Ben Turland

Turland grew up in Mittagong and Bowral in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales.^[2][3] He has an older brother and sister.^[3] Turland began dancing when he was three years old, and experienced some bullying as he was the only male dancer in his town.^[3] He attended Bowral High School, where he became interested in acting.^[2][4] He later studied performing arts.^[4]

In 2012, Turland appeared on the revival of Young Talent Time with the all boys dance group Lil' Banditz Krew when he 12 years old.^[5] The group won the grand final and then toured Australia.^[6] Two years later, Turland made it to the semi-final of Australia's Got Talent. He later admitted that his experience with the show made him want to pursue an acting career.^[6] He also appeared as a dancer on The X Factor Australia, and he choreographed a tour for the series winner.^[7] In 2014, Turland guested in the first season of Nine Network drama Love Child.^[4] He joined the recurring cast of soap opera Home and Away as foster child Jordan Walsh in 2016.^[4][8] Turland later appeared on The Voice Australia as a dancer.^[7]

Turland appeared as Joey in the 2019 production of Saturday Night Fever at the Sydney Lyric.^[3][9] That same year, he joined the main cast of soap opera Neighbours as teenager Hendrix Greyson, the son of established character Pierce Greyson (Tim Robards).^[4] His manager had asked him to send in a self-tape, but did not tell him that he was not what the producers was initially looking for.^[10] Turland received an invitation to audition for the role and was flown to Melbourne for a chemistry read with Robards and Jemma Donovan (Harlow Robinson). Three days later, Turland was informed that he had the role.^[10] Hendrix was described as an entitled brat with a "bad attitude".^[4] Turland also appears as Hendrix in the online spin-off Erinsborough High.^[11] In 2022, Turland received a nomination for Best Daytime Star at the Inside Soap Awards.^[12]

Turland quit Neighbours in 2021 in order to pursue new roles and work overseas.^[13] His decision came just months before the show was cancelled in early 2022.^[13] Producers chose to kill his character off, and Hendrix dies after a failed lung transplant.^[14] Turland described his last few weeks on set as "intense" and he was left exhausted.^[13] Turland briefly appears as Hendrix in the serial's then-final episode broadcast on 28 July 2022.^[15] After leaving Neighbours, Turland filmed the television miniseries Riptide.^[16] He plays Ethan Weston, whose father dies in mysterious circumstances. It was filmed in five weeks at the Neighbours studios, Mount Eliza and the Dandenong Ranges.^[16] Turland said his "troubled" character needs "validation and love" from his father, adding "I think it's a good way to tell stories, especially for young men who don't know how to process their emotions."^[16]

Turland filmed a role in Jeremy Stanford's thriller film 13 Summers, which was shot in Hervey Bay in late 2022. Turland plays a "mysterious backpacker" who encounters the film's protagonists Ben (Nathan Phillips) and Vee (Hannah Levien).^[17] He joined the supporting cast of the Network 10/Paramount+ series Paper Dolls as Eli in March 2023. The drama was filmed in Sydney.^[18][19] The series follows fictional girl group Harlow, who are formed on a reality television show.^[18] Turland is also filming a role in Rebel Wilson's directorial debut feature The Deb.^[19] In November 2023, the Casting Guild of Australia named Turland as one of its 12 Rising Stars of 2023.^[20]

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