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Ben Oxenbould is an Australian actor and comedian. His brother Jamie Oxenbould is also an actor, as is Jamie’s son, Ed Oxenbould.WEB,www.roymorgan.com/downloads/surveys/R07653/Q4/New_male_talent_bio.pdf, [Untitled document], 10 October 2014, 4 March 2016,www.roymorgan.com/downloads/surveys/R07653/Q4/New_male_talent_bio.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20160304075418www.roymorgan.com/downloads/surveys/R07653/Q4/New_male_talent_bio.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20160304075418www.roymorgan.com/downloads/surveys/R07653/Q4/New_male_talent_bio.pdf, dead,

Early career

He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School.NSBHS Higher School Certificate 1986 In 1980, Oxenbould was cast as “Hubert ‘Fatty’ Finn” in the film Fatty Finn.Movie Minutiae: Fatty Finn {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20100329144954blogs.abc.net.au/articulate/movie_minutiae/page/11/ |date=29 March 2010 }}, Articulate (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 1 June 2007. He then appeared in several films and television programs, including E Street, Home and Away, G. P. and Echo Point.NEWS, Laughing matters, Devlyn, Darren, 19 February 2003, Herald Sun, Oxenbould was cast as the character “Ben Hubner” in the sitcom, Hey Dad..!, appearing on the show between 1991 and 1994.NEWS, The eye: Program to send up shows and stars, Edmonds, Mike, Luke Dennehy, 6 February 2003, Herald Sun, Hey Dad! IMDP pagewww.imdb.com/title/tt0086729/?ref_=tt_chOn 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.NEWS,www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/hey-dad-actor-ben-oxenbould-claims-he-saw-sexual-abuse/story-e6frg3hu-1225845170953, Hey Dad! actor Ben Oxenbould claims he ‘saw sexual abuse’, 25 March 2010, perthnow.com.au, 28 March 2010,www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/hey-dad-actor-ben-oxenbould-claims-he-saw-sexual-abuse/story-e6frg3hu-1225845170953," title="web.archive.org/web/20100328150449www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/hey-dad-actor-ben-oxenbould-claims-he-saw-sexual-abuse/story-e6frg3hu-1225845170953,">web.archive.org/web/20100328150449www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/hey-dad-actor-ben-oxenbould-claims-he-saw-sexual-abuse/story-e6frg3hu-1225845170953, 28 March 2010, live,

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.NEWS, TV Guide: Pen and Inc job, 29 June 2005, Herald Sun, A review of (Comedy Inc. (Australian TV series)|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.“NEWS, Review: Comedy Inc: The Late Shift, Cuthbertson, Ian, 4 June 2005, The Australian, He left the program in 2005.McEvoy, Marc: Review: Comedy Inc.: The Late Shift, The Age, 1 June 2005.

Film

In 2007 he starred in the film Black Water, a thriller set in the Australian outback and featuring a man-eating crocodile.Arendt, Paul: Review: Black Water, British Broadcasting Corporation, 15 February 2008. 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.WEB,www.australiantelevision.net/telemovies/2010.html, Australian Telemovies and Miniseries 2010, australiantelevision.net, 25 March 2010, Oxenbould has also done extensive work as a voice-over artist, as well as work in short films and theatre.

Filmography

Film{| class“wikitable sortable”

! Year! Title! Role! class=“unsortable” | Notes|1980

Fatty Finn (film)>Fatty Finn|Hubert “Fatty” Finn|

|1989

Mortgage (film)>Mortgage|Young Couple 2|

|1990

|Heavyfoot|

|1990

|Thrasher|

|1997|Wanted|Joe||1998

Radiance (1998 film)>Radiance|The Barman|

|2004|Get Rich Quick|Boaz||2007

Black Water (2007 film)>Black Water|Jim|

|2010

Caught Inside (film)>Caught Inside|Bull|

|2014|Emissary|The Man|Short

Television{| class“wikitable sortable”

! Year! Title! Role! class=“unsortable” | Notes|1989

E Street (TV series)>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 (TV series)>Six Pack|| Anthology TV series

| 1995| Echo Point| | TV series |2003–06

Comedy Inc. (Australian TV series)>Comedy Inc.|Various|TV series

|2005

|Steve Glass|“1.8”

|2008

Scorched (2008 film)>Scorched|Lenny|TV film

|2009

|Danny Holbrook|Main role

|2010|Wicked Love: The Maria Korp Story||TV film|2011|At Home With Julia|Head Protester|“Code Ranga”|2011

Slide (TV series)>Slide|Tony Carlyle|Recurring role

|2012

Rake (Australian TV series)>Rake|Alistair Emery|“R vs Floyd”

|2014

Old School (TV series)>Old School|Mickey Rowe|“Sky the Towel”

|2016

|Craig Grayson|Recurring role

|2016

|Nolan Daniels|Recurring role

|2016

Deep Water (TV series)>Deep Water|Chris Toohey|TV miniseries

|2017

Wolf Creek (TV series)>Wolf Creek|Ian “Davo” Davidson| Season 2, 2 episodes

|2018

Mystery Road (TV series)>Mystery Road|Vince Pierce|2 episodes

|2019|Mr Inbetween|Dirk|3 episodes|2022

True Colours (Australian TV series) >True Colours| Gingerbread Man|4-part miniseries

|2022

Heartbreak High (2022 TV series)>Heartbreak High|Justin McLean|5 episodes

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.NEWS, Metro: First Works, Gibson, Jano, 9 December 2005, The Sydney Morning Herald,

References

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External links

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