Ben Esler



















Ben Esler
Ben Esler 2012.jpg
Born
Benjamin Esler


1983 (age 35–36)

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation Actor
Years active 2004–present

Ben Esler (born 1983)[1] is an Australian actor, best known for playing Sean McGinnes in the AMC television series Hell on Wheels, as well as for his role as war hero Chuck Tatum in HBO's The Pacific.




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Career


  • 3 Filmography


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Early life


Esler was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia,[1] the son of Rosemary and Murray Esler. He is a graduate of the University of Melbourne, where he obtained a Masters Degree in Applied Ethics as well as a diploma in Professional Ethics.[citation needed] While a student at university, he wrote and performed sketch comedy for the long running University of Melbourne Law Revue.[1]



Career


Esler began his career appearing in the popular Australian police drama Blue Heelers[1] and the award-winning ABC Australia made-for-TV movie Curtin.[1] In 2010 Esler appeared in HBO's Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Steven Spielberg-produced and Emmy Award-winning miniseries The Pacific as Private First Class Charles "Chuck" Tatum.[1] After portraying Tatum, he was invited to contribute an afterword to Tatum's World War II memoir, Red Blood, Black Sand, which was used as source material for the series. The book, including Esler's contribution, was re-released by Penguin Publishing in May 2012.[2] He was a series regular for the first three seasons of Hell on Wheels, a Western focusing on the construction of the transcontinental railroad, on AMC,[3] Esler appeared in the role of Sean, an Irish immigrant and ruthless businessman, seeking his fortune in the American West.


In 2016 he appeared in The Jury in the role of Ernest.[4] That same year he played the role of Charlie Quinn in the SyFy Channel television series The Magicians,[5] based upon the book series by author Lev Grossman. In 2017 Esler was a regular cast member in Welcome to OxBlood; a pilot from Executive Producer Marc Cherry and ABC, portraying the role of Hollis; "a shy, sweet and very odd guy taking care of his wheelchair-bound deaf grandmother who has no idea her grandson kidnaps women and keeps them prisoner in her attic."[6]



Filmography





















































Year
 Film/Series
 Role
2017
SEAL Team
 Erik
2017 Welcome to OxBlood
 Hollis Polit
2016 The Jury Ernest
2016 The Magicians Charlie
2015 The Morning After George
2011-2013 Hell on Wheels Sean McGinnes, 28 Episodes
2010 The Pacific Charles "Chuck" Tatum
2007 Curtin John Curtin Jnr
2004-2005 Blue Heelers Wayne Dixon/Bobbie Davies, 2 Episodes


References





  1. ^ abcdef "Melbourne actor Ben Esler: From The Pacific to AMC's Hell On Wheels". if.com.au. Retrieved 7 May 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ [1]


  3. ^ "Q&A – Ben Esler (Sean McGinnes) and Phil Burke (Mickey McGinnes)". AMC. Retrieved 7 May 2017.


  4. ^ "'The Jury': ABC Pilot Casts Brandon Jay McLaren & Ben Esler". yahoo.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.


  5. ^ "'The Magicians' Season 1 Episode 3 Spoilers: Feb. 1 Episode To Feature More Spellbinding Drama". www.christianpost.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.


  6. ^ http://deadline.com/2017/02/marc-cherry-libby-malcolm-abc-pilots-cast-ben-esler-natalie-hall-caitlin-mcgee-1201900015/




External links




  • Ben Esler on IMDb

  • Red Blood, Black Sand










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