Ben Barber (born 25 August 1984) is an Australian actor best known for playing

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in the Australian soap opera ''

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''.

Early life

Barber grew up in

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. He took part in amateur dramatics while he attended Brauer College. After graduating, he chose not to pursue acting and joined the army reserve. Upon leaving the army, Barber took a part-time acting course at the

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, before he was accepted into the

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Career

Barber's first major television appearance was in the Australian soap opera ''

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''. He was later cast in another soap opera, ''

'' as a regular character,

. In November 2012, it was announced that Barber would be leaving ''Neighbours'' in 2013. Barber made a guest appearance during the third season of '' Janet King'' in 2017.

Filmography

Theatre work

References

External links

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Ben Barber at Mark Morrissey & Associates
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barber, Ben 1984 births Living people Australian male stage actors Australian male soap opera actors