Benjamin Rigby is an Australian actor, writer and producer.

Early years and training

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, where he excelled in drama, receiving the Drama Prize in his final year in 2005. He had previously attended Trinity Lutheran School at

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on the Gold Coast. Rigby went on to study a Bachelor of Theatre Arts majoring in acting at

University of Southern Queensland The University of Southern Queensland is a public research university based in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, the sixth largest city in the Australian state of Queensland Founded in 1967 after a successful campaign by the local Darling Down ...

, graduating in 2009.

Career

Since graduating, Rigby has appeared in a wide range of theatre, film, and television. He made his television debut in ''

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'' as David Sheridan in 2011. In 2013 Rigby appeared in ''

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries ''Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries'' is an Australian detective television series. It was first broadcast on ABC on 24 February 2012. It is based on author Kerry Greenwood's historical mystery novels, and it was created by Deb Cox and Fiona Ea ...

'' as Harry "The Hangman" Harper for the ABC. He appeared as a waiter in Garth Davis's Oscar nominated debut feature ''

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''. In 2016, he wrote, produced and starred in ''Bridge'' which made its world premiere at the Palm Springs International Shortfest. He produced, wrote and starred in the short film ''We're Not Here'', which was executive produced by John Logan and won best screenplay at the Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival as well as playing festivals

Melbourne International Film Festival The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is an annual film festival held over three weeks in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1952 and is one of the oldest film festivals in the world following the founding of the Venic ...

and

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among others. In 2017, Rigby played Ledward in the short film '' Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper'' and co-starred in the sequel to ''Prometheus'', '' Alien: Covenant''. In 2018, Rigby starred in

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's production of ''

Abigail's Party ''Abigail's Party'' is a play for stage and television, devised and directed in 1977 by Mike Leigh. It is a suburban situation comedy of manners, and a satire on the aspirations and tastes of the new middle class that emerged in Britain in the ...

''. He appears as

Bruce McLaren Bruce Leslie McLaren (30 August 1937 – 2 June 1970) was a New Zealand racing driver, automotive designer, engineer and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from to . McLaren was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Champ ...

in the Oscar winning Ford v. Ferrari. Marc, C., Actor Ben Rigby Talks to us about playing Bruce McLaren in James Mangold's 'Ford vs. Ferrari' and working with Christian Bale, www.hnentertainment.co/exclusive-ben-rigby-talks-to-us-about-playing-bruce-mclaren-in-james-mangolds-ford-vs-ferrari-and-working-with-Christian-bale

Filmography

Theatre

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rigby, Benjamin Australian male television actors Australian male stage actors Living people University of Southern Queensland alumni Year of birth missing (living people)