He’s carrying deep wounds from the war, deep sensations of loss, hope and abandonment. He’s physically, emotionally and spiritually neglected and adrift. Normally your concern as an actor is the meaning of the language, but this time I have barely any of that. Benjamin Winspear is in a married relationship with his long-term girlfriend, Marta Dusseldorp, an Australian actress of Dutch ancestry. She and her husband, the actor and director Ben Winspear, had moved their young family to his. She was filming Foxtel’s Wentworth at the time. It’s a role with very little text (and) masses of subtext, a very physical role because he’s basically a mute character which means you have to solve everything through action, inflections and body language. It was pretty devastating, Dusseldorp agrees. I have to say that the role of Rene is an actor’s gift. I’m a garden variety Anglo-Scot-descended Aussie, but I always seem to attract these more exotic roles which are great. My previous roles have been as Polish, French, Italian, Greek, Iraqi and here Jewish (characters). 60 Photos Marta Dusseldorp was born on 1 February 1973 in Australia. I’ve a long history of being cast as ‘‘the other’’. Originally I auditioned for the role of George. Longtime mates-turned-Wentworth co-stars Pamela Rabe and Marta Dusseldorp get candid about their enduring friendship and closing the chapter on the beloved Aussie dramaWENTWORTH (s8, part 2) Starts August 24, Tuesdays at 8.30pm and watch On Demand FOX SHOWCASE. They met at the Sydney Opera house, where she was performing in a play. Marta Dusseldorp met her husband-to-be way back in 2003. Marta Dusseldorp husband Ben Winspear is also an actor and is known for theaters. It’s a very precious thing because there’s no guarantee in life this opportunity will arise again. Marta Dusseldorp married her husband Ben Winspear in a beautiful wedding ceremony. We worked together on a STC production where I was a co-director, but this is the first meaty screen time together. It drives me crazy sometimes, but it certainly works on camera. Marta is one of those people who whatever she’s doing in life won’t rest until she has it as close to perfect as possible.

It doesn’t surprise me because she’s such a hard worker.

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