Benjamin Rigby

Benjamin Rigby is an Australian actor, writer and producer.

Benjamin Rigby
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Actor Producer Writer
Years active	2011–present

Early years and training

Rigby attended Scots PGC College where he excelled in drama. He went on to study a Bachelor of Theatre Arts majoring in acting at University of Southern Queensland, graduating in 2009.

Career

Since graduating, Rigby has appeared in a wide range of theatre, film, and television. He made his television debut in Neighbours as David Sheridan in 2011. In 2013 Rigby appeared in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries as Harry "The Hangman" Harper for the ABC. He appeared as a waiter in Garth Davis's Oscar nominated debut feature Lion. In 2017, Rigby played Ledward in the short film Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper[1] and co-starred in the sequel to Prometheus, Alien: Covenant.[2] [3] In 2016, he wrote, produced and starred in Bridge which made its world premiere at the Palm Springs International Shortfest. He produced, wrote and starred in the short film We're Not Here, which was executive produced by John Logan and won best screenplay at the Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival as well as playing festivals Melbourne International Film Festival and Outfest among others. In 2018, Rigby starred in Melbourne Theatre Company's production of Abigail's Party. He appears as Bruce McLaren in the Oscar winning Ford v. Ferrari. [4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2011	Neighbours	David Sheridan
2012	Green Eyed	Dennis
2013	Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries	Harry "The Hangman" Harper
2014	Plague	Corporal Davies
2016	Bridge	Dan/Writer/Producer
2016	Lion	Waiter
2017	That's Not Me	Evan
2017	Alien: Covenant	Ledward
2019	Ford v. Ferrari	Bruce McLaren
2019	We're Not Here	Ryan/Story/Producer
2020	Godzilla vs. Kong	Sonar Operator
2020	Ratched	Case Hitchen

Theatre

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Abigail's Party	Tony	Melbourne Theatre Company

References

1. Alien: Covenant | Prologue: Last Supper | 20th Century FOX
2. Giroux, Jesse (15 March 2016)Benjamin Rigby the latest to join Alien: Covenant Joblo.com. Retrieved 15 March 2016
3. Hawker, Phillipa, 'Ben Rigby lands role in Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant', Sydney Morning Herald, 17 March 2016
4. Marc, C., Actor Ben Rigby Talks to us about playing Bruce McLaren in James Mangold's 'Ford vs. Ferrari' and working with Christian Bale, www.hnentertainment.co/exclusive-ben-rigby-talks-to-us-about-playing-bruce-mclaren-in-james-mangolds-ford-vs-ferrari-and-working-with-Christian-bale

External links

• Benjamin Rigby at IMDb