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
The King
(2019)
King Henry IV
Spider-Man: Far From Home
(2019)
Talos (uncredited)
The Dark Knight Rises
(2012)
John Daggett
Ready Player One
(2018)
Sorrento
Knowing
(2009)
Phil Bergman
Exodus: Gods and Kings
(2014)
Viceroy Hegep
To Catch a Killer
(2023)
Geoffrey Lammark
Robin Hood
(2018)
Sheriff of Nottingham
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
(2016)
Director Orson Krennic
Spies in Disguise
(2019)
Killian (voice)
Australia
(2008)
Captain Dutton
Adore
(2013)
Harold
The Place Beyond the Pines
(2013)
Robin Van Der Hook
Killing Them Softly
(2012)
Russell
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
Return Home
(1990)
Gary
Quigley Down Under
(1990)
O'Flynn
The Big Steal
(1990)
Danny Clark
Nirvana Street Murder
(1990)
Luke
Spotswood
(1992)
Carey
Map of the Human Heart
(1993)
Farmboy
Say a Little Prayer
(1993)
Nursery Manager
Sirens
(1994)
Lewis
Metal Skin
(1994)
Dazey
Cosi
(1996)
Lewis
True Love and Chaos
(1997)
Jerry
Idiot Box
(1997)
Kev
The Singer and the Swinger
(1998)
Lee Gordon
Amy
(1998)
Robert Buchanan
Secret Men's Business
(1999)
Doug Petersen
Vertical Limit
(2000)
Malcolm Bench
Sample People
(2000)
John
Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story
(2001)
Alexander Hall
Mullet
(2001)
Eddie "Mullet" Maloney
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
Prime Mover
(2009)
Johnnie
$9.99
(2009)
Lenny Peck (voice)
Beautiful Kate
(2009)
Ned Kendall
Knowing
(2009)
Phil Bergman
Animal Kingdom
(2010)
Andrew 'Pope' Cody
Needle
(2010)
Detective Meares
Trespass
(2011)
Elias Collins
Killer Elite
(2011)
Martin
The Dark Knight Rises
(2012)
John Daggett
Killing Them Softly
(2012)
Russell
The Place Beyond the Pines
(2013)
Robin Van Der Hook
Adore
(2013)
Harold
Black Sea
(2014)
Fraser
Exodus: Gods and Kings
(2014)
Viceroy Hegep
Starred Up
(2014)
Neville Love
Guns for Hire
(2015)
Kyle Sullivan
Mississippi Grind
(2015)
Gerry
Lost River
(2015)
Dave
Slow West
(2015)
Payne
SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT
(2015)
Self
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
(2016)
Director Orson Krennic
Una
(2017)
Ray Brooks
Darkest Hour
(2017)
King George VI
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
(2017)
Himself
I Am Heath Ledger
(2017)
Self
Ready Player One
(2018)
Sorrento
Robin Hood
(2018)
Sheriff of Nottingham
The Land of Steady Habits
(2018)
Anders Hill
Larrikins
(2018)
Howard (voice)
The King
(2019)
King Henry IV
Spies in Disguise
(2019)
Killian (voice)
Untogether
(2019)
Martin
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
(2019)
Self
Spider-Man: Far From Home
(2019)
Talos (uncredited)
Captain Marvel
(2019)
Talos / Keller
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