Ben Mingay

Ben Mingay is an Australian actor and singer, perhaps best known for having played Buzz Graham in the series Packed to the Rafters and Rob Duffy in Wonderland.[1] He played the role of Billy in the stage version of Dirty Dancing in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.[2] Mingay together with Michael Falzon, Luke Kennedy, and Matt Lee appeared in the Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2014.[3] In 2015, Mingay joined the cast of soap opera Home and Away in the recurring role of Trystan Powell.

Ben Mingay
Mingay at the Sydney premiere of The Mummy in 2017
Born1979
Australia
OccupationActor, singer
Years active1988–present
Spouse(s)
Kirby Burgess
(m. 2018; div. 2020)

Background

Mingay studied Opera Voice at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.[2][4] He plays both piano and acoustic guitar.[2] He is also a fire breather and a stunt driver.[4] He recently divorced his wife Kirby Burgess.

Career

In 2004 he appeared as a guest on the police series Blue Heelers where he played Troy Baxter.[5] That same year he starred as Jim Beatson on the medical series All Saints.

Mingay in 2012

In 2013, Mingay scored his first major role on television when he joined the main cast of the sixth season of Australian series Packed to the Rafters. He played the young electrician Fergus "Buzz" Graham,[4] father of Jackson Graham (Narek Arman) and employee of Dave Rafter (Erik Thomson). Mingay's Graham enters into a relationship with Emma Mackey (Zoe Cramond) until the series finale on 2 July of that year.[6] That same year, Mingay joined the main cast of Wonderland in the role of Rob Duffy.[7]

Mingay performed in the new cabaret act Swing on This at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival on 7 June 2014 with a cast that included Luke Kennedy, Michael Falzon, and Matt Lee. Festival Artistic Director, and singer in her own right, Kate Ceberano appeared as a special guest.[8] Following Adelaide Cabaret Festival, they performed as the headline act at both the official black tie launch of the refurbished Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre on 25 July and at the community concert[9] the next evening, again playing to a full house.

Mingay joined the cast of Home and Away as Trystan Powell in 2015.[10]

Mingay has performed at several concerts including the charity benefit Pants Off for Beyond Blue,[11] a concert involving several performers each singing in their underwear.

Training[2]

  • 2002 – Agent Showcase with REACTOR acting services at Fox Studios
  • 2001–2003 – Sydney Conservatorium Vocal Coach – Maree Ryan
  • 2000–2003 – Classical Training at Sydney Conservatorium of Music
  • 1999–2001 – Newcastle Conservatorium – Christopher Allan
  • 1999–2000 – Awarded the 'Florence Austral' Scholarship for Voice from The Newcastle Conservatorium of Music
  • 1998 – NIDA Workshop- Stage, Acting & Improvisation Skills
  • 1997 – Higher School Certificate (Shore School) – Ranked top 10% of State in Music

Theatre

Production Role Company Location Date
Shrek The Musical [12]ShrekSydney Lyric, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne & Queensland Performing Arts Centre2020
The Phantom of the Opera [2]The PhantomPackemin ProductionsRiverside Theatres Parramatta2015
An Officer and a Gentleman[13]ZackGordon Frost OrganisationSydney Lyric Theatre18 May-1 July 2012
Jersey Boys [2]Tommy DevitoSydney2011
South Pacific [2]
Dirty Dancing [14]BillyNina Lannan & Associates
Mirvish Productions/ James Powell
Jacobsen Entertainment/ Karl Sydow
Jacobsen Entertainment
US National Tour
North American Premiere
UK Premiere
Australian Tour
2004–2005
Hair [2][14]BergerThe Production Company/ David AtkinsSydney
Melbourne
2003
Sideshow Alley: The Musical[2][14]The Production Company/ Gale EdwardsMelbourne2003

Filmography

Television

YearTitleCharactersnotes
2017Behave Yourself!HimselfContestant, episode 1
2017House of BondAlan BondTV mini-series, 2 episodes
2015Home and AwayTrystan PowellRecurring role
2013–15 Wonderland[15]Rob DuffyRegular role
2013 Packed to the RaftersFergus 'Buzz' Graham11 episodes
2004 Blue HeelersTroy BaxterEpisode: "Headless Chooks"
2004 All SaintsJim BeatsonEpisode: "Meltdown"

Film

YearTitleCharactersnotes
2013 The Gift JoelShort – with Mark Lee, Hannah Marshall, Anne Tenney and Harry Greenwood
2016Hacksaw Ridge'Grease' Nolan

References

  1. "Rob Duffy". Network Ten. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  2. "Actors Resume – Ben Mingay". Talent House. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012.
  3. "Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2014 Program Announced,". Broadway World. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  4. "Ben Mingay". Seven Corporate. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  5. Michael Idato (5 July 2004). "Plot boiler". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  6. "Fergus "Buzz" Graham". Seven Corporate. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  7. David Knox (29 April 2013). "Ten Announces Wonderland Cast". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  8. Catherine Blanch (8 June 2014). "Swing on This – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review". The Clothesline. The Clothesline. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  9. Leigh Ritchie (22 July 2014). "Entertainment Centre Opening Celebrations". Planet Bunbury. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  10. Bamford, Matt (17 May 2015). "Ben Mingay goes from Wonderland to Home and Away: I've had some low points but I'm positive". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  11. "Pants Off For a Good Cause". Gay News Network. 31 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  12. https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/broadway-hit-shrek-the-musical-to-play-at-sydneys-lyric-theatre/news-story/8878c2d1314b697c54d5c9acef4cb99d
  13. Simon Parris (14 March 2012). "An Interview with Amanda Harrison and Ben Mingay". Theatre People. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  14. "Ben Mingay". Ausstage. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  15. . htm Wonderland Official Website
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