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Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn (born 3 April 1969) is an Australian actor. He first rose to prominence in Australia for his break-out role in The Year My Voice Broke (1987). He gained international attention for his starring role in the crime drama Animal Kingdom (2010). He has since had roles in films such as The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Starred Up (2013), Lost River (2014), Mississippi Grind (2015), Rogue One (2016), Darkest Hour (2017), and Ready Player One (2018). Mendelsohn starred in the Netflix drama series Bloodline (2015–2017), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2016. He played the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood (2018). He joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Talos in the superhero film Captain Marvel (2019) and the Disney+ series Secret Invasion (2023). He has also starred in the HBO crime miniseries The Outsider (2020). In 2024, he began portraying fashion designer Christian Diorin the television series The New Look. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Mendelsohn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Star Wars Prequels chronicle the tragic fall of Anakin Skywalker from gifted Jedi Knight to the dark side, ultimately becoming Darth Vader. Set decades before the original trilogy, the saga follows young Anakin's discovery by Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his training under Obi-Wan Kenobi. As the Clone Wars erupt across the galaxy, Anakin becomes increasingly powerful yet tormented by visions of his wife Padmé's death. Manipulated by the sinister Chancellor Palpatine—secretly the Sith Lord Darth Sidious—Anakin seeks forbidden knowledge to save those he loves. His descent culminates in a devastating betrayal of the Jedi Order and a catastrophic duel with Obi-Wan on a volcanic planet. The trilogy explores themes of ambition, corruption, love, and destiny while revealing how the Galactic Republic falls to tyranny and the Jedi are nearly extinguished. Through political intrigue, epic battles, and intimate character drama, the Prequels complete the Skywalker saga's tragic arc.
