oxenbould was cast as the character "Ben Hubner" in the sitcom, Hey Dad..!, appearing on the show between 1991 and 1994.[5][6]

On 24 March 2010, Oxenbould appeared on Australian television programme A Current Affair to support claims of sexual abuse made by fellow actor Sarah Monahan. Oxenbould claimed to have witnessed another child actress being molested by a male cast member.[7]

Comedy

From 2003 to 2005 Oxenbould featured as one of the ensemble cast of the sketch comedy series Comedy Inc., in which he was noted for several characters, including his parody of cricketer Shane Warne.[8] A review of Comedy Inc: The Late Shift published in The Australian in 2005 described Oxenbould's performance in the show as: "continu[ing] to display a gift for parody and a range that goes from high camp to seriously blue collar."[9] He left the program in 2005.[10]

Film

In 2007 he starred in the film Black Water, a thriller set in the Australian outback and featuring a man-eating crocodile.[11] In 2010 he appeared in the film Wicked Love: The Maria Korp Story, a film based on the true story of Maria Korp who was murdered by her husband's lover in 2005.[12] Oxenbould has also done extensive work as a voice-over artist, as well as work in short films and theatre.[4]

Filmography

Film

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1980 Fatty Finn Hubert "Fatty" Finn
1989 Mortgage Young Couple 2
1990 The Crossing Heavyfoot
1990 The Boys in the Island Thrasher
1997 Wanted Joe
1998 Radiance The Barman
2004 Get Rich Quick Boaz
2007 Black Water Jim
2010 Caught Inside Bull
2014 Emissary The Man Short
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Television

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1989 E Street Mario Agostini season 1, episodes 21-22
1989 Home and Away Hoon #2 season 2, episodes 423-424
1991 G.P. Kerry Watson "The Price You Pay"
1991–94 Hey Dad..! Ben Hubner Main role
1992 Six Pack Anthology TV series
1995 Echo Point TV series
2003–06 Comedy Inc. Various TV series
2005 The Surgeon Steve Glass "1.8"
2008 Scorched Lenny TV film
2009 The Cut Danny Holbrook Main role
2010 Wicked Love: The Maria Korp Story TV film
2011 At Home With Julia Head Protester "Code Ranga"
2011 Slide Tony Carlyle Recurring role
2012 Rake Alistair Emery "R vs Floyd"
2014 Old School Mickey Rowe "Sky the Towel"
2016 The Kettering Incident Craig Grayson Recurring role
2016 The Code Nolan Daniels Recurring role
2016 Deep Water Chris Toohey TV miniseries
2017 Wolf Creek Ian "Davo" Davidson Season 2, 2 episodes
2018 Mystery Road Vince Pierce 2 episodes
2019 Mr Inbetween Dirk 3 episodes
2022 True Colours Gingerbread Man 4-part miniseries
2022 Heartbreak High Justin McLean 5 episodes
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Philanthropy

In 2000 Oxenbould helped set up the BBAS Memorial School, a school in Bardia, Nepal, a remote Nepalese mountain village. In 2005, he organised a fundraiser for the school, which was supported by Australian entertainers, including singers Tex Perkins and Tim Rogers, comedian Akmal Saleh. Artwork by the school's students was auctioned.[13]

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