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Ben Esler (born 1982)[1] is an Australian actor and screenwriter, 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. Esler is a writer and cast member of the upcoming NatGeo and Disney+ series 'A Small Light', which tells the story of the young woman who protected Anne Frank and her family during the Holocaust.

Ben Esler
Born	Benjamin Esler 1983 (age 38–39) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–present

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 master's 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]

In 2019 he starred in the Kriv Stenders directed Australian Vietnam-era war movie Danger Close as Ken Deacon. In 2020 he played Jed in Endings, Beginnings for director Drake Doremus. He is a cast member and writer on the upcoming series A Small Light for Natgeo and Disney+.

Filmography

Year	Film/Series	Role
2022	A Small Light	Writer/Father Dirksen
2020	Blue Ridge	Thompson
2019	Endings, Beginnings	Jed
2019	Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan	Deacon
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

External links

• Ben Esler at IMDb
• Red Blood, Black Sand

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