Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn (born April 3, 1969) is an Australian actor. He first rose to prominence in Australia for his breakout role in The Year My Voice Broke (1987) and since then he has had roles in films such as Animal Kingdom (2010), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Starred Up (2013), Mississippi Grind (2015), Rogue One (2016), Darkest Hour (2017) and Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One (2018). In 2017, he joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Talos in Captain Marvel (2019) and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019). He reprised his role as Talos in the Disney+ series Secret Invasion (2023) for 4 episodes.
Mendelsohn starred in the Netflix original series Bloodline (2015–2017), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2016. In 2020, Mendelsohn starred in the HBO crime miniseries The Outsider.
Known For
Captain Marvel
(2019)
Talos / Keller
Spider-Man: Far From Home
(2019)
Talos (uncredited)
The King
(2019)
King Henry IV
The Dark Knight Rises
(2012)
John Daggett
Knowing
(2009)
Phil Bergman
Exodus: Gods and Kings
(2014)
Viceroy Hegep
Ready Player One
(2018)
Nolan Sorrento
Robin Hood
(2018)
Sheriff of Nottingham
Australia
(2008)
Captain Dutton
Adore
(2013)
Harold
Killer Elite
(2011)
Martin
Darkest Hour
(2017)
King George VI
Spies in Disguise
(2019)
Killian (voice)
Black Sea
(2014)
Fraser
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
(2016)
Director Orson Krennic
Vertical Limit
(2000)
Malcolm Bench
Full Filmography
Acting
The Still Point
(1986)
Peter
The Year My Voice Broke
(1987)
Trevor Leishman
Lover Boy
(1989)
Gazza
The Big Steal
(1990)
Danny Clark
Return Home
(1990)
Gary
Nirvana Street Murder
(1990)
Luke
Quigley Down Under
(1990)
O'Flynn
Spotswood
(1992)
Carey
Map of the Human Heart
(1993)
Farmboy
Say a Little Prayer
(1993)
Nursery Manager
Metal Skin
(1994)
Dazey
Sirens
(1994)
Lewis
Cosi
(1996)
Lewis
Idiot Box
(1997)
Kev
True Love and Chaos
(1997)
Jerry
Amy
(1998)
Robert Buchanan
The Singer and the Swinger
(1998)
Lee Gordon
Secret Men's Business
(1999)
Doug Petersen
Vertical Limit
(2000)
Malcolm Bench
Sample People
(2000)
John
Mullet
(2001)
Eddie "Mullet" Maloney
Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story
(2001)
Alexander Hall
Black and White
(2002)
Rupert Murdoch
The New World
(2005)
Ben
Second Chance
(2005)
Dr. Larry Stewart
Hunt Angels
(2006)
Rupert Kathner
Australia
(2008)
Captain Dutton
Knowing
(2009)
Phil Bergman
Beautiful Kate
(2009)
Ned Kendall
$9.99
(2009)
Lenny Peck (voice)
Prime Mover
(2009)
Johnnie
Animal Kingdom
(2010)
Andrew 'Pope' Cody
Needle
(2010)
Detective Meares
Killer Elite
(2011)
Martin
Trespass
(2011)
Elias Collins
Killing Them Softly
(2012)
Russell
The Dark Knight Rises
(2012)
John Daggett
The Place Beyond the Pines
(2013)
Robin Van Der Hook
Adore
(2013)
Harold
Starred Up
(2014)
Neville Love
Black Sea
(2014)
Fraser
Exodus: Gods and Kings
(2014)
Viceroy Hegep
Lost River
(2015)
Dave
Slow West
(2015)
Payne
Mississippi Grind
(2015)
Gerry
Guns for Hire
(2015)
Kyle Sullivan
SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT
(2015)
Self
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
(2016)
Director Orson Krennic
Darkest Hour
(2017)
King George VI
Una
(2017)
Ray Brooks
I Am Heath Ledger
(2017)
Self
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
(2017)
Himself
Ready Player One
(2018)
Nolan Sorrento
Robin Hood
(2018)
Sheriff of Nottingham
The Land of Steady Habits
(2018)
Anders Hill
Larrikins
(2018)
Howard (voice)
Untogether
(2019)
Martin
The King
(2019)
King Henry IV
Spies in Disguise
(2019)
Killian (voice)
Captain Marvel
(2019)
Talos / Keller
Spider-Man: Far From Home
(2019)
Talos (uncredited)
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
(2019)
Self
Babyteeth
(2020)
Henry
Cyrano
(2021)
De Guiche
To Catch a Killer
(2023)
Geoffrey Lammark
The Marsh King's Daughter
(2023)
Jacob
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
(2023)
Self - 'Talos'
Freaky Tales
(2024)
The Guy
Crew