“I think some of my favorite Australian films were shot by people that are not Australian. And I think when Dean Semler did 'Dances with Wolves,' for instance, that's a very different-looking Western than what you've seen much of before. It's very rich, color-wise. But we've got our own very proud thing going on.”

Australian actor

Ben Mendelsohn is an Australian actor who first came to prominence in the late 1980s. Born Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn, he is known for his breakout role in The Year My Voice Broke (1987) and for later work in film and television. He drew wider international notice with his lead performance in the crime drama Animal Kingdom (2010). Since then he has appeared in films including The Dark Knight Rises, Starred Up, Lost River, Mississippi Grind, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Darkest Hour, and Ready Player One.