Ben Schumann

{{short description|Australian actor}}

{{BLP sources|date=June 2020}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2011}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}

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| birth_place = Melbourne, Australia

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| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2003–present

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| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120425065332/http://www.benschumann.com/ benschumann.com]

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Ben Schumann is an Australian actor, perhaps best known for his role as Ed Newman in the Fox8 teen drama series, SLiDE{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/a-walk-on-the-slide-side-20110810-1ilal.html|title = A walk on the SLiDE side|date = 10 August 2011}} and also as Franco Galluzo in Holly's Heroes.{{Cite web|url=http://www.westsidefilms.com.au/hollys-heroes-2|title = New – Holly's Heros}}

Prior to being cast in SLiDE, Schumann made a number of guest appearances in television dramas, including Rush, City Homicide and Neighbours.{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A241498092/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=e55e2ea4|title=Tattle|last=Byrne|first=Fiona|last2=Coster|first2=Alice|last3=Webber|first3=Nicola|date=9 November 2010|work=Herald Sun|access-date=7 April 2024|via=Gale|url-access=subscription}} He made his feature film debut in Moonlite, followed by a recurring role in Tangle and an appearance in John Doe: Vigilante.{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/catch-them-in-the-act-20110915-1ka31.html|title=Catch them in the act|last=Palathingal|first=George|date=16 September 2011|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=7 April 2024}}

Filmography

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Production type

scope="row" | 2003

| Blue Heelers

| Rhys Alderton

| 2 episodes

scope="row"| 2004

|Noah and Saskia

|Arthur

|1 episode

scope="row" | 2005

| Webster Say

| Webster

| Short film

scope="row" | 2005

| You and Your Stupid Mate

| Kid 1

|

scope="row" | 2005

| Little Oberon

| Young Dennis

| Television film

scope="row" | 2005

| Holly's Heroes

| Franco Galluzo

| 25 episodes

scope="row" | 2006

| Neighbours

| Topher Gray

|

scope="row" | 2006

| Neighbours

| George Sanders

|

scope="row" | 2007

| Fast Lane

| Ash

| Short film

scope="row" | 2007

| Kick

| Marco

| 11 episodes

scope="row" | 2007

| Neighbours

| Ray Lowe

|

scope="row" | 2009

| City Homicide

| Dylan Thomas

| 1 episode

scope="row" | 2009

| Rush

| Adam

| 1 episode

scope="row" | 2009

| Snake Tales

| Goober

| 13 episodes

scope="row" | 2010

| Oscar's First Kiss

| Oscar

| Short film

scope="row" | 2011

| Killing Time

| Ian Shanks

| 1 episode

scope="row" | 2011

| SLiDE

| Ed Newman

| 10 episodes

scope="row" | 2011

| Moonlite

| Gus

|

scope="row" | 2012

|Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

|Derek Philips

|1 episode

scope="row" | 2012

| John Doe: Vigilante

| Boy

| Feature film

scope="row" | 2012

| Tangle

| Harvey

|

scope="row" | 2013–2014

| House Husbands

| Ryan

| 16 episodes

scope="row" | 2014

|It's a Date

|Tonka

|1 episode

scope="row" | 2015

| Now Add Honey

| Ryan

| Film

scope="row" | 2015

|The Flame Wars

|Ben

|

scope="row" | 2018

|Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You

|Young John

|1 episode

scope="row" | 2019–2023

| Five Bedrooms

| Timmy Doyle

| 8 episodes

scope="row" | 2019

| Delete History

| Dirk Johnson

| Web series

References

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