1. Ben Lawson played baseball coach Rick Wlodimierzin in the second season of 13 Reasons Why, and Larry Hemsworth on The Good Place.
17 Facts About Ben Lawson
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Ben Lawson portrays Lachlan Murdoch in the 2019 film Bombshell, alongside his brother Josh Ben Lawson who played James Murdoch.
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Ben Lawson starred in the Netflix series Firefly Lane.
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Ben Lawson was raised in Brisbane and attended St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace.
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Ben Lawson's father Peter is a GP and his mother Dianne was a flight attendant then secretary.
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Ben Lawson is the third of five boys including Josh Lawson, an actor who is known for his appearances on Thank God You're Here.
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Ben Lawson has said he was "kicked out" of drama school at the University of Southern Queensland before graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art.
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Ben Lawson joined the main cast of the Australian soap opera Neighbours as Frazer Yeats in 2006.
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Ben Lawson's role earned him a nomination for Most Popular New Male Talent at the 2007 Logie Awards.
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Ben Lawson had a small role in the film No Strings Attached, which starred Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher.
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Ben Lawson appeared in the television action drama Covert Affairs.
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In 2017, Ben Lawson starred in the short lived CBS drama Doubt opposite Laverne Cox.
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Ben Lawson played Larry Hemsworth, the fictional "hideous shame" of the Hemsworth family on The Good Place, and he and his brother Josh played Lachlan and James Murdoch respectively in the 2019 film Bombshell.
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In July 2017, Ben Lawson was cast as MI6 agent Damien Rennett on the second season of the ABC political drama, Designated Survivor.
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In 2018, Ben Lawson played high school coach Rick on the second season of the Netflix original series, 13 Reasons Why.
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In 2021, Ben Lawson starred in the Netflix series Firefly Lane opposite Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke.
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In May 2024, Ben Lawson was named for the Australian-Irish co-commission series Mix Tape.