Ben Gerrard (born 15 August 1990) is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as Toby in the ABC television series Outland (2012).[1] He also appeared as Constable Brian O'Connor in Wolf Creek 2 (2013) and as multiple characters on the sketch comedy series Open Slather (2015).[2] Gerrard played 35 characters in the one-man show I Am My Own Wife, which debuted in 2015.[3] In 2016, he played Molly Meldrum's transgender friend Caroline Jenkins in the two-part miniseries Molly, for which he was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in Television Drama.[4][5]

Gerrard graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) in 2006.[6]

Filmography edit

Film appearances edit

Year Title Role Notes
2022 Svengali Ivan Roberts Short
2021 Monsters Rob-Doctor Short
2013 Wolf Creek 2 Constable Brian Connor
2010 Veneer Henry Short
2009 Dream the Life Glenn Short
2009 Street Angel Pimp Short

Television appearances edit

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Ding Dong I'm Gay Randy 2 episodes
2016 Deep Water Dan 2 episodes
A Place to Call Home (TV series) Paul 1 episode
Molly (miniseries) Caroline 2 episodes
2015 Open Slather Various 20 episodes
2014 Jack Irish: Dead Point Xavier TV Movie
2012 Outland Toby 6 episodes
2007 Chandon Pictures Young Guy 1 episode
2007 All Saints (TV series) Alex Wilson 1 episode

References edit

  1. ^ Atkinson, Frances (2 February 2012). "Out of this world". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  2. ^ Moran, Jonathon (26 October 2015). "While Foxtel's Open Slather comedy series may be coming to a close Ben Gerrard has offered some hope". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. ^ Blake, Elissa (12 November 2015). "Actor plays 35 characters in I Am My Own Wife". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  4. ^ Quinn, Karl (6 February 2016). "Five things we can learn about Molly Meldrum from Seven's biopic Molly with Samuel Johnson". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  5. ^ Harmon, Steph (5 December 2016). "Aacta awards 2016: Hacksaw Ridge and Rake win early screen honours". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  6. ^ "On the Couch with Ben Gerrard". Australian Arts Review. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.