Ben Weirheim
Academically trained and professionally experienced actor, entertainer and theatre maker, Ben’s dedicated and solid performance exudes through his strong screen presence. Touring internationally with THE ILLUSIONISTS as stunt-actor and stage technician, his numerous screen credits include mercenary role Sixer in Spielberg TV series Terra Nova (2011), comedic role as Cogzy in gangster comedy Nice Package (2013), and the physically demanding role of boxer Derrick Langley for Noir feature The Silent City. In mid 2015 he performed a lead role in Perth Writer/Director Tom Jeffcote’s Armour at Perth’s Blue Room Theatre and appeared as an undercover cop in a segment for Australia’s prime-time airing current affairs show as an undercover cop in Australia’s prime time and nationally airing current affairs show Sunday Night entitled To Catch a Killer. Ben is currently undertaking roles in films as he studies Broadcasting and Stage Combat to complete his Performing Arts degree at the renowned WAAPA. Turning his focus to writing, Ben is also expanding his solo theatre performance Awakenings (2015) with a view to touring it internationally and devising a subversive and satirical new work with fellow theatre makers for Fringe Festival 2017
