Ben Unwin

Ben Unwin
Born
Ben Denis Unwin[citation needed]

(1977-08-15)15 August 1977
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died14 August 2019(2019-08-14) (aged 41)
Whian Whian State Conservation Area, New South Wales, Australia
Occupations
  • Actor
  • music video director
  • senior solicitor
Years active1991–2005 (acting)
Notable workHome and Away

Ben Denis Unwin (15 August 1977 – 14 August 2019) was an Australian actor, best known for portraying Jesse McGregor on the television soap opera Home and Away from 1996 until 2000, and again from 2002 to 2005.[1]

For his portrayal of Jesse, Unwin in 1997 was nominated for the Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent,[2] and for a British National Television Award for Most Popular Newcomer. After Home and Away, he completed a law degree and worked as a senior solicitor in Sydney and then in Newcastle.[3][4]

Unwin was found dead on 14 August 2019, one day shy of his 42nd birthday, at his home in Minyon Falls, west of Byron Bay which, according to Australian Aboriginal religion and mythology, is "cursed" and has "bad spirits". Police did not consider his death, which was reported six days later on 20 August, to be suspicious.[5]

  1. ^ Browne, Rachel (13 February 2005). "TV & Radio". The Sun-Herald. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  2. ^ Browne, Rachel (17 May 1997). "A bolt from the Blue". The Sun-Herald. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Home and Away hotties – Where are they now?". Woman's Day (20): 38–39. 16 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Home And Away Where Are They Now". Mix. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Home and Away star Ben Unwin dies at age 41". Yahoo Lifestyle. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.