Ben Barber (born 25 August 1984) is an Australian actor best known for playing
Rhys Lawson in the Australian soap opera ''
Neighbours
''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and ...
''.
Early life
Barber grew up in
Warrnambool
Warrnambool (; Eastern Maar, Maar: ''Peetoop'' or ''Wheringkernitch'' or ''Warrnambool'') is a city on the south-western coast of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. At the Census in Australia#2021, 2021 census, Warrnambool had a populati ...
,
Victoria. He took part in amateur dramatics while he attended
Brauer College.
After graduating, he chose not to pursue acting and joined the army reserve. Upon leaving the army, Barber took a part-time acting course at the
Victorian College of the Arts
The Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) is the arts school at the University of Melbourne in Australia. It is part of the university's Faculty of Fine Arts and Music (FFAM). It is located near the Melbourne city centre on the Southbank campus ...
, before he was accepted into the
National Institute of Dramatic Arts.
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Career
Barber's first major television appearance was in the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away
''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, N ...
''.[ He was later cast in another soap opera, '']Neighbours
''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and ...
'' as a regular character, Rhys Lawson. In November 2012, it was announced that Barber would be leaving ''Neighbours'' in 2013.
Filmography
Theatre work
References
External links
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Ben Barber at Mark Morrissey & Associates
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1984 births
Living people
Australian male stage actors
Australian male soap opera actors