Ben Lawson
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Ben Lawson is an Australian actor best known for his role as Frazer Yeats
in the Australian television series Neighbours
.
Lawson shot his final scenes on Neighbours at the end of 2007. His character Frazer Yeats
left in April 2008. Lawson starred in a short-lived American show which aired on ABC, called The Deep End
, about lawyers in their first year out of law school.
, Queensland. He attended St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace
and is a graduate of the National Institute for the Dramatic Arts (NIDA
). He has two younger brothers, Josh Lawson
, an actor, best known for his appearances on Thank God You're Here
; and Jordan Lawson, bass player in the Brisbane
band, The Gallant.
Lawson was nominated for a 'Most Popular New Male Talent' Logie Award
in May 2007, but lost to Dustin Clare
(McLeod's Daughters
).
In 2011, he had a bit part in No Strings Attached, alongside Natalie Portman
and Ashton Kutcher
. His sexuality in the film came into question in the final scene.
Frazer Yeats
Frazer Yeats is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Ben Lawson. The character was introduced into the serial as part of a group of four characters branded as "20 somethings". He debuted in the episode airing on 12 October 2006. He departed the...
in the Australian television series Neighbours
Neighbours
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
.
Lawson shot his final scenes on Neighbours at the end of 2007. His character Frazer Yeats
Frazer Yeats
Frazer Yeats is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Ben Lawson. The character was introduced into the serial as part of a group of four characters branded as "20 somethings". He debuted in the episode airing on 12 October 2006. He departed the...
left in April 2008. Lawson starred in a short-lived American show which aired on ABC, called The Deep End
The Deep End (TV series)
The Deep End is an American television series created by David Hemingson and produced by 20th Century Fox Television for the ABC television network...
, about lawyers in their first year out of law school.
Life and career
Ben was born and raised in BrisbaneBrisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Queensland. He attended St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace
St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace
St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace is a Greater Public Schools private, Roman Catholic, day school for boys only, located in Spring Hill, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia...
and is a graduate of the National Institute for the Dramatic Arts (NIDA
National Institute of Dramatic Art
The National Institute of Dramatic Art is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. It is supported by the federal Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. NIDA is located adjacent...
). He has two younger brothers, Josh Lawson
Josh Lawson
Joshua Lawson is an Australian actor. He grew up in Brisbane and attended St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace. He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 2001. He also spent one year studying improvisation techniques in Los Angeles at The Second City, The Groundlings, ACME...
, an actor, best known for his appearances on Thank God You're Here
Thank God You're Here
Thank God You're Here is an Australian television improvised comedy program created by Working Dog Productions, which premiered on Network Ten on 5 April 2006, and aired for the first three seasons with Seven for the fourth season...
; and Jordan Lawson, bass player in the Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
band, The Gallant.
Lawson was nominated for a 'Most Popular New Male Talent' Logie Award
Logie Award
The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
in May 2007, but lost to Dustin Clare
Dustin Clare
Dustin Clare is a Logie Award winning Australian actor. He is best known for his starring role as Gannicus in the Starz mini-series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena and will reprise his role in Spartacus: Vengeance.-Biography:...
(McLeod's Daughters
McLeod's Daughters
McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm...
).
In 2011, he had a bit part in No Strings Attached, alongside Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman
Natalie Hershlag , better known by her stage name Natalie Portman, is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship. Her first role was as an orphan taken in by a hitman in the 1994 French action film Léon, but major success came when she was cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel...
and Ashton Kutcher
Ashton Kutcher
Christopher Ashton Kutcher , best known as Ashton Kutcher, is an American actor, producer, former fashion model and comedian, best known for his portrayal of Michael Kelso in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show...
. His sexuality in the film came into question in the final scene.
Film parts
- Bondi 3000: The Making Of (2009) .... Himself
- Silent HunterSilent HunterSilent Hunter is a World War II submarine combat simulation for MS-DOS, developed by Aeon Electronic Entertainment and published by Strategic Simulations in 1996. The game takes place in the Pacific War during World War II, the player commanding a submarine of the United States Navy. Most...
(1995) .... Bud - Deux super-dingues ... aka Heaven Help Us! (1982) .... Aveugle (blind man)
- No Strings Attached (2011) .... Sam
TV parts
- Neighbours (2006–2008) as Frazer Yeats
- Chameleon II: Death MatchChameleon II: Death MatchChameleon II: Death Match is a UPN science fiction television movie that was broadcast in 1999.It stars Bobbie Phillips as Kam....
(1999) (TV) .... Tyler Kubica - Time TraxTime TraxTime Trax was an American/Australian co-produced science fiction television series that first aired in 1993. A police officer, sent through time into the past, has to track down and return convicted criminals who have escaped prison in the future...
(1 episode, 1993) – "A Stranger in Time" (1993 TV Episode) - Extralarge: Black Magic (1991) (TV) .... Doctor
- "The Making of Chameleon II: Death Match" (1999) (TV) .... Himself/Tyler Kubica
- The Deep EndThe Deep End (TV series)The Deep End is an American television series created by David Hemingson and produced by 20th Century Fox Television for the ABC television network...
(2009) (TV) .... Liam Priory - Covert AffairsCovert AffairsCovert Affairs is a USA Network television series starring Piper Perabo and Christopher Gorham. The one-hour drama premiered on Tuesday, July 13, 2010. The show concluded its first season on September 14, 2010 and was renewed for a second season on August 19, 2010. The second season began airing on...
(2011) (TV) ... Dr. Scott Weiss