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Australian actor

Benson Jack Anthony
Born~1998
OccupationActor

Benson Jack Anthony is an Australian actor. For his performance in 800 Words he was nominated for the 2016 Logie Award for Best New Talent.

Anthony played Arlo Turner, a lead character in the family drama 800 Words, set in a beachside town in New Zealand. In 2016 he starred as Ethan in Emo the Musical and featured in 2019's Awoken. He voices the character Willy, Maya's best friend, in Maya the Bee: The Honey Games and Maya the Bee: The Golden Orb.

In 2019, Anthony filmed Fam Time for channel 7 but the project was shelved until 2024 where it aired on Channel 7's streaming service 7plus on 11 July 2024.

Filmography

Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Prank Sam Short film
2016 The ATM Kid Short film
Emo the Musical Ethan
2018 Maya the Bee: The Honey Games Willy Voice role
2019 Awoken Blake
2020 100% Wolf Additional Voices Voice role
2021 Maya the Bee: The Golden Orb Willy Voice role

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004 The Mystery of Natalie Wood Eddie Canaveri Mini-series
2008-10 Legend of the Seeker Renn 2 episodes
2009 Sea Princesses Various Voice role, English version
2010 A gURLs wURLd Finn 1 episode
2011 Underbelly Newspaper Boy 2 episodes
2016 Cleverman Gub Recurring role
2016-18 800 Words Arlo Turner Series regular
2017 High Life Benjamin Turner Mini-series
2024 Fam Time Rylan Box Series regular

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2016 Logie Awards Best New Talent 800 Words Nominated
Graham Kennedy Breakthrough Star of Tomorrow Nominated
2017 Melbourne WebFest Best Supporting Actor High Life Won
2018 Buenos Aires WebFest Won

References

  1. ^ Dunk, Tiffany (8 August 2015), "New faces Melina Vidler, Benson Jack Anthony star in Erik Thomson's TV drama, 800 Words", News.com.au
  2. "800 Words nabs three Logie nominations", Stuff, 4 April 2016
  3. Van Hoeij, Boyd (18 February 2017), "'Emo: The Musical': Film Review | Berlin 2017", Hollywood Reporter
  4. "Film Review: Awoken (2019)". Horror News. 16 July 2020. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  5. Felperin, Leslie (6 April 2018), "Maya the Bee: The Honey Games review – family animation lacks buzz", The Guardian
  6. Clarke, Cath (14 May 2021), "Maya the Bee 3: The Golden Orb review – pants ants antics", The Guardian
  7. Knox, David (26 June 2024). "Fam Time sitcom to (finally) screen on 7Plus | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  8. ^ Knox, David (3 April 2016). "Logie Awards 2016: nominations". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

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