Ben Knight (actor)
Australian actor
Ben Knight (born 1 December 1975) often credited as Ben Kermode, is an Australian actor.
Early life
As a child, Knight's fascination with American films including Star Wars, inspired him to pursue an acting career. His father was a Jackaroo.
Career
Knight commenced his career as an actor in 1997, when he made a guest appearance in the Australian television series State Coroner. Two further guest roles followed, on the series Good Guys, Bad Guys alongside Marcus Graham and comedy series Introducing Gary Petty before his acting career took a five-year hiatus.
In 2005, Knight returned to acting with the short film Smacked Out Kisses. He then landed an uncredited role in 2007 sci-fi thriller The Nines opposite Ryan Reynolds, before appearing in interfaith romantic drama David & Fatima, a love story set in the Middle East starring Martin Landau. In 2009, he starred in horror film Prey with Natalie Bassingthwaighte. and short film Rikki, in which he also served as director, writer, producer, editor and composer.
Knight next landed a short recurring role on Seven Network soap opera Home and Away, beginning in 2009, playing Hazem Kassir, the love interest of Leah Patterson-Baker.
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