Ben Esler

Ben Esler
Born	Benjamin Esler Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–present

Ben Esler is an Australian actor, best known for playing Sean McGinnes in the AMC television series Hell on Wheels, as well as for his role as war hero Chuck Tatum in HBO's The Pacific.

Esler was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, the son of Rosemary and Murray Esler. He is a graduate of the University of Melbourne, where he obtained a Masters Degree in Applied Ethics as well as a diploma in Professional Ethics.

While a student at university, he wrote and performed sketch comedy for the long running University of Melbourne Law Revue.

Esler has been announced as a regular cast member in the upcoming untitled ABC pilot from Executive Producer Marc Cherry in the role of Hollis; "a shy, sweet and very odd guy taking care of his wheelchair-bound deaf grandmother who has no idea her grandson kidnaps women and keeps them prisoner in her attic."

In 2016 appeared in the pilot for The Jury, also on ABC, in the series regular role of Ernest. That same year he played the role of Charlie Quinn in the SyFy Channel television series The Magicians, based upon the book series by author Lev Grossman.

He was a series regular for the first three seasons of Hell on Wheels, a Western focusing on the construction of the transcontinental railroad, on AMC. Esler appeared in the role of Sean, an Irish immigrant and ruthless businessman, seeking his fortune in the American West.

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