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Wikipedia / Ben Geurens

Ben Geurens (born 24 December 1979) is an Australian actor.

Biography

Geurens graduated from NIDA in 2004. At drama school he appeared in productions of The Return, Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, and Who's Afraid of the Working Class.

Career

Geurens is best known for playing Toby Mangel on the soap opera Neighbours from 1990 to 1993. He then appeared in the television series The Man from Snowy River as Michael O'Neil, and the movie Body Melt as Brandon Noble. He made guest appearances in other series such as Blue Heelers.

Geurens played constable Ash Nader in Home and Away in late 2006 and early 2007 and a detective in the final series of McLeod's Daughters in 2008. He also appeared in the Melbourne Theatre Company's production of Entertaining Mr Sloane, in which he played the lead role of Mr Sloane and also in The History Boys as Dakin.

In 2009, Geurens starred in the comedy series The Jesters as Steve Morris and had guest roles on All Saints and Packed to the Rafters.

He portrayed Gideon Blackburn in the historical-fantasy drama Reign. He also plays the part of The Necromancer on Legacies. Geurens plays the lead role Ryan Black in the crime-thriller film Locusts.

Filmography

Film

Year

Title

Role

Notes

1993

Body Melt

Brandon Noble

Feature film

2006

Two Nights

Young Man

Short film

2008

Monkey Puzzle

Carl

Feature film

2014

A Short Film by Shauna Lee

Aaron

Short film

2017

Dick's Clinic

Reece Kidd

That's Not Me

Toby-Summer Street

Feature film

2018

Enter the Wild

Carl

2019

Locusts

Ryan Black

Feature film

2021

Women Is Losers

Dr. Ross

Feature film

2022

Hollywood Stargirl

Daniel

Feature film

Television

Year

Title

Role

Notes

1990–1993

Neighbours

Toby Mangel

TV series, 185 episodes

1994–1996

Snowy River: The McGregor Saga

Michael O'Neil

TV series, 52 episodes

2000

Blue Heelers

Carl Wagner

TV series, 1 episode

2006–2007

Home and Away

Ash Nader

TV series, 12 episodes

2009–2011

The Jesters

Steve Morris

TV series, 16 episodes

2009

McLeod's Daughters

Geoff Gardiner

TV series, 3 episodes

All Saints

Owen

TV series, 1 episode

Packed to the Rafters

Dermott Bannon

2010

City Homicide

Sean Eden

2012

Australia on Trial

George Anderson

2013

Paper Giants: Magazine Wars

Phil Evans

TV miniseries

Mr & Mrs Murder

Alan

TV series, 5 episodes

2014

Winners & Losers

Adam Grbowski

TV series, 7 episodes

Offspring

Russell

TV series, 1 episode

2015–2017

Reign

Lord Gideon Blackburn

TV series, 28 episodes

2015

Catching Milat

David 'Bodge' Milat

TV miniseries, 2 episodes

2016

Molly

Shirley Strachan

Bringing Our Stories Home

Robert Searby

TV series, 1 episode

2018

The Good Place

Fred Booth

TV series, 1 episode

2018–2022

Legacies

The Necromancer

TV series

Staff credits

Year

Title

Staff

Notes

2013

Lightbulb

Producer & Director

Short Movie

References