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'''Ben Mingay''' is an Australian actor and singer, perhaps best known for having played Buzz Graham in the series '' [[Packed to the Rafters]]'' and Rob Duffy in ''[[Wonderland (Australian TV series)|Wonderland]]''.<ref name=Wonderland>{{cite web|title=Rob Duffy|url=http://tenplay.com.au/channel-ten/wonderland/characters/rob-duffy|publisher=Network Ten|accessdate=18 April 2014}}</ref> He played the role of Billy in the stage version of ''Dirty Dancing'' in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.<ref name="Talent House">{{cite web|title=Actors Resume – Ben Mingay|url=http://www.talenthouse.ca/resumes/Mingay_Ben.html|publisher=Talent House|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522012400/http://www.talenthouse.ca/resumes/Mingay_Ben.html|archivedate=22 May 2012 }}</ref> Mingay together with [[Michael Falzon (actor)|Michael Falzon]], [[Luke Kennedy]], and [[Matt Lee]] appeared in the [[Adelaide Cabaret Festival]] 2014.<ref name="BWW AdCab">{{cite web|title=Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2014 Program Announced,|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/adelaide/article/Adelaide-Cabaret-Festival-2014-Program-Announced-66-21-20140406#.U0IZpPmSzh4|publisher=Broadway World|accessdate=7 April 2014|date=6 April 2014}}</ref> In 2015, Mingay joined the cast of soap opera ''[[Home and Away]]'' in the recurring role of [[Trystan Powell]].
'''Ben Mingay''' is an Australian actor and singer, perhaps best known for having played Buzz Graham in the series '' [[Packed to the Rafters]]'' and Rob Duffy in ''[[Wonderland (Australian TV series)|Wonderland]]''.<ref name=Wonderland>{{cite web|title=Rob Duffy|url=http://tenplay.com.au/channel-ten/wonderland/characters/rob-duffy|publisher=Network Ten|accessdate=18 April 2014}}</ref> He played the role of Billy in the stage version of ''Dirty Dancing'' in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.<ref name="Talent House">{{cite web|title=Actors Resume – Ben Mingay|url=http://www.talenthouse.ca/resumes/Mingay_Ben.html|publisher=Talent House|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522012400/http://www.talenthouse.ca/resumes/Mingay_Ben.html|archivedate=22 May 2012 }}</ref> Mingay together with [[Michael Falzon (actor)|Michael Falzon]], [[Luke Kennedy]], and [[Matt Lee (dancer)|Matt Lee]] appeared in the [[Adelaide Cabaret Festival]] 2014.<ref name="BWW AdCab">{{cite web|title=Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2014 Program Announced,|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/adelaide/article/Adelaide-Cabaret-Festival-2014-Program-Announced-66-21-20140406#.U0IZpPmSzh4|publisher=Broadway World|accessdate=7 April 2014|date=6 April 2014}}</ref> In 2015, Mingay joined the cast of soap opera ''[[Home and Away]]'' in the recurring role of [[Trystan Powell]].


== Background ==
== Background ==
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In 2013, Mingay scored his first major role on television when he joined the main cast of the sixth season of Australian series ''[[Packed to the Rafters]]''. He played the young electrician Fergus "Buzz" Graham,<ref name="Rafters Cast">{{cite web|title=Ben Mingay|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/packed-to-the-rafters/cast/article/-/16838599/ben-mingay/|publisher=Seven Corporate|accessdate=19 April 2014}}</ref> father of Jackson Graham (Narek Arman) and employee of Dave Rafter ([[Erik Thomson]]). Mingay's Graham enters into a relationship with Emma Mackey ([[Zoe Cramond]]) until the series finale on 2 July of that year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fergus "Buzz" Graham|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/packed-to-the-rafters/characters/article/-/16838637/fergus-buzz-graham/|publisher=Seven Corporate|accessdate=19 April 2014}}</ref> That same year, Mingay joined the main cast of ''[[Wonderland (Australian TV series)|Wonderland]]'' in the role of Rob Duffy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ten Announces Wonderland Cast|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/04/ten-announces-wonderland-cast.html|publisher=TV Tonight|accessdate=19 April 2014|author=David Knox|date=29 April 2013}}</ref>
In 2013, Mingay scored his first major role on television when he joined the main cast of the sixth season of Australian series ''[[Packed to the Rafters]]''. He played the young electrician Fergus "Buzz" Graham,<ref name="Rafters Cast">{{cite web|title=Ben Mingay|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/packed-to-the-rafters/cast/article/-/16838599/ben-mingay/|publisher=Seven Corporate|accessdate=19 April 2014}}</ref> father of Jackson Graham (Narek Arman) and employee of Dave Rafter ([[Erik Thomson]]). Mingay's Graham enters into a relationship with Emma Mackey ([[Zoe Cramond]]) until the series finale on 2 July of that year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fergus "Buzz" Graham|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/packed-to-the-rafters/characters/article/-/16838637/fergus-buzz-graham/|publisher=Seven Corporate|accessdate=19 April 2014}}</ref> That same year, Mingay joined the main cast of ''[[Wonderland (Australian TV series)|Wonderland]]'' in the role of Rob Duffy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ten Announces Wonderland Cast|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/04/ten-announces-wonderland-cast.html|publisher=TV Tonight|accessdate=19 April 2014|author=David Knox|date=29 April 2013}}</ref>


Mingay performed in the new cabaret act ''[[Swing on This]]'' at the [[Adelaide Cabaret Festival]] on 7 June 2014 with a cast that included [[Luke Kennedy]], [[Michael Falzon (actor)|Michael Falzon]], and [[Matt Lee]]. Festival Artistic Director, and singer in her own right, [[Kate Ceberano]] appeared as a special guest.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Catherine Blanch|title=Swing on This – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review|url=http://theclothesline.com.au/swing-adelaide-cabaret-festival-review/|website=The Clothesline|publisher=The Clothesline|accessdate=10 July 2014|date=8 June 2014}}</ref> Following Adelaide Cabaret Festival, they performed as the headline act at both the official black tie launch of the refurbished [[Bunbury, Western Australia|Bunbury]] Regional Entertainment Centre on 25 July and at the community concert<ref>{{cite web|author1=Leigh Ritchie|title=Entertainment Centre Opening Celebrations|url=http://www.planetbunbury.com.au/entertainment-centre-opening-celebrations/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024110002/http://www.planetbunbury.com.au/entertainment-centre-opening-celebrations/|dead-url=yes|archive-date=24 October 2014|website=Planet Bunbury|accessdate=27 July 2014|date=22 July 2014}}</ref> the next evening, again playing to a full house.
Mingay performed in the new cabaret act ''[[Swing on This]]'' at the [[Adelaide Cabaret Festival]] on 7 June 2014 with a cast that included [[Luke Kennedy]], [[Michael Falzon (actor)|Michael Falzon]], and [[Matt Lee (dancer)|Matt Lee]]. Festival Artistic Director, and singer in her own right, [[Kate Ceberano]] appeared as a special guest.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Catherine Blanch|title=Swing on This – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review|url=http://theclothesline.com.au/swing-adelaide-cabaret-festival-review/|website=The Clothesline|publisher=The Clothesline|accessdate=10 July 2014|date=8 June 2014}}</ref> Following Adelaide Cabaret Festival, they performed as the headline act at both the official black tie launch of the refurbished [[Bunbury, Western Australia|Bunbury]] Regional Entertainment Centre on 25 July and at the community concert<ref>{{cite web|author1=Leigh Ritchie|title=Entertainment Centre Opening Celebrations|url=http://www.planetbunbury.com.au/entertainment-centre-opening-celebrations/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024110002/http://www.planetbunbury.com.au/entertainment-centre-opening-celebrations/|dead-url=yes|archive-date=24 October 2014|website=Planet Bunbury|accessdate=27 July 2014|date=22 July 2014}}</ref> the next evening, again playing to a full house.


Mingay joined the cast of ''[[Home and Away]]'' as [[Trystan Powell]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://m.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/ben-mingay-goes-from-wonderland-to-home-and-away-ive-had-some-low-points-but-im-positive/story-fni0cvc9-1227358657967|title=Ben Mingay goes from Wonderland to Home and Away: I've had some low points but I'm positive|last=Bamford|first=Matt|date=17 May 2015|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate=18 June 2017}}</ref>
Mingay joined the cast of ''[[Home and Away]]'' as [[Trystan Powell]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://m.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/ben-mingay-goes-from-wonderland-to-home-and-away-ive-had-some-low-points-but-im-positive/story-fni0cvc9-1227358657967|title=Ben Mingay goes from Wonderland to Home and Away: I've had some low points but I'm positive|last=Bamford|first=Matt|date=17 May 2015|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate=18 June 2017}}</ref>
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Revision as of 10:48, 23 October 2018

Ben Mingay
Born1979
Australia
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1988–present
SpouseKirby Burgess (m. 2018-)

Ben Mingay is an Australian actor and singer, perhaps best known for having played Buzz Graham in the series Packed to the Rafters and Rob Duffy in Wonderland.[1] He played the role of Billy in the stage version of Dirty Dancing in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.[2] Mingay together with Michael Falzon, Luke Kennedy, and Matt Lee appeared in the Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2014.[3] In 2015, Mingay joined the cast of soap opera Home and Away in the recurring role of Trystan Powell.

Background

Mingay studied Opera Voice at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.[2][4] He plays both piano and acoustic guitar.[2] He is also a fire breather and a stunt driver.[4]

Career

In 2004 appeared as a guest on the police series Blue Heelers where he played Troy Baxter.[5] That same year he starred as Jim Beatson on the medical series All Saints.

In 2013, Mingay scored his first major role on television when he joined the main cast of the sixth season of Australian series Packed to the Rafters. He played the young electrician Fergus "Buzz" Graham,[4] father of Jackson Graham (Narek Arman) and employee of Dave Rafter (Erik Thomson). Mingay's Graham enters into a relationship with Emma Mackey (Zoe Cramond) until the series finale on 2 July of that year.[6] That same year, Mingay joined the main cast of Wonderland in the role of Rob Duffy.[7]

Mingay performed in the new cabaret act Swing on This at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival on 7 June 2014 with a cast that included Luke Kennedy, Michael Falzon, and Matt Lee. Festival Artistic Director, and singer in her own right, Kate Ceberano appeared as a special guest.[8] Following Adelaide Cabaret Festival, they performed as the headline act at both the official black tie launch of the refurbished Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre on 25 July and at the community concert[9] the next evening, again playing to a full house.

Mingay joined the cast of Home and Away as Trystan Powell in 2015.[10]

Mingay has performed at several concerts including the charity benefit Pants Off for Beyond Blue,[11] a concert involving several performers each singing in their underwear.

Training[2]

  • 2002 – Agent Showcase with REACTOR acting services at Fox Studios
  • 2001–2003 – Sydney Conservatorium Vocal Coach – Maree Ryan
  • 2000–2003 – Classical Training at Sydney Conservatorium of Music
  • 1999–2001 – Newcastle Conservatorium – Christopher Allan
  • 1999–2000 – Awarded the 'Florence Austral' Scholarship for Voice from The Newcastle Conservatorium of Music
  • 1998 – NIDA Workshop- Stage, Acting & Improvisation Skills
  • 1997 – Higher School Certificate (Shore School) – Ranked top 10% of State in Music

Theatre

Production Role Company Location Date
The Phantom of the Opera [2] The Phantom Packemin Productions The Riverside Theatre 2015
An Officer and a Gentleman[12] Zack Gordon Frost Organisation Lyric Theatre, Sydney 18 May-1 July 2012
Jersey Boys [2] Tommy Devito Sydney 2011
South Pacific [2]
Dirty Dancing [13] Billy Nina Lannan & Associates
Mirvish Productions/ James Powell
Jacobsen Entertainment/ Karl Sydow
Jacobsen Entertainment		 US National Tour
North American Premiere
UK Premiere
Australian Tour		 2004–2005
Hair [2][13] Berger The Production Company/ David Atkins Sydney
Melbourne		 2003
Sideshow Alley: The Musical[2][13] The Production Company/ Gale Edwards Melbourne 2003

Filmography

Television

Year Title Characters notes
2017 Behave Yourself! Himself Contestant, episode 1
2017 House of Bond Alan Bond TV mini-series, 2 episodes
2015 Home and Away Trystan Powell Recurring role
2013–15 Wonderland[14] Rob Duffy Regular role
2013 Packed to the Rafters Fergus "Buzz" Graham 11 episodes
2004 Blue Heelers Troy Baxter Episode: "Headless Chooks"
2004 All Saints Jim Beatson Episode: "Meltdown"

Film

Year Title Characters notes
2013 The Gift Joel Short – with Mark Lee, Hannah Marshall, Anne Tenney and Harry Greenwood
2016 Hacksaw Ridge Grease Nolan

References

  1. ^ "Rob Duffy". Network Ten. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Actors Resume – Ben Mingay". Talent House. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2014 Program Announced,". Broadway World. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "Ben Mingay". Seven Corporate. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  5. ^ Michael Idato (5 July 2004). "Plot boiler". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Fergus "Buzz" Graham". Seven Corporate. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  7. ^ David Knox (29 April 2013). "Ten Announces Wonderland Cast". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  8. ^ Catherine Blanch (8 June 2014). "Swing on This – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review". The Clothesline. The Clothesline. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  9. ^ Leigh Ritchie (22 July 2014). "Entertainment Centre Opening Celebrations". Planet Bunbury. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Bamford, Matt (17 May 2015). "Ben Mingay goes from Wonderland to Home and Away: I've had some low points but I'm positive". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Pants Off For a Good Cause". Gay News Network. 31 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Simon Parris (14 March 2012). "An Interview with Amanda Harrison and Ben Mingay". Theatre People. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ a b c "Ben Mingay". Ausstage. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  14. ^ . htm Wonderland Official Website
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