Ben Denis Unwin (15 August 1977 – 14 August 2019) was an Australian actor and music video director, best known for portraying

Jesse McGregor Jesse McGregor is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by actor Ben Unwin. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 20 May 1996. The actor departed in 2000, but returned in 200 ...

on the television soap opera ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip ...

'' from 1996 until 2000, and again from 2002 to 2005. For his portrayal of Jesse, Unwin in 1997 was nominated for the

Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent The Silver Logie for Most Popular New Talent is an award presented at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. The award recognises the popularity of a new talent in an Australian program. It may or may not be their first television appearance, howev ...

. and for a British

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for Most Popular Newcomer. Unwin, as a music video director, directed clips for

Boy George George Alan O'Dowd (born 14 June 1961), known professionally as Boy George, is an English singer, songwriter, DJ, author and mixed media artist. Best known for his soulful voice and his androgynous appearance, Boy George has been the lead singe ...

and

Culture Club Culture Club are an English pop band formed in London in 1981. The band comprises Boy George (lead vocals), Roy Hay (guitar and keyboards), Mikey Craig (bass guitar) and formerly included Jon Moss (drums and percussion). Emerging in the New ...

. After Home and Away, Unwin completed a law degree and worked as a senior solicitor in Sydney and then in Newcastle. Unwin was found dead on 14 August 2019, one day shy of his 42nd birthday, at his home in

Minyon Falls The Minyon Falls is a Waterfall#Types, plunge waterfall on Repentance Creek in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The waterfall descends more than over the huge Minyon Falls Rhyolite Member, rhyolite cliffs which were once p ...

, west of

Byron Bay Byron Bay ( Minjungbal: ''Cavvanbah)'' is a beachside town located in the far-northeastern corner of the state of New South Wales, Australia on Bundjalung Country. It is located north of Sydney and south of Brisbane. Cape Byron, a hea ...

, which according to

Australian Aboriginal religion and mythology Australian Aboriginal religion and mythology is the sacred spirituality represented in the stories performed by Aboriginal Australians within each of the language groups across Australia in their ceremonies. Aboriginal spirituality includes ...

, is "cursed" and has "bad spirits". Police are not treating his death, which was reported on 20 August 2019, as suspicious.

Filmography

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* Australian male television actors Male actors from Sydney 1977 births 2019 deaths {{Australia-tv-actor-stub