Ben Oxenbould

He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School.NSBHS Higher School Certificate 1986 In 1980, Oxenbould was cast as "Hubert 'Fatty' Finn" in the film Fatty Finn.[http://blogs.abc.net.au/articulate/movie_minutiae/page/11/ Movie Minutiae: Fatty Finn] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20100329144954/http://blogs.abc.net.au/articulate/movie_minutiae/page/11/ |date=29 March 2010 }}, Articulate (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 1 June 2007. He then appeared in several films and television programs, including E Street, Home and Away, G. P. and Echo Point.{{cite news|title=Laughing matters |last=Devlyn|first=Darren |date=19 February 2003|work=Herald Sun}} Oxenbould was cast as the character "Ben Hubner" in the sitcom, Hey Dad..!, appearing on the show between 1991 and 1994.{{cite news|title=The eye: Program to send up shows and stars|last=Edmonds|first=Mike|author2=Luke Dennehy|date=6 February 2003 |work=Herald Sun}}Hey Dad! IMDP page https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086729/?ref_=tt_ch

On 24 March 2010, Oxenbould appeared on Australian television programme A Current Affair to support claims of sexual abuse made by fellow actor Sarah Monahan. Oxenbould claimed to have witnessed another child actress being molested by a male cast member.{{cite news|url=http://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/hey-dad-actor-ben-oxenbould-claims-he-saw-sexual-abuse/story-e6frg3hu-1225845170953|title=Hey Dad! actor Ben Oxenbould claims he 'saw sexual abuse' |date=25 March 2010|work=perthnow.com.au|accessdate=28 March 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100328150449/http://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/hey-dad-actor-ben-oxenbould-claims-he-saw-sexual-abuse/story-e6frg3hu-1225845170953| archivedate= 28 March 2010 | url-status= live}}

From 2003 to 2005 Oxenbould featured as one of the ensemble cast of the sketch comedy series Comedy Inc., in which he was noted for several characters, including his parody of cricketer Shane Warne.{{cite news|title=TV Guide: Pen and Inc job|date=29 June 2005 |work=Herald Sun}} A review of Comedy Inc: The Late Shift published in The Australian in 2005 described Oxenbould's performance in the show as: "continu[ing] to display a gift for parody and a range that goes from high camp to seriously blue collar."{{cite news|title=Review: Comedy Inc: The Late Shift|last=Cuthbertson|first=Ian|date= 4 June 2005|work=The Australian}} He left the program in 2005.McEvoy, Marc: [http://www.smh.com.au/news/Review/Comedy-Inc--The-Late-Shift/2005/05/31/1117305611856.html?oneclick=true Review: Comedy Inc.: The Late Shift], The Age, 1 June 2005.

In 2007 he starred in the film Black Water, a thriller set in the Australian outback and featuring a man-eating crocodile.Arendt, Paul: [https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2008/02/18/black_water_2008_review.shtml Review: Black Water], British Broadcasting Corporation, 15 February 2008. In 2010 he appeared in the film Wicked Love: The Maria Korp Story, a film based on the true story of Maria Korp who was murdered by her husband's lover in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/telemovies/2010.html|title=Australian Telemovies and Miniseries 2010|work=australiantelevision.net|accessdate=25 March 2010}} Oxenbould has also done extensive work as a voice-over artist, as well as work in short films and theatre.

In 2000 Oxenbould helped set up the BBAS Memorial School, a school in Bardia, Nepal, a remote Nepalese mountain village. In 2005, he organised a fundraiser for the school, which was supported by Australian entertainers, including singers Tex Perkins and Tim Rogers, comedian Akmal Saleh. Artwork by the school's students was auctioned.{{cite news|title=Metro: First Works|last=Gibson |first=Jano|date=9 December 2005 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}

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